Photo, Ženské světové hry, ČTK

Product detailed description

Condition: traces of time

Dimension: 9 cm x 14 cm

An authentic black-white photograph/postcard documenting Women's World Games in Prague - prestigious international sports event. Photograph captures two young female athletes in athletic representative kits - one with Japanese, other with Croatian (or similar) state symbol. Photographed on sports stadium. This is archival photograph from Czechoslovak News Agency (ČTK) - official state publisher. Stamp on reverse: Reproduction Forbidden - Photo Č.T.K. Prague. Handwritten archive number. Women's World Games were early example of international sports competitions for women. Interwar period. Combination of ČTK documentation, international provenance, two female athletes, and archival quality make this photograph exceptionally valuable. Ideal piece. Valuable artifact.

FAQ - Czechoslovak News Agency and Women's Sports:

Why are photographs from ČTK of Women's World Games so valued?
ČTK was official state agency - photographs archivally valuable. Women's World Games were early example of international women's sports. Photographs document historic moment. Reproduction Forbidden stamp increases archive authenticity.

What increases value of Women's World Games photograph?
ČTK as publisher (state institution), international content (Japan, Croatia), women's sports (early example), interwar period, and archive stamp with number.

How to collect Czechoslovak sports photographs from ČTK?
Seek photographs from ČTK from different events. Women's World Games specially valued. Reproduction Forbidden stamp proves archive status. International content increases value.