Women Shooting Skeet. Six Black-and-white Press Photos of Sharp Shooters.
1) International News Photos, New York: 1930. Gelatin silver print, with International News Photos and Central Press Association credit stamps to verso, a typed caption pasted to verso reading: "Junior Skeet Champions. […] Patricia "Pat" Lauren , 17-year-old flaxen-haired school girl of Akron, O., and the most popular feminine figure in the skeet world - shown at left - , broke 96 out of 100 clay pigeons to win the National Women's title, establishing a new record for the event, one better than the 95 which captured the honors a year ago for Miss Viola Seidhoff…" (a few tiny knicks to black margin, some creasing, features enhances with ink, red crayon annotations); 10 x 8 in.
2) Acme Newspictures, New York: 1930. Gelatin silver print, with ACME Newspictures and NEA dated credit stamps to verso, a typed caption pasted to verso reading: "Society Nimrods Trapshoot at the Nassau Country Club, Glen Cove, Long Island. Photo shows - Mrs. H. M. Addinsell, as she participated in the women's meet." (one-inch closed tear, open corner tear to upper right, minor creasing); 10 x 8 in.
3) Acme Newspictures, New York: 1936. Gelatin silver print, with ACME Newspictures and NEA dated credit stamps to verso, a typed caption pasted to verso reading: "Sharp-shooterette. Le Vee Kilman, Texas Centennial Exposition Rangerette, is shown above with a business-like squint down the barrel of an ancient Indian and buffalo hinting gun. Thirty-seven notches in its stock attest its efficiency in the Indian Wars. Dated 1822, the gun will be one of the huge collection of early South-West firearms gathered for display at the exposition when it opens June 6." (creased, large, inked area surrounding figure); 8 ¼ x 6 in.
4) Newspaper Enterprise Association: 1938. Gelatin silver print, with NEA dated credit stamp to verso, a typed caption "From Steve Hannagan" pasted to verso reading: "'Dead, Dead!' yelled the referee as Mrs. William C. Coe of Washington D.C., Middle Atlantic States Women's Champion, broke two clay pigeons in runnin up a perfect score on behalf of National Wildlife Week. (Note empty shell in the air, ejected from Mrs. Coe's automatic.)" (some creasing to edges, corners bumped, minor stains to verso); 8 x 10 1/8 in.
5) Acme Newspictures, New York: 1938. Gelatin silver print, another image of the above Mrs. William C. Coe, with ACME Newspictures and NEA dated credit stamps to verso, a typed caption pasted to verso reading: "Will take part om Tulsa skeet shooting championships Mrs. William C. Coe of Washington, D.C., who has been winning skeet trophies in all sections of the country in recent years, is ready for another crack at the Women's National crown. […]"; 8 x 6 1/8 in.
6) International News Photos, New York: 1959. Gelatin silver print, with International News Photos and Central Press Association credit stamps to verso, a typed caption pasted to verso reading: "Slug (Miss Hellwig) She's One of the 400. Vandalia, Ohio….. Miss Elise Hellwig, of New Haven, Conn., who is now a member of the exclusive '400'. In the Dewar Small Bore match at the National matches being held at Camp Perry here. Only one other woman has attained the distinction of making a score of 400 out of a possible 400 in the Dewar match." (minor creasing to upper edge, features enhanced with black ink, brown crayon annotations); 6 ½ x 8 ½ in.
