Photographs

Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. 8 X 10 inches, Fine Condition,Autograph GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC. Signed by Author. Unbound.

Los Angeles: Herman Sachs, 1927. 1st Edition . No Binding. Near Fine. Original Photograph. Six Photographs Printed On Folding Cards Or Vellum, As Greeting Cards Or Stationary, Showing The Interior Of Herman Sachs' Apartment In Silverlake, Designed For Him By Architect Rudolph Schindler. Also, Two Additional Original Photographs. Sachs Was An American Artist And Architectural Decorator, Who Also Worked In Textiles And Ceramics Of Modernist Design. One Mounted Photograph Is Signed "Merry Christmas. Herman Sachs 19-27"; Another To P. G. Napolitano Herman Sachs 1927" (Pasquale Giovanni Napolitano Was An Apprentice, Later Employee, Later Friend Of Napolitano, And They Worked Together On Such Buildings As Los Angeles City Hall And Bullock's Wilshire). Another "To P. G. N. Palaro Sachs. 1927". Palaro Was Possibly Sach's Spouse. Born In Romania To Jewish Parents, Herman [Hermann] Sachs Immigrated To The U.S. As A Child. He First Trained Under His German-Born Father,… Read More

Pasadena Circa 1920 / 1927: Carnegie Institution, Mt Wilson, 1925. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Black and White Photographs. Original Astronomical Photograph, Approximately 9 1/4" X 7 1/4", Mounted On Circa 1920'S Album Card Stock. [Note- Gray/White Cloudiness In Part Of Photograph Is Due To Unavoidable Reflectivity Of This Quite "Live" Original Photograph, An Artifact Of My Photography, Not In The Original Photograph].

Pasadena Circa 1920 / 1940: Carnegie Institution, Mt Wilson Observatory, 1935. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Frontispiece, Illustrations, Folding Pedigree Charts, Facsimile Will. Original Astronomical Photograph, Approximately 19 3/4" X 15 3/4". High Quality Photograph , Two Exposures Of Same View Showing Different Details, A Dramatic Effect.

Pasadena Circa 1920 - 1930: Carnegie Institution, Mt Wilson, 1920. Original Astronomical Photograph . No Binding. Fine. Black And White Photograph. Original Astronomical Photograph, Circular, 15 1/8" Diameter, Time Lapse. (Stars?) Circa 1920/1930.[Note- Gray/White Cloudiness In Part Of Photograph Is Due To Unavoidable Reflectivity Of This Quite "Live" Original Photograph, An Artifact Of My Photography, Not In The Original Photograph].

Pasadena Circa 1920/ 1940: Carnegie Institution, Mt Wilson Observatory, 1930. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Original Astronomical Photograph Approximately19 3/4" X 16", A Stunning Photograph Of Two Linked Galaxies, Also Known As G-4/ G-132. Image Is Excellent.

Mt. Palomar Circa 1950: Carnegie Institution, Mt Wilson And Palomar Observatories, 1950. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Original Astronomical Photograph Approximately 14" X 10 3/4". Fine. Black Images On Grey Background, With Cross Lines. [This Came With A Series Of Very Similar Astrophotographs Of Same Subject]. Annotated At Edges, "4147 Center, Red And P. E. Standards / 200" Astrophotometer Orientation"; "N" At Top Of Astrophotograph, Red And Black Ink Hand Numbering To Stars; All Annotations On This And The Other Photographs Appear To Be In Hand Of Edwin P. Hubble, But Not Signed By Hubble. "Mount Wilson And Palomar Observatories Stamp On Verso, With Annotations, Object Ngc 4147 Enlargement 20X, Telescope Ph-707-S, Remarks 100" Orientation".

Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Five Original Astronomical Photographs, Composite Image On Sheet 20 1/4" X 16", Mounted On Very Slightly Larger Card, Undated And Unattributed. Pencil Annotation On Verso, P-10337.

Pasadena: Mt. Wilson Observatory, 1937. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Original Astronomical Photograph, Showing Sun And Sunspots, 13 3/4" X 10 3/4". Undated And Unmarked. One Of A Large Group Of Photographs Of Sun, From Mt. Wilson Observatory 1920-1955, Of Which One Dated In 1937. Handwriting Showing Reversed From Negative, Along Bottom Edge Of Image.

