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...