Mar 11, 2021 - Sale 2561

Sale 2561 - Lot 356

Price Realized: $ 5,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(BOSTON BLAZE)
Album with 31 cyanotypes documenting the aftermath of a fire at B.F. Sturtevant Blower Works in Jamaica Plain, Boston.


The photographs document the serious damage left to the plant in the aftermath of the four-alarm fire, which is well-documented in a newspaper article laid in. The fire resulted in at least temporary layoffs for 650 men and thousands of dollars of damage, including tools and machinery; with both external and interior views. Cyanotypes, the images measuring 5 3/4x7 3/4 inches (14.6x19.7 cm.), and the reverse, mounted recto/verso to paper pages. Oblong 8vo, paper album, front cover detached and worn. 1901