Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/24/2021
While images of Wayne Gretzky exhibiting his hockey prowess are arguably the most desirable in the hobby, photos showing Wayne off the ice are even rarer. This important historical collection of 35mm colour and b&w Edmonton Oilers negatives that feature The Great One off the ice totals approx 785, with roughly 286 that include Gretzky (228 colour and 58 black and white). The breakdown is approx 543 colour negatives and 242 b&w negatives, with an additional 15 colour slides - with 9 that feature Wayne. Highlights include Over 100 images from a charity softball game in 1984 that included Gordie Howe, an image of Wayne and Kevin Lowe with the Stanley Cup, images at an NHL luncheon with President John Ziegler Jr, images of Wayne with his Pro Stars cereal, and much more.
Additional highlights include images of Wayne golfing, four images of Wayne posing with kids, five images of Wayne cooking, fourteen heart-warming images of Wayne posing with visually-impaired children (accompanied by a 1984 Canadian Institute for the Blind letter), five images of Wayne with an Edmonton Eskimo player and more. The majority of the negatives remain in excellent condition with no issues.
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