Description
United States, circa 1880. Photo album from a trip to the United States. 82 original photographs with captions. Large in-folio Oblong, period half-chagrin binding. Three formats: approx. 10 X 18 cm; approx. 17 X 26 cm and approx. 24 X 33 cm. The photo album presented is a collection of places that a supposed traveler might have visited. The photos are annotated in English with fine, delicate ink. As the album unfolds, one can imagine a journey that would start in Washington DC, take in Denver and the Rocky Mountains, Salt Lake City, St Francisco, Yosemite Park, Arizona and finally end in San Francisco. The limited production and professional quality of this album make it a rarity. John F. Jarvis, William Henri Jackson and Oscar Victor Lange, among others, are responsible for many of the photos in this album. A few of them include the investigation of President Garfield in Washington DC in 1881, and views of the White House and the Capitol. As for the Denver shots, there are several stereoscopic images of parks visited in the Rocky Mountains. The album includes views of San Francisco before the 1906 earthquake and fire, and of its Chinatown. Some fine views of Yosemite Park complete the collection. For the Arizona section, three works by Elias Atkinson Bonine on the Yuma Amerindians (Quetchan is their traditional name). Two of them are typical of 19th-century itinerant photographers' cabinets: a seat, a draped fabric background, a rug and a few other decorative elements (accessories, background landscapes, etc.) made up this type of cabinet. The seated man with dreadlocks, sometimes found among Amerindians, wears European clothes with an American army belt buckle marked US. The Yuma men photographed by E.A. Bonine usually live almost naked, due to the climate. The women in the second photo pose proudly next to pottery typical of their tribe. The third photo shows a view of a Yuma village. These same photos by E.A. Bonine can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. There are three formats in this Album: 30 small (approx. 10 X 18 cm), 32 medium (approx. 17 X 26 cm) and 20 large (approx. 24 X 33 cm). Together, these 82 photos constitute an important testimonial. We would like to thank Mr. Denis Buffenoir for his contribution in writing the text and card for this lot.
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United States, circa 1880. Photo album from a trip to the United States. 82 original photographs with captions. Large in-folio Oblong, period half-chagrin binding. Three formats: approx. 10 X 18 cm; approx. 17 X 26 cm and approx. 24 X 33 cm. The photo album presented is a collection of places that a supposed traveler might have visited. The photos are annotated in English with fine, delicate ink. As the album unfolds, one can imagine a journey that would start in Washington DC, take in Denver and the Rocky Mountains, Salt Lake City, St Francisco, Yosemite Park, Arizona and finally end in San Francisco. The limited production and professional quality of this album make it a rarity. John F. Jarvis, William Henri Jackson and Oscar Victor Lange, among others, are responsible for many of the photos in this album. A few of them include the investigation of President Garfield in Washington DC in 1881, and views of the White House and the Capitol. As for the Denver shots, there are several stereoscopic images of parks visited in the Rocky Mountains. The album includes views of San Francisco before the 1906 earthquake and fire, and of its Chinatown. Some fine views of Yosemite Park complete the collection. For the Arizona section, three works by Elias Atkinson Bonine on the Yuma Amerindians (Quetchan is their traditional name). Two of them are typical of 19th-century itinerant photographers' cabinets: a seat, a draped fabric background, a rug and a few other decorative elements (accessories, background landscapes, etc.) made up this type of cabinet. The seated man with dreadlocks, sometimes found among Amerindians, wears European clothes with an American army belt buckle marked US. The Yuma men photographed by E.A. Bonine usually live almost naked, due to the climate. The women in the second photo pose proudly next to pottery typical of their tribe. The third photo shows a view of a Yuma village. These same photos by E.A. Bonine can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. There are three formats in this Album: 30 small (approx. 10 X 18 cm), 32 medium (approx. 17 X 26 cm) and 20 large (approx. 24 X 33 cm). Together, these 82 photos constitute an important testimonial. We would like to thank Mr. Denis Buffenoir for his contribution in writing the text and card for this lot.
