Search Results: PHOTOGRAPH from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints

1930. Very good condition. A pair of real photo snapshots with contemporary annotation on the verso, one "Pekin (sic) China" in pencil, the second "Chinese troop, Tiensen" (sic). The Peking view is a bird's eye view, showing a main thoroughfare with rickshaw and pedestrian traffic, and many store fronts, including one with a series of minarets at the top of the building. The second snap shot showing two rows of very young Chinese soldiers standing at attention in front of a military building with stucco facade, with tents visible in the distance. 5 1/2 x 3 1/4"

1940. Postcard. Very good condition. A real-photo b & w postcard of Camp Forsyth army installation, mailed to Miss Sara Rome in Glen Head, New York on June 14, 1940, with cancelled 1-cent Washington stamp. Unused, with Defender logo (ca. 1910-1920), size 3 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches.

1890. Hardcover. Album with 40 albumen photographs of Melbourne, Auckland, Honolulu and San Francisco. The album begins with 12 photos of Melbourne, Australia, mostly street scenes by Charles B. Walker, including images not found on the State Library of Victoria website; 5 prints of Auckland, New Zealand; 13 prints of Hawaii, some by J.A. Gonsalves; and 10 prints of San Francisco. The photographers are mostly unidentified. The prints range in size from 8 x 6" to 9 x 7" mounted two per page. Charles B. Walker (b. London 1834, d. Melbourne 1901) was an English professional photographer who migrated to Australia later in life. An important and elusive Melbourne photographer, his "Melbourne photographs offer evidence of technical and aesthetic experimentation" (Ian Morrison.) Active in Victoria from 1886-1890, he documented the explosive growth of Melbourne during the late 1880s. Some of the photos are held in the Baillieu Library ['Boat builders' sheds on the Yarra River, below Princes Bridge...];… Read More

Australia, 1890. Cabinet card views showing a group of men obviously enjoying their day out in the bush. The location is unknown, but there is a rather large lake, and the town has a goodly collection of stone buildings, approximately sixteen properties, with some two story homes and a couple of elongated buildings. There is a magnificent group shot of 4 men, posing with their guns, tent and dog. Their tucker bag is hanging in the tree, and a lake with rowboat is behind them; the town view with a main street; a bush scene with a lake and a fellow standing beside his tent; a view of gum trees, with a seated man taking aim, a terrier & a lake behind him; a detailed view of the tent, with two shotguns perched in front; two bush scenes and two beside the rather large lake. A bit of light scattered foxing otherwise quite bright. Nine cabinet cards, images approx. 6 1/4 x 4 3/8" mounted on slightly larger stiff card, no photographer listed.

Sydney, 1890. Very good overall. Australian Christmas card showing three tall masted ships in the harbor. A private residence is under construction in the foreground, with scaffolding visible around the chimney. Mounted on dark green stiff card akin to stereo cards, printed in the margins "Wishing You the Season's Compliments" and "The Land of the Golden Fleece". The "Balmain from Berrys Bay" title is handwritten with a fine gold ink. Text in gilt, gilt beveled edge. Photo 6 x 3 1/2" on card 6 1/2 x 4 1/4". Corners a bit rubbed, image quite bright. Not found on Trove.

1915. Otherwise very good condition. Four images from a disbound album, one of a group of soldiers standing and sitting near a sign that says, "No Kodaks Allowed". Verso image is of soldiers at rest in a field with their guns and kits laying on the ground. Image 3 is a hand pulled raft with 4 horses being transported across a water way. Verso is soldiers sitting low or laying down awaiting a maneuver. One image 4 3/4 x 3 3/4", others 3 1/4 x 3 3/8" on grey card photo album pages 6 3/4" x 7". Images are b&w, in very good condition, one slightly rubbed at edge. cards slt chipped at edges.

Sydney, 1870. Very good condition. A view of the Botanic Gardens with trees surrounding a pond, and the harbor and ships in the distance. Henry King (1855?-1923) was a successful New South Wales photographer with studios in George Street, known for his Aboriginal portraits, popular scenic views, and Sydney street scenes. He made his living doing portraiture, but is best known for the high quality of his outdoor and city views. Title in white at lower left corner, and photographer's number 187. 7 1/2 x 6"

New York, 1884. An albumen print of Broadway in New York City. The Post Office of the title used to be called the City Hall Post Office and Courthouse, and no longer exists, demolished in 1939. The street is full of horses & carts, a series of short buildings with shop fronts E. O. Thompson, Importer & Merchant Tailor. There is a sign atop one building for "Herring's Safes". There appears to be tramlines and one telephone line. Image slightly sunned, unmounted. The image bears the number "18" before the title. Approximately 8x6.5"

1885. Otherwise very good condition. The bridge from Brooklyn taken from the East River with ships at dock beneath. Albumen photograph, 3.5 x 5.5" on card 4.25 x 6.25". Photo in very good condition, card chipped at edges.

1880. Very good condition. Two impressive large vernacular photographs of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), by the accomplished British photographer who arrived in Sri Lanka in the 1870s and opened studios in Kandy and Colombo. Scowen's images are noted for their strong compositions, good lighting and high quality printing. The first photograph showing an elaborately woven covered cart pulled by two dark bullocks, with villagers standing at the exterior of tile roofed shops, behind. Signed in white in the print, at the lower left. The second image depicting a farmer plowing a field with a pair of bullocks, with an observer standing at the side, and a grove of trees in the background. 11 x 8 3/4", laid down on card stock. Titled in ink below the image in period hand.

