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Epee Assaults at Joinville
Postcard with photograph from the Ecole Normale Militaire de Gymnastique et d'Escrime at Joinville-le-Pont. Taken at Camp de St-Maur. Even though the postcard is labeled as “Assaut de Fleuret,” the group of fencers in this photograph are fencing with…
Epee Bout at the 1968 Olympics
Two fencers (indicated only as fencer "41" and fencer "38") fence epee at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Epee Competition at Joinville
Postcard with photograph from the Ecole Normale Militaire de Gymnastique et d'Escrime at Joinville-le-Pont. Taken at Camp de St-Maur labeled as “Une Poule a I’Epee." A crowd watches two epee fencers as a director holds their points together prior to…
Erdős and Suchanecki Fencing Epee in the Finals
Sándor Erdős (Hungary, depicted right) fencing with François Suchanecki (Switzerland, depicted left) in the finals of the men's team epee competition during the 1972 Olympic Games. The Hungarian team won the gold medal, and the Swiss won the…
Éva Kun and Irene Camber-Corno Compete at Wembley
Éva Kun of Hungary (left) and Irene Camber-Corno of Italy (right) compete at Wembley in the Women's Foils of the 1948 Olympic games.
Caption:
Photo Shows: I.E. Kum [sic] of Hungary (left) and I. Camber of Italy competing in the semi-finals of the…
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Photo Shows: I.E. Kum [sic] of Hungary (left) and I. Camber of Italy competing in the semi-finals of the…
Event Logos for the 1976 Olympic Games
Event logos for the 1976 Olympic Games. Top row, from left to right: fencing, judo, weightlifting, gymnastics, hockey, archery. Bottom row, from left to right: equestrian sports, basketball, canoeing, wrestling, swimming, cycling.
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Fahlman vs Stanmore at the 1952 Olympics
Sven Torsten Fahlman of Sweden (left) fencing Charles Joseph Stanmore of Australia (right) during the team foil event at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland.
February 1955 Esquire Calendar Pin Up
February page of the 1955 Esquire pin-up calendar. The entire calendar features illustrations by George Petty, and the February image depicts a woman wearing a see-through leotard with a red heart on her breast, a fencing glove, and is bending a…
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."
Fencer examined by Medical staff
A Fencer at the 1964 Olympics is examined by medical staff.
Fencer from 1947 Esquire Calendar
Calendar page of the mini 1947 "Esquire Girl Calendar." This Esquire mini calendar was a pocket-sized version of the larger wall calendar produced annually, and this particular February page was cut out of the whole accordion-folded calendar. The…
Fencers and Fencing In America
1890 article from the Illustrated American, a weekly magazine published from 1890 until 1900. The article chronicles fencing in the United States as well as the various academies, fencers, instructors and competitions.
Fencers Compete at 1964 Olympics
Two Fencers compete at the 1964 Olympics.
Fencing at the First Olympic Games in the Zappeion
Two fencers during a bout at the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, inside the Zappeion. King Geórgios of Greece can be seen to the right of the fencers seated on sofa with his eldest son, crown prince Konstantínos, to his left. The King's second…
Fencing bout at the Tennisplatz
Fencing bout at the Tennisplatz (Tennis Courts) of the Reichssportfeldes (now Olympiapark Berlin) during the 1936 Olympic Games. The Tennisplatz is documented to have been the venue for the epee events of these games, but other photographs indicate…
Fencing Doublet
This doublet is a rare example of sixteenth-century male clothing, very little of which has survived. The cut of the doublet, particularly the protruding "peascod" waist, is typical of fashionable costume of the 1570s and 1580s. The delicate silk…
Fencing In America
First in a two-part series on fencing in America, from it's early days up to the date of publication. Includes details on notable schools, clubs, instructors and fencers as well as the Amateur Fencers League of America, the difficulties of judging…
Fencing Lesson with Rene Pinchart
Professor (and 1928 and 1932 Olympics coach) Rene Pinchart gives a fencing lesson to 10 year old Lan E. White Jr during the New York Fencing Club Exhibition
Press caption on back:
Slug (Fencers)
New York Fencing Club Exhibition
New York…
Press caption on back:
Slug (Fencers)
New York Fencing Club Exhibition
New York…
Fencing Loft at the U.S. Naval Academy
Photograph of the fencing loft at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Found in the appendix of Clovis Deladrier's text, "Modern Fencing." Maître Deladrier, was the Maître d’Armes for two regiments of the Belgian Army (1906-26)…
Fencing Mask
Made of brown leather over a wire frame and grill.