Sep 26 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2679 -

Sale 2679 - Lot 47

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

COURT COMMERCIAL PHOTO

Group of early aerial views of Manhattan and beyond. 1920 and undated.
24 photographs, each 13x18 cm, 5x7 inches; some captioned in the negative, with one crediting the photographer; moderate wear.

8 of the views show New York City, including the Cunard Line piers at New York Harbor; the Hell Gate Bridge; the Statue of Liberty; the Washington Heights bridge (now known as the High Bridge pedestrian path) and the Washington Heights Reservoir; a parade at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument in Brooklyn; the 27th Division parade at the northeast corner of Central Park circa 1919; and a view of Lower Manhattan looking east including the Equitable Building.

Also included are 7 views from near the photographer's home base in Hempstead, Long Island: 4 of airplanes and aviators at Mitchell Field; and shots of Roosevelt Field and the Mineola Fair Grounds. Finally, 9 shots show the sights in Washington, DC.
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