(POST MORTEMS) Choice pair of albums with the majority of im

Sale 2248 - Lot 135

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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

(POST-MORTEMS)
Choice pair of albums with the majority of images depicting children; the first comprising more than 20 albumen cartes-de-visite, 6 sixth-plate tintypes and 2 silver prints; the second with more than 20 albumen and silver prints, image size from approximately 2x3 inches (5.1x7.6 cm.) to cabinet cards; many with the photographer's studio imprint or period notations. 16mo and small 4to, black leather with brass clasps; all edges gilt. Circa 1880s-1910s

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with--Group of 15 loose post-mortem images of individual children, adults, a priest and groups mourning the deceased, along with one amusingly macabre image of a pair of nurses posed with a skeleton. Silver prints, approximately 5x3 inches (12.7x7.6 cm.), and the reverse, many are carte-postales with notations on verso. Circa 1900-1930s.