Jun 27, 2024 - Sale 2675

Sale 2675 - Lot 226

Price Realized: $ 1,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(NEW YORK.) Descriptive Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views Photographed and Published by W.G. Smith, Cooperstown. Engraved advertising plate of the Hotel Fenimore. 26, [5] pages. 16mo, 4¼ x 3 inches, original illustrated wrappers, moderate wear with a tape repair; minimal wear to contents. Cooperstown, NY: Republican and Democrat, circa 1871-1877
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Washington G. Smith (1828-1893) operated his own photograph gallery in Cooperstown from 1864 to 1893, capitalizing on the region's growing tourism industry. His catalogue leans heavily into the work of James Fenimore Cooper, with descriptions of many scenes quoted directly from "The Deerslayer" and other works. Nearly 200 views are listed, along with 6 pages of descriptive text on the local sights and two endorsements. The catalogue can be approximately dated by a mention of the lake steamboat Natty Bumppo (launched in 1871) and its publication by a newspaper which was renamed in 1878. None in OCLC or at auction.

With--a carte-de-visite promotional card for "W.G. Smith's Stereoscopic Views of Otsego Lake Scenery, Cooper Views, &c." Albumen photograph, 3¾ x 2¼ inches, on original mount with photographer's backmark.