An error has occurred while processing this page. The site administrator has been notified. We apologize for the inconvenience.
73
(NEW YORK)
Group of 8 albums, 7 entitled "Catskill Water Works," containing more than 490 photographs, including 160 cyanotypes, with a substantial number of industrial views, scenes of pressure tunnel construction, immigrant and African-American workers in the tunnels, the Ashokan reservoir, work camps, plus ceremonies and portraits of officials associated with the project; with typewritten captions on the facing page. Silver, cyanotype, and printing-out paper prints, 7x9 inches and the reverse, most with a caption, date, and inventory number in the negative. Circa 1900-13
-
Notes: The cyanotype album, which is entitled "Department of Water Supply, Gas & Electricity," spans 1909-1911, and includes a typed caption affixed to the back of each print.
and--A mini-archive of ephemeral items and prints relating to the project, including Typed Letters Signed, 2 books, an album of photographs, press clippings, and loose original photographs depicting upstate New York and New York City. 1890s-1960s.
Accepted Forms of Payment:
October 20, 2005 12:00 AM EDT
New York, NY, US
Swann Auction Galleries
You agree to pay a buyer's premium of 0% and any applicable taxes and shipping.