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1964 Olympics Fencing Match Two fencers engaged in a match at the 1964 Olympics.
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1948 Olympics Sabre Finals at Wembley View of the Individual Sabre Championship at Wembley's Palace of Engineering, London. Hungary's Pál Ádám Kovács (left) is seen during his bout with Antonio Haro Oliva (Mexico). The finals ended with Kovács occupying the third place to compatriot Aladár Gerevich, who won all seven bouts and Italy's Vincenzo Pinton, second.
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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.
Caption on reverse:
Die deutsche Mannschaft mit (v.l.n.r.) Joerger, Heim, Casmir, Eisenecker, Esser und Wahl, die nach den bisherigen Ergebnissen an erster Stelle liegt. ; Translation: The German team with (from left to right) Joerger, Heim, Casmir, Eisenecker, Esser and Wahl, which is in first place according to the results so far.
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1932 Olympics Men's Foil Winners Winners from First to Third place (left to right) of the Men's Foil competition: Gustavo Marzi (Italy), Joseph Louis Levis (USA), Giulio Gaudini (Italy).
Caption on reverse:
First, Second, Third Place Winners In Foils Events
Photo shows (left to right) G. Marzi of Italy, First Place winners in Men's Foils events of the Xth Olympiad ; J. Levis, U.S.A. Second ; G. Gaudini, Italy, Third.
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1932 Olympic Fencing Team Winners Fencing Team winners of the 1932 Olympics line up for awards. Teams pictured from left to right: Italy, France, United States.
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1932 Olympic Fencing Events View of the Los Angeles Armory during Olympic fencing events between all participating nations.
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1932 French Olympic Fencing Team Portrait of the 1932 French Olympic Fencing Team. From left to right: Georges Eugène William Buchard, Bernard Jules Robert Schmetz, Jean Piot, Philippe Louis Eugène Cattiau, Fernand Jourant, Georges Charles Armand Tainturier.
Caption on reverse:
France won the Olympic Team Swords Competition in the Olympic Fencing Tournament in the events of the Xth Olympiad, defeating Italy's team, nine matches to seven. The two teams emerged to the final round by defeating Belgium and the U.S.
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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 (wrestling), General Douglas MacArthur (president of the committee), Thomas Lown (boxing), Chester Nelson (cycling), Lieutenant Calnan (fencing), Carrol Leibensperger (lacrosse), Kenneth Myers (rowing), Lieutenant Peter Hains (modern pentathlon). Seated left to right: Helen Meany (diving), Elta Cartwright (track).
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1928 Olympics French Fencing Team The French Fencing Team at the 1928 Olympics. Their cardigans feature the French Gallic Rooster. It's possible this is a photo of the epee team, who won silver at these games. Possible identifications from left to right are: Émile Cornic, Armand Massard, Bernard Schmetz, Gaston Marcel Amson, Georges Buchard, René Barbier.
Stamps on back of photo address payment for media reprinting or reuse of photograph in different countries/regions.
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1927 German Fencing Championships Group Photo Group photograph of fencers while at the 1927 German fencing championships (Deutsche Fechtmeisterschaften). Inscription on the reverse has not been fully transcribed, though the individuals pictured are (from right to left): ??? (Leipzig), ??? (Chemnitz), ??? (Chemnitz), Fritz Gazzera (Offenbach), Erwin Casmir (Frankfurt), Wilhelm Löffler (Frankfurt), Heinrich Moos (Frankfurt), Julius Thomson (Offenbach), and [possibly] Robert Sommer (Berlin).
Inscription on reverse (partially identified):
Deutsche Fechtmeisterschaften 1927 München
??? im Florett : (von links nach rechts)
??? Leipzig - ??? Chemnitz - ??? Chemnitz
Gazzera Offenbach (???)
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Casmir, Frankfurt ??? im florett
(Casmir) ??? degen-sabel
Löffler Frankfurt - Moos Frankfurt
Jul. Thomson Offenbach - Sommer Berlin (sitzung)
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1924 Olympics Italy Fencing Team 4 men representing Italy in the 1924 Olympics in Fencing.
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1924 Olympics Belgium Fencing Team 4 members of the 1924 Belgium Fencing team. Charles Deplorte won gold in épée individual.
Translated: 1924 Olympic Games. Individual foil tournament. Belgium team. [Charles] Delporte Belgium olympic champion
L to R:
1: Léon Tom
2: Paul Anspach
3: Ernest Gevers
4: Charles Delporte
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1924 Olympics - Merlo (Argentina) vs Bini (Italy) Carmelo Merlo (Argentina) and Bino Bini (Italy) fencing sabre at the 1924 Olympics.
Transcription:
Sabre. Merlo. Italie. Bini Gabri (Arg) CI.COF 2702 [sic]
The caption contains an error. Carmelo Merlo represented Argentia at the 1924 Olympics and Bino Bini represented Italy.
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1920 Olympics Fencing - Italy vs USA Two men fencing during the Italy vs USA (possibly Claiborne Jay Walker) match at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.
International News Photo stamp on back
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1920 Olympics American Fencing Team Photo A group of 7 men posing for a photograph, the middle 5 (the American team) in fencing gear, during the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp.
Group L to R:
2nd: Harold Rayner
3rd: Henry Breckinridge
4th/Middle: Francis Honeycutt (Capt)
5th: Robert Sears
6th: Arthur Lyon
Transcription of back:
VII Olympiade Anvers 1920 [VII Olympics Antwerp 1920]
L' equipe Americaine ou fleuret [The American Team]
(3rd) medaille de bronze [3rd, bronze medal]
Stamp:
Henri Rubbens -
photograph
Berchem-Anvers
Tel. 4472
8, Rue Pieter De Coninck
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1912 Olympic Fencing Team Group Photo A group of 12 fencers, 3 kneeling and 9 standing, posing in front of a camera (not pictured).
"Jul 22 1912" stamped on back.
"From the N.Y. Herald Syndicate" and "Olympic Fencing Team" stamped on back.
