Be-hold 44 - Session 1

Turned eyes. Daguerreotype by JacobsEarly hands-in-vest pose of a man with turned eyes, signed "E. Jacobs" on the stippled octagonal mat o...

1/6 plate is still sealed, in oval mat,

MERCHANT SAILOR. That's what has been suggested for this interesting fellow with dark mustache and rather wild hair. He isn't a navy tar. Ni...

The subject is viewed from a slightly low angle. The hat is perfectly positioned. 1/6 plate by J. Gurney. Only at a certain angle does the light catch

His vest brightly, sharply twinkles. Chain and pin gilded. Face rouged. Beard makes way for his chin. 1/6 plate in full case is excellent.

Strong 3/4 profile, 1/4 plate with "Turner/ Goolong" signed [in ink?] on the mat. The plate appears very strong and rich, but there are so...

This is Catherine Theresa Romeyn Van Cortlandt, in1838. She was the daughter of Catherine Beck van Cortlandt, who was born in 1818, a descendant of C

Woman holds her parasol. Her dark braids hang almost down to her dark dress. 1/6 plate in stippled arch-top mat. She is super sharp and brilliant. The

Her face, the large earrings, and the hairstyle, mark her as Hispanic. The earrings and a pin at her neck are gilded. It's very interesting to c...

Nicely hand-colored 1/9 plate in arch-top mat, early case with separated spine. You could almost put this in the [post-modern] category of "eye...

The couple holds hands. Marriage as it was back then. 1/6 plate, still sealed, in hanging frame. This is how I got it, but the frame might not have be

He holds his hand to display the pinky ring. His vest is of cloth similar to that of the starry knight (Lot 5) but much more muted. The cloth of her d

Makes a fascinating comparison with the preceding lots. He wears a velvet vest and boots. Her wide-sleeved dress is of lighter striped cloth. This is

A rather grim couple, though she has a sparkling pin with a red center at her neck, and a similar ring on her pinky. The baby, in its seat belt, its f

The heads have a strange quality, like some subtle surrealist collage. 1/6 plate has been re-sealed, with original seals kept behind. Separated case.

Circular earrings and two rings are gilded. Her bonnet is on the table, a long shawl hangs down from her shoulder, and she holds a fan. The child snug

The mother has a satisfied smile as she holds her daughter's hands. There's a pillow with a tassel at left. The backdrop is wonderfully conc...

1/2 plate in full case with repaired spine. Here we see Broadbent's use of his landscape backdrop to good effect. The children are positioned in...

Primarily those on the wonderful chair and on the wonderful dress. The child holds a whip for her rocking horse. The swirling rug isn't bad eith...

Hardly a trace of chair or background. This girl with coral necklace is the same as in the pair of tintypes, Lot 30. Seals opened to clean glass; they

We leave the daguerreotype section with a smile. 1/9 plate in full case with original spine intact. The downward shaft at the left is some kind of lig

Whole plate ivorytype in deep sculpted gilded frame, by B. F. Ferguson, Philadelphia. Has a label attached to the back of the frame, for Ferguson, Art

1/4 plate ambrotype on ruby glass. This soldier has bags suspended from straps on each shoulder. The most visible and interesting is the large pouch o

1/2 plate ambrotype. Two brothers [twins?] grieve for their lovely departed mother. In this charged situation, how did the photographer arrange to get

This came from the estate of the Philadelphia daguerreotypist David C. Collins, originally in partnership with M. A. Root. He seems also to have had s

She has a gilded brooch and ring, nice flowered dress. Interesting backdrop. 1/9 plate in "Constitution and the Laws" case, with slight ch...

Possibly a member of a delegation. He looks familiar but I can't place him. This is a 1/9 plate tintype with the early melainotype patent on the...

Unusual subject. This pleasant bearded gentleman has slight coloring on his face. Tintype in 1/6 plate hanging frame.

This is the same charming girl as in the daguerreotype, Lot 21. This is a pair of 1/6 plate melainotypes (early tintypes) in full cases. In one she is

! Pair of CVD-size tintype portraits, in small album pages, with backmark for "COPE/ Artificial Fly Tyer/ and/ PHOTOGRAPHER... " Norristow...

This has to do with General McClellan's opposition to General Winfield Scott's plan to "squeeze" the South early in the War, somet...