Washington: Harris & Ewing, 1909. Original Photograph . Single Sheet. Near Fine. 16" x 13. Photogravure Of A Portrait Of William Loeb Jr. Inscribed In Ink "To Rudolph Forster, In Memory Of Our Pleasant Association At The White House, And With The Good Wishes W. Loeb Jr. March 4, 1909." The Inscription Occurred Just Before Roosevelt Left Office. " In 1888 Loeb Was Elected Official Stenographer Of The Lower House Of The New York Legislature, And Over The Years Gained Political Experience And Acquaintances Serving As Private Secretaries To The Lieutenant-Governor, President Pro Tempore Of The State Senate, Speaker Of The Assembly And To 1891 Candidate For Governor Jacob Sloat Fassett. When Theodore Roosevelt Became Governor Of New York He Was Appointed As One Of His Official Stenographers. His Ability To Do Things Without Specific Instructions And His Familiarity With Public Officials And Affairs Attracted Roosevelt's Notice And Leob Became His Private Secretary In 1899. On… Read More

Chicago, IL: Max Rigo, 1911. Folding panoramic postcard (290 x 195 mm). Professionally mounted, gazed, and framed using archival materials. Composite photographic image depicting the Chicago lakefront and early planes. The sender's and receiver's details filled out in black ink, and four landmarks noted on the image in the same hand. Marks from stamp, some toning and spotting of the verso, creasing and wear, particularly near the original folds (which are fragile) and at the corners and slightly affecting the image, small tape repair to one corner on the verso. Very good condition. A striking, oversized panoramic postcard photomontage depicting one of the most important aviation events prior to the First World War, the August 1911 International Aviation Meet at Grant Park in Chicago. The Chicago meet was the largest airshow held up to that time, only eight years after the first powered flight by the Wright Brothers. Over the course of nine days thirty-three amateur and professional aviators… Read More

[Olympia, WA], 1935. Silver gelatin composite photograph (250 x 200 mm) with small tear-off monthly calendar for 1936. Inscribed "Merry Christmas, The Bowmans". A few minor nicks and spots at the edges. Excellent, unused condition. A remarkable piece of early aviation ephemera, this calendar was produced as a Christmas greeting by the early female aviator Marguerite (Martie) Bowman (1901-1985) and her husband Leslie, also a pilot. It depicts Bowman flying in her WACO INF biplane, registration number NC625Y, in formation with two others, and includes portraits of Bowman, her husband, and their daughter Larnie Bowman Allen. We have learned from one of the Bowmans' grandchildren that Larnie joined the family profession, becoming a wing-walker at eight and soloing at twelve. The Bowmans established an aviation business together and, during the 1920s, 30s and 40s, Martie Bowman ferried planes from factories and regularly participated in air races. She competed in the 1930 Women's Dixie Air Derby from… Read More

[Redlands, San Bernardino, CA: Maude Osborn & Charles Osborn, ca. 1910-1936]. Oblong 4to. [84 pp (unpaginated).], on thick black paper, w/ 263 original photographs tipped-in, or mounted w/ black corners, including several RPPC’s on matte finish photo stock, sized from 2 x 2.75 in. up to 5 x 7 in., with most sized 3 x 4.5 in., many annotated in the blank margin at lower fore-edge of photos, and most dated, along the margins, a couple of the RPPC were mailed to John Osborn (1840-1919) of Katy, Texas, 20 printed photo souvenir cards tipped-in as well, all w/ printing on versos identifying Schonwasser Co. of San Francisco. Contemporary black cloth post-binder, brass & nickel screwposts at gutter margin (minor edgewear, rubbing, a few photos removed, a couple laid-in loose), still VG exemplar. This photo album visually records the automobile travels & hunting excursions of a noted orange grower family the Osborn’s and Nowell’s of Redlands, San Benardino, California through the San Jacinto… Read More

[Squirrel Lake, Oneida County, WI: Hanson’s Squirrel Lake Resort, D.E. Kennedy photographer, 1912]. Oblong folio. 15 x 8 in. [86 pp (unpaginated).], on thick gray paper stock. With 102 tipped-in silver gelatin photogaphs, sized from 4.2 x 6.25 in. up to 6.5 x 8 in. (1 hand-coloured), most sized approx. 4 x 6 in. (couple pages show residue from previously removed, or moved images). Contemporary flexible black cloth, gray paper endpapers (minor wear, rubbing, some fraying to spine, minor wear & slight bumping to corners, front inner hinge & title w/ minor tear repairs, edgewear, small tear at lower gutter margin), still a VG exemplar with manuscript presentation inscription & title from artist to Henry Hanson, dated July & Sept., 1912. This exceptional photo album documents the camping, boating, fishing & hunting activities of visitors to Henry Hanson’s Squirrel Lake Resort in the early 1900’s after the opening of the Wisconsin Northwoods to tourists. The “Good Roads” movement and… Read More

English comic (1890-1965) and American comic actor (1914-1957), better known for their double act "Laurel and Hardy".
Fantastic black-and-white photograph signed by both actors, shown in their characters; inscribed with a short sentiment by Laurel; ink-stamped on verso by photographer Stax. Size is 9.9 x 8 inches, minor traces on verso, a bit of fading on the ink (still clearly visible), in overall very good condition.
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