Search Results: Photographs from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

Hollywood, California: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 1943. Gelatin silver print of the very young actor Roddy McDowell and the famous Collie Lassie in their roles in the film "Lassie Come Home.". This is an original movie still with the MGM stamp on the verso requesting credit for Clarence S. Bull and a publicity blurb headlined "A BOY AND HIS DOG." There also is a stamp on the verso of the New York City photo agency The Silver Screen. Clarence Bull (1896-1979) was the head of MGM's photography stills department for almost 4 decades. The legendary portrait photographer probably is best known as THE photograper of Greta Garbo, but hie was trusted as the primary photographer for most of MGM's stars. His works are held in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, The Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, and the National Portrait… Read More

New York: Camera Club of New York, 1898. Published in Camera Notes, volume 2, number 1 (July 1898). Printed as a photogravure by the Photochrome Engraving Company, a company that Alfred Stieglitz had founded. Image size is 5 1/8 inches by 6 5/8 inches. Printed only for members of the Camera Club of New York, the edition size was no more than 300, and far fewer than that have survived. The photogravure is in excellent condition: a superb impression that is in virtually as-new condition. Now archivally matted in an off-white passe-partout.. First Edition Thus. Paper. Collectible-Fine. Illus. by William B. Post. 5 1/8" By 6 5/8". Photo.

New York: Camera Club of New York, 1898. Published in Camera Notes, volume 2, number 2 (October 1898).  Printed as a photogravure by the Photochrome Engraving Company, a company that Alfred Stieglitz had founded.  Image size is  7 1/2 inches by 5 5/8 inches.  Printed only for members of the Camera Club of New York, the edition size was no more than 300, and far fewer than that have survived. Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr. (1862-1952) was one of the most important pictorialist photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  Along with his fellow New Yorker Alfred Stieglitz, he was one of the first Americans admitted to membership in the prestigious British society of pictorialist photographers, the Linking Ring. The "ranchman" in the image is not identified, but Eickemeyer did make several trips to the American west, and I suspect he found his subject on one of those trips. The photogravure is in excellent condition: a superb impression that is in virtually… Read More

London: Fortescue Mann, 1896. David Simkin reports, "In a classified advert in an 1896 edition of The Photogram, Fortescue Mann was offering "Opaline Stereoscopic Slides", at 6d each, supplied from his shop at 48 Elgin Avenue, Paddington, London." Opaline stereoviews are albumen prints mounted on card stock and enclosed under a sheet of glass. Mann's opaline stereoscopic views were views of London, Seaside resorts, hop gardens, county life, river scenery, etc. Note: There is some debate over whether the London views by Fortescue Mann were taken by John Fortescue Mann (1848-1897) or by his son Reginald Fortescue Mann (1881-1916). David Simkin (Sussex Photo History) attributes them to the father while Douglas Heil (The Art of Stereography) attributes them to the son. Both acknowledge that the latter would have been quite a prodigy to have created these fine images at the age of 15 in 1896.. First Edition. Glass. Collectible-Very Good. Illus. by Fortescue Mann. 3 1/4" by 6 3/4". Photo.

Paris, France: Ferrier et Soulier, Leon & Levy, 1865. From the collection of Robert N. Dennis. Please note that my scanner does not do well with glass stereoviews. All of the glass views I have listed have superb images, especially when observed through a stereoscope.. Early Printing. Glass. Fine-. 3 1/4" by 6 3/4". Photo.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Unpublished, 1898. 6 1/8" by 9 1/16" mounted on 8 " by 10" mounting board. Winfield Scott Bell (1852-?) was a founding member of the Pittsburgh Amateur Photographers' Society in 1885. Through the society he became acquainted with John W. Beatty, the first Art Director at the Carnegie Institute. Beatty was a prolific (if somewhat ordinary) painter, who was proud of his art. This photograph of one of his paintings comes from the Beatty family estate--as does a Clarence H. White platinum print portrait of Beatty that is also offered today. Bell's albumen print is slightly faded but is still attractive mounted on a dark brown mounting board.. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Very Good. Illus. by W. S. Bell. 6 1/8" by 9 1/16". Photo.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press, 1926. Original photogravure printed on van Gelder paper. Plate number 549 from The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.16, The Tiwa. The Keres. [Seattle].. First Edition. Paper. Very Good++. Illus. by Edward S. Curtis. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Photo.

Paris: Athanase Clouzard, 1965. Original stereoview by French photographer Athanase Clouzard (1820-1903). Previously in buisness with Charles Soulier, Clouzard left the partnership in 1859 and had his own firm producing stereoviews in Paris from 1860 until 1879. The stereoview offered here is from circa 1865 and is a view of a bridge over the Rofla Gorge in the Hinterrhein River in the Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland. It is in excellent condition: clean and bright, with minimal fading of the photographic image.. Original. Stereoview. Near Fine. Illus. by Athanase Clouzard. 3 1/2" by 7". Photo.