Think this is a public building draped with mourning for Lincoln. CDV by Stein's Photographic Gallery, Ravenna, Ohio.

The little booth in back says "Visitor's Registry." By Carbutt, Chicago.

He holds a sign, "Al. Aged 7 Years 1846." In another, perhaps a little older, he poses with his sister. Pair of CDV's by John Bainbri...

, ….now on exhibition with NORMAN'S MUSEUM." One of the major side-show attractions, Bowen performed acrobatic feats despite his condition ...

He has his right sleeve rolled up to display it. Probably a Civil War veteran. By W. J. Tait, New York.

Man's head on a woman's body. Is this a political satire as Lot 32? No maker's imprint.

Title written in pen on the bottom of the mount of this CDV by Gurney. Is this theatrical, political, social, or just fun?

A basketfull of CDV's of Peruvian beauties-- a composite by V. L. Richardson, Lima. (One of the images is itself a composite.) Plus one of a bea...

This boudoir is from a series of War Views, railroad excursions to various battle scenes. Here we see the excursion party at Junction near Charlestown

Identified in period pen on the verso as Cor. John McDonald Troop D 9th Cav USA. Looks like a "B" on his kepi. According to Anthony L. Pow...

Cabinet by Jones & Co., Victoria, B.C. His medal is indistinct. Light soil, wear to mount corners.

3 cabinet cards by hall & Lowe, Winnipeg.

Close portraits of interesting, serious faces.

. "Arrapahoe Prophet, Leader of the Ghost Dance" [strip label in the negative.] Boudoir by H. P. Robinson, Fort Sill O.T. Sitting Bull (sa...

. "... who counseled with Gen. Miles and settled the Indian War." 5" x 8" Boudoir by J. H. Grabill, his No. 8608 and list of the...

"Ka-e-te-nay or 'Geit-en-eh' Head Chief Warm Spring Apaches/ Successor to Victoria" [title in negative.] 9 5/8" x 5 1.4"...

No maker's imprint but surely by A. Frank Randall, as the cactus appears in many of his portraits [e.g. previous lot.] This is not a copy view. ...

A boudoir card shows "Indians who are teachers at Carlisle" as written in pencil beneath. A much larger (7 5/8" x 9 7/8") Imperi...

Imperial mount by C. H. Grabill, his No. 3562 and title in the negative, dated 1890. Lots of detail here. Library of Congress deaccession stamp. Mino

One of John Brown's many children, Owen was closely involved, but not an active participant, in his father's violent escapades in Kansas. He...

Boudoir by the San Diego View Company. Interesting view of this beach in an awkward period just before the modern era. It’s radically different from t

Strength athlete from Prague, record holder from 1900 into that decade. Cabinet by Grunberger, Prague, ca. 1898.

Cabinet card by Hana, London, shows him tearing a deck of cards. A wonderful image. It is autographed on the recto "Yours truly Tom Inch/ (Age ...

Cabinet by J. N. Chamberlain, Cottage City, Mass, with extensive text on verso. Another example of this amazing view sold in Be-hold 36.

Unusual occupational. Appealing because of its modest direct simplicity. Cabinet "From the studio of l. E Scruby, Mazeppa, Minn."

OF NORTHWOOD N.D. Cabinet by Pierce & Potter, Northwood & Aneta, N.D. Many years ago Be-hold presented some amazing examples of the use of w...

Just an unusual and appealing image.

ENRAGED COCKATOO, OR A CHINESE BALL IN DANGER." Stereoscopic daguerreotype by T. R. Williams. Three different variants of this image were prese...

Tinted tissue view in gold mount. No. 65 in a series. The skeletons cavort at night. Colored lanterns. These have as much imaginative stereoscopic pl

10 views on orange/lavender mounts with large labels on verso. Photographed at the Army Medical Museum by the curator, George A. Otis. One view, No. 3

2 lovely hand-colored views with London Stereoscopic Co. blindstamp. Numbers in the negative are "G828" and "G845." Two men pol...

6 beautiful hand-colored salted-paper views in square cornered beige mounts. Studies of potted flowers, probably in a greenhouse. 5 of the views have

Two albumen-print views, on square-cornered glazed ivory mounts. Mount is matte white on the verso. Likely by W. H. Mason, according to the cut of the

a) "The Woodland Cradle" by John Latham, Matlock. Square-cornered yellow mount with label on verso is a breathtaking stereoscopic masterpi...

