American Historical Ephemera & Photography

[HORSE RACING]. A group of early 20th-century equestrian photographs, including identified horses at Churchill Downs and Coney Island, comprising: Latonia Ky Sept. 17th 1925. "Baalbec." <W, Garner Up>.  Oudoor action shot with horses mid-race. -- Coney Island. Aug. 25th 1925. "Baalbec." <L, Canfield, Up.>. Outdoor portrait of jockey mounted on Baalbec with 3 other men at the racetrack. -- Together, 2 photographs, each 7 x 5 in. albumen on cardstock mount.

[With:] 3 horseracing action photographs, one appears to be at Churchill Downs. Each 7 x 5 in. albumen photographs on cardstock mounts. Pencil inscription to verso of one mount identifies the horse as Sunbonnett. -- Two 4 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. snapshots affixed to album page. Identified as Revere Beach, with one image showing "Steeplechase and Amusement Pavilion." -- And 6 others. Together 11 images.

[With:] [INDUSTRY]. A group of photographs related to logging, agriculture, and industry, comprising: Indoor image of a warehouse with equipment. [Corliss, WI?]: Brown Corliss Engine Co., n.d. Approx. 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. cyanotype (edges trimmed unevenly). The Brown Corliss Engine Works was located on the main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee 8: St. Paul Railway, about 23 miles south of Milwaukee. The January 1902 issue of The Engineer notes that "the plant is located at some distance from other buildings, so that lighting conditions are practically perfect." -- Outdoor photograph of loggers with steam equipment and train. N.p.: N.p., n.d. 10 x 8 1/4 in. sepia-toned photograph on cardstock mount (light scuffing). -- Press photo of agricultural workers destemming and packing raisins. Fresno, CA: The San Francisco & San Joaquin Vally Ry. Co., n.d. 10 x 8 in. photograph (edges discolored, chipped). Period inscription and stamp to verso. -- Sougar Mill and Mines. Gravile, Grant Co., OR. Sumpter, OR: Am. View Co., n.d. 6 x 8 1/8 in. albumen photograph on cardstock mount (occasional stains to mount). -- Three photographs of Sterling Salt Co. [Canada?]: N.p., n.d. 3 1/2 x 3 3/8 silver gelatin photographs. One image shows the Sterling Salt Co. buildings with 2 images showing carts filled with salt. -- And 35 others. Together, 42 photographs. Condition generally good. 

[With:] [KENTUCKY]. ANDERSON, Clarence (1835-1902), photographer. Outdoor portrait of identified Kentuckians with Winchester rifles. Hopkinsville, KY. 6 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. albumen photograph on cardstock mount (small abrasion to lower edge; mount toned). Photographer's stamp to mount verso. Period ink inscription reads "Off with a Lynching Party" alongside a period newspaper clipping titled "Prominent Horsemen."  M.W. Williams of Cave City, KY enlisted on 9 October 1861 and was mustered in on the same day into Co. F of the 6th Kentucky mounted infantry (CSA), later transferring to Co. I on 26 April 1862. Anderson moved to Hopkinsville in 1877 and operated the business successfully through the end of the 19th century. After the war, he and William Norton ran a horse ranch. The man on the left rests his foot on the porch and holds a Winchester Model 1886. He smokes a pipe, wears a bandolier of ammunition, and has a handgun is holstered on his hip. The man on the right holds a Winchester Model 1876 and wears a holstered handgun and powderhorn.