[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Ninth plate occupational ambrotype of a blacksmith.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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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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