LOT 490
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Lot 490
FOUR 19TH CENTURY ICE CUTTING, WELL DRILLING, AND 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION MIDWAY ALBUMEN CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPHS. Four exceptional period images comprising a very fine view of the 1893 Columbian Exposition Midway Plaisance with the Vienna Café and ferris wheel center background, the "Panorama of Kilavea" building on the left and "Old Vienna" buildings on the right, a good sharp well exposed image with studio back stamp of "C. Soresen, Cedar Falls, Iowa", 4.25 inches x 5.25 inches (11 x 13 cm) overall; a good image of a gushing well head with posed onlookers among the derrick and later inscribed on verso "possible picture, flowing well across road from Claim-Kimball S. Dak" 6.5 inches x 4.25 inches (16 x 11 cm) overall; and a series of two ice cutting scenes depicting cutters with ice saws on river, and loading blocks into ice house. Both partially obscured photo artist name, probably T.M. Askren. 4.25 inches x 6.5 inches (11 x 16.5 cm) each.
Estimate:
$100 - 200
€ 80 - 160
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