Vintage ink signatures of Jesse Owens and fellow Olympians John Woodruff, Earle Meadows, and one other on the reverse of a 6 x 4.25 German Olympic postcard, postmarked August 4, 1936. Scattered toning, a few light creases and postal impressions, and a bit of light soiling, otherwise fine condition.
Although most are familiar with Owens’ amazing accomplishments at the 1936 Olympics, one cannot overlook the achievements of the other signers present here. ‘Long’ John Woodruff, then only a freshman at Pitt, managed to escape from being boxed in by his fellow competitors during the 800 meters, coming from behind to win one of the most exciting races in Olympic history. Meadows captured gold in the pole vault in Berlin, an event captured in Leni Riefenstahl's film Olympiad, and in 1937 would officially break the world record. Owens and his fellow teammates would deal an embarrassing blow to Hitler’s idea of racial supremacy, dominating Hitler’s supposed “master race” in a number of events. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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