Be-hold No. 45, Vintage Photographs

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This is our 24th auction of original vintage historical photographs. The material is organized by type of photographs, starting with daguerreotypes and moving through ambrotypes, tintypes and union cases. Small-format prints on paper and board mounts include Cartes de visite, Cabinet and Boudoir cards, and stereo views. The final section is a much expanded presentation of 19th and 20th century original photographic prints. Some of the material is of historical importance, other material deals with the art of photography. Everything is guaranteed authentic and as described. Great attention is paid to giving you a clear and accurate sense of the condition of the material. An explanation of our condition codes at the end of every entry, such as [3+], can be found at our website Be-hold.com. You will find additional information about our activities, and subscribing information for our beautifully produced printed catalog, and our popular free Newsletter on aspects of collecting photographs. Contact Be-hold at behold@be-hold.com or 914.423.5806 for further information.
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Stereoview   INTERNATIONAL RAILROAD CELEBRATION, VANCEBORO, MAINE.103 - Stereoview INTERNATIONAL RAILROAD CELEBRATION, VANCEBORO, MAINE.
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2 "Views of Bangor and Vicinity" by A. K. Dole, published by C. L. Marston, Bangor. a) This is the 1871 opening of the "Grand Interna...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Stereoview   Anson Band/ North Anson, Maine.104 - Stereoview Anson Band/ North Anson, Maine.
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Orange/lavender mount by Clarence L. Dixon, with title in pen on verso. Slightly light with light soil. [2]
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Estimate : 65.00 - 90.00
Sold to floor for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Stereoview   Solder [sic] Monument/ Mt. Hope. Maine105 - Stereoview Solder [sic] Monument/ Mt. Hope. Maine
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Orange/lavender mount by A. K. Dole, published by C. L. Marston, Bangor, ME. Appears to be the dedication of the monument. Light, with light soil. [2]
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Estimate : 35.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Stereoview   NEW YORK BAY SCENE.106 - Stereoview NEW YORK BAY SCENE.
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Lovely stereo composition of 3 vessels. Square cornered gold mount, looks like many Anthony views, but no negative number. Label for James Cremer, Phi
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Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 45.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Stereoview   Music Day in the Park.107 - Stereoview Music Day in the Park.
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No. 7245 from Anthony's Central Park views, on orange/white mount. Views of the music pavilion are common, but there are very few Central Park v...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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Stereoview   The Well and Engine House, Prospect Park108 - Stereoview The Well and Engine House, Prospect Park
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Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY. Orange/white mount with large peach label with imprinted list on verso. Unusual feature. [3]
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to commiskeyc for (25.00 + 3.75BP) = 28.75
 
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Stereoview   Nolans Point Wharf  Lake Hopatkong NJ109 - Stereoview Nolans Point Wharf Lake Hopatkong NJ
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Views of Lake Hopatkong [New Jersey], by Easton View Company, Easton, PA. Rare maker. Steamboat and other boats. [3]
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Estimate : 45.00 - 75.00
Sold to k.rosen073 for (45.00 + 6.75BP) = 51.75
 
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Stereoview   Ste. Marie Ship Canal. In the Locke.110 - Stereoview Ste. Marie Ship Canal. In the Locke.
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Orange/lavender view by C. B. Brubaker, Marquette, Mich. No. 494. [3]
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Estimate : 40.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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Stereoview   CANAL VIEW. ST. Catherine  Ontario111 - Stereoview CANAL VIEW. ST. Catherine Ontario
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Square-cornered yellow mount with small label on verso "From Miller's Photograph Saloon, St. Catherine, C.W." Rare view from Ontario, ...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to oldetymeva.. for (85.00 + 12.75BP) = 97.75
 
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Stereoview   Steamer DARLINGTON at Enterprise. FLORIDA112 - Stereoview Steamer DARLINGTON at Enterprise. FLORIDA
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Orange/lavender view by Wood & Bickle, Jacksonville, FLORIDA. Title in strip label recto, No.86. Look down the long wharf. [3+]
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to ussottawa for (75.00 + 11.25BP) = 86.25
 
