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A reproduction of this photograph appeared on January 19, 1935 in the Ottawa Citizen. Porter did not play in the 1885 season or later, so the photograph is earlier than 1885. Another reproduction of this photograph appeared in Kitchen, Paul, Win, Lose or Wrangle, Penumbra Press, 2008.
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{{Information |Description={{en|1=Studio picture of Ottawa Hockey Club. Back row: T.D. Green, T.L. Gallagher, Nelson Porter. Middle row: H.Kirby, J. Kerr, FMS Jenkins. Bottom Row: G. Young, A.P. Low, E.L. Taylor.}} |Source=Ottawa Hockey Club |Author=unkno