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LENI RIEFENSTAHL 1902-2003 High jump, Olympic Games, Berlin, from the series "Les Dieux du Stade", 1936. Photograph. Silver print from the period. Image : 22,6 x 28,3 cm ; sheet : 24,5 x 29,5 cm.

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LENI RIEFENSTAHL 1902-2003 High jump, Olympic Games, Berlin, from the series "Les Dieux du Stade", 1936. Photograph. Silver print from the period. Image : 22,6 x 28,3 cm ; sheet : 24,5 x 29,5 cm.

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