Item #780 An Amazing Photographic Archive of Canine–Americans, with Some Canine–Europeans. Dogs.
An Amazing Photographic Archive of Canine–Americans, with Some Canine–Europeans
An Amazing Photographic Archive of Canine–Americans, with Some Canine–Europeans
An Amazing Photographic Archive of Canine–Americans, with Some Canine–Europeans
An Amazing Photographic Archive of Canine–Americans, with Some Canine–Europeans
An Amazing Photographic Archive of Canine–Americans, with Some Canine–Europeans
An Amazing Photographic Archive of Canine–Americans, with Some Canine–Europeans
An Amazing Photographic Archive of Canine–Americans, with Some Canine–Europeans

An Amazing Photographic Archive of Canine–Americans, with Some Canine–Europeans

various: various, 1850-1900. Photos. 164 photographs. All are 19th century, and all are of dogs, and dogs alone (much rarer than photos of dogs with people). There are no adults using their companions as props, no children tugging at the sitter’s ears, and no hands seen at the edge of the frame to prompt a position. Meticulously assembled for cuteness, by us, over many years. Almost all are from North America or Europe, and are naturally posed, serious portraits though a few show the dogs doing tricks, and almost all are very good, with a few lesser. Item #780

These are souvenirs of unconditional love, unhesitatingly given and warmly felt in both directions, and undeniably captured here. “Good boy.” “Good girl.” “Woof.”

39 albumens, larger and smaller than CDVs from 9 1/2” X 7 3/4” to 1 1/4” X 1 1/2”

4 ambrotypes in gutta percha or wood cases

73 carte de visites

6 cyanotypes (4 of them post cards)

3 real photo post cards

3 stereoscopes

36 tintypes in a multiplicity of frames and sizes from 16th plates cut down to pins and lockets, up to trimmed half plates, some in gutta percha or wood cases.

One we can’t categorize, so it’s not counted in the 164, but it’s sweet, and it’s mirrored.

Price: $12,000.00

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