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Lot 232

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Estimate
$350 - 550
Price Realized
$625
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Ninth plate occupational ambrotype of a blacksmith. 


Ninth plate seated portrait of a blacksmith holding a hammer and horseshoe. (Some wear/fading to image mostly to lower portion, few spots and dust specks, overall good clarity and detail; unsealed.) Housed in a full pressed paper case (surface wear). The subject wears his work apron and hat, and poses before a painted backdrop. His cheeks are lightly tinted pink. 


Property from the Civil War and Militaria Collection of George Sanders of Albuquerque, New Mexico

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