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65
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(CHINA)
Album containing 210 accomplished photographs of shipbuilding in Shanghai, and a holiday voyage,
with many colorful photographs depicting the S.S.Mei Ton, in addition to docks, harbors, dry harbors,
river scenes, construction views, flag-draped vessels, launches, and christenings, including dramatic
views of the foredeck of “a lighter going through a rapid,” and picturesque prints of theWushon and
Kwei Fu Gorges, views around Wanhsien, along the Grand Canal and its locks, and interiors of an
engine room. Silver prints, 3x5
1
/
4
to 4
1
/
2
x6
1
/
2
inches (7.6x13.3 to 11.4x16.5 cm.), several with caption
information in the negative, and most with handwritten captions, in white ink, on mount recto;
mounted one-5 per page. Oblong 4to, leatherette. Circa 1917
[2,000/3,000]
With 3 personal and humorous letters to “mama,” 2 are handwritten and one is typewritten, in which Robert (the
photographer?) and Nell describe details of their travels, including a colorful trip on theYangtze River, an incident in
which they were shot at in Shanghai, plus “a report of participation on theThibet Road.” 1917-25.
66
66
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(BOSTON)
Group of 33 picturesque, bustling street scenes (including buildings with commercial signage),
landmarks, and views of parks, with visitors strolling in parks designed by Olmsted, top-hatted
gentlemen enjoying a summer’s day, and boaters in small vessels; comprising 28 medium-format
prints and 5 smaller ones. Albumen prints, 4
1
/
2
x6
1
/
2
to 6
1
/
4
x9 inches (11.4x16.5 to 16.5x22.9 cm.),
and the reverse, 4 are mounted, and a few with captions in the negative. 1880s
[1,800/2,200]
From the Collection of Gary Calderwood.
Lot 65