Lot 327
24
24
April 5, 2017
355
(CAR CRASHES)
A group of approximately 40 select images related to vehicular accidents.
Comprised of images of car crash victims and twisted wrecks, as well as a photographic demonstration of the effectiveness of seatbelts. Silver prints, most ferrotyped, the images measuring 5 1/2x7 3/8 to 7 5/8x9 5/8 inches (14x18.7 to 19.4x24.4 cm.), the sheets slightly larger; approximately 9 with period retouching, on recto, nearly all with typed captions, various press agency hand stamps, and handwritten notations, on verso. 1920s-50s
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
