Vernacular Photos
PR Gas Light Fixtures Industrial Catalog Cyanotype Photographs
$800.00
Exceptionally large / striking cyanotype product shots. Unidentified, though an expert may recognize either the style or the line description in plate. PR measures 8 x 10” (each w/ 11 x 14” rag...
1890s Infant w/ Black & White Dolls NY Studio Cabinet Photo
$800.00
Remarkably straight forward, the dolls are both quite pricey toys (European - perhaps French / German) and photographed prominently. This is a statement made by socially progressive parents, the child’s face is joyous and it’s...
1900s Smallpox Virus Medical Disease Photo
$1,200.00
Going so far as to make the average viewer extremely uncomfortable, the photo has captured such intense and overwhelming pain in a single body. So unlikely to be taken in a home, her case...
1920s Russia Bolshevik Gulag Prison Camp Photos PR
$1,500.00
Heart wrenching and scarce primary source evidence. Bolshevik prison camp. These men are not posed - they were lying all over camp like this. Stamped by an early New York City news service. Strong...
Smoking Robot Industrial Age World’s Fair Press Photo
$1,200.00
Though the sculpture looks like something Duchamp may have built, it’s actually showcasing some ground breaking science. One of the earliest robotic prototypes was developed as an advertising stunt by Electrical Engineers at Westinghouse’s...
1910s Border Wars Buffalo Soldiers Baseball Trophies Nogales AZ Photo
$800.00
The border long patrolled against Pancho Villa’s army was active in Nogales Arizona, hosting three battles (1913, 1915 and 1918). The historical anomaly of the last with suspected German support of the Mexican resistance (just...
1930s African American Mother & Child Studio Chalk Photo
$500.00
The pride with which she presents her baby, the years of hard labor evident on her hands and face are striking. Monochrome BLUE used to create the field, lighten her work dress (possibly uniform) and...
1920s Jazz Age African American HBCU Student Fraternity Photo
$800.00
Stunning tuxedo tails and white gloves, his signature Your Brother The Sheik bottom right. Unidentified, but very likely an HBCU student attending a formal dance. Sight size 3.5 x 5.5” in original 6.5 x 11”...
1900s Sculptor Artist American Eagle Statue & Mold Photo
$800.00
Exceptional. Very likely a public works commission, though unidentified.
Board measures 8 x 10”.
1890s Hyden Kentucky Appalachian Coal & Timber Town Glass Slides (4)
$600.00
Titled 3 Generations Mountain Faces (1901), Bridge (1896), Girl Schoolers (1900) and From Hills to South (1895). Established on the Eastern Coal Region and heavy timber, the earliest of these image is only thirteen years...
1920s Oriental Rug Carpet Cleaners Photo
$300.00
RARE occupational and exceptionally rich tones.
Measures 6.5 x 9.5" w/ thumb creases.
1930s Natural History Excavation Medical Prep Skull Press Photos (3)
$1,500.00
STRONG images, possibly related to Matthew Stirling’s Mexican dig that year. 7.5” w/ corner pinholes / loss from use and identifying markings in neg. NYC press credentials reverse w/ corresponding numbers, part of a larger...