From the series "In the workshop," this is No. 1659 from Serie I, imprinted in French, English and German, I think this is by Loescher &am...

Four views on yellow/white mounts by B. G. C. Kimball, Concord, N.H. These are scenes inside a Church in Canterbury, NH. The first is wonderful floral

Three views by G. H. Nickerson, Provincetown. One, on tan mount with list on verso, is an arrangement of dried grasses and flowers. The other two are

Looking through the arched entrance on which a vine grows, we see a piano, stuffed birds on shelves, and an arrangement of flowers in pots on the wall

Interesting variety of views. a) "A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever." Floral arrangement on square-cornered yellow mount by William Engla...

Dazzling hand-colored view on yellow mount with "Stereoscopic Studies" on left margin, "Miscellaneous Subjects" on right -- thes...

Two views from the Selfridge Expedition to find a route for a canal through Central America. The photographers were Timothy O'Sullivan and Thoma...

2 views by R. W. Strong, Berkeley, Cal., one dated 1949. "Dasies" and "Avadum Lilly," with technical information in pencil o...

Envelope mailed from Cape town to W. S. Cotton [see previous Lot] in Portland, Oregon, with "Passed by Censor" stamp indicating it was se...

Toned prints on gray mount by Julius M. Wendt, Albany NY. Wendt was a uniquely prolific producer of views, meticulously prepared, sometimes dealing wi

2 tinted tissue views of this Spanish City by Lamy, with "E.L." embossed on the gold mount. An overview becomes a night view with glowing ...

Tissue view on tan mount. Becomes a night view with colored lights on the bridge (though absurdly showing the same heavy carriage and pedestrian traff

Rare subject on yellow mount with advertising for George W. Thorne, the publisher (but not the photographer.) Clean, just slightly light.

Anthony No. 2951, on orange/white mount. Looking down at the rows of marching soldiers. Flag, onlookers. View is fairly rich, with just wisp of light

This is the cable car station at the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Title in negative. No maker on this tan mount.

5 yellow-mount views. Four are Niagara scenes: 2 ice scenes; 1 Table Rock; one American Falls from Goat Island. Plus 810, "The Hall of the Hous...

Yellow/peach mount. Large blue label with numbered list of Boston and Vicinity views on verso. This is No. 1165 of Series 2, "Public Buildings.

3 orange/lavender views by A. H. Lane. Winter street with people, plus two street views.

At station entrance, firemen out of uniform. Tan mount by Boehl & Koenig, with extensive list of numbered views on verso.

"Marshall House, Broughton Street." Anthony No. 7494 on orange/white mount. Livery stable at left. Interesting Chinese collector's sta...

First of a group of "Famous Black Hills Views" on large buff mounts published by Coules & McBride, Deadwood, with extensive list and ...

Terrific street view with ox-driven wagon train, lots of signs and street characters. Plus an overview of the town. From same series as previous.

From same series.

Last from this series. A good view from high vantage, people and carriage in foreground. Plus tent community. This last, though clean, is fuzzy, and s

No. 530 in F. Jay Haynes' "Northern Pacific Views," on large yellow mount. Two men pose up against the rocks. The one at the right see...

No. 67 of A. J. Russell's "Union Pacific R.R. Views/ Across the Continent/ West from Omaha," on square-cornered yellow mount with desi...

From the Wheeler Expedition of 1873, by Timothy O'Sullivan. Numbered 76 in the negative, the imprinted back numbers it 23. The text indicates it...

Another from the 1873 Expedition by O'Sullivan. The scouts have long rifles, the left one a bow as well. The expedition member seated between wi...

." Large orange/lavender mount by G. H. Rothrock, Phoenix. Title and "No. 72" in pen on verso. A child and 3 soldiers from a nearby f...

. 5 Northern Mexico views by Parker, El Paso. Large tan mounts, titles in strip labels in the negative. No. 17. "Hidalgo, Monument, Chihuahua....

This is by Carlton Wakins, his New Series No. 3654 on Orange/lavender mount. The row of houses in mid distance seems newly built.

Thomas Houseworth, 902, orange/lavender mount from "Mammoth Trees, Cal." series. Idyllic scene with couple, man with basket, woman up on t...

2 views published by John P. Soule, from negatives by Hazeltine or, more likely, J. J. Reilly. These images or variants were also published by Thomas