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• Bout Between H. Alessandroni vs J. Piot
  Hugh Alessandroni and Jean Piot pictured fencing foil during the 1932 Olympic games. Caption on reverse: Hugh Allesandroni [sic], American foilsman, pictured winning from Jean Piot, French ace, 5-2 in the American-French team competitions of the Olympic Games at Los Angeles.
• Bout Between E. Kofoed-Hansen vs. G. Pessina
  Erik Kofoed-Hansen and Giorgio Pessina pictured fencing foil during a 1932 Olympic bout. Caption on reverse: 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 battle, Erik Koford-Hansen [sic], famous swordsman won over Giorgio Pessini [sic], Italy. (Fencing events of the Xth Olympiad in Los Angeles.)
• Bout Between E. Kofoed-Hansen vs. G. Pessina
  Erik Kofoed-Hansen and Giorgio Pessina pictured fencing foil during a 1932 Olympic bout. Caption on reverse: 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 battle, Erik Koford-Hansen [sic], famous swordsman won over Giorgio Pessini [sic], Italy. (Fencing events of the Xth Olympiad in Los Angeles.)
• Bout at the 1968 Olympics
  Image of a fencing bout at the 1968 Olympics
• Behr Defeats Pietruszka in the Finals
  Matthias Behr (West Germany, depicted in back) yells happily after he won the bout against Frédéric Pietruszka (France, depicted in foreground) in the finals of the men's individual foil event at the 1984 Olympic Games. Behr won silver in this event.
• Award Ceremony for Mens Foil Individual
  Award Ceremony for Mens Foil Individual event at the 1984 Olympic Games. From left to right: Matthias Behr (West Germany, 2nd place), Mauro Numa (Italy, 1st place), and Stefano Cerioni (Italy, 3rd place).
• Audience and Fencers Inside the Haus des Deutschen Sports
  Interior view of the Haus des Deutschen Sports in Berlin during the men's team foil event of the 1936 Olympic Games. Caption on reverse: "Olympiade 1936! In der Deutschlandhalle begannen am Sonntag die Mannschafts kampfe im Florett --- U.B.z. Blick in die Halle wahrend der Kampfe der Fechterinnen"
• Arthur St. Clair Lyon and R. Clapp fencing at Travers Island
  Arthur St. Clair Lyon and R. Clapp fencing at Travers Island to determine who will represent the United Sates at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belguim. Date stamp: June 28 1920 Tape: NAVAL ENSIGNS BEING - OUT FOR OLY[MPIC] GAMES AT TRAVIS ISL[AND] [sic] Caption: Arthur S. Lynon [sic] and R. Clapp engaged in a fencing bout at Travis Island [sic]. The ensigns were tried out to ascertain who would represent the U.S. in the olympic games in Antwerp, Belgium. (Copyright Keystone View Company) Stamp: Keystone View Co Inc. of N.Y. 142 West 23rd St., N.Y.C. Credit must be given for you use only.
• Argentina's 1952 Olympic Fencing Team
  Argentina's fencing team photo. The team consisted of (not in photographic order) Félix Domingo Galimi Gherardi, Fulvio Galimi Gherardi, Santiago José Massini Gochetti, José María Rodríguez Roches, and Eduardo Sastre. Caption: Una performance de singular merito realizaron los floretistas argentinos. En la primera serie vencieron a Rusia y posteriormente superaron a Hungria y Alemania, para tropezar luego con EE. UU. [...]ron en el torneo de seleccion para los Juegos Olimpicos realizado ayer en Gimnasia y Esgrima[...] Translation: A performance of singular merit carried out by the Argentine fencers. In the first series they defeated Russia and later they surpassed Hungary and Germany, to then run into the USA. [...]ron in the selection tournament for the Olympic Games held yesterday in Gymnastics and Fencing[...]
• Archibald and von Puttkammer Fencing Foil
  Nancy Archibald (Canada; pictured at left) fencing Hilda von Puttkammer (Brazil) in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Olympic Games held inside the Haus des Deutschen Sports in Berlin. Starting from position three, the left-side scoreboard lists competitors (from top to bottom): ???, Berit Granquist (Sweden), Helene Mayer (Germany), Hilda von Puttkammer (Brazil), and Adèle Christiaens (Belgium). Starting from position two, the right-side scoreboard lists competitors (from top to bottom) Ulla Barding-Poulsen (Denmark), Hedwig Wilhelmine Haß (Germany), Aileen Thomas (Canada), Suat Fetgeri Aşeni Tarı (Turkey), Ingeborg Scheel (Switzerland), and Thea Kellner (Romania). Caption on reverse: "Olympiade 1936! In der Halle des Sportforums begannen am Dienstag die Florett-Fechterinnen mit den Vorkampfen: --- U.B.z. aus dem Gefecht der Kanadierin Nancy Archibald (links) gegen die Brasilianerin Hilda von Puttkammer"
• 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 Botella competed in diving. Caption on reverse: BUSCAN MEDALLAS Juan Botella –izquierda– y Antonio Almada Felix tuvieron magnificas actuaciones en la jornada de ayer correspondiente a los Juegos Olimpicos. Almada se clasifico en primer lugar en pentathlon moderno y Botella se coloco en tercer lugar en trampolin.
