Live auction - Lot 231
Lot description
End 19th c.-first half 20th c
Various sizes and presentations.
Set of photographs depicting various sports and their practitioners: tennis, cycling, swimming, athletics, cross-country running, ice skating, diving, horse racing, skiing, water polo, water skiing, gymnastics, fencing, etc. A.o.: a set of photos publ. by "Paris-Soir", a large-circulation daily newspaper in Paris, France from 1923 to 1944; photos of professional athletes as well as recreational athletes. Some with photographer's stamp others with ms. caption on verso.