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Gold Medalist Jeanne Vical
French Gold Medal champion Jeanne Vical poses with her gold medal.
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"A Champion.
Los Angeles, Cal - Southern California's women's fencing[g][sic] championships were won by Mlle Jeanne Vical, 21-year-old French Girl. The tournament was…
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"A Champion.
Los Angeles, Cal - Southern California's women's fencing[g][sic] championships were won by Mlle Jeanne Vical, 21-year-old French Girl. The tournament was…
American Olympic Competitors on Board the SS Manhattan
American Olympic competitors practicing on board the SS Manhattan en route to Hamburg for the Olympics.
Thomas J. Sands Lunging
Thomas J. Sands pictured advancing toward the viewer mid-lunge.
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Lt. Thomas J. Sands, National Champion, is pictured in the Olympic Epee Tryouts in the New York Athletic Club. They were held under the auspices of the Amateur…
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Lt. Thomas J. Sands, National Champion, is pictured in the Olympic Epee Tryouts in the New York Athletic Club. They were held under the auspices of the Amateur…
1936 Olympics German Fencing Team
Portrait of the German Fencing Team at the 1936 Olympics. From left to right: Hans-Georg Jörger, August Heim, Erwin Casmir, Julius Eisenecker, Hans Esser, and Richard Wahl.
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Die deutsche Mannschaft mit (v.l.n.r.) Joerger,…
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Die deutsche Mannschaft mit (v.l.n.r.) Joerger,…
Portrait of Aldo Nadi Lunging
Portrait of Aldo Nadi lunging toward the viewer.
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Aldo Nadi, who would rank with D'Artagnan if he (Nadi) lived in that Romantic period, is pictured in New York as he rehearses for his U.S. debut in fencing. Nadi, acknolwdged…
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Aldo Nadi, who would rank with D'Artagnan if he (Nadi) lived in that Romantic period, is pictured in New York as he rehearses for his U.S. debut in fencing. Nadi, acknolwdged…
Tags: Aldo Nadi, George Masin Collection, New York, Olympics
US Olympic Fencers Guggolz, Lloyd, and Locke
Olympic fencers Muriel Evelyn Guggolz, Marian Lloyd, and Dorothy Locke pose in Los Angeles.
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Will represent America in Olympic Fencing
Some of the world's best amateur athletes will be at swords points in the Olympic Games at…
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Will represent America in Olympic Fencing
Some of the world's best amateur athletes will be at swords points in the Olympic Games at…
Members of the American Fencing Team
American Olympic Fencing Team members Ralph Faulkner, Harold Corbin, Theodore "Ted" Lorber, and Edith Jane pose for press photos.
"Los Angeles Fencers named for Olympic Team
Ralph Faulkner and Hal Corbin of the Los Angeles Athletic Club and…
"Los Angeles Fencers named for Olympic Team
Ralph Faulkner and Hal Corbin of the Los Angeles Athletic Club and…
American Olympic Fencers Ted Lorber, Harold Corbin, and Ralph Faulkner
(L to R): Theodore "Ted" Lorber, Harold Corbin, and Ralph Faulkner pose for the camera after being selected for the American Olympic team.
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"Los Angeles Fencers named for Olympic Team
Ralph Faulkner and Hal Corbin of the Los Angeles…
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"Los Angeles Fencers named for Olympic Team
Ralph Faulkner and Hal Corbin of the Los Angeles…
The National Guard Armory at Exposition Park
Photograph of the National Guard Armory at Exposition Park in Los Angeles which served as the Olympic Fencing Pavillion during the 1932 Olympics.
Fencing Sabre Sold by Schoverling, Daly and Gales
Fencing sabre with a skillfully formed and curved guard, shagreen-wrapped grip, and 14mm straight blade. German-made, double-fullered blade (marked "Made in Germany") appears to be marked "S. D. & G. New York" likely indicating the sporting goods…
E. Svalling Fencing Sabre
Swedish fencing sabre made by E. Svalling in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Guard is reinforced with rolled edges and with a riveted support along the center that also forms a small upper quillion. Grip is ribbed, wrapped in black leather and has a steel…
Tags: E. Svalling, Eskilstuna, Fencing Sabre
Fencing Sabre
Fencing sabre with three bar hilt, shagreen grip, and 20mm double-fullered blade. Marked with "New York" and "Germany" on the blade's forte.
Tags: 20mm Blade, Shagreen, Three Bar Hilt
First Model Parise Sabre
Fencing sabre resembling Masaniello Parise's first model of sabre. Guard features a rolled edge with the tail slotted into the grip's backstrap. Grip is covered with shagreen and a single strand of twisted wire. 18mm double-fullered blade with a…
Tags: 18mm Blade, Fencing Sabre, Masaniello Parise, Shagreen
Mexico's Fencing Team at the Olympic Village
A photograph of the Mexican fencing team posing at the Olympic Village in Los Angeles.
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"Mexico is making its first real bid as an athletic nation.
In the forthcoming Olympic Games.
There are 60 members of the Mexican team quartered…
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"Mexico is making its first real bid as an athletic nation.
In the forthcoming Olympic Games.
There are 60 members of the Mexican team quartered…
Canadian Fencing Team Posing at the Olympic Village
The Canadian Fencing Team poses at the Olympic Village in Los Angeles. Seated is Henri Delcellier, left to right above him is: Bertram William Markus, Patrick Farrell, and Ernest Alfred Dalton.
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Members of the Canadian Fencing Team…
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Members of the Canadian Fencing Team…
Program for the 1960 Olympics Sabre Events
A 19 page program for the 1960 Olympics sabre fencing events in Rome, Italy. The program covers participants, individual, and team events in English, Italian, and French.
Tags: 1960 Olympics, Olympics, Program
Bout Between E. Kofoed-Hansen vs. G. Pessina
Erik Kofoed-Hansen and Giorgio Pessina pictured fencing foil during a 1932 Olympic bout.
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Italy's swordsmen triumphed over the Danish team 12-4 in the team fencing jousts at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, but in this particular…
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Italy's swordsmen triumphed over the Danish team 12-4 in the team fencing jousts at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, but in this particular…
Bout Between E. Kofoed-Hansen vs. G. Pessina
Erik Kofoed-Hansen and Giorgio Pessina pictured fencing foil during a 1932 Olympic bout.
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Italy's swordsmen triumphed over the Danish team 12-4 in the team fencing jousts at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, but in this particular…
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Italy's swordsmen triumphed over the Danish team 12-4 in the team fencing jousts at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, but in this particular…
Bout Between H. Alessandroni vs J. Piot
Hugh Alessandroni and Jean Piot pictured fencing foil during the 1932 Olympic games.
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Hugh Allesandroni [sic], American foilsman, pictured winning from Jean Piot, French ace, 5-2 in the American-French team competitions of the…
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Hugh Allesandroni [sic], American foilsman, pictured winning from Jean Piot, French ace, 5-2 in the American-French team competitions of the…
E. A. Dalton at the 1932 Olympics
Portrait of Ernest Alfred Dalton with his weapons at the Olympic Village in 1932.
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E. A. Dalton, fencing champion of Canada in 1932 and member of the Canadian Olympic Team, shows some of his weapons at Olympic Village in Los…
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E. A. Dalton, fencing champion of Canada in 1932 and member of the Canadian Olympic Team, shows some of his weapons at Olympic Village in Los…