Early Photography and Works on Paper
  • [Edmund T. Hastings], Early Broadside for Coffee, Tea, and Other West Indian Goods, Cambridgeport, MA, 1827
    [Edmund T. Hastings]
    Early Broadside for Coffee, Tea, and Other West Indian Goods, Cambridgeport, MA, 1827
    Letterpress
    7 x 13 inches
    $ 575.00
    EPH26-35
  • Unknown, Early Photo Study of a Bust of Founding Father and Revolutionary War General "Mad" General Anthony Wayne, 1850s
    Unknown
    Early Photo Study of a Bust of Founding Father and Revolutionary War General "Mad" General Anthony Wayne, 1850s
    Salted paper print
    7 x 9 inches
    With manuscript caption verso.
    $ 1,500.00
    ATQ26-100
  • Unknown, Daguerreotype of a Lithograph of the British Merchant Vessel, "City of Rotterdam," Captained by William Branch, 1850s
    Unknown
    Daguerreotype of a Lithograph of the British Merchant Vessel, "City of Rotterdam," Captained by William Branch, 1850s
    Daguerreotype
    Quarter plate
    House in the original decorative frame.
    $ 1,000.00
    DAG26-02
  • Unknown, Ambrotype Portrait of an Identified Artist and Marble Cutter from Milwaukee, 1860s
    Unknown
    Ambrotype Portrait of an Identified Artist and Marble Cutter from Milwaukee, 1860s
    Ambrotype in original thermoplastic frame
    5 x 6 1/2 inches overall
    With affixed label bearing subject ID verso.
    $ 950.00
    ATQ26-33
  • Charles Hamilton Smith, Black Elk or Moose of North America, 1850s
    Charles Hamilton Smith
    Black Elk or Moose of North America, 1850s
    Watercolor and graphite
    16 x 12 3/5 inches
    With Smith's signature and manuscript caption recto.
    $ 900.00
    EPH26-51
  • Charles Hamilton Smith, Californian Sheep (Male and Female), 1850s
    Charles Hamilton Smith
    Californian Sheep (Male and Female), 1850s
    Watercolor and graphite
    14 x 20 inches
    With manuscript caption recto
    $ 1,400.00
    EPH26-49
  • Charles Hamilton Smith, Bison Americanus, 1850s
    Charles Hamilton Smith
    Bison Americanus, 1850s
    Watercolor and graphite
    14 x 20 inches
    With manuscript caption recto
    $ 750.00
    EPH26-52
  • Charles Hamilton Smith, Moose Deer of North America, 1850s
    Charles Hamilton Smith
    Moose Deer of North America, 1850s
    Watercolor and graphite
    14 x 20 inches
    With manuscript caption recto
    $ 750.00
    EPH26-50
  • Unknown, Spirit Photograph with Frightened Sitter and Ghostly Apparition, 1860s
    Unknown
    Spirit Photograph with Frightened Sitter and Ghostly Apparition, 1860s
    Albumen print
    2 1/2 x 4 inches
    With the photographer's credit verso.
    $ 1,250.00
    JGCDV78
  • R. Newell, Double-Exposure Portrait of Abolitionist Dr. Ellwood Harvey, 1865
    R. Newell
    Double-Exposure Portrait of Abolitionist Dr. Ellwood Harvey, 1865
    Albumen print
    4 x 2 1/2 inches
    With Newell's credit, subject ID and date verso.
    $ 575.00
    CDV26-56
  • J.H. Fitzgibbon, CDV Variant of the "First American Railway" with Composited Portraits of "Employees Now on the Illinois Central R.R.", 1860s
    J.H. Fitzgibbon
    CDV Variant of the "First American Railway" with Composited Portraits of "Employees Now on the Illinois Central R.R.", 1860s
    Albumen print
    2 1/2 x 4 inches
    With printed caption recto and photographer's credit verso.
    $ 350.00
    CDV26-99
  • Unknown, Carte-de-Visite Portrait of an Identified Member of the Cuban Liberation Army, c. 1868
    Unknown
    Carte-de-Visite Portrait of an Identified Member of the Cuban Liberation Army, c. 1868
    Albumen print
    4 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches
    With manuscript identification verso.
