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Lot Description

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 12 albumen photographs of US landmarks, ca 1880s.

11 albumen photographs, ranging in size from 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. to 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 in., on 17 x 12 in. cardstock mounts (toning to prints; corner and edge wear to mounts, including short tears and some chipping). Most scenes with manuscript identifications on mounts, many written in French. Identified locations include: The White House. -- The Capitol Building, Washington, DC. -- The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. -- State, War, & Navy Building, Washington, DC. -- General Post Office, Washington, DC. -- Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington, DC. -- Residence of Mr. Peck, Chicago, IL. -- Niagara Falls. -- Unidentified view, possibly a second image of Niagara Falls. -- View of Montreal. -- Scene after painting of the Corsican going down rapids, Montreal, credited in the negative to Notman & Sandham, 1878.

[With:] 8 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. albumen photograph of the Shattuck Observatory at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, on 17 x 14 in. cardstock mount (even toning to print; soiling, occasional spotting to mount). Montreal: William Notman, n.d. [ca 1875]. With "Notman Photo Montreal" blindstamp on mount at lower right.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Property of a New York Lady

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