The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
Sensational booty here features almost entirely vintage 8” by 10” photographs, over 85 of them, along with ten original pieces of artwork, including five magnificent caricature/comics used for newspaper publication. The pile of photos includes posed and action shots involving the likes of Lach, Richard, Harvey and others, photos of Elmer being carried off the ice, shown with his fractured jaw wired shut, several at home with his family, some head shots of Montreal Royals players he later coached and with Canadiens teammates at team receptions. A gorgeous Rice Studio full-body posed photo is signed “To My Dearest Kay With All my Love, Elmer.” A couple of thin scrapbooks, two publications with Lach on the cover and a big mounted but creased photo by Adolphe are also included. Photos generally exhibit light creases but are a marvelous look at an illustrious career. Mr. Lach’s signed LOA will be included with these treasures.
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