    $ 750.00
    CDV26-164
  • Savage & Ottinger, Studio Portrait of Two Shoshone Men in Western Attire, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1860s
    Savage & Ottinger
    Studio Portrait of Two Shoshone Men in Western Attire, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1860s
    Albumen print
    4 x 2 1/2 inches
    $ 1,250.00
    CDV26-161
  • Savage & Ottinger, Studio Portrait of Shoshone Man and Woman, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1860s
    Savage & Ottinger
    Studio Portrait of Shoshone Man and Woman, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1860s
    Albumen print
    4 x 2 1/2 inches
    $ 1,250.00
    CDV26-162
  • Unknown, Group Portrait of Apaches Warriors, 1860s
    Unknown
    Group Portrait of Apaches Warriors, 1860s
    Albumen print
    2 1/2 x 4 inches
    With the photographer's credit verso.
    $ 1,200.00
    JGCDV79
  • Unknown, Portrait of Two Sioux Chief and Warrior Posed with an Indian Agent(?), 1870s
    Unknown
    Portrait of Two Sioux Chief and Warrior Posed with an Indian Agent(?), 1870s
    Tintype
    4 x 2 1/2 inches
    $ 1,500.00
    JGTIN014
  • Unknown, A Rare Cased Stereoscopic View of the Church of Our Saviour, Placerville, CA, c. 1865
    Unknown
    A Rare Cased Stereoscopic View of the Church of Our Saviour, Placerville, CA, c. 1865
    Albumen prints (2)
    3 1/4 x 4 inches overall
    With "Mascher's Improved Stereoscope" credit and 1852 patent date.
    $ 1,250.00
  • C.C. Giers, Four Photographs Documenting Civil War Equipment, 1860s
    C.C. Giers
    Four Photographs Documenting Civil War Equipment, 1860s
    Albumen prints (4)
    Each 9 x 5 inches overall
    With manuscript captions to mount recto and verso; two with Grier's Nashville credit, affixed to the mount and split.
    $ 900.00
    ATQ26-103.06
  • I.W. Taber, Portrait of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, 1870s
    I.W. Taber
    Portrait of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, 1870s
    Albumen print
    5 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches
    With manuscript notations and Century Co., stamp verso.
    $ 575.00
    AL532
  • C.I. Payne, National Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL, 1871
    C.I. Payne
    National Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL, 1871
    Albumen print
    19 x 14 1/2 inches
    With photographer's credit, title, date, and monument specs mount recto.
    $ 1,250.00
    ATQ26-132
  • R.J. Waters, Donner Lake, Not Far from Virginia City, 1870s
    R.J. Waters
    Donner Lake, Not Far from Virginia City, 1870s
    Albumen print
    Overall 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches
    Printed and manuscript title on recto; Waters' backmark verso.
    $ 1,000.00
    CAB26-07
  • Herman Kimball Gage, Donner Lake, Scene of the Tragedy of the Donner Party in 1846-47, 1879
    Herman Kimball Gage
    Donner Lake, Scene of the Tragedy of the Donner Party in 1846-47, 1879
    Albumen print
    6 x 8 inches; 8 x 10 inches overall
    With an affixed caption and credit label recto.
    $ 1,250.00
    ATQ26-15
  • John A. Todd, Jehovah's Gap, American River Canyon, Placer County, CA, 1870s
    John A. Todd
    Jehovah's Gap, American River Canyon, Placer County, CA, 1870s
    Albumen print
    11 x 14 inches overall
    With Todd's credit and title mount recto.
    $ 1,250.00
    AL493
  • S.C. Sargeant, Views of Two Massive Log Jams on the St. Croix River Near Taylor Falls, MN, 1886-89
    S.C. Sargeant
    Views of Two Massive Log Jams on the St. Croix River Near Taylor Falls, MN, 1886-89
    Albumen prints (7)
    Each 6 3/4 x 10 inches overall
    With photographer's credit and a manuscript or affixed caption verso.
    $ 1,000.00
    AT26-61.66
  • C.W. Erdlen, Boudoir Card View of Main Street, Saint Elmo, CO, 1870s
    C.W. Erdlen
    Boudoir Card View of Main Street, Saint Elmo, CO, 1870s
    Albumen print
    5 x 8 inches
    With affixed credit verso.
    $ 575.00
    ALCO63
  • Unknown, Three Views of Garfield, Colorado, Before the Entire Town was Burned in a Fire, 1880s
    Unknown
    Three Views of Garfield, Colorado, Before the Entire Town was Burned in a Fire, 1880s
    Albumen prints (3)
    Each 5 x 9 1/2 inches overall
    With manuscript captions.
