[ Photographs ] (CHILDREN) Group of 54 images depicting children andtheir dolls, musical instruments, stuffed and live animals, rocking horses, bicycles, rifles, and pull-toys, comprising 14 tintypes and ambrotypes, and a single daguerreotype, and 38

[ Photographs ] (CHILDREN) Group of 54 images depicting children andtheir dolls, musical instruments, stuffed and live animals, rocking horses, bicycles, rifles, and pull-toys, comprising 14 tintypes and ambrotypes, and a single daguerreotype, and 38 cartes-de- visite, cabinet cards, and real photo postcards. Albumen, printing-out paper,and silver prints, nearly all are on the original mounts; the hard images, which are all sixth- and ninth-plates, are in half cases. 1850s- Circa 1910 E1,800/2,200 An engaging collection of studio and outdoor portraits largely depicting children alone, that is, without a protective parental figure. While some of the kids seem unfamiliar with the camera and hold on tight to their favorite toy or doll mostare relaxed and confident, posing with baby carriages, firearms, and pug dogs, or casually sleeping alongside big furry canines.