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Lot 384: Fantastic Original Six NHL Wire Photo Collection (177)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $100.00
Winning Bid: $7,598.85
Price Realized: $9,080.62
Auction Date:8/28/2006 9:00 PM EST

If old time hockey is your passion, this recently unearthed collection of unretouched newspaper wire photos will light your goal lamp. Spanning the decades from the late 1930's to the mid 60's, you won't find one photo of Bobby Clark. You will find, Terry Sawchuck, Frank Brimseck, Rocket Richard, Chuck Raynor, Bobby Hull and all the greats of those pre-expansion slug-fests. You love hockey brawls? Lou Fontinato, Ted Green, John Ferguson, bench clearers and jerseys pulled over the head. Fantastic goalie saves and goals scored!! Including, Bill Barilko's original " Flying Goal" to win the 1951 Stanley Cup for the Leafs. All this action in the freeze-frame of the best sports photographers. All photos bear original cropping marks, rear credits and the actual newspaper finished production photo. The count for each team is: Rangers(38), Bruins (26), Red Wings (30), Maple Leafs (23), Blackhawks (25) and Habs (27). Also included are 8 vintage New York Americans wire photos. As good as it gets for a pictoral trip through early NHL history.

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