A Century of NHL Memories: Rare Photos from the Hockey Hall of Fame by Phil Pritchard with Jim Hyne
Morning!
Tucked away behind a huge sign is the organized
clutter of the archives of the Hockey Hall of Fame. In this location
since 2009 when the complex was completed, the floors of this incredible
Resource Centre had to be re-enforced to accommodate the weight of memorabilia
that fills this ice-rink size museum archive, some of which date back to the
1870’s. Inside, there are climate controlled rooms for the storage,
cataloguing and digitization of over 3 million glass plates (1920’s),
negatives, film, video, slides and photos depicting Canada’s national game.
One hundred and thirty of which are revealed in A
Century of NHL Memories: Rare Photos from the Hockey Hall of Fame by Phil
Pritchard with Jim Hynes. https://nhlmemories100.ca/
Phil Pritchard is available for comment and interview on 31st
October and a copy of the limited, numbered edition is available for giveaway
Did you know?
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The Hockey Hall of Fame Archives and Resource Centre
are independently funded, in large part by the late Doc Seaman with the mandate
to preserve, conserve and share hockey history
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A small team manages this huge collection of Canada’s
Hockey History – a national treasure
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The Archives at the Hockey Hall of Fame Resource
Centre rely on the generosity of Canadians for the donations, and volunteers
for staffing. Private collectors donate their collections and photos to the
museum archives regularly
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The collection includes an Andy Warhol painting of Rod
Gilbert, Dickie Boon’s 100 year old skates, and artefacts and photos from
almost every championship series
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Hockey in 75 countries is represented
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The photographic collection has grown from 30,000
images to close to 3 million in the last decade, a process that has been an
ongoing discovery since 1991 as families of legendary sport photographers send
in collections, the HHOF’s staff sleuth out additional images, and
photographers are sent out to shoot games
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The collection includes some iconic photographs from
the Harold Barkley Collection of the 50’s and 60’s, parts of the Turofsky
collection, as well as photos from Frank Prazak, various Graphic
Artists, and Michael Burns Sr., all well-known names that the Canadian media
has showcased over the years. Also featured, but not as well-known are the
large Portnoy and Mecca collections from the 70s and 80s.
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If a Buffalo city employee and committed fan had
not called to alert the archives to the clearing of Bob Shaver’s house by the
city after the photographer passed, the collection would not be preserved today
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The Hockey Hall of Fame Resource Centre is the
supplier of iconic images under licence to the media, teams, leagues,
federations, and businesses. www.imagesonice.net
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This book is an incredible resource for lovers of
hockey history
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The design of the book was inspired by the classy
elegance of the Hall of Fame’s photo collection with the goal of presenting
them in a museum-type layout to accentuate their beauty. The design is simple,
clean and expansive, and is complemented with elements from hockey itself
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The photos in the book are presented as “raw” as
possible, including scratches, markings, framing, and without cropping to
convey a time-capsule feel
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Some of these photos may not have been seen
before! This book represents a fraction of a national treasure, and now
hockey fans everywhere have access to some of the most iconic hockey photos of
all time!
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A Century of NHL Memories: Rare Photos from the Hockey
Hall of Fame is available on-line and in bookstores across the country
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And specially for the committed fan, a number
Collector’s edition! https://nhlmemories100.ca/
Best,
ddg