by Doug Nichols | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Halberstadt, Hans |
One of the great features of all the scrapbooks created by Hans Halberstadt is the inclusion of ephemeral media. Hans would post cartoons, news clippings and magazine articles, interspersed with snapshots and portrait photography. That’s not including...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 19, 2020 | Artifact |
A 1961 medal from the Colonel Laurance Brownlee collection. The medal is mounted onto a wood backing. I’m not certain what the USNC denotes. “NC” from this region usually means the Nor Cal Division, but I’ve never seen it written this way. ...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 16, 2020 | Angell, Tommy, Blog Post, Borack, Carl, Calvert, Delmart, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches F - J, Coaches U - Z, D'Asaro, Michael, Faulkner, Ralph, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Halberstadt, Hans, King, Harriet, Mitchell, Maxine, Nonomura, George, Posters, Posters California, Posters National, Schools/Clubs, UC Berkeley, Uyttenhove, Henri |
The 1971 US National Championships were held on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, commonly known as Cal. The locals did pretty well, too! Carl Borack from LA made the finals in all three weapons and the Women’s Foil finals had 6 women from...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 12, 2020 | Artifact |
A small medal from the Colonel Laurance Brownlee collection. From 1955, the “LAH” stands for Letterman Army Hospital. With nothing on the back, it is unclear what event or weapon it may represent.
by Doug Nichols | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog Post, Carnighan, Len, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, McDougall, John, Selberg, Charles |
Time flies when you’re having fun and it’s been almost 4 years since I shared any of Charles Selberg’s Instructional Film Loop series, so let’s dive back in! Since it has been so long, here’s a little review of just what in the world...
