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[STRONGMAN]. ZASS, Alexander “Samson” (1888-1962). Small Gr...

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[STRONGMAN]. ZASS, Alexander “Samson” (1888-1962). Small Gr...

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[STRONGMAN]. ZASS, Alexander “Samson” (1888-1962). Small Group of Ephemera. 1920s. Group of ephemera and photos of “Samson,” The Strongest Man in the World, including: two photo postcards of Samson, one lifting a horse; a news clipping (“Tit-Bits”) written by Zass regarding a weight challenge he lost to Petroff; and an autograph with inscription on pale green paper. Largest 5 x 4”. Overall, minor creasing.

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[STRONGMAN]. ZASS, Alexander “Samson” (1888-1962). Small Gr...

Name: [STRONGMAN]. ZASS, Alexander “Samson” (1888-1962). Small Gr...
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