Lot 00639

[Olympic Games – Athens 1906 / Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1906 – Τόφαλος Δ.]. Three (3) carton sheets with attached photographs, postcards, newspaper fragments & handwritten notes, presenting famous athletes that participated in the 1906 Athens Games. The collection Includes:

3 Picture postcards with titles: “Athenes Le STADE Jeux Olympiques 1906. Lutte”, “Lutte Greco-romane” & “TOPHALOS Vainqueur au Travail du Poids a 2 mains”.

2 real b&w photographs 14×8.5cm & 10.5×7.5cm taken within the stadium & depicting wrestling match scenes,  

Period newspaper fragments depicting Olympic champions Dimitris Tophalos (Τόφαλος Δημήτρης), german Heinrich Schneidereit & british whrestler G. H. Wheeldon.

All items are accompanied with handwritten comments in English. Scarce Collection.