Sports Photo Postcards: Skiing and Wrestling, 1910 1924
Scope and Contents
Sports Photo Postcards: Skiing, Track and Field, Wrestling
Photo 1: Sylvester Hanses, 1910. Ski jumper at top of hill, near tree trunk. Postcard was mailed from Collegeville by Henry Steffes.
Photo 2: Wrestling, undated. Seven men in studio, arms behind their backs, 3/4 pose. "Wrestling" in pencil on back of postcard. Trunks, tights, white shoes. Sleeveless white shirt with STJU interlocking letters insignia, and what appears to be a dark leotard over the shirt.
Photo 3: Track and field event, undated. Circa 1924. A young man in a newsboy cap and striped jersey is doing the long jump or broad jump. Other young men are also wearing newsboy caps. Monks wear bowlers or fedoras. Two women are wearing cloche hats; one of them wears a plaid overcoat that looks like a "collegiate" style, but it is ankle-length.
3 black and white photo postcards, approximately 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.
Photos 1 and 2 received from Nick Kostolnik, '69, September 20, 2019.
Dates
- 1910 1924
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Collection
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
102/2: 2.11-003
Physical Facet
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Repository Details
Part of the Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections Repository