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Picture This: Fine, Vintage & Vernacular Photography

Thu, Mar 12, 2026 11:00AM EDT
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We will be offering a range of fine and vintage photography in this auction, curated by Eric Robbins. Highlights include archives of space photography, Lewis Hine photographs, iconic pop culture imagery, studio and vernacular photographs of the 19th and 20th century in a range of subjects, panoramas, a comprehensive collection of "headless" trick photography, and photo albums.
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Lot 103

[GLASS SLIDES]. Group of over 30 slides of American and Canadian scenes.

Estimate: $125 - $250
Starting Bid
$70

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[GLASS SLIDES]. Group of over 30 slides of American and Canadian scenes. Circa early 20th century. Photographic glass slides, the majority marked by T.H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, New York. Images include:

(10) Nebraska, chiefly beef and sugar beet production or harvesting

(9) Niagara Falls

(9) Canadian scenery, mainly Selkirk Mountains, Alberta

(1) Hotel Green, Pasadena

(1) Placer mining in San Miguel, Colo.

(1) Scenic railway, Mt. Tamalpais, Calif.

(1) Mormon family in Salt Lake City

(1) Miners in furs, BC (British Columbia?)

(1) New York City "watching the ticker" (stock exchange)

(2) California agriculture

 

Condition

One Canadian slide cracked; otherwise very good.

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