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Star and Isabelle Jones fence with sabres on the edge of a roof of a Times Square skyscraper, circa 1925.
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Tagged 1925, 20th Century, Black and White, Isabelle Jones, New York, photo, Photograph, Roof, Rooftop, sabre, Star Jones, Times Square
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Swords Club, 1936
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Tagged 1936, 20th Century, Australia, Black and White, Fencing Unifom, foil, New South Wales, Photograph, Sam Hood, Silver Gelatin Print, Women
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H. Angelo’s 1845 Target Rose Recreated
For the month of July, 2017, Columbia Classical Fencing instruction will take a brief excursion into the realm of cutlass and sabre. We will be training with short single sticks which are fast and satisfying to use. We will base … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelo, British, Cut Rose, Cutlass, Henry Angelo, Infantry Sword, Naval, sabre, Target, Target Rose, The Younger
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Escrime Motion Studies, 1890
Étienne-Jules Marey was a French scientist and pioneer in several fields. His early work was in medicine, studying blood flow, but his studies ventured into locomotion where he engaged photographic analysis. His achievements include development of early motion photographic techniques … Continue reading
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Tagged 1890, 19th Century, Étienne-Jules Marey, cinematography, escrime, Fleuret, foil, Italian, locomotion, Motion, Motion Picture, Naples, photography, saber, sabre
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Lucien Bull, Lunge Motion, 1909
Lucien Bull was a pioneer of early high speed photography. A Dubliner who moved to France, Bull worked with Étienne-Jules Marey to develop techniques to record and study motion. Much of their work involved recording successive still images (a la … Continue reading
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Tagged 1909, 20th Century, Étienne-Jules Marey, Bryn Mawr College, high speed, Lucien Bul, photography
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