Extensive collection on the 1912 Olympic Games... Jim Thorpe...
NEW YORK TIMES, a collection of eleven consecutive issues dating July 7 thru 17, 1912, each with front page and/or inside page reporting from the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, with some fine coverage. This was the event at which Jim Thorpe distinguished himself, with various mentions of him in the coverage.
See the photos for more detail on each of the issues.
All eleven issues are complete, still bound as one lot, expect random margin tears, and each has a small address label on the front page, the first 2 leaves are cleanly loose at the spine. In generally in very nice condition.
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SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Mass., July 16, 1912
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- 1912 Summer Olympic games - decathlon
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, July 8 and 16, 1912
- Jim Thorpe shines at Olympics
- Carlisle Indian School star athlete
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VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1912
- Jim Thorpe wins Olympic gold medal
- Decathlon - Stockholm Summer Olympic
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EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 15, 1912
- Jim Thorpe wins Olympic decathlon
- Carlisle Indian School star athlete
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