Lot 5
  • 5

Francis Gladheim Pease

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description

  • 3 Photographs of Nebulae taken from the Mt. Wilson Observatory in Pasadena, ca. 1917-1919
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Three silver gelatin prints, 15 by 18 3/4 inch, mounted on board.  

Provenance

Ex Frederick C. Durant, III collection

Condition

Three silver gelatin prints, 15 by 18 3/4 inch, mounted on board. Present on each print is some scuffing, small accretions, and small losses ranging in size, but no larger than 1 cm in length. Ink stamps denoting a number present on the verso of each print (example: '68816').
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