Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2018
One of early hockey’s pioneering teams, the Victoria Hockey Club of Winnipeg was the first notable seven west of Ontario, and as former Prime Minister Steven Harper stated in his well written work A Great Game, “They were a formidable foe for any club”. The first city outside of Montreal to hoist Lord Stanley’s hardware, the Victoria can also claim a Stanley Cup championship in the 19th century, something very few clubs can boast. We have a beautiful full format cabinet photo of the 1916-17 incarnation of the club, winners of the Manitoba Hockey Association. As champions of the Winnipeg Patriotic League, the club also acted as Allan Cup holders at the beginning of the season and defended against two challenges, due to the rightful holders – the Winnipeg 61st Battalion – unable to compete due to the war. At 10 ½” x 13” and affixed to a 14 ½” x 17 ½” mount with names listed, the sepia-tone studio image feature’s the full squad posed with the Allan Cup – the crowning achievement in Canadian senior amateur men’s hockey.
A 16” x 20” matte is included, with tape in numerous places on the studio mount to affix the matte. There is also some staining over both the front and reverse of the mount, most noticeably along the lower left corner. The image itself display well with just very light wear, with heavy silvering along the left border.
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