The 1948 London Olympic Games" - front cover, 1948. Title page: Programme - Olympic, Worlds and British records - and useful visitors guide to London. Souvenir booklet for the Olympic Games held in London, with outline of St Pauls Cathedral and dragons at either side of a cauldron containing the olympic flame. Below is the olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius - Latin for Faster, Higher, Stronger. The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad, also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948. Following a twelve-year hiatus caused by the outbreak of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics held since the 1936 Games in Berlin. Produced and published by S. Evelyn Thomas. Printed by J. W. Vernon & Co Ltd.