Historically Significant Collection of Nineteen Loose Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Military Actions during WW1, Including Fourteen Views of Palestine and Syria (Official Surrender of Jerusalem, British Troops in the Judean Foothills, Pontoon Bridge over Jordan River at El Ghoraniyeh, Turkish Al Arish Redoubt in Gaza, Arab, Indian and British Troops in Damascus, Mt. Quruntul/Mount of Temptation Occupied by British Troops, &c.); and Five Photos from the Western Front, Showing the Ruins of Ypres, a Destroyed Railway, a Reconnaissance Aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps and a Group Portrait of King George V, French President Raymong Poincare and British and French Military Commanders. Ca. 1917-1918.
Collection of 96 Loose Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Panama, Including US Army Air Base France Field (Airplanes on Tarmac, Base Headquarters, Base Chapel, Bachelors’ Quarters, “France Field Exchange,” Group Portraits of Officers), Colón (Balboa Avenue, Washington Hotel, Municipal Palace), Cristóbal (High School, Fire Station, Union Church, Christ Church by the Sea), Street Scenes, etc. Ca. 1945.
Smith, William Thomas (1919-1978); Smith, Mary Louise (née Mason) (1925-?). Album of Over 390 Original and Studio Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Panama (US Navy Shore Patrol, a Naval Banquet, Portraits of Shore Patrol Officers; Boating on the Panama Canal; Portraits of Indigenous Panamanians; Panamanian Cities (Colon, Cristobal, Balboa, etc.)), an Inspection of the Fifth Naval District Shore Patrol (Virginia), Shooting Range Practice for the US Secret Service Uniformed Force Pistol Team, etc. Ca. 1940s.
[Hallen, Ernest “Red”] (1875-1947). Interesting Collection of Twenty-Nine Loose Original Gelatin Silver Photos of Construction and Maintenance of Panama Canal by the U.S. Administration in ca. 1906-1916, Taken by the Official Photographer of the Isthmian Canal Commission, Ernest Hallen, Including Early Images of Camacho Reservoir and U.S. Surveyors at the Culebra Cut in 1906, Panamanian Prisoners Constructing a Road in the Canal Zone in 1910, Sunken U.S. Steamer “Newport” in the Port of Balboa in 1912, One of the Earliest Test Voyages in the Canal by Steamer “Advance” (August 9, 1914), Several Scenes of Excavations of Landslides in the Culebra/Gaillard Cut in 1915-1916, After the Official Opening of the Canal, and Several Views of Panama City, the Port of Cristobal, &c. Ca. 1900s-1910s.
Collection of 24 Vernacular Gelatin Silver Photographs Documenting the 117th Engineer Combat Battalion during the Bougainville Campaign (November 1943 to September 1944), etc. July 1943 - September 1944.
Album with Thirty-Five Large Gelatin Silver Studio Photos of Paraguay, Presented and Signed by the American Ambassador George L. Kreeck to a Noted Writer Frances Parkinson Keyes during her Tour of South America; The Photos Include Views of Buildings and Sites in Asunción, Paraguay Military Regiments, Portraits of Graduates from the Asunción School of Aviation, Elementary Schoolchildren, Paraguayan President José Eligio Ayala, etc. Ca. 1929.
Collection of 38 Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Mining in South America (Santo Domingo Mine, Peru; Concordia Tin Mine, Bolivia), La Paz, Santiago, Cusco, A Jungle River Tour, etc. Ca. 1908.
Boynton, Judd Emery (1912-1983). Interesting Collection of 27 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken and Collected by a Berkeley Mountaineer and Photographer, Judd Emery Boynton during His Trips in South America in the 1930s, and Showing La Paz, “the Lost Canyon of Bolivia,” Andean Pueblos, Mt. Huayna Potosi, Andean Plateau, A Suspension Bridge, Cuzco, Sacsayhuaman Citadel, Rio Pampas, Mejorada City, Train of the Central of Peru Railway &c.; WITH: A Printed Advertising Leaflet of Boynton’s Documentary Movie, Titled: “Jungle Trek: A Tale of Glorious Adventure, A Motion Picture in Natural Color”. Ca. 1930s.
