A Bloodless Duel, 1881

“When the two duelists met each assumed the same attitude as they had been directed, and for several minutes stood perfectly motionless, each thinking that the other would advance.  The bystanders looked on in amazement, the seconds were astonished, and at length brought the force to an end by declaring honor satisfied”

-The Meridional newspaper, June 18, 1881

“Animation of two athletes fencing. From The attitudes of animals in motion : a series of photographs illustrating the consecutive positions assumed by animals in performing various movements; executed at Palo Alto, California, in 1878 and 1879”

The Meridional newspaper, June 18, 1881 Article: A Bloodless Duel