RUNNING - CROSS COUNTRY, events, women's competitions, athle - Lot 207

RUNNING - CROSS COUNTRY, events, women's competitions, athletes 15 photos by Henri Manuel Captioned (some with date) and stamped on most backs Dimensions: 13 x 18 cm Note: Set of photographs devoted to running and cross-country events, including in particular women's track and field competitions, datable to the first half of the XXᵉ century. The images show athletes in the middle of a race or at sporting events, testifying to the development of athletics competitions in this period. The shots were taken by Henri Manuel (1874-1947), a Parisian press photographer whose studio documented many of the political, social and sporting events of his day. These photographs are part of the production of sports photography for the press, illustrating the rise of athletics competitions and the growing place of women's events in sporting events at the beginning of the XXᵉ century. Annotations on the images.