[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 4 stereoviews of an identified photographic wagon and studios, incl. J.H. Kent (Rochester) and G.P. Lasselle (Boston).
Sale 1344 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
May 31, 2024
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 4 stereoviews of an identified photographic wagon and studios, incl. J.H. Kent (Rochester) and G.P. Lasselle (Boston).
4 stereoviews, including:
A.V. Smith Block. - Ernest Hart's Printing Office, Rochester, NY. With "Printing of Every Description. Mercantile Printing a Specialty" printed in right and left margins of mount (some toning, edge wear incl. crease near top right corner of mount). Stereoview providing a street-view of a large building housing Ernest Hart's printing office as well as John H. Kent's photography studio and art gallery. Kent was one of Rochester's most acclaimed 19th-century portrait photographers who had the opportunity to photograph several influential figures visiting the city, including Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony.
Stereoview with the following printed in right and left margins, "The Summer Street Fire. Boston, Nov. 9 and 10, 1872." Uncredited (some toning). A stereoview capturing Summer Street in Boston following the 1872 fire. While there appears to be some rubble on the right side of the street, several buildings are still standing. A sign on the building at left promotes "G.P. Lasselle Photograph and Ferrotype Rooms."
Stereoview of the US Capitol, Washington, DC, with a horse-drawn wagon visible at right identified on the side as "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Photographic Van." Washington, DC: T.W. Smillie, Smithsonian Institution (some toning, few small spots, light edge wear). With photographer's credit on verso.
Stereoview featuring an interior view of the photographic parlor of Jenney & White, who operated a studio in Detroit, Michigan. Uncredited (some toning and soiling, some edge wear). A customer is shown seated, looking through a stereoviewer, and numerous photos are visible on the wall as well as a large display case of photos.
Together, 4 stereoviews. Condition generally good.
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