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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. [BABBIT, Platt D. (1823-1879), attributed]. Whole plate ambrotype featuring two men surveying Niagara Falls from Prospect Point. Ca 1850s.
Breathtaking portrait of two well-dressed gentlemen in hats, one holding a walking stick in one hand and gesturing toward the falls with the other. Terrapin Tower is visible to the left. (Minor imperfections to plate, significant spotting and oxidation to mat and preserver; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (repair to spine).
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Breathtaking portrait of two well-dressed gentlemen in hats, one holding a walking stick in one hand and gesturing toward the falls with the other. Terrapin Tower is visible to the left. (Minor imperfections to plate, significant spotting and oxidation to mat and preserver; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (repair to spine).
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. [BABBIT, Platt D. (1823-1879), attributed]. Whole plate ambrotype featuring two
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American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Cincinnati, OH, USA
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