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10:00 AM PT - Apr 19th, 2007

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Be-Hold

78 Rockland Ave.
Yonkers, NY 10705

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Photographs as Art and History

121 items

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1	Lovely vignette 1/6 plate daguerreotype. 1/6 plate daguerreotype in an oval mat. The cross legitimizes and...	240 - 300
2	Lady, tinted flowers irridescent background Dag The woman is bathed in clear light. Her rings and brooch are...	440 - 550
3	Fabulous profile daguerreotype The man looks down slightly. 1/6 plate daguerreotype re-sealed to...	400 - 600
4	Sisters hold daguerreotype of mother. The one at left holds a tall vertical case, just slightly open...	240 - 300
5	Moody woman in blue holds case. 1/4 daguerreotype ¼ plate daguerreotype is sealed in original seals to a stippled...	400 - 500
6	Boy with daguerreotype viewer. The boy, possibly the daguerreotypist's son, holds a case with an...	1,700 - 2,300
7	Burly gent, daguerreotype by Pratt, Richmond Va. This prosperous person has an interesting sideways look. Rich...	600 - 700
8	Cincinnati gent, daguerreotype by T. Faris Portrait of a man turned slightly. There's a shiny collar on his...	220 - 300
9	Daguerreotype by great Gabriel Harrison, Brooklyn 1/6 plate daguerreotype of a gentleman with ample hair, slightly...	340 - 400
10	Young woman with parrot, Louisville. Ambrotype She's rather dressed up with a brooch, bracelet and ring gilded...	360 - 500
11	Haughty Lad, Norwich Connecticut 1/4 daguerreotype He reclines at the side of sofa, leaning his arm on a table. He...	460 - 550
12	Woman with newspaper, sewing basket. Daguerreotype 1/6 plate daguerreotype, sealed with original seals. A few spots...	150 - 240
13	Fine tinted woman child in her lap 1/4 ambrotype ¼ plate ambrotype in decorated oval mat. The woman seems somewhat...	150 - 240
14	Pair of Classy Dames, 1/4 Relievo ambrotype A wonderful example of this process, in which the backing has been...	280 - 400
15	Gents celebrating a deal & friendship Daguerreotype This ¼ plate daguerreotype is in part a "friendship" image, but...	1,300 - 1,500
16	Unusual ambrotype arrangement California pioneers. A slip behind indicates this is the Parlier family, after whom...	2,200 - 3,000
17	Artistic daguerreotype, vivid scene with house. Of the numerous daguerreian portraits, only a few attain true...	5,000 - 7,500
18	Painterly scene, ambrotype on ruby glass. A classic scene looking down a road at a farm. The rosy clouds are...	340 - 500
19	Machine in workshop unusual 1/4 plate daguerreotype There is a heavy stand, with wheels inside it. Something is...	600 - 1,000
20	10 Important Melainotypes Greek Art The tintype was patented in 1856 by Peter Neff, who had been...	1,000 - 1,500
21	Cigar-smoking salesman with baskets daguerreotype It has been suggested that chickens were kept in baskets like...	1,200 - 1,500
22	Yale University Rowing Crew, 1854, daguerreotype This ½ plate daguerreotype, sealed with original seals to a double...	20,000 - 24,000
23	Medical lecture, Abington Illinois 1857 ambrotype ¼ plate ambrotype. The professor is a small figure behind a table...	4,500 - 5,000
24	Medical graduate with diploma 1858 ambrotype A bearded gentleman holds a symbolic diploma that clearly reads...	900 - 1,200
25	Dissection, CDV-size tintype A man in a white laboratory coat holds the skeleton of an arm from...	220 - 300
26	Symbolic still life tintype, mortality emblems Arranged on a cloth-covered table are a clock, a bell, a bible...	440 - 500
27	Waiting for death, moving pre-mortem daguerreotype A direct portrait of a pale woman reclining on a bed. She looks...	750 - 1,200
28	Eerie post-mortem in bedroom, daguerreotype At left is the bedpost and what seems to be the bedroom window...	750 - 1,200
29	Post mortem daguerreotype of a serene baby The child seems serene with delicately tinted face and flowers...	750 - 1,200
30	Moody portrait of an author, 1/4 plate ambrotype This person is very familiar but I just can't place him now. I...	180 - 300
31	Early ambrotype, gent with strap over shoulder This ¼ plate ambrotype appears to be an early example. The...	240 - 300
32	Boot-maker works in his shop, ambrotype He has a boot with its sole facing up on his apron-covered lap. He...	220 - 320
33	C.W. Soldier, two flags tinted, 1/6 plate tintype Details are neatly gilded. There is a flag draped at his side, and...	240 - 300
34	Nautical fellow with pipe, Heywood ambrotype 1/9 plate ambrotype by Heywood, 228 Washington St. Boston. This is...	80 - 140
35	Stereoscopic ambrotype , seated gentleman I had originally presented this as a stereodaguerreotype, because...	140 - 220
36	Super Mascher stereo ambrotype, Rehn A girl stands on a chair beside her father, holding an open case...	1,200 - 1,500
37	John Stull Viewing Case with daguerreotype This very rare case was patented in Philadelphia just a few years...	3,700 - 4,500
38	Capitol in DC before dome, glass stereo view Glass stereo view by Franklin White, Lancaster N.H. Gilded...	500 - 750
39	Babbitt glass stereo view Niagara rope ascension Glass stereo view by Platt D. Babbitt with gilded title "Signor...	260 - 360
40	2 NYC Street Urchins, pair of CDV's These kids with dirty bare feet have been peddling papers. It must...	240 - 300
41	Northfield MN Jesse James bank robbery site, early A corner view of the block containing, at the rear of its left...	100 - 200
42	Bob Younger, Jesse James Gang One of the Younger brothers captured in the raid. 3 ½" x...	750 - 1,000
43	Jim Younger, Jesse James Gang Another of the Younger brothers of the Jesse James gang captured...	750 - 1,000
44	Bill Styles, Jesse James Gang This was the alias of William Chadwell, one of the Jesse James...	750 - 1,000
45	Styles, Miller James Gang, killed Double portrait of the two members of the Jesse James/ Younger...	600 - 800
46	Styles, Miller James Gang, killed A closer double portrait of these two members of the gang, propped...	600 - 800
47	Charlie Pitts, James Gang, by Sumner Captured during the failed Northfield bank robbery attempt by...	500 - 750
48	Charlie Pitts, James Gang, by Sumner Shown here wearing his shirt, probably taken before the previous...	500 - 750
49	Jewish Boxer B. Leonard endorsed 7" x 5" gelatin-silver photograph of the boxer by D. Aranow, New...	80 - 120
50	Black Navy Company, 1943 panorama, identified This is Company 972 at the Griswold Naval Training Station...	500 - 600

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