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Herman Schnitzmeyer (1880-1939) Flathead 1921

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:375.00 - 675.00 USD
Herman Schnitzmeyer (1880-1939) Flathead 1921
Featured in this lot is this photograph of "The Narrows" Flathead Lake, Montana by American photographer Herman Schnitzmeyer born in 1880 and died in 1939. The photograph features a wonderfully and professionally crafted hand tinted black and white construction that shows a view of the lake from the far side of the lake inside the tree line and is marked with the artist signature in the bottom right hand corner and is marked as follows: The "Narrows" Flathead Lake, Montana. The back of the photograph is marked as follows: The "Narrows" Flathead Lake, Montana. Born in 1880 in Illinois, Schnitzmeyer held a handful of job before becoming a commercial photographer for several years. But when he came to the Flathead in 1910, it wasn't to start a studio, it was to homestead. He had obtained a claim on Wild Horse Island and arrived to make his mark. The condition of this this framed photograph is 6 1/8 x 10 1/8" The visible photograph measures 5 1/4" x 9 1/4".