This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/26/2024
Offered are 35 original news service photos of 1920s-1960s University of Notre Dame football stars and coaches including members of the vaunted 1924 "Four Horsemen," including Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley, and Elmer Layden. There are many photos of Crowley as a player bur also as a coach at a number of universities. Most of the photos can be described as "Type I", ie first generation photos made in the era they were taken, but there are certainly others that are technically second generation photos. The dates are approximated based on the news service stampings and captions on the back of the photos. The subjects include: Christy Flanagan (1927); Fred Miller , Lewis Smith and Joe Crowley (1928); Frank Carideo. Joe Savoldi, Marchy Schwartz and Marty Brill (1930); James Crowley (1929); Jack Chevigny (1929); James Gill (1929) (reportedly the ND '29 slam dunk champion); Frank Carideo (1930); Frank Carideo (1931); Hunk Anderson (1931); Kitty Gorman (1932), Jim Crowley (1932); Norman Greeney (1932); James Crowley (1933); James Crowley (1935); Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley, and Elmer Layden (1934); Fred Mundee (1936); Jim Crowley (1936); Steve Miller (1936); Steve Miller (1935); Frank Gaul (1936); Joe O'Neill (1936); Jim Crowley (1937); Jim Crowley and Francis Mautte (1937); Jim Crowley (1939); Jim Crowley and Forham Univ. coaching staff (1939); Harry Stevenson (1938); Joe Thesing (Notre Dame), Nile Kinnick (Iowa), Lou Brock (Purdue) and Ambrose Schindler (Southern Cal) (1940); Otto Graham (action shot!) (1941); Julie Rykuvich (Illiinois), Charley Trippi (Georgia), Buddy Young (Illinois) and George Ratterman (Notre Dame) (1947 wire photo); Don Penza and Frank Brady (1952); James Crowley (1965 wire photo); Joe jeap (1952); Johnny Lujack and three players (1953); Ara Parseghian (Notre Dame) and Duffy Daugherty (1965); and Frank Leahy (1953). Photos mostly measure 8 x 10 inches, with some just smaller. Many present with expected newsroom markings and even some inpainting for newspaper production purposes. Excellent condition overall with some lesser.