New York: Camera Club of New York, 1899. Published in Camera Notes, volume 3, number 2 (October 1899). Printed as a photogravure by the Photochrome Engraving Company, a company that Alfred Stieglitz had founded. Image size is 5 3/4 inches by 4 5/8 inches. Joseph T. Keiley (1860-1914) was a New York lawyer and amateur photographer who became one of the most significant members of the photo-secessionist movement. The soft-focus image of the "Arabian Nobleman" was one of three Keiley photogravures selected for inclusion in the February 1903 issue of Camera Notes. The photogravure is in excellent condition: a superb impression that is in virtually as-new condition. Now archivally matted in an off-white passe-partout and ready to be framed in a standard 11" by 14" frame.. First Edition Thus. Paper. Fine. Illus. by Joseph T. Keiley. 5 3/4 inches by 4 5/8 Inches. Photo.

Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Sun, 1939. Original gelatin silver print, printed by Bodine in 1939. This is an original Baltimore Sun file/archive print. Date-stamped November 11, 1939 on the verso. margins trimmed to edge of image. Bodine returned to the Sparrow Point plant a number of times over the years to create some of his most striking images. There are some tiny edge tears and a few minor imperfections in the image--thus the low price.. Early Printing. Paper. Collectible-Very Good-. Illus. by A. Aubrey Bodine. 9" by 12". Photo.

New York: Camera Club of New York, 1902. Published in Camera Notes, volume 6, number 2 (October 1902). Printed as a photogravure by the Photochrome Engraving Company, a company that Alfred Stieglitz had founded. Image size is 2 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches. Will H. Moses (1871-1923) was a New Orleans architect who later joined his father's photography gallery in the French Quarter. The photogravure is in excellent condition: a superb impression that is in virtually as-new condition. Now archivally matted in an off-white passe-partout and ready to be framed in a standard 11" by 14" frame.. First Edition Thus. Paper. Fine. Illus. by Will H. Moses. 2 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 Inches. Photo.

Crimea, 1855. Salt print from a wet collodion glass negative. 9 inches by 12 1/4 inches. Roger Fenton (1819-1869), arguably the most important British photographer of the 19th century. He founded the Royal Photographic Society in 1853 and was appointed the first official photographer of the British Museum in 1854. Perhaps he is most remembered as the first wartime photographer. In 1855 he was commissioned to document the Crimean War by Manchester publishers Thomas Agnew & Sons. The large plate salt print offered here is one of the images Fenton produced from that war. It is in excellent condition and is archivally matted.. Early Edition. Single Sheet. Near Fine. Illus. by Roger Fenton. 9 inches by 12 1/4 Inches. Photo.

Unknown: Unpublished, 1908. Original (vernacular) team photograph of a 1908 baseball team. The image is 7 7/8" by 9 1/2" on a 10" by 12" mount. The name baseball team is as-yet unidentified except for the initials "CCA". However, on the verso of the mount are the last names and positions of the players--I do not know whether the order of the names corresponds in any way to the order of the seated players. The photograph has darkened some over the years, but the image is still quite clear. There are some relatively minor scratches. The photo is laid down on its original mount, which has suffered some water damage and chipping, but the photo itself has weathered the storm pretty well.. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Good-. 7 7/8" by 9 1/2". Photo.

Dearborn, Michigan: Unpublished, 1947. In 1947 longtime (1906-1958) Ford Motor Company employee Charles H. Niepoth donated a large collection of papers that now constitute the Charles H. Niemoth Papers , 1906-1947 at the Benson Ford Research Center in Dearborn. On offer here is a small archive of 52 items--papers and photographs that Niepoth subsequently gathered between 1947 and his retirement from Ford in 1958. Included are a signed letter from Henry Ford, II sent to Niepoth upon his retirement; various internal memos (some signed); 39 black and white photographs (most a little larger than 8" X 10"), including 5 showing the Ford "blimp" and its crew; a Christmas card signed by Harold T. Youngren; a letter to Niepoth from the insurance underwriter detailing the 1953 trip of the Ford X-100 experimental automobile in France; and more. Most items are in near-fine condition; only a few are lightly toned.. SIGNED. Original. Paper. Collectible-Very Good+. Various Sizes. Manuscript.

