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Lot # 282: The Ring Wrestling Photograph Collection (150+)

Category: The Ring

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "June 2005",
which ran from 5/30/2005 12:00 AM to
6/26/2005 9:00 PM



The best of the best. The Ring also covered wrestling, filling its archives with these rare photos of grapplers from the 1920s to the early 1960s. Wrestling "purists" will love the simple bravado: Babe Zaharias (Didrikson’s husband), first bout in Japan (1951), Buster Crabbe with Whipper Watson by Turofsky, Lee Yat Wing (5), Man Mountain Dean (2), Strangler Lewis, Ivan Bulba, Marvin "Atomic" Mercer (three great ones), Buddy Rogers, Mighty Atlas (performing tricks), Chief Little Wolf, Sheriff Tom Hanly, Swedish Angel, Dick Shikat (4), The Great Togo (2), Golden Superman, Yukon Eric, French Angel, Chief Big Heart by Salas, Strangler Lewis (2), Argentina Rocca (2), Mike Mazurki (movie star), three Jim Londos with 1930 & 1931 wire photos, Joe Savoldi (2), Baba The Giant, Cowboy Bob Ellis, The Mummy, Ivan Podubay, John Paul Henning, Hard Boiled Haggerty, Duke Keomuka, Yousuff III, Karol Krauser, Stan Zbysko, two of the Swedish Angel, and a superb Bronco Nagurski negative. There are even several shapely female wrestlers like Ellen Olsen and Shirley Strimple (complete with high heels). 8x10 and overall strong EX+. Approximately 10% duplication.

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