Future National Heroes

Future National Heroes

Photograph

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Maker
French, 1908–2004

Future National Heroes

Mongolia: Recognition at Last?


1959
Gelatin silver print, printed 1961
Image: 9 5/16 × 5 7/8 in. (23.7 × 15 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0020
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on verso, TL: Mongolia)
Typed on applied label on verso, C: lia) 7/61 11) FUTURE NATIONAL HEROES, youthful wrestlers trot \ in the parade celebrating the 40th anniversary of their country's \ "independence" in Ulan Bator. Later they will compete in the \ Great Nadom, the national games. Traditional contests of \ wrestling, archery, and horseracing are now supplemented by \ volleyball and basketball. \ Credit: CARTIER-BRESSON © 1961 MAGNUM PHOTOS

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