Ansel Adams

a group of 3 unique Polaroid Type 50-series prints, comprising Merced River, Rocks and Foam; Rock, Dogwood Blossoms, and River, Yosemite; and Water Pooled Between Rocks, each framed, circa 1963 and 1975 (Polaroid Land Photography, p. 73, variant) (3)

Merced River, Rocks and Foam – Type 55 print. Excellent condition. Some faint rust-colored spots in the left margin, not affecting the image. Rock, Dogwood Blossoms, and River, Yosemite -- Type 52 print. When viewed in raking light, a one-inch scuff can be seen in the left side of the image, not breaking the emulsion. Otherwise excellent. A close variant of this image is reproduced in Polaroid Land Photography, p. 73. Water Pooled Between Rocks – Type 52 print. Faint half-inch liner indentation in upper right quadrant – not breaking the emulsion -- only visible upon close examination. Otherwise excellent.
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