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Lot 227
Sale 1069 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Aug 19, 2022
Lots Close
Aug 30, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$200 -
400
Price Realized
$281
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate ambrotype of a New England coastal scene.
Half plate ambrotype landscape scene. (Few spots, few areas of loss or wear to emulsion, spotting to mat and preserver; unsealed.) Housed under mat, glass, and preserver only, no case. Provenance: A southern Maine estate (previous listing notes that image was found in a barn cleanout in that area).
The coastal town seen here is likely a tidal inlet area along the coast of Maine. Featured are numerous houses, farms, and a church, with fishing shacks and high tide watermark visible along the shore. A tree figures largely in the lower left foreground.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
