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Spring Premier Auction 2015

Wed, Apr 8, 2015 08:00PM EDT - Mon, Apr 27, 2015 12:30AM EDT
Lot 1207

LOT OF (6) MISC. VINTAGE 1916-44 LARGE FORMAT FOOTBALL PHOTOS (HELMS/LA 84 COLLECTION)

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- Crystal clear 10" by 12 1/2" "Pach Bros. 1916" photo image of Clifton "Cupe" Brown College Football All-American and captain of the Yale football team. Back stamped "Christy Walsh" with a North Hollywood address and "Received APR 30 1939 Sports Dept". "Cupe" Brown Yale Captain in pencil at top. Photo in outstanding condition.

- Circa 1932 Ray Jones 11" by 14" photo picturing Carl Laemmele Jr Carl Laemmele Knute Rockne and Christy Walsh standing together on a sidewalk. All four are identified in ink on the back. Front is signed "To Christy Walsh Carl Laemmele 8/26/32" and "To my pal Christy Walsh from Carl Laemmele Jr". Little creasing to upper left corner but otherwise very nice condition.

- Crystal clear 11" by 14" photo featuring 1939 Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick holding a trophy and 3 others. Written on back is "Iowa Alumni dinner at new York January 13 1940" and "This size sent to Nile Kinnick (HEISMAN WINNER) Eddie Anderson (IOWA COACH) 2/29/40". Photo has some creasing at corners but otherwise nice shape.

- Interesting 10" by 19" photo of a dinner gathering featuring the owners of the Los Angeles Dons of the newly created All-America Football Conference. Lower right corner reads "OUR FIRST HUDDLE December 4 1945 California Club Los Angeles DON AMECHE - CHRISTY WALSH Co-owners Los Angeles Franchise All-AMERICA FOOTBALL CONFERENCE". each of the 34 men in attendance is identified at the upper left corner. Photo pretty rough around edges but significant memento from the first major professional team to play in Los Angeles.(A couple of weeks before the transplanted NFL Champion Los Angeles Rams).

- Vintage copy of an earlier photo featuring the "University of Michigan Football Team of 1901 National Champions". 9" by 13 1/2" photo stamped "H. Lee Hansen Nov 1950" on back. Photo great condition with one crease at upper left corner.

- - Vintage copy of an earlier photo featuring the University of Michigan Football Team of 1901 National Champions. 8" by 14" photo stamped "H. Lee Hansen Nov 1950" on back. ""M" Michigan?" in pencil also on back. Exact copy of above photo but with white border and without caption identifying team and players. Photo in outstanding condition.

Includes Letter of Provenance from the Helms Athletic Foundation/LA84 Collection.

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