1865. Photograph. Fine condition. Breckenridge [1842 - 1920] was a Union officer from Kentucky in the Civil War; His two older brothers and cousin fought on the Confederate side. His rank during the war was 1st and 2nd Lieutenant (1862-3). In later life, he became a brigadier general (1889) in the U.S. Regular Army and Inspector General of the Army as well as a major general of volunteers in the Spanish-American War. (wikipedia dot com). Breckenridge is dressed in formal uniform with medals and insignia and looks off to his right. Portrait was taken by Prince with locations in New York and Washington DC. Signed by the General on verso. Captain Joyce, known thus by pencil writing on verso, is seated and looks to his left, dressed in full uniform with medals and saber. His uniform differs from traditional Civil War ranking officer, with 3 rows of buttons and soutache decoration. 4 1/4 X 6 1/2"

Melbourne, 1893. Unusual albumen photograph tipped onto a Christmas/New Year card The writing to the reverse is in ink and reads: La Trobe swing bridge 3 miles from Sale, Vic, junction of Glengarry and Thomson rivers. Cost £11,000. For dear Alfie, 1 January 1894 signed in initials F.W.P.P. The bridge still stands today having been refurbished in 1972 but the original writer mistakenly puts the Glengarry River when it is the La Trobe River. At the time of construction there was much debate about the delays and monies that were spent. The image measures 10x7.5 cm and the card 16.5x10.5.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Sml. folio, unnumbered pages, 61 stunning plates with letterpress facing. Orig. green cloth, leather title label on spine is chipped, otherwise fine condition. No. 433 of a limited edition of 1030.

Tomer J. Hileman, 1930. Postcard. Very good condition. A real-photo sepia postcard of Chief Eagle Calf, Blackfoot, from Glacier National Park by Tomer Hileman. Hileman (1882 -1945) was known for his prolific photographs of Glacier National Park, and was also the official photographer for the Great Northern Railroad beginning in 1924. Unused, size 3 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches.

1920. Very good overall. Printed on thick photo stock paper with small captions printed in white at lower edge. Bright clean images, Sheets 6 x 4". With the original printed envelope, with printed text, "Made and Guaranteed by F. J. Hiscock, "The Picture Man"... with ad below. Two slight chips at left edge.

1860. Photograph "Gen. U.S. Grant and Family at Mount McGregor, N.Y.", the only photo of his complete family ever taken, made 35 days before the General's death, photographed by John G. Gilman, June 19, 1885; cabinet card ca. 1860, a handsome General Grant wearing his general's uniform (crack in top of card slt. into image); funeral ephemera including: Grant Memorial Parade, Souvenir Program, New York, April 27, 1897, 16pp, original printed wrappers; and photographic items related to his funeral, albumen prints 5.5 x 3.5" mounted on card with captions- Gen. Grant's Funeral Procession on Broadway, N.Y.; Gen. U.S. Grant's Tomb, Riverside Park, N.Y. (copyright F.A. Guzman, Flushing NY); North & South, Shaking Hands over the Remains of Gen. Grant. From Police Gazette Aug. 15, 1885.

N.d.. Postcard. Good + overall. A real-photo sepia postcard of President Calvin Coolidge's boyhood home, the Coolidge Homestead, in Plymouth, VT mailed from Athol, MA of Aug. 18, 1936 to Mrs. Chester Beach of Brewster, NY with cancelled 1-cent Franklin stamp. Coolidge was American President from 1923-1929. Used postcard, size 3 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches, one corner with loss, not affecting photo.

Littleton, New Hampshire: B. W. Kilburn, 1904. View of two coral divers standing at a table and benches displaying an impressive array of corals, which is also spread out across the ground. A native at the left side of the image can be seen drinking from a coconut. This is a card we have not seen before. Corners rubbed and images slt toned, o/w very good. 7 x 3.5", albumen photos mounted on brown card, with the title printed below the photos: 15945 Coral Divers with their Wealth, on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Copyright date 1904, by B. W. Kilburn printed at right edge of card, and on verso. Images slt toned, o/w very good. Not found on Trove.

New York: E. & H.T. Anthony Co., 591 Broadway, New York., 1860. Photograph. Good + overall. A stereoview image of the railroad tunnel just north of Garrison NY with station master (?) in foreground returning from his daily inspection of the tunnel. From the 'Beauties of the Hudson River" series No. 8008-'09 with that and the title printed on the title label laid on the verso of the orange card. Albumen images bordered by the company name and address. Card is a little rubbed at edges but the image is clear.

1907. Private Post Card, with a real photo of a pensive young woman on the front of the card, the title embossed in relief to the right of the image. Undivided back, unused, with "2 Cent Stamp" box positioned in the upper right corner. CDVs were popular before this period, and this is an interesting combination of a CDV-type photograph and a post card. The US Post Office held a monopoly on printing post cards until May 19, 1898, when Congress granted private publishers and printers the right to print them, with the proviso that they be labeled "Private Mailing Cards". This prohibition was rescinded on December 24, 1901, when private companies could use the word "postcard". As this "Private Post Card" expressly says "Address Only To Be Written on this side", it dates from between 1901 and 1907, when the Post Office allowed private citizens to write on the address side of a postcard, ushering in the "divided back" era. Real photograph approximately 2 x 2 3/4"; the card 6 x 3 3/4"