"Dorando En Route - The Marathon Race" Postcard (1908) Davidson Brothers 4213

Card from the Davidson Brothers - this one is 4213 "Dorando (Italy), en route, THE MARATHON RACE"; 9cm by 13.5cm; in good condition; postmark to rear is July 24th, 1909.

Pietri Dorando was possibly the most famous athlete from the London Games of 1908, despite the fact that he was disqualified from the marathon; although crossing the line first, the American team complained as he had been helped around the final yards of the race