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Duel Between Prince Henri of Orléans and Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin
Cover engraving depicting the duel between Prince Henri of Orléans and Prince Vittorio Emanuele, the Count of Turin. Vittorio challenged Henri to a duel following Henri's published description of Italian prisoners in Ethiopia as cowards. The duel…
Two Fencers Fence
Two fencers fence, perhaps to warm up, at the 1968 Olympics.
Woyda and Ruiz Preparing to Fence
Witold Woyda (Poland) and Orlando Ruiz (Cuba) prepare to fence at the 1968 Olympics.
Portrait of Pilar Roldán
Portrait of silver medal winner Pilar Roldán (Mexico).
de Capriles and Worth en route to Mexico
Miguel de Capriles (left) and George Worth (right) pose for the camera aside an airplane having likely just arrived in Mexico. The two men, both fluent in Spanish, traveled to Mexico City for the 1968 Olympics either as referees or team officials.
Sabre Bout between Rigoli and Calderón
Rolando Rigoli of Italy (article mentions "Piccoli" but no such competitor existed) and Vicente Calderón of Mexico fence sabre at the 1968 Olympics.
Caption on reverse:
PICCOLI, de Italia, se defiende de un movimiento de sable tirado por el…
Caption on reverse:
PICCOLI, de Italia, se defiende de un movimiento de sable tirado por el…
Ferenk Torok mid Bout
Bout with Ferenk Torok of Hungary. At the end of this day of fencing Torok had tied for first place with his team mate Istven Mona.
Caption on reverse:
FERENK TOROK (29) actual campeon olimpico, en uno de sus 47 asaltos de la larguisima jornada…
Caption on reverse:
FERENK TOROK (29) actual campeon olimpico, en uno de sus 47 asaltos de la larguisima jornada…
Epee Bout at the 1968 Olympics
Two fencers (indicated only as fencer "41" and fencer "38") fence epee at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Foil Bout at the 1968 Olympics
Kamuti (either László or Jenő; both of Hungary) and an unknown fencer (Moreson?) fence foil at the 1968 Olympics.
Bout at the 1968 Olympics
Image of a fencing bout at the 1968 Olympics
Fencer Demonstrates Skill
Polish fencer uses her foil to slay a cockroach found in her warddrobe.
Transcript on reverse:
"'En El Ombligo'
le clavo el florete esta polaca a una cucaracha que habia hecho de su ropero un campo de entrenamiento."
Transcript on reverse:
"'En El Ombligo'
le clavo el florete esta polaca a una cucaracha que habia hecho de su ropero un campo de entrenamiento."
French Team Takes Gold in Team Foil
The French team poses after winning Gold in team foil competition at the 1968 Olympics. Left to right: Gilles Berolatti, Christian Noël, Jacques Dimont, Daniel Revenu and Jean-Claude Magnan.
Caption on reverse:
"Les Escrimeurs Francais, Medaille…
Caption on reverse:
"Les Escrimeurs Francais, Medaille…
Jean-Claude Magnan wins Gold
Jean-Claude Magnan of France lifts a trophy above his head after winning gold in the team foil competition.
Caption on reverse:
"Les XIX etes Jeux Olympiques se deroulent actuellement a Mexico. NPM. Le champion francais au fleuret Magnan Jean…
Caption on reverse:
"Les XIX etes Jeux Olympiques se deroulent actuellement a Mexico. NPM. Le champion francais au fleuret Magnan Jean…
Grigory Kriss defeating Bill Hoskyns for the Gold Medal
Grigory Kriss (left, Soviet Union) at the moment of defeating Bill Hoskyns (right, Great Britain) for the gold medal in the Men's Individual Epee competition.
Antonio Almada Félix and Juan Botella Fencing
Juan Botella (of Mexico; seen at left) fences Antonio Almada Félix (of Mexico; seen at right) possibly for purposes of warming up. Antonio Almada Félix competed in the Men's Individual Epee competition and ranked first in Modern Pentathlon. Juan…
Claude Arabo versus Wilfried Wöhler in Individual Saber Match
Claude Arabo (right) of France fences Wilfried Wöhler (left) of Germany during the Men's Individual Saber match.
Roger Closset Injured During Bout
French fencer Roger Closset, injured, during the Men's Individual Foil match at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Caption on reverse:
"1.9.60
Olympic Games Fencing
Keystone Photo Shows: - R. Closset, the French foils expert, appears to be in agony…
Caption on reverse:
"1.9.60
Olympic Games Fencing
Keystone Photo Shows: - R. Closset, the French foils expert, appears to be in agony…
Yves Dreyfus vs István Kausz at the 1964 Olympics
Yves Dreyfus of France and István Kausz of Hungary during a men's fencing team match at the 1964 Olympics.
Caption:
Tokio - Jeux Olympiques - le Français Dreyfus au cours de son assaut contre le Hongrois Kausz dans la compétition "Epee Par…
Caption:
Tokio - Jeux Olympiques - le Français Dreyfus au cours de son assaut contre le Hongrois Kausz dans la compétition "Epee Par…
1964 Olympics Fencing Match
Two fencers pictured during a match at the 1964 Olympics.
Ildikó Ujlaky and Lyudmila Shishova at the 1964 Olympic Fencing Finals
Ildikó Ujlaky of Hungary (left) and Lyudmila Shishova of Russia (right) engaged in a match during the women's team fencing finals at the 1964 Olympics.