Recent Acquisitions: Albums, Archives & Historical Photographs

29 June - 31 July 2023

[Emancipation Proclamation]

Carte-de-Visite of a Decorative Version of the Emancipation Proclamation, c. 1864

Albumen print

4 x 2 1/2 inches overall
Sold
Sewell's Art Gallery

Studio Portrait of a California Gold Miner, 1879

Albumen print

4 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches overall
With manuscript caption verso and photographer's credit mount recto.

Daniel / Oliver Gallery - Sewell's Art Gallery, Studio Portrait of a California Gold Miner, 1879

Sold

$ 375.00
Edy Brothers

Portrait of Walt Whitman, 1880

Albumen print

Image 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; sheet 6 x 9 inches

Daniel / Oliver Gallery - Edy Brothers, Portrait of Walt Whitman, 1880

Sold

$ 800.00
Isaiah W. Taber

Sun Kam Wah, Chinese and Japanese Bazaar, San Francisco, 1880s

Albumen print

8 x 5 inches; mount larger
Sold
Louis Thors

Composite Photo Showing the Classical Seniors of San Francisco Boys High School, Including Japanese Student Keizo Koyano, 1881

Albumen print

4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches overall
With subject identification verso.
Sold
W. N. Jennings

Very Early Photographic Study of Lightning, 1890s

Albumen print

3 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches; mount larger
With photographer's credit stamp verso.
With three artistically-written letters by the photographer.
Sold
Willis J. Raynor

Album of an Officer During the Philippine-American War, c. 1899

Photo album; Printing-out-paper and Silver prints (approx. 120)

5x7 inches and smaller.
Some with manuscript captions page recto.
Sold
F. M. Tuckerman

Photographic Archive of an Accomplished Amateur Photographer from Topeka, KS, 1890-1900s

Photo albums (6) and unmounted photos comprising silver prints, cyanotypes, and printing-out-paper prints (447)

Most 2 x 3 to 5 x 7 inches
Sold
[Collins Company]

Album Showing Construction of a Power Plant in Connecticut, 1912-14

Cyanotypes (91) and silver prints (6)

Most 5 x 7 inches, one smaller
Sold
[Trenton Falls]

Album of Construction of the Trenton Falls Hydro-Dam, 1899-1900

Silver prints (132)

Most 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches; some smaller
Nearly all with dates in the negative.
Sold
[American Locomotive Works]

Album Showing Munitions Production at Facilities in Richmond, VA, Dunkirk, NY, and Montreal, Quebec, c. 1918

Linen-backed silver prints (47)

Each 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches

Daniel / Oliver Gallery - [American Locomotive Works], Album Showing Munitions Production at Facilities in Richmond, VA, Dunkirk, NY, and Montreal, Quebec, c. 1918

Sold

$ 1,800.00
[Edward Steichen]

Collection of material pertaining to the U.S.A. School of Aerial Photography under Steichen's leadership, 1917-23

Silver prints (28); numerous typescripts and facsimiles

Photographs mostly 6 1/2 x 9 inches, and smaller

Daniel / Oliver Gallery - [Edward Steichen], Collection of material pertaining to the U.S.A. School of Aerial Photography under Steichen's leadership, 1917-23

Sold

$ 7,500.00
[North Carolina Granite Corp.]

Presentation Album of Structures Completed with Stone from the Mt. Airy, N.C., Quarry, c. 1923

Linen-backed silver prints (27)

Each 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
Most with locations in ink recto.
Sold
[Storefronts]

Group Graphically-Compelling Overpainted Photos of Philadelphia Businesses, c. 1920

Overpainted silver prints (12)

Most approx. 7 x 9 inches
Each with location and other info on mount verso.
Sold
George A.M. Morris

Disbound Album Showing Scenes Along the New Jersey Central Railroad, 1920s

Linen-backed silver prints (79)

Each 8 x 10 inches
About half with location identified verso.
Sold
[Illinois Central Railroad]

Album of Railway Accident That Took Place Between Mounds and Villa Ridge, IL, c. 1928

Linen-backed silver prints (68); including 5 multi-part panoramas

Each 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
Sold
[United Advertising Corp.]

Album of Billboards and Outdoor Displays Compiled by the Company’s president, c. 1920

Silver prints (86)

Most approx. 2 1/2 x 5 inches; some larger
Sold
California Theatre

Album Showing Elaborate Set Designs at the Hybrid Venue for Live Performance and Silent Film in the Early Days of Hollywood, 1919-21

Silver prints (40)

Each 8 x 10 inches
With typed caption labels identifying the various performances and actors from each week's event.
Sold
[Associated Oil Company]

Album showing the development of "Flying A" Gas Stations from San Jose to Los Angeles, 1948-57

Silver prints (158)

3 x 5 and 7 x 9 inches
Some with identifying locations recto, and others with photographer's hand stamp verso.

Daniel / Oliver Gallery - [Associated Oil Company], Album showing the development of "Flying A" Gas Stations from San Jose to Los Angeles, 1948-57

Sold

$ 1,800.00
[Fern Shoe Co.]

Album of a Los Angeles Footwear Manufacturer, c. 1933

Silver prints (14)

Each 5 x 7 inches
Sold
Nu Way Photo Shoppe; Hicks Photo Studio; and others

Studio Portraits Showing the Vibrant African American Community in the Miami Suburb of Overtown, 1920s-40s

Silver prints (24)

Each 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Some with "Nu Way Photo Shoppe" stamp verso, one with Hicks Photo Studio embossed credit stamp, some with subject identification recto or verso.

Daniel / Oliver Gallery - Nu Way Photo Shoppe; Hicks Photo Studio; and others, Studio Portraits Showing the Vibrant African American Community in the Miami Suburb of Overtown, 1920s-40s

Sold

$ 2,800.00
[Barbara Moore]

Collection of Photographs of the Radical Walker and Vegetarian Activist Traversing Across the Country, 1940s-60s

Silver prints (64)

Most approx. 9 x 7 inches
With various press notations, captions, and dates recto or verso.
Sold
[Holy City, California]

Collection of press photographs Documenting the Utopian Community in. the Santa Cruz Mountains, 1920s-60s

Silver prints (48)

11 x 8 to 8 x 6 inches
Most with various press notations and date stamps verso.
Sold
Henry Millers News Pictures

Trio of photographs related to Fingerprinting at the National Division of Identification and Information, 1930

Silver prints (3)

Each 6 x 8 inches
With affixed caption labels verso.

Daniel / Oliver Gallery - Henry Millers News Pictures, Trio of photographs related to Fingerprinting at the National Division of Identification and Information, 1930

Sold

$ 400.00
Rensler's Studio

Studio Portrait of Four African American Drag Kings, 1920s

Silver print

5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
With photographer's credit stamp recto.
Sold
W. Eugene Smith

Five Photos of "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway, 1949

Silver prints (5)

Each 10 1/2 x 13 inches
With photographer's credit stamp and pencil and ink notations verso.
Sold
Roland Butler

Collection of Circus Photos Compiled by a Famed Press Agent, 1920s-40s

Silver prints (42)

From 7 x 9 to 14 x 11 inches; most 8 x 10 inches
Most bearing “Roland Butler” collection stamp verso
Most flush-mounted to board

Daniel / Oliver Gallery - Roland Butler, Collection of Circus Photos Compiled by a Famed Press Agent, 1920s-40s

Sold

$ 2,500.00
[Carmen Amaya]

Pair of Dance Photographs of "The Human Vesuvius", c. 1945

Silver prints (2)

10 x 8 inches
Each with affixed caption labels verso.
Sold

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