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Lot 356

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. Souvenir album feat. photographs of Kodiak, Alaska, incl. military subjects.

Lot 356

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. Souvenir album feat. photographs of Kodiak, Alaska, incl. military subjects.

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Closed

Estimate: $250 - $350

Estimate$250 – $350

Status

Closed

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. Souvenir album feat. photographs of Kodiak, Alaska, incl. military subjects.

8 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. album bound with string, front cover with "Photographs / Alaska" and rendering of a sled dog team identified as the "Malamute Limited." With three "Memory Leaves" inserted in the front of the album, including the names and addresses of individuals from California, New York, and New Hampshire. The remaining album contains approx. 107 silver gelatin photographs ranging in size from 2 x 3 in. to 5 x 7 in., displayed in corner mounts, recto/verso, on album pages. The album contains a combination of formal photos and informal snapshots, many showing soldiers in uniform, as well as wildlife, landscapes, and city scenes taken primarily in Kodiak, Alaska. A composite image of officers of the 79th USNCB stationed in Kodiak, Alaska, in 1943, indicates that this album may have belonged to one of those officers.

Additional images of note include: Multiple views of stuffed Kodiak bears. -- Wright Whale taken at Port Hobron, Alaska. -- Various Kodiak businesses and establishments, including the bank, hospital, fire hall, and Totem Igloo Curio Gift Shop. -- Multiple views of the Russian Church in Kodiak, among other houses of worship. -- Public school of Kodiak. -- Fishing scenes. -- Kodiak Harbor, Womens Bay in the distance. -- Men, possibly soldiers, playing baseball. -- Men digging what appears to be a pipeline. -- And others.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Some wear to album cover. Most album pages detached, with some edge and corner wear throughout. Images overall good, although some show toning and occasional soiling. Photos near the back of the album show more wear, including some staining and surface residue.

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Please email kaylangunn@freemansauction.com for any additional information or questions you may have regarding this lot.

Katie Horstman

VP, Head of Department, American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography

katiehorstman@freemansauction.com 513.666.4958

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.

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[WESTERN AMERICANA]. Souvenir album feat. photographs of Kodiak, Alaska, incl. military subjects.

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