Feb 15, 2018 - Sale 2466

Sale 2466 - Lot 286

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,800 - $ 2,200
(AMERICAN ATHLETICS)
Jim Thorpe breaking the tape at the conclusion of a 200 meter race, becoming the first Native American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States.
Ferrotyped silver print, the image measuring 4 5/8x6 3/8 inches (11.7x16.2 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with various press agency labels, hand stamps, and notations, in pencil, on verso. 1912; printed 1930s