Pentathletes Esser, Kubo, and Rössler

Title: Pentathletes Esser, Kubo, and Rössler
Subject: Olympic Games (20th : 1972 : Munich, Germany); Candids
Description: Walter Esser (Germany) resting while Akira Kubo (Japan; background at right) fences Hole Rössler (Germany; background at left) during the modern pentathlon fencing competition at the 1972 Olympic Games.

Caption on obverse:
"8/28/72-MUNICH: With blade in hand as if not to be caught by surprise, German fencer WALTER ESSER takes a rest while Akira Kubo of Japan (No. 47 rt. background) and HOLE ROESSLER of Germany are engaged in their round of the Olympic Modern Pentathlon in Munich Olympics fencing hall 8/28."
Publisher: Fencing Arms & Artifacts
Date: August 28, 1972
Temporal Coverage: 1970s
Contributor: United Press International (Publisher)
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Is Part Of: George Masin Collection
Format: 24.2 x 21.0 cm
Language: English
Type: Photograph
Identifier: 2020.11.122
Spatial Coverage: Germany; Munich
Provenance: Loaned for digitization by George Masin; Digitized by Benjamin Bowles; Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles