Lot 177
[EPHEMERA]. A group of 72 RPPCs and photographs of logging views.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 27, 2023
Lots Close
Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 - $400

Sold for $599

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EPHEMERA]. A group of 72 RPPCs and photographs of logging views.

Approx. 63 real photo postcards, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., or smaller, many unused, 1 stereoview, and 8 silver gelatin photographs, 3 1/4 x 5 in., or smaller. Many of the scenes are identified in the negative. 

Highlighted titles/scenes include: Exelsior Redwood Co., Eureka, CA. -- Multiple views of water flumes. -- Mill at Wheeler, OR. -- View of armed loggers at camp. -- Logging camp in Oregon. -- Multiple views of loggers. -- A logging kitchen cabin. -- Loggers dining together. -- Old Hotel at Hornitos, CA. -- The Sulphite Mill, Oconto Falls, WI. -- Bringing in logs from Indian Reservation, going to mill at Alamogordo, NM. -- A train of logs, Humboldt Co., CA. -- Hauling logs near Onaway, MI. -- Armour Mine, Crosby, MN. -- Pulp Yards, International Falls, MN. 

Together, 72 images, mostly real photo postcards. Condition generally good to very good. Some with edge wear, toning, and album residue to verso.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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