(COSTA RICA) Pair of albums containing more than 160 photogr

Sale 1959 - Lot 12

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(COSTA RICA)
Pair of albums containing more than 160 photographs of San Jose, Costa Rica and the outlying areas, possibly by Harrison N. Rudd, comprising views of downtown San Jose landmarks such as the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Hotel Francis, commercial streets and town squares; images of the railroad from Limon to San Jose and small towns along the way; banana and coffee plantations with workers and plantation owners; beautiful mountain landscapes; botanicals of coffee plants and orchids, and more intimate portraits of family and friends. Albumen prints, 4¼x7¾ to 13½x9½ inches (10.7x19.7 to 34.3x24.2 cm.), mounted one to 3 per page recto/verso. Oblong folios, ½ morocco, edge wear, lacks backstrips. 1880s

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A rare compilation of early views of Costa Rica by Harrison N. Rudd, whose photography studio is pictured in the album. Costa Rica blossomed in the 1880s with the increased exporting of coffee and bananas. By 1890, an American plantation owner and entrepeneur completed a railroad which afforded access to the nation's barely accessible interior.