The Canada Auction Series: Canadian Arts, Culture & History

November 26December 02, 2022
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LOT 30

Lot 30

Archive of Photographs of Eastern Canada by Elmar O. Schniewind (American, 1913-1965) for Rapho-Guillumette Pictures, New York, NY, c.1943

Archive of Photographs of Eastern Canada by Elmar O. Schniewind (American, 1913-1965) for Rapho-Guillumette Pictures, New York, NY, c.1943
Lot 30 Details
Archive of Photographs of Eastern Canada by Elmar O. Schniewind (American, 1913-1965) for Rapho-Guillumette Pictures, New York, NY, c.1943

approximately 98 gelatin silver prints depicting rural life and industry in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, and New Brunswick, most titled verso and with photographer's stamp and Rapho-Guillumette Pictures label
each approx. 8.25 x 9.5 in — 21 x 24.1 cm

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $168
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

A photograph featured in US Camera 1943

CONDITION DETAILS

Condition report available upon request

LOT 30
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