London: Roger Fenton, 1860. Original albumen print stereoview by famed Crimean War photographer Roger Fenton (London, 1819-1869). On the verso of the stereoview card Fenton has SIGNED his name and written the following inscription: "The Cherwell from under Magdalen bridge, part of Magdalen college to the left, the water walk to the right." The autograph and inscription are guaranteed to be original and authentic. Fenton's name is also blindstamped on the front left margin of the mount. From the collection of Robert N. Dennis, who was one of the most important stereoview collectors in the U. S. The New York Public Library's "Robert N. Dennis Collection" includes more than 70,000 stereoviews from his collection, many of which can be viewed on the library's website. The images are clean and reasonably bright; there is some staining of the mount along the edges on front and back... SIGNED. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Very Good. Illus. by Roger Fenton. 3… Read More

New York: Camera Club of New York, 1898. Published in Camera Notes, volume 1, number 4 (April 1898). Printed as a photogravure by the Photochrome Engraving Company, a company that Alfred Stieglitz had founded. Image size is 7 3/16 inches by 5 1/4 inches. Charles I. Berg (1856-1926) was a New York architect and amateur photographer who became one of the founding members of the Camera Club of New York. "Coquette" was one of 5 photogravures by Berg that were selected to appear in Camera Notes. The photogravure is in excellent condition: a superb impression that is in virtually as-new condition. Now archivally matted in an off-white passe-partout and ready to be framed in a standard 11" by 14" frame.. First Edition Thus. Paper. Fine. Illus. by Charles I. Berg. 7 3/16 inches by 5 1/4 Inches. Photo.

Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Sun, 1952. Original gelatin silver print, printed by Bodine in 1952.  This is an original Baltimore Sun file/archive print.  Date-stamped October 19, 1952 on the verso.  Full margins that have the photographer's cropping marks for publication--the photograph has NOT been cropped.  Philip's Delight School was a one-room schoolhouse in rural Frederick County, Maryland.  Bodine took a series of photographs at the school, and this may well be the best example of his pictorial style from that series.  The image is 11" by 9" on a 14" by 11 1/4" sheet.  The photo is clean and bright; close examination reveals a number of short handling crease in the image, but only one of them shows just a tiny spot of chipping of the emulsion. The photograph has been matted in an off-white archival passe-partout and is ready for framing in a 16" by 20" frame.. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Fine-. Illus. by A. Aubrey… Read More

New York: Camera Club of New York, 1897. Published in Camera Notes, volume 3, number I (July 1899). Printed as a photogravure by the Photochrome Engraving Company, a company that Alfred Stieglitz had founded. Image size is 7 7/8 inches by 4 5/8 Inches. Alfred Horsley Hinton (1863-1908) was an English landscape photographer who was an important figure in the pictorialist movement. He was a founding member of the Linked Ring and exhibited his photographs in both London and the United States. Alfred Stieglitz was so impressed with Hinton's work that he featured another Hinton photograph as the frontispiece in the very first issue of Camera Notes. The photogravure is in excellent condition: a superb impression that is in virtually as-new condition. Now archivally matted in an off-white passe-partout and ready to be framed in a standard 16" by 20" frame.. First Edition Thus. Single Sheet. Fine. Illus. by A. Horsley Hinton. 7 7/8 inches by 4 5/8 Inches. Photo.

New York: Camera Club of New York, 1899. Published in Camera Notes, volume 3, number I (July 1899). Printed as a photogravure by the Photochrome Engraving Company, a company that Alfred Stieglitz had founded. Image size is 7 3/4 inches by 4 3/4 inches. René Le Bègue was a Parisian photographer who founded the Photo-Club de Paris and was the first French photographer elected to England's Linked Ring. Alfred Stieglitz recognized his talent when he included six of Le Bègue's photographs in his personal collection. The semi-nude portrait offered here is typical for Le Bègue, who almost exclusively photographed nude women. The photogravure is in excellent condition: a superb impression that is in virtually as-new condition. Now archivally matted in an off-white passe-partout and ready to be framed in a standard 11" by 14" frame.. First Edition Thus. Paper. Fine. Illus. by René Le Bègue. 7 3/4 inches by 4 3/4 Inches. Photo.

Madras, India: F. Dunsterville, 1890. Elias Frederick Evans Dunsterville (probably 1847-1908) exhibited for the Royal Photographic Society in 1896, and became a fellow in 1898. He worked for the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railways in India from 1878 until 1902. During that time he travelled extensively throughout India, taking many superb photographs. Provenance: from the collection of Robert N. Dennis, who was one of the most important stereoview collectors in the United States. The New York Public Library's "Robert N. Dennis Collection" includes more than 70,000 stereoviews from his collection, many of which can be viewed on the library's website. Please note that my scanner does not do well with glass stereoviews. All of the glass views I have listed have superb images; when observed through a stereoscope the stereoview has an excellent 3-dimensional effect.. Early Printing. Glass. Collectible-Fine-. 3 1/4" by 6 3/4". Photo.