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Art Longsjo qualifies for the Olympics...
Art Longsjo qualifies for the Olympics...
Item # 695512
February 03, 1955
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Feb. 3, 1955
* Art Longsjo qualifies for Olympics
* Olympian Speed Skater & Cyclist
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Art Longsjo, 23, Fitchburg, Wins Speed-Skating Berth On 1956 U. S. Olympic Team" with photo of Longsjo. (see) Probably only reported in this Fitchburg publication, the city where he lived. Very rare as such.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Arthur "Art" Matthew Longsjo Jr. was an American Olympian speed skater and cyclist. He was the first American to compete in the Summer and Winter Olympics in the same year.
Category: The 20th Century
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