Beschreibung:

Lot includes 150+ total photographs, including 103 traditional cabinet cards, circa 1870s-1890s, many by Dana, Kurtz, C.D. Fredricks, and other New York photographers. Notable cabinet cards include one of a group of nine girls in tall, pointy hats posed with fans and bandboxes; a boy posed with a high-wheel bicycle (he wears a medal - perhaps a racer?); and two Pach Bros. cabinet cards of a member of the famous 7th Regiment New York Militia. Most cabinet cards are not identified, but they were the personal items of Henry Austin Clark, Sr. Frederick Hamilton Clark, Jr., and a "Dr. Clark" are also among those identified. Dr. Frederick H. Clark was a dental surgeon in New York City, and he was married to Elizabeth Stebbins Waterbury. Approx. 20 cabinet cards relate to the family of William Stebbins, originally of Ridgefield, CT, who moved to the San Francisco area, along with Charles G. Merrell, who resided at 1551 Largin St., San Francisco. From the private collection of Henry Austin Clark, Sr. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Henry Austin Clark, Sr. Condition: Most very good.