A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Members of the 1901 John Garland Son & Co. hockey team, champions of the Merchants Hockey League, are pictured in this historic framed master photograph from Ottawa's Pittaway Photo Studio. Company president John L. Garland is listed as an honorary president in his original photo that appears among those of the team's six administrators on the left side of this remarkable montage. Team captain J. P. McMullen's photo appears to the right on the opposite side of a photo of the team's championship trophy along with individual photographs of seven teammates. Painted hand embellishments decorate the oval portraits and a wonderful and classic artwork at the center captures an on-ice scene. A gash through the lettering of the player named Campbell that includes a diagonal scratch along the bottom of his photo is the only flaw to note. The initials "J.C.R." are etched in this incredible master photograph's 30" x 34" wood frame. his one-of-a-kind master photo, no doubt crafted in order to produce smaller presentation photographs, is an astonishing find and has been pReserved in excellent condition for over 100 years!
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