Sold for $1,638

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Lot Description

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. A group of approx. 60 RPPCs and photographs from Nevada.

The lot contains approx. 45 real photo postcards, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., or smaller, many unused, and 15 silver gelatin photographs, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., or smaller, showing landscapes, landmarks, train depots, city scenes, businesses, prospectors, gamblers, and other characters in Nevada. Images of Reno, Tonopah, Goldfield, Virginia City, Carson City, and Las Vegas are included in the collection. Many of the scenes are identified in the negative.

Highlighted titles/scenes include: Goldfield train depot. -- Interior view of men drinking at a bar in Reno. -- Eureka Movie Theatre. -- Virginia City train station. -- Interior view of the Piper's Opera House, Virginia City. -- Cyanotype RPPC of the special Pullman train at Beatty, NV, 1906. -- Multiple views of prospectors. -- Rhyolite Ghost Casino, Rhyolite, NV. -- Multiple views of men gambling, incl. gamblers at Reno, NV, -- B & T Depot, Carson City, NV. -- Virginia City parade. -- C. Street, Virginia City, with arrow pointing to Mark Twain's office. -- Gaming Clubs, Reno. -- Street scene, Goldfield, NV.

Together, approx. 60 real photo postcards and photographs. Condition generally good to very good. Some with edge wear, toning, and album residue to verso.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

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