Pictures of the 1920 Olympic hockey teams
These new pictures were all found in a family photoalbum recently rediscovered.
Even after 85 years many of the prints are remarkably clear and unmarked by fading or scratching.All of the European hockey team players were identified by Konnie across the bottom of each picture.
The American team
The Swedish team
The Czech team
The Swiss team
The Canadian team
The Ice Palace in Antwerp
A group photo of all of the 1920 Olympic ice sports participants
The Allan Cup
Several pictures of the Allan Cup were also in the album-
- Another view of the parade showing the Allan Cup on its horse-drawn carriage. Note the locomotive the "Countess of Dufferin" across the street.
- The cup as shown in the parade on the carriage. Note the 2 movie cameras on tripods in the background. Where might those films be now?
- The official Allan Cup presentation ceremony, somewhat informal?
- The presentation ceremony, a second scene. A more formal pose.
- The presentation ceremony, a third scene
- Here's a newspaper article about the parade.
The parade
There are also several new pictures of the parade held in Winnipeg on May 17th to honour the Falcons' accomplishments.
- An aerial view of the parade from a second or third-story window.
- One of the cars and a woman in a hurry in the foreground.
- Another car. None of the people in it are Falcons' players.
- One of the floats representing Winnipeg's curling teams.
- Another float with solid rubber tires on the truck.
- A view of the parade coming down Main street in front of Ashdown's hardware store.
Several individual pictures of the players and some team shots taken on board the Melita are here.
Pictures of the Olympic Figure Skating Champions, both from Sweden.
Magda Julin, the women's champion. Gillis Grafstrom the men's champion