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Lot 739
[COLORADO]. A group of 8 photographs incl. landscape views and pack mules by Alexander Martin and Byron Gurnsey, comprising:
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 1, 2022
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Mar 8, 2022
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$300 - 500
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[COLORADO]. A group of 8 photographs incl. landscape views and pack mules by Alexander Martin and Byron Gurnsey, comprising:

MARTIN, Alexander, photographer. 3 stereoviews on cardstock mounts, each approx. 6 1/4 x 3 7/8 in., and titled in the negative. Denver, CO, ca 1888. Titles include: Bridal Veil Falls. Georgetown. Winter. Shows the frozen falls with two figures in front. -- Mount Massive & Evergreen Lake. -- Mules...Discussing The Situation. (Toning, some soiling; wear to mount edges). An outdoor image of a large group of loaded pack mules with a few men in front of wooden buildings. All but Bridal Veil Falls with photographer's imprint and series title printed to mount rectos. Mautz pg. 174.

[With:] MARTIN, Alexander, photographer. The Forest Pioneer. Georgetown, CO: ca 1884-1888. 4 3/16 x 6 3/16 in. albumen cabinet photograph on cardstock mount. (Some spotting and toning to mount.) Title printed in negative. Photographer's imprint printed to mount recto. An outdoor image showing the back of a fully-loaded pack mule. Mautz pg. 174.

[Also with:] GURNSEY, Byron H. (1883-1880), photographer. 4 stereoviews on cardstock mounts, each approx. 6 1/8 x 3 3/8 in., printed paper labels to mount versos with titles, photographer's information, numbering, and descriptive text. Colorado Springs, CO: ca 1870s-1880. Titles include: Leadville, Colorado. General View Looking West. ca 1870s. No. 161. -- Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 1st 1880. No. 14 -- Manitou, Colorado, Pike’s Peak in the Distance, 14,336 feet high. ca 1880. No. 93 . --  Rocky Mountain Transportation Company’s Mule Train, Ute Pass. ca 1872-1880. No. 64. Light soiling, toning to images. Mautz pg. 169.

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