[WESTERN AMERICANA]. A group of magic lantern slides with Native American and western subject matter, including:
Sale 1069 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Aug 19, 2022
Lots Close
Aug 30, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 -
$400
Sold for $188
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[WESTERN AMERICANA]. A group of magic lantern slides with Native American and western subject matter, including:
A group of 8 tri-color slides featuring artwork depicting Native Americans. Meadville, PA: Keystone View Company, n.d. -- 18 slides featuring photographs of Native Americans and western views including "'The Golden Stair' and Peterson's Trail, Chilkoot Pass, Alaska," "'Making a Drive' - on the Paloduro Ranch, Paloduro, Texas," "Indian Woman Working on Moose Hide, near Atlin, British Columbia," "Primary Unites - S.W. Indians Home Duties of the Hopi Men," and more. Meadvile, PA: Keystone View Company, n.d. -- 2 photographic views with manuscript titles including "Yosemite Valley," and "Hopi Blanket Weaver, Mishonquon, Arizona." N.p.: Annette Karge, n.d. -- And 15 others, including 5 photographic slides with paper labels identifying them as "Property of Dr. A.B. Floyd, Buffalo, N.Y.," a photographic slide of the Colorado Grand River Cañon by the New York State Educational Department, and several with paper labels bearing manuscript titles. -- Together, 43 magic lantern slides featuring Native American and western subjects housed in a wooden box made by the Globe-Wernicke Co., Cincinnati, OH.
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