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(AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIO
PORTRAITS)
Group of 12 commercial portraits of men and
women who lived in metropolitan areas,
comprising 2Victorian whole-plate tintypes and 10
artful studies from the 1920s-40s, some of which
were taken in studios in Cleveland, Philadelphia,
NewYork, Houston, and Tacoma; the remaining
prints are unidentified.Tintypes (2) and silver prints
(10), from 6x4 to 10
1
/
4
x13
1
/
4
inches (15.2x10.2 to
10.25x33.7 cm.), and the reverse, 8 are housed in
the original decorative overmats, one is hand-
tinted, 2 are artistically enhanced, and one is signed
on recto. 1870s-1940s
[1,500/2,500]
WITH
—
Group of 6 photographs, comprising 4 of
fraternal organizations (YMCA,“That Glorious and
Noble Fraternity [Harlem],” a pair of Odd Fellows,
and the “Ne Plus Ultra Fraternal”), and two church-
related (conference of the Methodist-Episcopal
Church, and a group of ushers from Inwood, New
York). Silver prints, 9
1
/
2
x7
1
/
2
inches (24.1x19.1
cm.), and smaller, each is mounted. 1910-30s.
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(BOY SCOUTS)
Group of 29 photographs associated with the Boy Scouts of America, Miami Valley Council in
Dayton, Ohio, including scouts on a camping weekend and pine tree patrol in theWoodland Trails
Scout Reservation, a patriotic float, a chariot race, a demonstration of how to light a fire, a first aid
exercise,Teddy Roosevelt reviewing lads exercising at Sagamore Hill, group portraits plus leadership
programs, and jamborees. Silver prints, 4 (together on one mount) measure approximately 4
1
/
4
x7
1
/
2
inches (11.4x19.1 cm.), and 25 are 7
1
/
2
x9
1
/
2
inches (19.1x24.1 cm.) and individually mounted; each
with handwritten caption labels below the prints, an embossed gold foil seal affixed to mount recto
and a hand stamp on mount verso. Circa 1919-30s
[1,200/1,800]
WITH
—
Album entitled “Happy Days in the C.C.C.,” belonging to Ballard Bowling, with more than 65 snapshots
by him depicting comrades in the Civilian Conservation Corps (a federally-sponsored Work Relief Program that
provided jobs) in Montana; with an additional 12 family images and 4 postcards. Silver prints, 2
1
/
4
x4 inches
(5.7x10.2 cm.), many captioned, in ink, on recto. Small oblong 4to, pictorial suede, soiled; ties. 1940s.
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