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Stereoview   Native Cane Grinders. FLORIDA113 - Stereoview Native Cane Grinders. FLORIDA
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No. 945 on a light tan mount by T. W. Ingersoll from his series "Florida and Southern Views." 7 boys on a loading dock with barrels behind...
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 175.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Stereoview   Old Nancy. Kentucky rag-picker114 - Stereoview Old Nancy. Kentucky rag-picker
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No. 2062 from "Gems of Kentucky Scenery" by J. Mullen, on gold/beige mount, large blue label with view list on verso. Studio portrait of a...
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Estimate : 225.00 - 275.00
Sold to wmls for (330.00 + 49.50BP) = 379.50
 
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Stereoview   War Chief of the Zuni Indians.115 - Stereoview War Chief of the Zuni Indians.
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Large yellow/beige mount by T. H. O'Sullivan, Wheeler Expedition of 1873. He poses with staff and rifle. Nice clean example of this view. [3+]
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Stereoview   Zuni Indian Girl, with water Olla.116 - Stereoview Zuni Indian Girl, with water Olla.
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Large yellow/beige mount by T. H. O'Sullivan, No. 17 from the Wheeler Expedition of 1873. A very nice clean example of this view. [3+]
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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Stereoview   The Boat. Hillers,  Powell's boat117 - Stereoview The Boat. Hillers, Powell's boat
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Large yellow/pale green mount with title and "No. 190" printed on a label on verso. On a Powell and Thompson survey mount. This shows Powe...
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Estimate : 275.00 - 350.00
Sold to sierra132 for (275.00 + 41.25BP) = 316.25
 
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Stereoview   Curley. Sole Survivor of the Custer Massacre.118 - Stereoview Curley. Sole Survivor of the Custer Massacre.
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Gray mount view from 1900 by F. A. Rinehart. Slight wear to mount corners. [3-]
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to siringo for (330.00 + 49.50BP) = 379.50
 
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Stereoview   FIVE UTE CHIEFS.119 - Stereoview FIVE UTE CHIEFS.
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From Hayden's Su[rvey....] Chiefs-- Warency, Chavano, Ancatosh, Ouray, Guerro... [the strip label beneath is missing sections.] Large gray-mount...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Stereoview   Home of Wild Bill. Black Hills. Haynes.120 - Stereoview Home of Wild Bill. Black Hills. Haynes.
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Beige mount from F. Jay Haynes' "Yellowstone Park Scenery/ Northern Pacific Scenery." Interesting group of characters with their gear....
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Estimate : 375.00 - 500.00
Sold to siringo for (480.00 + 72.00BP) = 552.00
 
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Stereoview   Railroad Trestle Works, Nevada County, Cal.121 - Stereoview Railroad Trestle Works, Nevada County, Cal.
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No. 201 by J. J. Reilly on an orange/lavender mount. Many elements in this view: a top-hatted dignitary in front of the locomotive, the train, workman
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to sierra132 for (250.00 + 37.50BP) = 287.50
 
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Muybridge,  Moonlight Effect from Rincon Hill.122 - Muybridge, Moonlight Effect from Rincon Hill.
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No. 513 on mustard mount by Edw. J. Muybridge, "Helios Flying Studio" San Francisco. Muybridge is known for printing sky effects. This is ...
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Start Price : 700.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Stereoview   A Sailor's Sewing Day.123 - Stereoview A Sailor's Sewing Day.
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The title continues: "Reminds Him Keenly of Home and Mother-- life on Board a Battleship." Keystone view No. 14253. Extensive text about t...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Stereoview, box, viewer,    CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR 1933.124 - Stereoview, box, viewer, CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR 1933.
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Wings of a Century. Complete 26 view "Keystone Junior" set, (2 1/2" x 4 1/2") showing this lakeside pageant illustrating develop...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Corte-scope    PREMIER MOTOR CORPORATION, INDIANAPOLIS.125 - Corte-scope PREMIER MOTOR CORPORATION, INDIANAPOLIS.
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29- "Corte- scope" views (out of the complete set of 33), 3 3/4" x 6 1/2" gelatin silver prints, views of the operation of this ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to absaler for (300.00 + 45.00BP) = 345.00
 
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 EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN'S CIRCLE IN MEXICO. Albumen, Aubert126 - EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN'S CIRCLE IN MEXICO. Albumen, Aubert
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<a name=#otherprints></a>6 7/8" x 7 1/4" albumen print by François Aubert, ca. 1863 - 1867, on a board mount with Aubert&...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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 BENGAL SCENE, 1860's albumen by Bourne127 - BENGAL SCENE, 1860's albumen by Bourne
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9 1/4" x 11 1/4" albumen print, by Samuel Bourne, signed by Bourne and numbered "1732" in the negative, lower right. Figures on ...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
 
