A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Four 1930s CCM hockey team photos featured here include the NHL All-Star team for the 1934 Ace Bailey benefit game along with individual team photos of the 1933-34 Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and Memorial Cup champion St. Michael's juniors. Six Majors players went on to play in the NHL, including four who won a total of 10 Stanley Cups between them: Bobby Bauer (Boston 1939 and '41), Reg Hamilton (Toronto 1942 and '45), Art Jackson (Boston 1941 and Toronto 1945) and Nick Metz (Toronto 1942, '45, '47 and '48). Canadiens greats Morenz and Joliat flank goalie Lorne Chabot in the front row of the 1933-34 team picture, along with linemate Gagnon, Mantha, Lepine and Burke. The Maple Leafs braintrust of Smythe, Irvin and Selke anchor the front row of the 1933-34 Leafs team picture, which features the ill-fated Bailey along with Doraty and Conacher, with Hainsworth standing on the extreme right. Kilrea, Clancy and Day are on the left side of the front row, with Horner, Jackson and Primeau featured in the back row. The Maple Leafs and St. Michael's photos remain in very good condition overall, as does the Canadiens photo which has two tiny notches in the upper right corner. A torn lower left corner is to note along the weathered edge of this otherwise very good Bailey benefit game photo. Hooley Smith, Lester Patrick, Dandurand, Bill Cook, Morenz, Joliat figure prominently in the front row. "The Late Chuck Gardiner" begins the back row along with notables such as Dutton, Shore, Conacher, Johnson, Stewart and Finnigan. A remarkable lot of four beloved 1930s team photos.
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