Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Spring 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/31/2022
Featuring early wrestlers who developed and revolutionized the sport including pioneer Toots Mondt (1894-1976), we offer a vintage wresting photo collection of 40, spanning from approx the 1920s to 1950s. Included, we have 15 photos of Whipper Billy Watson (there are also a trio of matching paper pictures), 3 photos of Wild Bill Longson, 4 Toots Mondt photos (wrestling-2, golf and as cowboy), and pairs of photos of George Zaharias, Jim McMillen (one football) and Gino Garibaldi. The lot also includes a 1920s National (NY) photo of Gentleman Jack-Smith (the New York Rangers issued similar photos from the same photographer during the period), images of Yukon Eric and Fred Tunney, along with a few paper pictures of additional wrestlers. Many of the photos have desirable stamps from noted photographers Turofsky, Queensbury Athletic Club (Maple Leaf Wrestling) and Alexandra Studios. The majority of the photos range from 6 ½” x 8 ½” to 8” x 10”, with the group showing varying signs of wear, with a few showing minor damage including toning, creasing, warping and pin holes.
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