Fine Books & Manuscripts
Sat, Jan 27, 2018 11:00AM EST - Sun, Jan 28, 2018 11:00AM EST
Lot 84
Archive of Over 50 International World War One—Era Press Photographs, Mainly CPI.
Estimate: $600 - $900
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(World War One) Archive of Over 50 International World War One—Era Press Photographs, Mainly CPI. Bulk circa 1917—18. Wide-ranging archive of wartime photographs, including French and American fighters with depictions of trench warfare; two street scenes of Shanghai; bridges, shipyards, and industry; maritime; telephone operators; Alexander Graham Bell outside the National Geographic Society building; villages and cities in Egypt; a black cow-herder; Atlantic City boardwalk; automobile tourism in Colorado; and more. Mounted captions to many photos, CPI and other press credit stamps and pencil identification to most images. The largest 8 x 10”, most 6 ½ x 8 ½”, but sizes vary.
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