Ode to Pre-War Football Cardboard

[S_GERACE]

I think the old Harper's woodcuts are neat but they don't hold a candle to that photo. A museum quality piece! Congratulations!

[cfhofer]

Thanks Scott. I never got into the Harper's Weekly Woodcuts. Are the football ones valuable? You have any nice examples?

[S_GERACE]

Hi Mark,
I don't own any of them personally yet but sometime back I was looking into purchasing some football art for my office. I looked at the Bob Peaks Sports Illustrated signed lithos from the '70's (Grange (I owned once & regrettably sold) & Unitas) and came across a website detailing the Harper's woodcuts done by an artist named Remington. I can't find the article now but did find this website (pretty neat). From what I remember, the Harper's prints were valued anywhere from a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand dollars, depending on the size and subject matter. If I find the article again, I'll post it.

Again, congratulations!

http://www.lostcentury.com/#jp-carousel-1357

[cfhofer]

Very cool. I love the 19th century football artwork published in Leslie and Harper's Weekly. The book 'Lost Century of American Football', featured on the website you posted, is fantastic.

Here is a Pach Bros cabinet photo of the championship 1887 Yale football team. This one is just of the starting eleven, to include Hofers Pa Corbin and George Woodruff.

Thanks for letting me share.

Mark

[revmoran]

Here is some ids on that picture



I believe this is 1886

[cfhofer]

Thanks Mike. I believe your photo is 1887 too, since Beecher was the captain that year. Interesting to note that Stagg was not a starter for that team.

[jefferyepayne]

GREAT Yale photos, guys! Here's their team from 1882. Have never seen a caption for this photo so haven't been able to identify them all. Anyone have one?



jeff