Feb 19, 2002 - Sale 1925

Sale 1925 - Lot 40

Price Realized: $ 8,050
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
GLEASON, HERBERT<>
Album entitled "Mesa Verde, 1912," containing 51 photographs. Platinum-palladium prints, 4 3/4x6 1/4 inches and the reverse. Oblong 4to, gilt-lettered morocco, chipped and worn; contents crisp and clean. 1912

Additional Details



A remarkable historical chronicle depicting cliff dwellers' ancient ruins and the enchanted topography of southern Colorado. Gleason's album opens with a series of "big sky" landscapes, followed by long views and close-ups detailing the structures built by native peoples. The album was purchased directly from Bill Bridge, Gleason's grandson.<