Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/26/2020
The darling of Manhattan and the first of three NHL teams to represent the New York metropolitan area, the New York Rangers were established in 1926, with four Stanley Cup championships won throughout their nearly century of existence. Hailing from the unlikely source of the files of Maple Leaf Gardens, we offer a collection of vintage 1930s to 1950s New York Rangers player photos totaling approx 165. Featuring a number of past Blueshirt stars, the photos are mostly in the 8” x 10” range and period, with about 70% of the photos having back stamps, including from Alexandra Studio, the studio of The New York Times, Bob Olen Photo Service (Brooklyn) and others, with many photos stamped “Please Return to Frank Ayerst Maple Leaf Gardens”. Players represented include Art Coulter, Babe Pratt, Bryan Hextall, Sugar Jim Henry, Dutch Hiller, Alex Shibicky, Buddy O’Connor, Ott Heller, Davie Kerr, Murray Murdoch, Neil Colville, Lynn Patrick, Cal Gardner, the Cook brothers and others.
There is some minor duplication within the collection, with most of the photos slightly “rolled”. A few examples also show heavier wear with the odd crease, wrinkle or edge tear. There are a few team photos included, from 1942-43 (2 – both 8” x 10”), along with a smaller undated example (3 ½” x 5 ¾”). Some of the other players in the collection include Eddolls, Leswick, Lund, Raleigh, Warwick, Cooper, Juzda, Mickoski, Shero, Laprade, Moe, Kirkpatrick, Kuntz, Bell, Cameron, Fraser, Strobel, Watson and many others.
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