A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
A member of the original Ottawa Senators' last Stanley Cup team in 1927, Hooley Smith joined the Montreal Maroons the following season. Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972, Smith teamed up with Babe Siebert and Nels Stewart to form the vaunted "S Line" and went on to captain the Maroons to their second and final Cup in 1935. This framed montage is a fitting tribute to one of the NHL's original power forwards. Smith's original pencil autograph is displayed on a small piece of cut paper presented in a cutout in the burgundy matte that surrounds his 1930 La Presse color photo. Marked by horizontal and vertical creases, this Smith photo from the March 29, 1930 edition of the French language Montreal daily exhibits horizontal lines through Smith's hair, across the top of his chest, through the bottom of his pants, his right glove and his skates, along with a vertical crease through the top of his right shoulder and along the inside of his right leg. The color of this nearly 80-year-old newspaper photo remains vibrant as presented in a 20 1/2" x 16 1/2" black wood frame.
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