(Photo albums): Maine. Circa 1907-1912. Two volumes
- Hardcover
Hardcover. Good. Two commercially produced blank volumes (Gilson Adjustable Album; 1897). Oblong small thick quartos. String-tied uniformly bound on thick cloth boards with "Photographs" in gilt on top boards. Boards stained and mottled but sound and near good; images are mostly near fine with a little silvering at the edges of a few, some modest fading, and some waviness.
The two volumes contain 168 larger format images (plus two additionally laid in) each measuring approximately 6.5" x 4.25" inserted into the albums card frames. Many of them are captioned in the negative with dates ranging from 1907-1912, but it seems there could be some images both earlier and later. After a few images of a college graduation, possibly at Princeton, and a few images in Weehawken, New Jersey (including one at the Alexander Hamilton Monument), the vast majority seem to be of a family living or vacationing in Maine which shows various towns and other places including Portland, Lake Webb in Weld, New Vineyard Basin, West Mills, a country fair at Philips, Old Orchard Beach after a fire, Temple, Redington, Wilton Notch, Clear Water Pond, Rangeley Lakes, and Lake Welokennabacook.
Additionally there are a few photos taken in Concord and Boston, Massachusetts. Other than bucolic scenery in both summer and in snowy winter, there are several images of trotting horses racing, of women shooting rifles in Farmington, several slightly awkwardly staged portraits of people who were likely family members of the photographer, and a few images near the end of the Half Moon and many other ships the Naval Parade in the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York in 1909. Interesting by an enthusiastic amateur, in larger than usual sizes.
The two volumes contain 168 larger format images (plus two additionally laid in) each measuring approximately 6.5" x 4.25" inserted into the albums card frames. Many of them are captioned in the negative with dates ranging from 1907-1912, but it seems there could be some images both earlier and later. After a few images of a college graduation, possibly at Princeton, and a few images in Weehawken, New Jersey (including one at the Alexander Hamilton Monument), the vast majority seem to be of a family living or vacationing in Maine which shows various towns and other places including Portland, Lake Webb in Weld, New Vineyard Basin, West Mills, a country fair at Philips, Old Orchard Beach after a fire, Temple, Redington, Wilton Notch, Clear Water Pond, Rangeley Lakes, and Lake Welokennabacook.
Additionally there are a few photos taken in Concord and Boston, Massachusetts. Other than bucolic scenery in both summer and in snowy winter, there are several images of trotting horses racing, of women shooting rifles in Farmington, several slightly awkwardly staged portraits of people who were likely family members of the photographer, and a few images near the end of the Half Moon and many other ships the Naval Parade in the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York in 1909. Interesting by an enthusiastic amateur, in larger than usual sizes.
Details
Title
(Photo albums): Maine. Circa 1907-1912. Two volumes
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Good