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JEF SCHERENS & ALBERT RICHTER 1935 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPRINT FINAL (BRUSSELS) CYCLING PHOTOGRAPH

JEF SCHERENS & ALBERT RICHTER 1935 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPRINT FINAL (BRUSSELS) CYCLING PHOTOGRAPH

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Original Press photograph of Scherens and Richter riding during the 1935 UCI World Championship sprint final in Brussels. The Belgian Scherens won, which was part of a six year winning streak. Albert Richter, who openly opposed Hitler, was murdered by the Gestapo after being dragged from a train in 1940.

13 x 18cm. Press caption to reverse. Good condition.

Date
1935

£50.00 (Code: 91300)

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