Album. Photos, Scoresheet, Letters from NRA. World Shooting Championships and Nat'l Smallbore Rifle Position Championships, July, 1966 and July-Aug, 1967
Scope and Contents
39th World Shooting Championship:
* Photos: P.419.2674 - Picture of the targets of the 1966 World Championships Team 300 meter Free Rifle. United States 4602 x 4800 New World Record. Anderson 1156 (1st place, new world record), Foster 1153 (3rd place and 1st place in kneeling w/391), Thompson 1152 (5th place), and Wigger 1141 (10th place).
P.419.2675 - Picture of a scoreboard. English Match 50 Meter Prone, Teams. Boyd, Krilling, Adams and Wigger. Total 2376. 1st Place and World Record.
Standard Rifle Team. Adams (1st w/567), Anderson (2nd w/565), Foster (557) and Krilling (554). Total 2243.
Army Rifle Team. Anderson (2nd w/550), Krilling (543), Adams (540) and Gunnarsson (528). Total 2161.
English Match Team Women. Thompson (2nd w/589), Kinsella (577) and Jenson (577). Total 1743 2nd Place.
Womens Standard Rifle Individual. Thompson, 1st Place, score 558.
* Scoresheet: Patricia Kinsella, English Match. Preliminary results, 584 points.
National Smallbore Rifle Position Championship, July or Aug. 1967.
Photo: P.419.2676 (similar to P.419.2465, Box 2 Folder 319). Taken in Washington D.C. L-R; Oscar Landet, John Foster, Arnold Olsen (M.C.Montana), Lones Wigger and Ray Hoem.
Letters: Aug.31, 1967 From Frank Orth EVP of NRA. To Capt.Foster Ft.Benning. Congratulations winning the Any Sight Championship.
Sept.5, 1967 From Louis Lucas, Exec.Director, NRA. Congratulations. You have earned the coveted NRA Distinguished Smallbore Rifle Award for Position shooting. A special plaque for display at NRA Headquarters, both in Washington and Camp Perry, which will carry the name of each person who has earned this important award. Your name will be made part of the appropriate plaque.
Dates
- July, 1966 and July-Aug, 1967
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Extent
From the Collection: 6 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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