The Collected Library, Including Americana and Early Photography

Lot comprised of approx. 92 cabinet photographs of mid-to-late 19th century politicians, judges, attorneys, and other statesmen, most identified on mount recto or verso. Photographers/publishers include Mathew Brady (Washington, DC), Pach Bros. (New York), Anderson (New York), Mora (New York), Bogardus (New York), Mora (New York), Stokes (Philadelphia), Rice (Washington, DC), C.M. Bell (Washington, DC), Sarony (New York), Fassett (Washington, DC), Root (Chicago), Brisbois (Chicago), and Stockton Stokes & D. Lothrop (Philadelphia). Conditions overall very good, with occasional toning, spotting, light edge and corner wear to mounts.

Highlights include:

16 cabinet cards by Mathew Brady (Washington, DC), each with manuscript credit on verso, "Brady Photo, Washington, DC," or Brady's studio imprint. Subjects include: George Hunt Pendleton. -- William T. Frye. -- Eli Saulsbury. -- James Farley. -- James Black Groome. -- Omar Conger. -- Charles W. Jones. -- A.P. Hill. -- Justin Smith Morrill. -- Eugene Hale. -- Angus Cameron. -- James Wales Clift. -- And others.

19 cabinet cards by C.M. Bell (Washington, DC), some with period identifications, some with modern penciled identifications. Subjects include: Johnson M. Camden. -- Joseph Emerson. -- William B. Allison. -- Benjamin Franklin Jonas. -- Henry M. Teller. -- Rufus Dawes. -- William Windom. -- Benjamin H. Hill. -- Daniel Vorhees. -- Warner Miller. -- James Beck. -- Matthew Hale Carpenter. -- And others.

7 cabinet cards by Fassett (Washington, DC), each with period identification on mount below image. Subjects include: George Boutwell. -- George Robeson. -- Zachariah Chandler. -- John J. Patterson. -- William Springer. -- Daniel H. Chamberlain. -- Joseph C.S. Blackburn.

9 cabinet cards by Bogardus (New York), many with modern penciled identification on verso. Subjects include: Marshall Jewell. -- Thomas C. Platt. -- Henry H. Blair. -- Thomas F. Bayard. -- Robert Ingersoll. -- Alonzo Cornell. -- And others.

Additional subjects of note include: John A. Logan. -- George Pendleton. -- Hilary Herbert. -- William Evarts. -- B. Gratz Brown. -- Isaac Lawrence Milliken. -- Galusha Grow. -- Samuel Randall. -- Benjamin Brewster. -- Charles Devens. -- Joseph R. Hawley. -- John Thayer. -- Alexander Webb. -- Edgar Davenport. -- Samuel F. Miller. -- And others.