Olympic Games/ Winter, 1948/ St Moritz/ Ruud/ Autograph/ Birger Ruud (1911-1998) Set of ten or so documents on the triple Olympic jumping medalist, the Norwegian Birger Ruud, and on the second St Moritz Games: a) St Moritz (5 documents), press photograph (aerial view, 2.2.1948, 18 x 18 cm), turning bobsleigh (nostalgia factory, Boston 1947, 31 x 22 cm), three prints (Italian luge 30 x 25 cm, and Swiss 2-man bobsleigh, 25 x 30 cm, crowd 19 x 12 cm)); b) Ruud, 3 images from Olympia 36, image 25, bib 8, 17 x 12 cm, BR photo reprint (18 x 22 cm), BR original signature (blue) (27.5 x 21.5 cm), 1938-Hilsen eiden cartoon reprint 30 x 20 cm with written repeat ducks fly too, BR facsimile print, birdman (22.5 x 15 cm), Birger flies in 1943 (photo 12.5 x 19 cm), original Ruud press photo with Chiogna, Rilland 11.5 x 16.5 cm (April with skis).

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