The clarity of this image and significance of Jim Thorpe's connection to the 1912 Olympics is hard to overstate! The superlative, multitalented athlete stands in his track kit, ready to capture gold medals and international prizes that further cement his place in global sporting history. This Olympiska Spelens postcard is one of the earliest possible competitive shots of Thorpe and its PSA VG-EX 4 reflects a neatly inked name on the reverse, as it's otherwise near-perfect in quality and peripheral condition, with light corner touches. Amazing look into our country's sporting past, with all that implies and portends. (Even a detail like his track shoes stands out from this picture, as Thorpe's normal pair were stolen mid-competition, and he had to finish in a salvaged pair of cleats.)