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1932 Olympic Fencing Events
View of the Los Angeles Armory during Olympic fencing events between all participating nations.
Portrait of Gustavo Marzi
Portrait of Gustavo Marzi, 1932 Olympic Fencing champion from Italy.
Caption on reverse:
Photo shows G. Marzi of Italy, 1932 champion in mens' foils. He won all of his 9 matches.
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Photo shows G. Marzi of Italy, 1932 champion in mens' foils. He won all of his 9 matches.
Portrait of Joseph Louis Levis
A portrait of Olympian fencer Joseph Levis in a lunge.
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Second place winner in Foils events
Photo shows a good closeup of J. Levis of the United States, who placed Seconds in the Mens' Foils events of the Xth Olympiad. Picture shows him…
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Second place winner in Foils events
Photo shows a good closeup of J. Levis of the United States, who placed Seconds in the Mens' Foils events of the Xth Olympiad. Picture shows him…
J. Levis versus G. Marzi
Joseph Louis Levis (USA) and Gustavo Marzi (ITA) fence at the 1932 Olympics.
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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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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…
Portrait of Ellen Pries
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Austria's Entry Wins Fencing Title
Photo shows (left to right) Theodore A. Schmidt, President of Austria's Olympic committee ; Ellen Pries, 1932 Women's champion fencer ; Prince Ferdinand of Liechenstein (sic) (Liechtenstein).…
Austria's Entry Wins Fencing Title
Photo shows (left to right) Theodore A. Schmidt, President of Austria's Olympic committee ; Ellen Pries, 1932 Women's champion fencer ; Prince Ferdinand of Liechenstein (sic) (Liechtenstein).…
R. Minoli and T. Jaeckel at the 1932 Olympics
Renzo Minoli (Italy) and Tracy Jaeckel (USA) fence at the 1932 Olympics
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Olympic Fencers
R. Minoli and T. Jaeckel of United States cross points during their fencing event at the Los Angeles Olympics Games
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Olympic Fencers
R. Minoli and T. Jaeckel of United States cross points during their fencing event at the Los Angeles Olympics Games
Italian Fencing Team at the 1932 Olympic Games
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…
A. Mund and R. Minoli Fencing
A. Mund of Belgium and R. Minoli of Italy opposing each other during the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. The scoreboard in the left of the frame is set up as a team event with "3" being the highest score, indicating this photo depicts the team epee…
S. Ragno and Lt. G. Calnan Fencing
S. Ragno of Italy and Lt. G. Calnan of the USA opposing each other during the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles
1928 US Olympic Team
Athletes from Team USA representing every sport the US participated in during the 1928 Olympics. From left to right: Major Sloan Doak (equestrian), Frank Wykoff (track), Frank J. Kriz (gymnastics), John Weissmuller (swimming), H.L. Edwards…
Helen Mayer Lunging
Helen Mayer, a 16 year old from Germany, pictured lunging at Bertrand's Academy.
Caption on reverse:
London.....Photo shows fraulein Helen Mayer, a German Girl, of sixteen years, who is rapidly making a name for herself by her fencing skill in…
Caption on reverse:
London.....Photo shows fraulein Helen Mayer, a German Girl, of sixteen years, who is rapidly making a name for herself by her fencing skill in…
George Van Rossen and H.R. Brown discuss upcoming Games.
Captain George Van Rossen and Lieut. H.R. Brown discuss the upcoming 1932 Olympic fencing matches in Los Angeles.
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524229...Watch your credit....International News Reel...
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Arranging for Fencing matches of 1932…
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524229...Watch your credit....International News Reel...
Slug (Rossen-Brown)
Arranging for Fencing matches of 1932…
Portrait of Los Angeles Fencing Commissioner H.G. Feraud
Portrait of H.G. Feraud, the US representative in (1932) Olympic Fencing and Fencing Commissioner of the Los Angeles A.C.
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During the Tenth Olympiad
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U.S. Representative in Olympic Fencing events H.G. Feraud (Above) Fencing…
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During the Tenth Olympiad
LA 183516
U.S. Representative in Olympic Fencing events H.G. Feraud (Above) Fencing…
The Women's Fencing Team USA
3 members of the 1932 Olympics USA women's fencing team.
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Equipe Feminine de Fleuret. (U.S.A)
N.P.M.: Quelques membres de l'equipe feminine de fleuret qui representeront les etats-unis aux prochains, jeux olympiques qui…
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Equipe Feminine de Fleuret. (U.S.A)
N.P.M.: Quelques membres de l'equipe feminine de fleuret qui representeront les etats-unis aux prochains, jeux olympiques qui…
Mary Addams Lunging
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…
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…
4 Qualifiers for 1932 Olympic Tryouts
The 4 women pictured (Betty Orb, Nanette Rittler, Edith Jane, and Johana Orb) pose for a photograph. They qualified for the 1932 Olympic Tryouts.
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LA 2502 ------ (Los Angeles Bureau)
THEY WILL COMPETE IN OLYMPIC TRYOUTS.
Photo shows…
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LA 2502 ------ (Los Angeles Bureau)
THEY WILL COMPETE IN OLYMPIC TRYOUTS.
Photo shows…
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
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New York Fencing Club Exhibition
New York…
Press caption on back:
Slug (Fencers)
New York Fencing Club Exhibition
New York…
German 1928 Sabre Team
The fencers in this photo (identified by their knickers) are members of the 1928 German Sabre Team. From left to right, Heinrich Moos, Erwin Casmir, Hans Thomson and Hans Halberstadt. Though not on the sabre team, Wilhelm Löffler might be the…
Chilean Fencing Team at 1928 Olympics
A second printing of the photograph of the Chilean Fencing Team at the 1928 Olympics. Suspected identities include Jorge Garretón Prieto (second from left), Óscar Novoa Fuentes (forth from left) Tomás León Goyoaga Palacios (fifth from right),…
Team Sabre Gold Medal Bout at the 1928 Olympics
An audience inside the Schermzall watches the gold medal fencing bout between Italy and Hungary as part of the team sabre competition. At this point in the team competition, Italy has beaten Germany 14-2 and Hungary has beaten Poland by the same…