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Lot 741

Sale 1047 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Jun 17, 2022
Lots Close
Jun 28, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$200 - 300
Price Realized
$813
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY -- STEREOVIEWS]. A group of 115+ stereoviews documenting the American landscape, incl. views of Yellowstone by Haynes, views of Niagara Falls, and other outdoor scenes. 


6 x 3 3/4 in., or smaller, stereoviews on cardstock mounts (good to very good condition, toning to several images, some with soiling, scattered spotting; light to moderate corner and edge wear to mounts). Most include photographer's imprint to recto or verso, series title, and image title in negative or lower margin of mount recto.

Highlights include:

42 stereoviews of Yellowstone National Park. Fargo, Dakota Territory: F. Jay HAYNES. Views of the Great Falls, numerous geysers - most importantly Old Faithful, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, stages leaving the Mammoth Hotel, Grand Tetons, Golden Gate and bridge, Mammoth Springs, Obsidian Cliff, Falls of the Gibbon, Minerva Terrace, Tower Falls, and other hotspots are included. Some with modern paper sticker affixed to mount verso.

[With:] 2 stereoviews of the Rocky Mountains, including Garden of the Gods and "The Dutch Wedding" at Monument Park. Colorado Springs, CO: GURNSEY. -- 5 stereoviews of Yosemite Valley, California, including Mirror Lake, Nevada Falls, and Three Graces and Bridal Veil Falls. Yosemite Valley, CA: J.J. REILLY. -- Stereoview of "California and Broderick," from the "Calaveras Big Trees" series. San Francisco, CA: Thomas HOUSEWORTH & Co. -- 2 other California views.

[With:] 5 stereoviews of Minnesota scenery. St. Paul, MN: Charles A. ZIMMERMAN or WHITNEY & ZIMMERMAN. Titles include Minne-haha (laughing water), Dalles of the Wisconsin River and St. Croix. -- 4 stereoviews of Iowa scenery. Decorah, IA: Arthur MCKAY.

[With:] 18+ stereoviews of Niagara Falls and vicinity. Photographers/publishers include: New York: E. & H.T. ANTHONY; Boston, MA: John P. SOULE; Niagara Falls, NY: George E. CURTIS; and Watkins, NY: R.D. CRUM.

[With:] 6 stereoviews of Watkins Glen from the "Watkins, Havana & Eldridge Glen Scenery" series. Watkins, NY: R.D. CRUM. -- 7 additional stereoviews capturing New York State scenery, incl. images of Lake Mohonk by J. LOEFFLER, Staten Island, NY, Seneca Lake by HOLMES, and Ithaca and Cayuga Lake. -- And 25 other stereoviews featuring American landscapes and beyond. 

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