    $ 1,250.00
    ALCO105-107
  • Unknown, Six Photos Showing Downtown Celebrations for the Opening of the Denver, Texas & Gulf Railroad, 1885
    Unknown
    Six Photos Showing Downtown Celebrations for the Opening of the Denver, Texas & Gulf Railroad, 1885
    Albumen prints (6); one with applied ink
    Each 7 x 10 inches
    With various captions verso.
    $ 2,000.00
    ALCO150-155
  • Unknown, G.A.R. Market Street, San Francisco, Cal, AUG. 3RD, 1886
    Unknown
    G.A.R. Market Street, San Francisco, Cal, AUG. 3RD, 1886
    Albumen print
    6 1/2 x 4 inches
    With caption mount recto.
    $ 600.00
    AL100
  • C.A. Nelson, Bird's Eye View of Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA, 1880s
    C.A. Nelson
    Bird's Eye View of Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA, 1880s
    Albumen print
    10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches overall
    With Nelson's embossed credit mount recto.
    $ 750.00
    AL1513
  • Zalmon Gilbert, Views in and Around Mandan, Dakota Territory, 1886
    Zalmon Gilbert
    Views in and Around Mandan, Dakota Territory, 1886
    Albumen prints (20) on ten mounts
    Each 3 1/2 x 7 inches
    All but one with Gilbert's credit, some with manuscript captions and date.
    $ 3,200.00
    JGSV23-33
  • I.W. Taber, Birdseye View of Pacific Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 1880s
    I.W. Taber
    Birdseye View of Pacific Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 1880s
    Albumen print
    5 x 8 1/4 inches
    With Taber's back-mark verso.
    $ 500.00
    AL586
  • Unknown, Signpainter's Shop and Other Storefronts along Hughes Block in Fresno, CA, 1880s
    Unknown
    Signpainter's Shop and Other Storefronts along Hughes Block in Fresno, CA, 1880s
    Printing-out-paper print
    8 x 10 inches overall
    $ 450.00
    AL231
  • Isaiah W. Taber, Storefront of Fou Chong & Co., a Provisions Store located at 712 Dupont St., Chinatown, San Francisco, 1880s
    Isaiah W. Taber
    Storefront of Fou Chong & Co., a Provisions Store located at 712 Dupont St., Chinatown, San Francisco, 1880s
    Albumen print
    7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches
    With Taber's caption and credit in the negative.
    $ 500.00
    ATQ26-145
  • Isaiah W. Taber, Chinese New Year Procession or Festival, Dupont Street, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1880s
    Isaiah W. Taber
    Chinese New Year Procession or Festival, Dupont Street, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1880s
    Albumen print
    7 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches
    With Taber's caption and credit in the negative.
    $ 950.00
    ATQ26-147
  • Isaiah W. Taber, Chinese New Year Procession or Festival, Dupont Street, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1880s
    Isaiah W. Taber
    Chinese New Year Procession or Festival, Dupont Street, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1880s
    Albumen print
    7 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches
    With Taber's caption and credit in the negative.
    $ 950.00
    ATQ26-146
  • Isaiah W. Taber, Chinese Pawnshop, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1880s
    Isaiah W. Taber
    Chinese Pawnshop, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1880s
    Albumen print
    7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches
    With Taber's caption and credit in the negative.
    $ 500.00
    ATQ26-144
  • C.S. Miller, Printer, Handbill Advertising a Dramatic Lecture on Polar Exploration Held in Alburtis, PA, 1874
    C.S. Miller, Printer
    Handbill Advertising a Dramatic Lecture on Polar Exploration Held in Alburtis, PA, 1874
    Letterpress with graphite
    4 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches
    $ 600.00
    ALEP99
  • Unknown, Illustrated Advertisement for A.L. Miller, Taxidermist, 1880s
    Unknown
    Illustrated Advertisement for A.L. Miller, Taxidermist, 1880s
    Lithograph
    11 x 14 inches
    $ 750.00
    EPH26-47
  • [International Tile Company], Graphically-Compelling Letterhead Advertisement, 1886
    [International Tile Company]
    Graphically-Compelling Letterhead Advertisement, 1886
    Lithograph
    8 x 10 inches
    With manuscript text verso.
    $ 275.00
    EPH26-33
  • Andrews & Lange, Commercial Photographers, Photographic Broadside for Ransome's Patents Featuring the U.S. Torpedo Magazine, one of the U.S. Government's Earliest Applications of Reinforced Concrete, c. 1891
    Andrews & Lange, Commercial Photographers
    Photographic Broadside for Ransome's Patents Featuring the U.S. Torpedo Magazine, one of the U.S. Government's Earliest Applications of Reinforced Concrete, c. 1891
    Platinum print with letterpresses text
    7 x 10 inches
    With the printed caption recto and stamped credit verso.
