A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Four Ottawa Rough Riders programs from the 1930s are offered here, along with a plasticized 1925 lineup card for the Canadian Rugby Football Union semi-finals between Queens and Ottawa. Also included are a variety of nine vintage 1930s newspaper clippings about the Rough Riders from the Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Star. The fascinating 1925 lineup card has been covered with an adhesive plastic to protect the delicate 84-year-old program that has been taped together together in the upper left corner on the front and the inner right top corner on the back. All four 1930s programs are fully intact, including a 1935 game between the Rough Riders and the Hamilton Tigers. Two 1936 programs feature games opposing Ottawa against both the Toronto Argos and Queen's University and a 1937 Rough Riders program is also included for a game against Toronto's Balmy Beach. Rare and historic collection offers a fascinating look at early Canadian football history in the national capital.
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