The present list is comprised of twenty-five photographic items -- both professional and vernacular -- covering a wide array of topics and places. Highlights include a wonderful photograph album assembled by a couple on their honeymoon in Costa Rica in the early 20th century (see cover); a photo album kept by a young Japanese man interned at Poston Internment Camp; images of African-American soldiers; several pieces relating to Alaska, including vernacular stereoviews of Nome; an album kept by a young Mexican-American woman in Texas; large albumen prints from Michigan’s northern reaches; and more. Enjoy!
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Great Lakes, Ill. 1945. Two panoramic photographs, 10 x 19.25 and 8 x 18.25 inches. Minor wear at corners; lower left corner of larger image partially stripped. Minor toning and dust soiling. A striking set of two panoramic photographs that comprise official portraits of African-American Naval Company 771 at the..... More
[Amchitka & Anchorage, Ak. 1944]. 111 original photographs, measuring from 2.5 x 3.5 to 3.5 x 5 inches. Oblong folio album, string-tied; leatherette boards, front embossed and color stamped. Manuscript captions on album leaves; photos in corner mounts. A bit of soiling and wear to album leaves, fading to some..... More
[Various places, including Hawaii, Pacific Islands, Central America, & Greenland: 1923-1928]. 216 original photographs, plus approximately sixty commercial prints and photo postcards, with [14]pp. manuscript log tipped in. Most images measuring 2.5 x 4.25 or 3.5 x 5.75 inches. Oblong quarto album, limp leatherette covers, string-tied. Photographs in corner mounts..... More
![Item #1964 [Group of Twenty Stereoviews of the Sioux City Corn Palace of 1888]. Western...](https://mcbriderarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/McBRB1964_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1617489352)
[Sioux City, Ia.]: James H. Hamilton, 1888. Twenty stereoviews on printed mounts (one duplicative). Some light soiling and wear, one card lightly creased affecting image. Some slight fading to several photos. A group of twenty stereocards depicting the Corn Palace of 1888 taken by James H. Hamilton, the official photographer..... More
[San Antonio? ca. 1918]. Albumen photograph, 6 x 8 inches. Mounted to a brown card, 10 x 12 inches. Light soiling and wear to image, corners of mount rubbed. A wonderful photograph of a parade float featuring a model bi-plane and the slogan, "For our boys at the Front." The..... More