[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of photographs featuring cities, interiors, and landscapes, comprising:

Lot of 100 images, many sizes, styles, ages

(1) Boudoir card of a man holding the reins of a pony. Hoover Photo, Oak Harbor, O. On verso: “Grandfather Lawrence Weatherwax + a pony. Aunt Jane wet the pony’s hair & curled it to have its picture taken with grandfather….” Plus information about its provenance.

Two images just a bit smaller than cabinet cards (3.75 x 4.75 in. on 5.5 x 6.5 in. mounts). One marked on verso “Mens Club / Joh Hutchinson.” Also with “Finch & Bentley Photographers.” The other seems to be two men on horseback in a parade (one horse decorated), sitters and photographers unidentified.

(2) Two cabinet cards showing the damage resulting from a tornado. In one, only the church was left standing; in the other, most of the school house is standing, but one wing is damaged.

(3) Cabinet card, part of Brooklyn Bridge. Verso with statistics (ie. When started, size of various elements, etc.)

Stereoview, New York from Brooklyn Bridge, James M. Davis.

Stereoview, Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth, MA, A.E. Alden, Boston

Stereoview, Lake House, Watkins, N.Y., Gems of American Scenery.

Cabinet card, unknown Pennsylvania (?) town.

Image of a parade in Washington, DC, ca 1919. Buildings are decorated with buntings, possibly the end of WWI, since there seems to be a lot of military hardware moving down the road. 3.5 x 4.75 in.

(4) Image of a boat full of people and more on the dock, 1 in the water, what appears to be a slide in the background. 3.75 x 4.75 in.

Image of a hotel along a lake. On verso: “The Hotel at Lewiston. ???? monument in the distance.” 3 x 4 in.

Image of what appears to be a waterfall, on verso: “The old dam. Summer 1907.” 3.25 in. sq.

Image of several buildings in a fenced area. On verso: “Andy Hudson’s 4 miles above Jasper staid there three nights good place.”

Five small images (2.5 x 3.5 in.), four show log buildings, the fifth is a rock with “Cornelia / Isaac Glikhicans Mother. / Exemplary Christian / D. Aug. 20, 1773 / Age - far over 100 Yrs.” Small tag indicates this is a “Protestant Mission,” but no indication where that mission is located.

(5) Framed albumen print of building with note: “This building is now a historical sight in Boston. This building was the meeting hall during U.S. Revolution period.”

Early Boston photo on black page from album? 4.75 x 6.5 in.

Larger format image (5.75 x 7.75 in.) of Philadelphia, ca 1870s

(6) Panoramic image 3.75 x 9.5 in. Sky has been painted and extended onto the mount. Flowers painted in foreground.

Stereoview, U&U, “A supper in the woods, Indian Territory, U.S.A.

Stereoviews (2), H.H Bennett, Hunting series depicting two hunters with a number of ducks. On verso of both “Father and Mr. Crandell.”

Image of man with a rifle and game (rabbit?), 3.25 x 4.25 in.

(Other) Boudoir card of snowstorm, Jan. 25, 1891, “E.S. Hayes’ house – Natick Mass.”

Full-plate tintype of a brick house. Fence around the front.

5 x 7 in. image of St. Charles Hotel, across the street is a shooting range.

Panoramic print of “The Famous Daytona and Ormond Beach, Fla. With over a dozen automobiles visible on the beach. These cars are early, ca 19190s-1920s.

Cabinet of an astronomical observatory, Wisconsin.

Framed photo 3.75 x 4.5 in. (sight) of building with “Birthplace of Old Glory” tucked between other larger buildings.

Cyanotype of house interior 6.5 x 8.5 in. not mounted.

Plus 47 more, including 4 stereoviews, and an envelope of 22 family photos.

Kaylan Gunn

Specialist, American Historic Ephemera and Early Photography

[email protected]513.666.4959

Katie Horstman

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

[email protected]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.

American Historical Ephemera & Photography

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of photographs featuring cities, interiors, and landscapes, comprising:

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