A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Hall-of-Famer Buddy O'Connor's original signature graces his portrait in a Montreal Canadiens uniform, one of two vintage photos offered here, both of which were displayed in the Montreal Forum in the late-1940s. Tod Campeau is also featured in this lot of two vintage 17" x 13 1/2" prints that are still displayed with their original hard cardboard backing. "To Butch, Lots of Luck, Buddy O'Connor" appears on the left side of O'Connor's print, while Campeau has personalized his faint signature, "Bonne chance 'Butch' on the lower left part of his portrait. These black and white posed portraits were handpainted in color to bring to life the Canadiens' red, white and blue, as well as the brown gloves of the era. There are pinholes in all four corners of both prints as well as the middle of the top. O'Connor's portrait also has pinholes halfway up each side. Some minor surface damage to note, these two signed Canadiens portraits from the Montreal Forum remain a great pair of historic photographs from the Temple of Hockey.
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