OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 39
Auction closes on Saturday, August 24, 2002


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ST. LOUIS, 3rd OLYMPIC GAMES, 1904

The 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis were also held in conjunction with a World's Fair. This, again, detracted from the importance of the Games. Few items are available which relate directly to the Olympiad. For this reason, we are also offering some memorabilia from the World's Fair, which celebrated the Centennial of the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon.

141. Silver Award Medal of the St. Louis World's Fair. Bronze, 66x66mm, by Weinmann. America cloaking Louisiana, sun rising. Rev. Eagle with spread wings above panel with award legend. EF. ($175)
142. St. Louis 1904 French Tricolor Flag Pin. Gilt AE, color enamel, 30x25mm. EF. ($110)

c143. Commemorative World's Fair 1904 St. Louis Celluloid Button. Multicolor, 25mm. Flag between legend. EF. ($125)

144. Group of Four Tickets, Day 213 to 216, 1904. Green, 6.9x11.7cm (2.7"x4.6"). Day 215, August 2: Hurley, USA, wins 1/2-mile Cycling Track Race. Day 216, August 3: Hurley, USA, wins 1/4-mile Cycling Track Race and B. Downing, USA wins Two-mile Cycling Track Race. Abt. EF. (4 pcs.) ($200)

145. Official Guide to the World's Fair. Published by Authority of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. St. Louis, 1904. 200pp. illus., large fold-out map of exposition grounds and street car map tipped in. Includes program of all athletic and Olympic events. EF. ($200)

c146. (Brochure) World's Fair Souvenir. 10pp. illus. in b&w and color. Main buildings and technical details incl. Physical Culture Building, venue of Olympic Games. Color covers, browning, VF-EF. ($150)

147. (Book) Jackson, C.S. Jackson's Famous Photographs of the St. Louis Exposition and "The Pike". Chicago, 1904. Softbound unnumbered photo book, 18x13cm (7.1"x5.1"). With over 200 b&w photos, large fold-out map of St. Louis and exposition grounds added in front. Incl. a rare view of the stadium where the Olympic Games were held. Cover soiled, contents EF. ($150)

148. (Official Report) Sullivan, J.E. (Editor). Spaldings Official Athletic Almanac for 1905; Olympic Games Edition containing the complete official report of the Olympic Games of 1904. New York, 1905. 283pp., many photos of Olympic events. Includes all Olympic events from May to November 1904, summary of Olympic events, preview to London 1908 Olympiad, etc. Original blue paper cover, chipped at spine, o.w. EF. Very rare and important. ($5,000)