    $ 375.00
    AL172
  • M.F. Kelly, Portrait of a Woman in Western Garb, Tacoma, WA, 1890s
    M.F. Kelly
    Portrait of a Woman in Western Garb, Tacoma, WA, 1890s
    Albumen print
    6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches
    With photographer's credit recto and artistic backmark verso.
    $ 275.00
    RS703-CC222
  • Unknown, Boudoir Card Photo Showing Notable Citizens of Calaveras County, CA, Including Sheriff Ben Thorn the Man Who Caught Black Bart, 1890
    Unknown
    Boudoir Card Photo Showing Notable Citizens of Calaveras County, CA, Including Sheriff Ben Thorn the Man Who Caught Black Bart, 1890
    Albumen print
    5 x 8 1/2 inches
    With subject ID and other notations mount verso.
    $ 2,400.00
    AL328
  • F. Girard, Cabinet Card Studio Portrait of Don the Champion Greyhound of the World, 1890s
    F. Girard
    Cabinet Card Studio Portrait of Don the Champion Greyhound of the World, 1890s
    Albumen print
    4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches
    With photographer's credit recto and affixed, illustrated caption verso.
    $ 575.00
    JG004
  • E.D. Evans, Lena Smith, Sharpshooter, Ithaca, NY, 1890s
    E.D. Evans
    Lena Smith, Sharpshooter, Ithaca, NY, 1890s
    Albumen print
    4 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches
    With Evan's credit and subject ID mount recto and verso.
    $ 450.00
    RS626-CC145
  • Grossman & Owings, Cabinet Card Portrait of Two Women with Guitars, Spokane, WA, 1880s
    Grossman & Owings
    Cabinet Card Portrait of Two Women with Guitars, Spokane, WA, 1880s
    Albumen print
    6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches
    With photographers' credit mount recto.
    $ 250.00
    RS750-CC259
  • Leonard Studio, Studio Portrait of Two People in Greek Attire, Likely Touring Performers, 1890s
    Leonard Studio
    Studio Portrait of Two People in Greek Attire, Likely Touring Performers, 1890s
    Albumen print
    6 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches
    With photographer's credit recto and verso.
    $ 275.00
    CAB26-110
  • Aristide Daliet, Cabinet Card Portrait of an Identified New Orleans "Working Girl", 1896
    Aristide Daliet
    Cabinet Card Portrait of an Identified New Orleans "Working Girl", 1896
    Printing-out-paper print
    6 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches
    With photographer's credit recto and subject ID verso.
    $ 1,800.00
    AL1561
  • Frank La Roche, Portrait of a Music Professor with Stringed Instrument, 1900
    Frank La Roche
    Portrait of a Music Professor with Stringed Instrument, 1900
    Printing-out-paper print
    6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches
    With LaRoche's credit mount recto and subject ID verso.
    $ 250.00
    RS737-CC256
  • H.W. Miller, Advertising Cabinet Card for Auctioneer, Real Estate and Insurance Agent Newell D. Atwood, 1890s
    H.W. Miller
    Advertising Cabinet Card for Auctioneer, Real Estate and Insurance Agent Newell D. Atwood, 1890s
    Albumen print
    6 x 4 inches
    With printed caption and photographer's credit mount recto.
    $ 275.00
    CAB26-103
  • John K. Hillers, Eight Views of the Southwestern Pueblos, 1870s
    John K. Hillers
    Eight Views of the Southwestern Pueblos, 1870s
    Printing-out-paper prints (8)
    Each 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches
    With Hiller's credit in negative; manuscript caption and Bureau of American Ethnography stamp verso; printed circa 1900.
    $ 3,600.00
    COL26-29
  • Unknown, Two Late 19th-Century Albums of Honduras, 1890s
    Unknown
    Two Late 19th-Century Albums of Honduras, 1890s
    Photo albums (2); Albumen prints (68)
    Each approximately 6 x 8 inches and smaller
    $ 1,500.00
    ALB26-29
  • Adam Clark Vroman, Mission Santa Barbara, California, c. 1900
    Adam Clark Vroman
    Mission Santa Barbara, California, c. 1900
    Salted paper print
    7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
    $ 950.00
    ACV003
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