Jesse Owens Signed Photo

Item Details

A vintage advertising picture of Olympian star Jesse Owens touting Calvert’s Old Drum. Located on the lower left corner, in reverse type, it says, ‘Moderation In All Things I Recommend Calvert’s ‘Old Drum’ Sincerely Jesse Owens’. The upper left corner, he signed this picture in ink, ‘For William Best Wishes Jesse Owens’. Jesse Owens went to Ohio State University and won four Gold Medals in the 1936 Olympics that took place in Berlin, Germany. This item is framed and ready to hang.

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Condition

- the vintage photo has tears and creases but the autograph is strong

Dimensions

Item #

14CIN136-088