A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
The great early history of the Boston Bruins is featured in this lot of two sensational photos from the outset of the Hub's NHL franchise. The Bruins' second Stanley Cup win in 1939 was feted in high style as evidenced by this remarkable 10" x 19 1/2" panoramic Fay Foto Service picture of the team's victory dinner held on the floor of the Boston Garden on April 22, 1939. This staggering and historic Cup celebration shot remains in very good condition overall, despite a few flaws to note, including an unfortunate bit of penmanship on the right side of the image where someone has clearly circled and identified "Alice" among the hundreds and hundreds of guests seated at the endless number of tables set for the victory dinner. The cigar-shaped Stanley Cup is clearly visible at the table of honor along the right side of the rink. This fascinating panoramic image comes along with a vintage souvenir team photo montage of the 1926-27 Bruins issued by the Ayer Co. Hall-of-Famers Cleghorn, Frederickson, Shore, Hitchman, Oliver and Ross figure prominently in the 7 1/2" x 17" team photo of the American Division champs and Stanley Cup finalists that has a vertical crease through the right side of Cleghorn's body in the middle of the print, pin holes in each of its four corners, and a bit of writing in the right margin. Despite the minor flaws, this is a great opportunity for collectors of early Bruins history.
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