 
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 RICE TERRACE AT BONAUE. By Otley  Beyer128 - RICE TERRACE AT BONAUE. By Otley Beyer
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10 1/4" x 13 1/4" toned gelatin silver print, probably by H. Otley Beyer. Removed from a frame, with a partial caption sheet on the backin...
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Estimate : 275.00 - 400.00
Sold to esotericag.. for (275.00 + 41.25BP) = 316.25
 
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Bromide Print   PALAVER. Eleanor Parke Custis129 - Bromide Print PALAVER. Eleanor Parke Custis
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16 1/4" x 13" bromide print by Eleanor Parke Custis, early 1930's. Custis, a descendant of Martha Washington, was a painter who also p...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to jonroe1 for (750.00 + 112.50BP) = 862.50
 
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Curious albumen print   WOMEN OF DAMASCUS.130 - Curious albumen print WOMEN OF DAMASCUS.
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8 1/4" x 10 1/2" albumen print. The light garments are not fully distinct from each other, giving a ghostly quality to the figures. No dam...
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Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 225.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Hand-colored albumen  SHANGHAI LADY, by W. Saunders131 - Hand-colored albumen SHANGHAI LADY, by W. Saunders
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10" x 8" oval albumen print, with hand coloring, tipped onto a large album sheet. No imprint. Slight impression of back glue at top. [3]
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Start Price : 1,100.00 | Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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 MARKET SCENE, CUERNAVACA, MEXICO, 1910, by Hugo Brehme132 - MARKET SCENE, CUERNAVACA, MEXICO, 1910, by Hugo Brehme
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6 1/2" x 4 1/2" gelatin silver print, ca. 1910, on a textured mount. Titled "Cuernavaca" and signed "Hugo Brehme/ Mex. D.F....
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 375.00 - 600.00
 
 
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 VENDORS ALONG WALL, CUERNAVACA, MEXICO 1910 H. Brehme133 - VENDORS ALONG WALL, CUERNAVACA, MEXICO 1910 H. Brehme
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4 1/2" X 6 1/2" by Hugo Brehme. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1910. On a textured mount, titled and signed like the previous. [4-]
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 375.00 - 600.00
 
 
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UP STREET TOWARDS CHURCH, CUERNAVACA,  1910. Brehme134 - UP STREET TOWARDS CHURCH, CUERNAVACA, 1910. Brehme
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6 1/2" x 4 1/2" gelatin silver print, ca. 1910, by Hugo Brehme. On textured mount, titled and signed like the previous. [3+]
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 375.00 - 600.00
 
 
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CHILDREN'S WARD, MEXICAN HOSPITAL. by Pettus Kaufman135 - CHILDREN'S WARD, MEXICAN HOSPITAL. by Pettus Kaufman
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9 1/2" x 13 1/4" vintage gelatin silver print, ca. 1930' or 1940's, by Pettus Kaufman, on 19 3/4" x 15 1/2" mat, signed ...
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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DESDE EL IXTACCIHUATL, large vintage Brehme136 - DESDE EL IXTACCIHUATL, large vintage Brehme
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9 1/2" x 13" gelatin silver print by Hugo Brehme, numbered "68," titled and signed in the negative. Pencil notations and Brehme&...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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LAKE TITICACA, BOLIVIA. 1930's print by Previti137 - LAKE TITICACA, BOLIVIA. 1930's print by Previti
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6 1/2" x 7 1/2" matte gelatin silver print, 1930's, by Marte Previti, titled and signed on verso. Foreground figure carries a sail. Tr...
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Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 375.00 - 500.00
 
 
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 EXTENSION OF POWER. strong 1940 gel. silver Previti138 - EXTENSION OF POWER. strong 1940 gel. silver Previti
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8" x 10" gelatin silver print by Marte Previti, vintage 1940 print made in Lima Peru on the occasion of a visit to Peru of then U.S. Vice ...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
 
 
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CREVASSE, IN MUIR GLACIER. ALASKA La Roche "Views" 139 - CREVASSE, IN MUIR GLACIER. ALASKA La Roche "Views"
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9" x 7" sepia gelatin silver print, titled in the negative, with 1892 Copyright by La Roche, Seattle, on a board mount with "La Roche...
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Start Price : 850.00 | Estimate : 850.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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11 gravures, Curtis,  HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION, 1901.140 - 11 gravures, Curtis, HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION, 1901.
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11 - gravures from the portfolio by E. S. Curtis. On 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" embossed sheets with letterpress titles, crediting Curtis, published ...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
 
