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Portrait of Aldo Nadi lunging toward the viewer.

Caption on reverse:
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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Actress Patricia Roc shown fencing with U.S. Olympian Austin Prokop on a visit to the gymnasium at Uxbridge Olympic Center in London, England as U.S. Olympian Dr. Daniel Bukantz watches.

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Mohamed Zulficar of Egypt (right) during his Olympic Individual Sabre bout against Mexico's Benito Ramos Ramos at the Palace of Engineering, Wembley.

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A photograph of the Mexican fencing team posing at the Olympic Village in Los Angeles.

Caption:
"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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Photo of the 1936 Men's U.S. Olympic competitors wearing double-breasted blazers that feature the U.S. patch and boater hats. In addition, some members also sport a pin of the Olympic rings and a ribbon.

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Photo of the 1936 Men's U.S. Olympic competitors. The team is shown wearing double-breasted blazers that feature the U.S. patch. In addition, some members also sport a pin of the Olympic rings and a ribbon.

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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…

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Ionel Drîmbă (Romania), Jenő Kamuti (Hungary), and Daniel Revenu (France) are recognized for winning their respective individual foil medals (Drîmbă, gold; Kamuti, silver; Revenu, bronze).

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A photograph of Mary Addams of Belgium lunging at the camera.

Caption on obverse:
"Girl from Belgium Dethrones Fencing Queen. Phot [sic] shows Mary Addams of Belgium who gave Helene Meyer of Germany and 1928 Olympic Champion her first defeat in…

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American fencers Marion Lloyd and Dorothy Locke practice on board the SS Manhattan en route to Hamburg to compete in the Olympics. Caption on reverse: America's Swordladies Keep On Edge En Route to Olympics Marion Lloyd (left), and Dorothy Lock…

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Marie-Chantal Depetris of France (left) and Janet C. Bewley Cathie of Great Britain (right) shown during the elimination round of the Women's Team Fencing event at the 1964 Olympics.

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Indian Olympic Coach Baldev Singh (right) ties a turban on Mexican fencer Maria Del Pilar Roldan (left) at the Olympic Village.

Caption:
(FX8 - Nov 21) TURBAN TOPPER - Maria Del Pilar Roldan, Mexican Olympic fencer, makes a lovely-looking model…

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Gytte Minton (left) of Great Britain and Maria del Pilar Cerra (right) of the U.S. stand in front of the scoreboard during the Women's Olympic Foil competition at the 1948 Olympic Games.

Caption on reverse:
Women Know Their Foils
Wembley, Eng:…

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France's Jacques Édmond Émile Lefèvre (left) competing against Antonio Haro Oliva (Mexico) in the final pool of the Individual Sabre championship of the 1948 Olympic Games at the Palace of Engineering, Wembley, London, today, August 13. The title was…

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Jean-Pierre Allemand of France celebrates his victory over Switzerland's Peter Loocher at the 1968 Olympic Finals.

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Joseph Louis Levis (USA) and Gustavo Marzi (ITA) fence at the 1932 Olympics.

Caption on reverse:
Italian first in fencing finals
J. Levis, U.S. hope in fencing events of the Xth Olympiad, took second place in the finals today. G. Marzi of Italy…

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A group picture of the Italian fencing delegation in uniform, presumably at the competition grounds for the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles some days before the start of the games. That year, the Italian delegation still obtained eight medals (two…

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Irene Camber-Corno of Italy (left) and Karen Lachmann of Denmark (right) fencing in the semi-finals at the 1948 Olympic Games in Wembley.

Caption on reverse:
"The Semi Finals of the Foil (Individual) Ladies, at the Palace of Engineering,…

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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.

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Hungarian Fencer Ödön Tersztyánszky at the 1928 Olympics. Won Gold in Men's Sabre.

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