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(LOCOMOTIVES)
Group of 17 photographs of locomotives in various settings, comprising 11 views of 19th-century
Scottish, British, Chinese,American, and Swiss rail cars, as well as scenes of train tracks, and 6 assorted
20th-century prints of Czech, Canadian, and American trains.With one each by Kellogg, Pierre
Petit, Charles Savage, Schembothe, Dan Polan, Jan Vavra, and Ladislav Postupa. Albumen (8),
photoglobs (2), printing-out paper (one), and silver (6) prints, various sizes from 3
1
/
4
inches square
to 11x14 inches (8.3x8.3 to 27.9x35.6 cm.), the prints are either signed in the plate or on mounts
recto and/or verso. 1860s-1970
[1,200/1,800]
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(LUMBER INDUSTRY)
Binder containing 36 occupational photographs
depicting woodlands in Portland, Oregon and
Challam Bay, Washington (specifically, McNeill
O’Heron Sprice Camp), by two accomplished
commercial photographers,Arthur M. Prentiss and
W.A. Ellison.With scenes of lumberjacks at work,
views of majestic redwood trees, and group studies
of laborers running lumber, comprising 26 by
Prentiss and 10 mounted photographs by Ellison.
Silver prints, 10 are mounted and the image size is
6
1
/
2
x4
1
/
2
inches (15.9x11.4 cm.), and 26 are
unmounted and measure approximately 9x7 inches
(22.9x17.8 cm.), and the reverse; most with
Prentiss’ hand stamp on verso or credit in the
negative, and a few with Ellison’s caption and/or
credit in the negative. Circa 1915
[700/1,000]
The Oregon-based photographer Prentiss worked in
various photography studios between 1913-22. In
1917, he joined Benjamin A. Gifford, resulting in a
partnership, Gifford-Prentiss Inc. that lasted until
Gifford retired, in 1920.
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