 
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Large  ESKIMO SCENE by  H. Whitney,  1909141 - Large ESKIMO SCENE by H. Whitney, 1909
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Large, impressive 13" x 20" gelatin silver print signed H. Whitney, and dated 1909 in the negative. In a modern mat and frame. Harry Whitn...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
 
 
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Rich albumen by Ulke  CHIEF IRON BULL AND WIFE.142 - Rich albumen by Ulke CHIEF IRON BULL AND WIFE.
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7 3/8" x 5" albumen print, with number "941" in the negative. Mike Cowdrey has identified the photograph as from the 1873 Crow d...
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to crowmont for (1,100.00 + 165.00BP) = 1,265.00
 
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Platinum print by Rinehart,  CUT NOSE-- ARAPAHOES.143 - Platinum print by Rinehart, CUT NOSE-- ARAPAHOES.
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9 3/8" x 7 1/8" platinum print C. 1898 by F. A. Rinehart, Omaha, his number 800. Title, signature and number in negative. Fine rich undama...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Platinum print by Rinehart   IRON EAGLE.144 - Platinum print by Rinehart IRON EAGLE.
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9 1/2" x 7 1/2" platinum print C. 1900 by F. A. Rinehart, Omaha, his number 1598. Has that cool tone that characterizes some of his riches...
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Start Price : 850.00 | Estimate : 850.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Platinum print by Rinehart  TWO LITTLE CROWS.145 - Platinum print by Rinehart TWO LITTLE CROWS.
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7 1/2" x 9 1/2" platinum print, C. 1898 by F. A. Rinehart, Omaha. His Number 996. Signed and titled in the negative. With some of these pl...
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Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 650.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Platinum print by Rinehart  CHIEF MOUNTAIN-- BLACKFOOT.146 - Platinum print by Rinehart CHIEF MOUNTAIN-- BLACKFOOT.
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9 1/4" x 7 1/4" platinum print, C. 1898 by F. A. Rinehart, Omaha. His number 793. Title, date and signature in negative. Rich close portra...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Platinum print by Rinehart   LITTLE SOLDIER-- SIOUX.147 - Platinum print by Rinehart LITTLE SOLDIER-- SIOUX.
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9 1/4" X 7 1/4" platinum print, by F. A. Rinehart. Identical presentation to previous lots, and with No. 1521 and title in negative. [4]
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Hand-colored Heyn   THOMAS WHITE FACE, OGALLALA SIOUX.148 - Hand-colored Heyn THOMAS WHITE FACE, OGALLALA SIOUX.
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8 7/8" x 6 1/2" platinum print, hand colored. Credit to Heyn Photo, Omaha, with number 228 in the negative. This beautiful hand-colored pr...
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Start Price : 1,200.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Small Curtis orotone  AT THE OLD WELL OF ACOMA.149 - Small Curtis orotone AT THE OLD WELL OF ACOMA.
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Unusual small 2 7/8" x 3 7/8" orotone by E. S. Curtis, in original gilt frame with original Curtis Studio Seattle label on the backing pap...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to jameshorvath for (720.00 + 108.00BP) = 828.00
 
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Large framed Curtis orotone THREE CHIEFS, PIEGAN.150 - Large framed Curtis orotone THREE CHIEFS, PIEGAN.
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10 1/2" x 13 1/2" orotone by E. S. Curtis, signed by Curtis in the negative, in the original studio frame. The back of the frame has been ...
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to dkqllc for (6,500.00 + 975.00BP) = 7,475.00
 
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Large Curtis Orotone  THE VANISHING RACE, NAVAJO.151 - Large Curtis Orotone THE VANISHING RACE, NAVAJO.
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10 ½" x 13 ½" orotone by E. S. Curtis, signed by Curtis in the negative, in the original studio frame. 1904. The frame differs s...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to 1889 for (7,500.00 + 1,125.00BP) = 8,625.00
 
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 AGE AND YOUTH. 2 Curtis gravures152 - AGE AND YOUTH. 2 Curtis gravures
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Pair of small-format gravures by E. S. Curtis, on 12 1/4" x 9 1/4" or 9 1/4" x 12 1/4" sheets, "From Copyright Photograph 1...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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