VERNACULAR Pair of 19th-century advertising photographs,
comprising a cabinet card depicting a cast iron press of mysterious purpose, with the imprint of A.J. Schillare, Northampton, Mass. and advertising signage for "Robert Moll, Dealer in Coal and Wood, 98 & 100 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn." Albumen prints, 5 1/4x4 1/4 and 8 1/4x10 inches (13.3x10.8 and 21x24.5 cm.), the first with the photographer's imprint on mounts recto and verso, and the second with a printed letterpress caption on the original mount. 1860s
Accompanied by--"The Sheltering Arms," a free refuge for homeless children located at Broadway & 100 Street, N.Y. Albumen print, 7 3/4x9 3/4 inches (19.7x24.8 cm.), with notations on mount recto. 1860s.
