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Fencing bout between Swedish pentathletes Ebbe Gyllenstierna af Lundholm and Georg Tage Eugen von Boisman during the 1936 Olympic Games, held at the Tennisplatz (Tennis Courts) of the Reichssportfeldes (now Olympiapark Berlin).

While the fencing…

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Fencing bout in the men's team epee event during the 1936 Olympic Games, held at the Tennisplatz (Tennis Courts) of the Reichssportfeldes (now Olympiapark Berlin).

Caption on reverse:
"Mitblitzender Klinge
Die Kämpfe der Olympia-Fechter wurden…

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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…

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Hedwig Wilhelmine Haß (Germany) and Thea Kellner (Romania) fencing in the womens individual foil event at the 1936 Olympic Games held inside the Haus des Deutschen Sports in Berlin.

Caption on reverse:
"Olympiade 1936!
In der Halle des…

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Fencing bouts in the modern pentathlon event during the 1936 Olympic Games, held at the Tennisplatz (Tennis Courts) of the Reichssportfeldes (now Olympiapark Berlin). While the fencing portion of the modern pentathlon is documented to have occurred…

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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.…

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Interior view of the Haus des Deutschen Sports in Berlin during the womens individual foil event of the 1936 Olympic Games.

The left-side scoreboard lists competitors (from top to bottom): ???, Nancy Archibald (Canada), ???, Berit Granquist…

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Fencing bouts in the modern pentathlon event during the 1936 Olympic Games, held at the Tennisplatz (Tennis Courts) of the Reichssportfeldes (now Olympiapark Berlin). While the fencing portion of the modern pentathlon is documented to have occurred…

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Interior view of the Haus des Deutschen Sports in Berlin during the men's team foil event of the 1936 Olympic Games. Though three pistes can be seen in the photo, the caption on the reverse indicates a total of four pistes were in use during this…

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Roman Fischer (Austria; likely in foreground) and Jiří Jesenský (Czech Republic) fencing in the men's team foil event at the 1936 Olympic Games held inside the Haus des Deutschen Sports in Berlin.

Caption on reverse:
"Olympiade 1936!
In der…

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Fencing bout at the Tennisplatz (Tennis Courts) of the Reichssportfeldes (now Olympiapark Berlin) during the 1936 Olympic Games. The Tennisplatz is documented to have been the venue for the epee events of these games, but other photographs indicate…

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Group photograph after a competition put on by the German Gymnastics Association (Deutschen Turnerschaft) in the Marmorsaal at the Zoologischen Gartens, Berlin. The first six Individuals depicted in the bottom row, from left to right are: Oreste…

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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), ???…

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Women's team photograph (likely Great Britain) at the 1954 World Fencing Championships in Luxembourg.

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British World Fencing Championship team in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Group photo, possibly related to the 1953 World Fencing Championship and possibly taken at Salle Bertrand in London.

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Danish women's fencing team at an international match between Denmark and Sweden at the Gymnastics Central Institute in Stockholm. From right to left: Grete Olsen, Mitzi With, Karen Lachman and Ulla Barding.

Cation on reverse:
"Landskampen…

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Likely members of the British women's word championship team, possibly at Salle Bertrand in London.

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Profile photograph of Hugo Castello after winning Individual Foil Honors representing New York University in the Intercollegiate Fencing Association Championship held at the Hotel Commodore, New York City.

Caption on reverse:
"CAPTURES INDIVIDUAL…

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Profile photograph of Hugo Castello.

Caption on reverse:
"Hugo Castello of N.Y.U., who is defending his individual foil championship title in the matches this year."
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