Page 50 - Swann Galleries - Fine Photographs - Sale 2304 - February 26, 2013

31 ● STEICHEN, EDWARD (1879-1973)
Red Cross nurses,World War I. Sepia-toned silver print, 111/8x141/4 inches (28.3x36.2 cm.), with
Steichen’s signature, date (in Roman numerals), and “A.E.F.” (American Expeditionary Forces), in
red pencil, and with an embossed blind stamp reading “Photographic Section Air Services AEF,”
on print recto. 1919 [4,000/6,000]
DuringWorldWar I, Steichen commanded the photographic division of the American Expeditionary Forces.
32 ● ULMANN, DORIS.
Roll, Jordan, Roll.
Text by Julia Peterkin.A lavish title illustrated with 90 full-page, hand-pulled copper photogravures
after photographs by Ulmann depicting former slaves and their descendents on the Gullah coastal
region of South Carolina. Large 4to, 1/2 gilt-lettered white linen over embossed brown boards,
scattered staining and wear; off-setting, but overall the plates are clean and bright; top edge gilt.
Roth 78; Parr/Badger I 135. ONE OF 350 COPIES SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY ULMANN AND PETERKIN
ON THE COLOPHON.
NewYork: Robert O. Ballou, (1933) [15,000/25,000]
31