Sold for:
$338

Blackwell Family Photos. Including four ambrotypes or tintypes in cases (one depicting a woman, the other three men); nine black-and-white photos of family groups and houses, three with identifications on versos, viz., "Home of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Lawrence, picture made by Mertice Thrasher Sept. 13th 1905," "John & George Blackwell" (two small boys playing on the beach), and "Family group 65 Burnet Street [East Orange, New Jersey] Xmas 1902, at the back: tom, Doctor Huntington, Father, Nettie, second row: George, Emma, Anna, Frances, Ethel Jones, May with little Helen, Albert, in front: Agnes Clifford," Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell appears in at least two of the family groupings; [and] two negatives of the photos. Provenance: By descent through the Blackwell family. Estimate $250-350 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.


Skinner

Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2019-11-11