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Atlanta Olympics: Souvenirs and artifacts from the 1996 Summer Games
Along with memories, those who attended the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta also held onto souvenirs. Here are some of the pins, posters, shirts, apparel and other memorabilia from the Games.
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Plush versions of Izzy, the mascot of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, sit in a storage facility at the Atlanta History Center on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The history center has an ongoing exhibit about the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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