ONE of the enduring challenges for the Carlton Football Club archivist is the sourcing of photographs of the Club’s “lost” former footballers of yesteryear.
When Carlton, in conjunction with dedicated website Blueseum.org, first sought public assistance in seeking outstanding past player photographs, more than 400 Carlton senior players were not represented by way of photograph.
That list (which appears at the end of this story) has since been whittled down to 195 after photographs surfaced in all manner of way.
The recent discovery of eight-game player Henry Crane’s portrait came with the assistance of his grandson the three-time Carlton Premiership wingman Garry Crane by way of a cousin and resident family genealogist.
The recently discovered image of Henry Crane.
Others came courtesy of the Blueseum’s dedicated team of detectives, as Blueseum site manager Jamie Sanderson reported.
“Peter Gilbert’s image, taken on a 1964 Broadmeadows Secondary College school trip to Tasmania, was discovered on Facebook,” Sanderson said.
“Dave McCulloch’s picture was found in an obscure academic report from 1985, while another of Jim Williamson, (then Reverend) featured tending the church gardens, was unearthed in an Adelaide newspaper.
Rev Williamson
“Photos of Steve Bloomer and George Hawking turned up in newly-discovered team photos from the 1930s of Rushworth and Port Melbourne Football Clubs respectively, while Bob Gartland, Vice President of Geelong Football Club helped source images for several players who played for both Carlton and Geelong in the early part of the 20th century.”
Both the club and The Blueseum are pushing on in the quest to secure images of every one of Carlton’s 1199 senior players since the League’s foundation season of 1897.
Those who are able to assist with images of the following former Carlton players are urged to contact Tony.DeBolfo@carltonfc.com.au or admin@blueseum.org
Bill Ahern, Henry Allender, Charlie Anderson, Joe Archer, Bob Armstrong, Dave Arrell, Ernie Ashton, Alex Barlow, Fred Barlow, Herman Bartlett, Ned Bennett, Johnny Blake, Chic Breese, Charlie Brown, Monty Brown, Barry Bryant, Otto Buck, Jim Caffery, Jack Cahill, George Calwell, Clarrie Calwell, Bob Cameron, Peter Campbell, Bill Churchyard, Len Clarke, Eric Cochran, Jack S. Cooper, Claude Cornish, Len Cottrell, Jim Coucher, George Cowell, Bert Cowley, Henry Crisfield, Matt Crowe, Jim Cullen, Arthur Cummins, Harold Daniel, Rob Dashwood, Roy Dick, Bill Dodds, Bill Donald, Jack Douglas, Bill Downie, Johnny Downs, Henry Dunne, Dave Earsman, Harry Evans, Hope Evans, Harold Evans, Morrie Ewans, Frank Field, Jack Frost, Jimmy Gaynor, Harvey Gibson, Jack Gilbert, Frank Gomez, Vic Gordon, Dick Gorsuch, Albert Gourlay, Bert Graf, Jack Grant, Bill Grant, Harry Greaves, Les Gregory, John Gunter, Herb Hainsworth, Frank Hanna, Tom Hanson, Jack Hardy, Willis Hardy, Len Harris, Arthur Harrison, Stan Harrison, Ray Harry, Dick Hart, Charlie Hay, Alf Hearnden, Ted Heffernan, Norm Hogg, Reuben Holland, Harry Howard, Alf Huggett, Tommy Hughes, Bill Huntington, Les Husband, Adam Inglis, Percy Jackson, Henry Jane, Roy Johnson, Bill Johnson, George Johnston, Jack Keily, Andy Kennedy, Tom Kennedy, Alf Key, Ned Kick, Tommy Kinman, Barney Lazarus, Darcy Lear, Rod Leffanue, Bill Lever, Harry Lewis, Bill Lewis, Jim Loriot, Herbie Lowenthal, Jim Lyons, Oscar Manchester, Bill Manger, Charlie Maplestone, Bill Marchbank, Les Marden, Fred Marriott, Harry Matheson, Jim Matthews, George McCart, Harold McDonald, John McFarlane, George McGann, Wal McKenzie, Archie McNeel, Pat McNulty, Henry McPetrie, Harry McPherson, Artie McSpeerin, Bill McVeigh, Des Meadowcroft, Frank Mercovich, Bobby Mills, Alf Moore, Reg Morgan, Harry Morgan, George Morrissey, Frank Mount, George Muir, Tommy O’Day, Andy O’Donnell, Gerald O’Dwyer, Gerald O’Halloran, Ern O’Regan, Bert Parke, Joe Paton, Alby Paterson, Bill Patterson, Horrie Pearce, Pat Pelly, Dan Pender, Mick Pender, Jim Pender, Bill Pettit, Percy Pitt, Wally Powell, Harry Powell, Alex Prentice, Harry Pye, Charles Raff, Victor Rapp, Charles Rauber, Jack Reekie, Sam Reid, Frank Rigaldi, Ray Ritchie, Simon Roberts, Jimmy Robinson, Fred Rose, Les Rowe, Pat Ryan, Chris Ryan, Kevin Ryan, Arthur Ryan, Charlie Schunke, Allan Skehan, Jim Slater, Ernie Spence, Bob Standfield, Les Starr, Charlie Stewart, Dick Stewart, Sam Stivey, Billy Stone, Bill Strickland, Tom Sweetman, Charlie Taylor, Max Thomas, Henry Thomson, Jack Todd, Jeff Trotman, Vic Truman, Les Vernon, George Warde, Bert Wheeler, Henry Whight, Robert White, George Wickens, Frank Williams, Archie Wilson
