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Oblong Quarto (ca. 18,5x27,5 cm or 7 ¼ x 10 ¾ in). 21 black card stock leaves. With 66 original photographs (several images in two copies), including 63 mounted gelatin silver photos, from ca. 10x12 cm (3 ¾ x 4 ¾ in) to ca. 5,5x8 cm (2 ¼ x 3 ¼ in) and three mounted cyanotypes from ca. 8x13,5 cm (3 x 5 ¼ in) to ca. 6,5x8 cm (2 ½ x 3 in). No captions. Period black full cloth album; paper label of “The Heinn Co., Milwaukee, Wis.” on the inner side of the rear cover. Mounts slightly waved, three images previously removed from the album, a few photos very mildly faded or with mild silvering, otherwise a very good album of rare interesting photos.Interesting collection of early original photos of Utah, showing Salt Lake City and mining activities in its environs, most likely near Garfield. A… Read More

Oblong Folio (ca. 25x32,5 cm). 6 card stock leaves. With 23 mounted albumen photos, all ca. 12,5x17 cm (5 x 6 ½ in) and two large images ca. 22x28 cm (8 ¾ x 11 in). Eleven photos with period pencil captions in Russian on the mounts; the first and the last leaves are with later pencil notes in Russian: “1895. Dad’s photos - Tashkent” and “Tashkent.”. Period style green half morocco with cloth boards; all edges coloured. A few photos mildly faded, but overall a very good album with interesting rare early photos.Historically significant collection of early, original, well-preserved albumen rare studio photos of Tashkent (then the capital of the Syr-Darya Oblast of Russian Turkestan, now the capital of Uzbekistan). Eleven images are supplemented with the photographer’s pencil captions; the first leaf bears a later pencil… Read More