Lot 744

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, N.Y. Two oversize albumen photographs from the Cemetery. Brooklyn, NY, n.d.

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Closed

Estimate: $200 - $300

Estimate$200 – $300

Status

Closed

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, N.Y. Two oversize albumen photographs from the Cemetery. Brooklyn, NY, n.d.

Each 12 x 5 1/8 in. albumen photograph (some chips, toning). Framed and matted, with mat reading "Cemetery of the Evergreens Brooklyn, N.Y." superimposed on a map of the cemetery.

The cemetery opened in 1849 on the border of Brooklyn and Queens and was designed by landscape architects Andrew Jackson Downing and Alexander Jackson Davis. The photographs capture the park-like setting and several obelisk tombstones.

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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]. Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, N.Y. Two oversize albumen photographs from the Cemetery. Brooklyn, NY, n.d.

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