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Auction 48, Photography as History and Art.
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78 Rockland Ave.
Yonkers, NY 10705 
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14" x 11" gelatin silver print, "The Human U.S. Shield/ 30,000 Officers and Men/ Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich." C. 1918.
Mole & Thomas specialized in these. There was some original formation of men in this configuration, but the assembling of this artifact was somewhat complex. The camp scene in the background is highly retouched. The figures get smaller as they are more distant, but how is the pattern itself not foreshortened? [Answer in the next Lot!] No damage but just short of rich [3-] ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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