A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
An absolutely stunning collection of Original Six and earlier hockey photos is up for bids here. Photo collectors will want to spend an eternity gazing at the remarkable shots featured here that include hundreds and hundreds of Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Bruins, Rangers, Red Wings and Blackhawks photos, as well as 10 vintage New York Americans and half a dozen Montreal Maroons pictures. A thick binder houses more than 200 team-issued photos of Montreal Canadiens players, including 8" x 10" vintage David Bier photos (embossed and stamped). A few 1920s Rice photos include a shot of Herb Gardiner and some modern prints feature great images of the Habs' 1924-25 "Globe" world champions jersey. Vezina is featured in a vintage 8" x 6" photo of the 1921-22 Canadiens among the 20 or so Habs team pictures, half of which are vintage including Crown Brand and CCM. Another 100 or so action and portrait photos span the 1950s to the 1970s and a group of 20 1980s 14" x 11" player photos round out the Canadiens shots. Another binder is full of Toronto Maple Leafs photos from the 1940s through the 1960s, mostly Turofsky 5" x 7" prints as well as team-issued prints. Original McCarthy photos are featured among the 14 Gordie Howe shots that along with a couple of Sawchuk prints highlight the Detroit Red Wings photos that include another 25 shots. Over 200 gorgeous vintage shots of New York Rangers players such as Colville, Morenz and Hextall span from the 1930s to the early 1960s. About 80 Chicago Blackhawks photos including Mosienko and March and dating from the 1920s, '30s and '40s are featured. Five 1950s Boston Bruins photo sets with their original envelopes are included along with well over 500 modern prints from the original negatives of shots from the 1940s and '50s along with color shots of more recent Bruins stars. Truly fascinating and historical hockey images!
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