Sale 2548 | Lot 250
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September 23, 2020
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250 •(AUTOMOTIVE WRECKS)
A group of 32 photographs depicting the disastrous result of severe car collisions.
With clear, professional images of classic American automobiles reduced to mangled parts throughout Ohio and Indiana. Some are shown shortly after the incident with awed spectators or posed official personnel. Others are shown off-road, overturned, or mid-tow. Silver prints, the images mostly measuring 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), some slightly smaller, many with a photographer's hand stamp on verso. 1940s-50s
[2,500/3,500]
