Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
Lot 248:
A collection of 71 Kodak No.1 camera albumen silver prints. Circa 1880-1890. "The prints of the Original Kodak and the No. 1 and No. 2 were masked to a round image. The photographs were mounted on buff or dark brown cards. The images from first generation cameras (1888) were 2.5 inches in diameter and second generation (1889) cameras 3.5 inches in diameter." Subjects of the photos include: North Dakota Indians, a freight train wreck ( Great Northern Manitoba), The Man of War Chicago, Rainbow Falls of the Missouri River in Montana, Illinois State Buildings, "Tepees near Fort Burton." Also included are 7 prints with a pale colored card and white embossed edge featuring scenes from a boat ride and a horse drawn carriage. In overall good condition, wear to the gilt edges of some prints Provenance: The Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection. Print: 2 1/2" Diameter. Card: 4 1/4" H x 5 1/4" W.
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