JOHN B. ADAMS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 143778
Price: $160.00
JOHN B. ADAMS
Letter from Finland, getting ready for the US team's gold medal performance
in the World Shooting Championship
Autograph Letter signed: "JB Adams", 1 page, 6x8¼. Hotel Salpaus,
Lahti [Finland], "Saturday"
To "Dear Miss Home", in full: "Only a few lines in place of
the usual conventional 'card' to say I have arrived safely and enjoying a
downpour of rain from a comfortable room. I hope it clears up and improves
before the competitions on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday I go for a tour and
expect (D.V.) to arrive home on Sat 18. Every good wish, Yours sincerely".
John B. Adams was a member of the US rifle team, sponsored by the
National Rifle Association, at the World Shooting Championships in Helsinki,
Finland, 1937. Adams' team won a gold medal in the small bore rifle
prone competition. The US team included a female member, Mrs. Kay Woodring, for
the first time. Multiple mailing folds. Ink smears (legible). Mounting residue
on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.
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