Press photographs mainly of sporting events, sports and miscellaneous. Set of more than thirty prints, mostly silver, and counter-types. Circa 1950-65. On verso of some prints, captions (examples: two new wrestling champions, Dutch world champion in Judo, boxing, caving, Perkins beat Sadok by K.O. in Round 6, Ozo wins the Grand Prix of America, boxing in Miami: Patterson retains his world title, soccer, Toreador gored, cycling, here's the goalkeeper from Lille Jacquet, the most beautiful athlete in France, chess championship, rugby, soccer in London, Rosy Piacentini French 100-meter backstroke champion, cyclo-cross, ...) and/or stamp. Various states and formats.

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