Track and Field / Bouin / Bouchard / Marseille / Autographs - Lot 2

Track and Field / Bouin / Bouchard / Marseille / Autographs / Llorca Set of 5 autographed photographic postcards, blank on the back, including 4 by photographer Llorca (Marseille): - Circa 1908–1909: 2 silver-print portrait postcards of Jean BOUIN (1888–1914) and A.E. WOODS (winner of the Cross des Nations in 1909 and 1910), signed by both runners. Included is a typewritten account by the collector describing how he obtained the signatures following a race between the two runners, held at Borély Park in Marseille on a Saturday in the fall of 1908 or 1909 - 1911: Start of the race between Jean BOUIN (1888–1914) and Bouchard in Marseille on October 22, with Jean Bouin’s autograph in the lower right corner - Portrait postcard of TERRIS, featuring the two rings, international competitor in 1909 - Photograph of J. MANHES (6th place at the 1920 Antwerp Games) in the starting position Here, alongside Bouin, we see four of the finest runners of the Belle Époque and the Roaring Twenties