• Antonella Ragno wins Bronze
  Antonella Ragno of Italy wins Bronze in individual foil at the 1964 Olympics. Text on back of photograph details her Olympic history (including her future 1972 gold medal win, indicating the information was added at a later date).
• 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. Caption: "Los Angeles Fencers named for Olympic Team Ralph Faulkner and Hal Corbin of the Los Angeles Athletic Club and Ted Lorber of the Olympic Club, San Francisco, are the first three members of the American team for the Games to be held in L.S. this summer. The men won the team berths by winni[ng][sic] the three individual championships of the Pacific Coast Fencing Tournament Photo shows the three winners (left to right). Ted Lorber, Harold Corbin, and Ralph Faulkner"
• American Olympic Competitors on Board the SS Manhattan
  American Olympic fencers practicing on board the SS Manhattan on their way to the 1936 Olympics.
• American Olympic Competitors on Board the SS Manhattan
  American Olympic competitors en route to Europe and practicing on board the SS Manhattan while other passengers look on.
• American Olympic Competitors on Board the SS Manhattan
  American Olympic competitors practicing on board the SS Manhattan en route to Hamburg for the Olympics.
• Alexander Pusch Kisses His Gold Medal
  Alexander Siegfried Pusch (West Germany) kisses his gold medal at the awards ceremony for the men's epee individual event at the 1976 Olympic Games. Caption on obverse: "7/24/76-Montreal: West German gold medal winner in the mens epee fencing final here 7/23, kisses his medal after the award ceremony."
• Aerial View of the Long Beach Convention Center Complex
  Aerial photograph of the Long Beach Convention Center complex, venue for 1984 Olympic Fencing and Volleyball Events. The round building at the right is the Long Beach Arena where volleyball was played. The attached one-story building to the left is the Convention Center, venue for preliminary fencing rounds. In between is the Terrace Theater, site of the fencing finals.
• 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 competition. Since Italy and Belgium both defeated the third team in their semi-final pool (Mexico), their semi-final match was not held, meaning this photo was taken during the finals. Minoli defeated Mund in this match by 3-1 , and the final team score was Italy 11 and Belgium 5.
• 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. Caption: LA 2502 ------ (Los Angeles Bureau) THEY WILL COMPETE IN OLYMPIC TRYOUTS. Photo shows (left to right) Betty Orb, Nanette Rittler, Edith Jane, Johana Orb. The girls qualified from Southern California to enter Olympic Tryouts and Coast Championships at L.A.A.C., April 15, 16, and 17. Bureaus: List 40 "Your credit line must read (ACME)" 4/5/32 Stamp: The stamp notes that credit must be given to "ACME" and written permission is needed before publication or syndication
• 3 Fencers Pose at the 1948 Olympics
  Roberto Emiliano Camargo Rodriguiz of Columbia (left), Christian d'Oriola of France (center), and Alfonso Ahumada Ruiz of Columbia (right) pose for a photograph at the 1948 Olympic Games. Caption on reverse: 3 Fencer's pose at the 1948 Olympics Caption: "1948 Olympics (L. to R.) Roberto Emiliano Camargo Rodriguiz (COL) Christian d'Oriola (FRA) Antonio [sic] Ahumada Ruiz (COL)"
• 1984 Women's Individual Foil Winners
  Winners of the women's individual foil event at the 1984 Olympic Games. From left to right: Cornelia Hanisch (West Germany, 2nd place), Jujie Luan (China, first place), Dorina Vaccaroni (Italy, 3rd place).
• 1972 Men's Individual Epee Winners
  Winners of the men's individual epee event at the 1972 Olympic Games. From left to right: Jacques Guy Ladègaillerie (France, 2nd place), Csaba Fenyvesi (Hungary, 1st place), and Gyoezoe Kulcsar (Hungary, 3rd place). Caption: "ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO DE PARIS Priere de faire mention UNE MEDAILLE D'ARGENT POUR LA FRANCE. A l'issue des competitions d'escrime a l'epee, le francaise Jacques La Degaillerie a remporte une medaille d'argent aux jeux Olympiques de Munich voici les trois medailles sur le podium, de gauche a droite: Jacques La Degaillerie, medaille d'argent, le hongrois Csaba Fenyvesi, medaille d'or et Gyoezoe Kulcsar (Hongrie) medaille de bronze."
• 1968 Women's Team Foil Medal Winners
  Three placing teams in the women's team foil event at the 1968 olympic games. Gold, Soviet Union; Silver, Hungary; Bronze, Romania.
• 1964 Olympics Fencing Match
  Two fencers pictured during a match at the 1964 Olympics.