[WESTERN AMERICANA]. WEITFLE, Charles (1836-1921), photographer. A group of 7 stereoviews of Colorado, incl. a group of miners and adventurers traveling by horse-drawn wagon.
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& Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents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
Estimate
$300 -
$500
Sold for $313
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[WESTERN AMERICANA]. WEITFLE, Charles (1836-1921), photographer. A group of 7 stereoviews of Colorado, incl. a group of miners and adventurers traveling by horse-drawn wagon.
6 3/8 x 4 1/4 in., or smaller, stereoviews on cardstock mounts (toning and some soiling to images; soiling and spotting to mounts, corner and edge wear, some with residue to margins). Each stereoview is titled, either in the negative or on verso, and five include Charles Weitfle's Central City, CO, imprint on verso.
Many originally produced by James Thurlow, Manitou, Colorado's first resident photographer. When he died of pneumonia, Charles Weitfle purchased Thurlow's 250 negatives.
Image numbers and titles include: No. 19, Noon Spell at the Mine, near Central. -- No. 54, Hanging Rock (down), Clear Creek Canon. -- No. 66, Enchantment, Clear Creek Canon. -- No. 234, Beebee House and cottages. -- No. 240, Off for "San Juan, or Bust." A view capturing adventurers heading towards San Juan mining district. Thurlow's studio with "Photography" sign on top is in left background.
[With:] No. 255, View in Ute Pass, Manitou. Denver, CO: Nast. Photographer's ink stamp to verso. -- Vulcan's Hammer, Monument Park. Salt Lake City, UT: C.R. Savage. Applied paper label to verso with photographer's imprint and image title.
Together, 7 stereoviews.
Property of a New York Lady
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