Harry Holmes was the starting goaltender for the Seattle Metropolitans ice hockey team from 1915-24, with the exception of 1917-18 when he played for Toronto. "Hap" or "Happy" as Holmes was also known, played in the in the Stanley Cup finals seven times, winning four times, once with Seattle, in his long 21-year career. In 1972, he was inducted into the National Hockey League Hall of Fame.

This photo of Holmes in his hockey uniform is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride continued to operate a studio in various Seattle locations. In 1932 she partnered with Richard Anderson; they continued to work together until she retired in 1954 due to her failing eyesight. She died in 1965 at the age of 102. Taken before the McBride-Anderson partnership began; it is not known which partner was the photographer.

Handwritten on image: Harry Holmes
Handwritten on sleeve: Harry Holmes - Hockey