[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Albumen photographs of performers incl. a snake charmer and Blind Musicians.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 27, 2023
Lots Close
Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$400 -
600
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$441
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Albumen photographs of performers incl. a snake charmer and Blind Musicians.
Cabinet card featuring a female snake charmer posed with multiple snakes. York, PA: Swords Bros, n.d. (toning, soiling, some loss to image along upper edge, wear to edges). -- CDV featuring "Armless Wonder," Charles B. Tripp, seated in an armchair and demonstrating his foot dexterity. New York, NY: Charles Eisenman, n.d. (significant toning, ink spotting, soiling, wear to edges and corners including loss to lower left corner of mount). Numerous inscriptions to verso. -- CDV featuring the Hostetler Family of Blind Musicians, all seated and holding their instruments. Uniontown, PA: Hadden's New Gallery, n.d. (light toning, soiling, and wear to edges and corners, with residue and ink blotch on verso). -- And 2 other images, including a silver gelatin image of a family playing instruments and a CDV of a man playing a violin or fiddle. -- Together, 5 photographs of performers. Each 2 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. or larger, on cardstock mounts.
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