Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2018
The Hobey Baker Award is presented annually to the top NCAA men’s hockey player. Baker, who died in a flying accident in December 1918 shortly after the end of World War I, left behind a legacy as a remarkable all-around athlete, an effortless skater and master stickhandler who led the Princeton hockey team. It was often said that Baker never had to look down after the puck touched his stick, and his end-to-end rushes coupled with his strong conviction that hockey should be played with the utmost sportsmanship in addition to skill to preserve its integrity. Offered is a Hobey Baker hockey and football photo collection of five vintage period photos that features a 1909 St. Paul School football team framed photo and a 1911-12 Princeton Tigers hockey team photo. Also included are two photos of Baker playing football for Princeton and a photo of Baker’s wrecked airplane following his fatal crash.
Baker is seated on the left of the 1909 St. Paul School football team photo, which measures 9 1/2" x 13”. It displays to 10 1/2" x 13” including the vintage matte backing with the team members’ names handwritten above and below the photo along with “S.P.S. Foot-Ball Eleven 1909” in the middle of the bottom margin, and the “Kimball Photo” stamp on the left and “Concord, N.H.” stamp on the right. The vintage photo and matte are mounted in a modern double matte in a 15 3/4" x 18” frame.
Baker is seated in the front row of the 4” x 5 3/4" photo of the 1911-12 Princeton Tigers, which is displayed on a 7” x 9” black matte.
Baker is posed in his Princeton football uniform in a 4 1/2" x 5 7/8” photo with a “Culver Pictures Inc.” stamp with its New York City address on the reverse, which also has “Famous hockey star”, “Princeton football”, “Sept 11 – 1913” and Capt Hobey Baker” handwritten notations.
Baker is pictured kicking a football in his Princeton uniform in a 4 3/4" x 5 1/2" photo with a “Culver Service Photo Research” sticker applied to the reverse, which also displays two “Credit Culver Service” stamps and “Capt Hobey Baker, Princeton Football player” and “Sept 11 – 1913” handwritten notations.
Photo of Baker’s wrecked airplane measures 6 7/8” x 9” with a small tear on the upper right corner and light creases at the edges.
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