Lot 539

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] -- [WESTERN AMERICANA]. A group of 10 CDVs, incl. Japanese examples and a carte of the third US Post Office in San Antonio, located inside Gamble's Book store on Commerce Street.

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Estimate: $300 - $400

Estimate$300 – $400

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Closed

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] -- [WESTERN AMERICANA]. A group of 10 CDVs, incl. Japanese examples and a carte of the third US Post Office in San Antonio, located inside Gamble's Book store on Commerce Street.

Outdoor view of Gamble's Book Store, with the front labeled "Post Office." N.p., n.d. This was the location of the 3rd US post office in San Antonio. -- Studio portrait of two young men, one holds a flask while the other sits at a table with a prop gun. Strang, NE: Niehart & Millen, n.d. -- And 4 others. Together, 6 cartes de visite, each approx. 2 x 3 3/8 in albumen CDVS on cardstock mounts, condition generally good, some toning, occasional crease.

Portrait of Maeda Nariyasu (前田斉泰, 1811-1884), Lord Kaga. [Japan?], n.d. Pencil inscription to verso reads "Former Lord Kaga, Mayeda San, now dead." Alongside the subject's Japanese surname in pencil: "前田" [Maeda]. An important military and political figure in the early Meiji period, an enthusiastic supporter of military modernization. -- Portrait of an unidentified Japanese daimyo. [Japan?], n.d. -- Outdoor image of Awata Shirine. Kyoto, Japan, n.d. Titled in Japanese in negative. English contemporary ink inscription reads "Awata Kyoto." -- Studio portrait of a Japanese woman and Western man seated in a jinrikisha (rickshaw) with driver. N.p., n.d. -- Together, 4 Japanese cartes de visite, each approx. 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. albumen CDVs on card stock mounts, condition generally good, some toning, minor soiling to mounts.

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Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

American Historical Ephemera & Photography

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] -- [WESTERN AMERICANA]. A group of 10 CDVs, incl. Japanese examples and a carte of the third US Post Office in San Antonio, located inside Gamble's Book store on Commerce Street.

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