Bidspirit auction | OWENS JESSE: (1913-1980)

OWENS JESSE: (1913-1980) - OWENS JESSE: (1913-1980) American athlete, famous for his participation at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 where he became the first American to win four Olympic Gold medals in track and field events. An excellent vintage signed sepia 5 x 7 photograph of Owens standing in a full-length pose wearing his 1936 Summer Olympics running vest, shorts, and running spikes. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink across a lighter area at the base of the image, ´ Regards from Jesse Owens of Jesse Owens Dry Cleaning Inc.´ . Vintage signed photographs of Owens of this quality are scarce and desirable. One minor crease to the upper left corner and with some very minimal age wear, about VG