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Auction archive: Lot number 130

Photograph of Mother Curry's bungalow - inscribed

Estimate
US$200 - US$300
Price realised:
US$330
Auction archive: Lot number 130

Photograph of Mother Curry's bungalow - inscribed

Estimate
US$200 - US$300
Price realised:
US$330
Beschreibung:

Original photograph. 17x13 cm (7x5"). Inscribed on the reverse: "With greetings from Mrs. D.A. Curry." In 1899 David A. Curry and Jenny Etta Foster (later known as Mother Curry) opened a tented camp. They advertised "a good bed and clean napkin with every meal" for $2 a day. It was developed in the early 20th century as a camp concession for tourists to the park. In 1970 the community changed its post office name to Curry Village.

Auction archive: Lot number 130
Auction:
Datum:
24 Oct 2019
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Original photograph. 17x13 cm (7x5"). Inscribed on the reverse: "With greetings from Mrs. D.A. Curry." In 1899 David A. Curry and Jenny Etta Foster (later known as Mother Curry) opened a tented camp. They advertised "a good bed and clean napkin with every meal" for $2 a day. It was developed in the early 20th century as a camp concession for tourists to the park. In 1970 the community changed its post office name to Curry Village.

Auction archive: Lot number 130
Auction:
Datum:
24 Oct 2019
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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