Nov 21 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2687 -

Sale 2687 - Lot 220

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(SPORTS--TENNIS.) Photographs of Norwegian-American tennis star Molla Mallory. 15 photographs, various sizes, about 8 x 6 inches or smaller, with inked Brown Brothers stamps and other notations on verso; minor to moderate wear. Various places, circa 1920s
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Anna Margrethe "Molla" Bjurstedt (1884-1959) was a tennis champion in her native Norway, winning a bronze medal for the nation in the 1912 Olympics. She came to the United States in 1914, won her first of 8 U.S. National championships in 1915, and became Molla Mallory after her 1919 marriage to a New York stockbroker. Known for her strong returns and relentless energy, she competed at the highest level until the age of 45, and has been selected for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. These photographs were all taken on the court while posing or in action; some show her ubiquitous Chinese good-luck pin.

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