The photographs offered here are of Hemingway in a relaxed moment with son Gregory (horizontal); Hemingway drinking beer from a bottle while seated on the ground; and 9-year-old Gregory pouring a drink for his father (used in the LIFE article). These three early ferrotyped prints, on medium-weight paper and trimmed to the images, are in generally good condition. The edges are rubbed, with some small losses of emulsion. Some of the corners are bumped and creased, with some small emulsion loss. When examined in raking light, sharp and soft handling creases are visible, as well as some small impressions and finger prints. The horizontal print of Hemingway hugging his son has a very small area of slightly warmer tonality in the top of a hill in the background.
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