Boynton, Judd Emery (1912-1983). Historically Significant Collection of 54 Original Gelatin Silver Amateur Photographs, Taken and Collected by a Berkeley Mountaineer and Photographer, Judd Emery Boynton during His Trips in South America in the 1930s, and Showing La Paz, Tiwanaku Pre-Columbian Archaeological Site (Gate of the Sun, Stairs of Kalasasaya), “the Lost Canyon of Bolivia,” Mt. Huayna Potosi and the Bolivian Andes, “Bolivian Recruits for the War in the Chaco,” Mount Illimani, Andean Plateau, Cuzco, Sacsayhuaman Citadel, Rio Pampas, the Cities of Abancay, Ayacucho and Mejorada, the “Highest Railway Summit in the World,” Panama Canal, General Cemetery of Lima, Basilica and Convent of San Francisco in Quito, Portraits of Native Farmers, a “Gobnador of a Little Pueblo West of the Rio Apurimac in Peru” &c.; WITH: A Printed Advertising Leaflet of Boynton’s Documentary Movie, Titled: “Jungle Trek: A Tale of Glorious Adventure, A Motion Picture in Natural Color”. Ca. 1930s.
Barber, George W. Album of 179 Photographs Showing the Philippines after World War II, Including Reconstruction Efforts by Weihe, Frick and Kruse (Group Portraits of Architects and Engineers, Construction Sites, Employees Working at Desks), Clark Air Base, Destruction of Manila (Manila Post Office, Legislative Building, etc.), Portraits of Filipinos, Street Scenes and Rural Life (a Parade, Oxen-Drawn Carts), etc. Ca. 1948.
Historically Significant Album with ca. 88 Photos, And Two Real Postcards of Mostly Philippines, Complied by an American Senior Chief Petty Officer In Service on US Navy Radio Station in Las Baños Showing The Panoramas of The Station, Views From The Top of Recently Constructed Radio Towers, And The Towers Itself, Coconut Rafts in Pagsanjan, Filipino Ferry, Fishing in the Filipino River, Santa Cruz Bridge, Manila, Candle Vendors in Antipolo, Market Scenes, Flooded Streets in Manila, Group Photos of Moro Children, The Excursion of the Nurses From St.Paul’s Hospital to Los Baños (1913), Riza St. in Los Baños, U.S. Ambulance & Signal Corp Camping in Los Baños Laguna, Isuan Factory Hotel, Los Baños Dock, Town Park in Cavite, Water Tower, Photos of 2 American Sailors, Their Wifes and Their Home in Philippines, Local Farmers with their Cattle and Riding Horseback, Taal Basilica, The Ricefields and Views of Philippine Scenery and Towns; Also Showing 7 Views of Radio Station on Tatoosh Island, WA. ca. 1913-1920s.
Rocchini, Francesco (1822-1895); Santos, A.C.; Perestrello, M. d. O. & others. Interesting Collection of Fifteen Original Albumen and Gelatin Silver Studio Photos, Showing Lisbon, Madeira and Malta. Ca. 1890s.
Boren, Estelle G. (later Mastroeni, Alacqua) (1920-2010). Album of Over 300 Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Trinidad (Port-au-Spain, North Manzanilla, Mayaro, Toco, Street Scenes, etc.), Puerto Rico (San Juan—Roosevelt Tower, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Normandie Hotel, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Street Scenes; Carioca Rum Factory), etc. Ca. 1943-1955.
Historically Significant Extensive Collection of 202 Loose Phototypes Documenting the Construction of the Central Section of the Amur Railway (1910–1914), and Showing Convict Laborers Working in Harsh Conditions (Earthworks, Bridge Construction, Quarrying), Local Children from a Railway Orphanage Posing with their Teacher, Hired Workers Drinking Before Departure Home, etc.; also, with the Views of Newly Built Railway Stations (Taldan, Gonzha, Magdagachi, Tygda, Ushuman, Tu, Chernyavo, Gondatti, Ledyanaya, Alekseevsk), Early Work Equipment (Trucks, Ballast Trains, Hand-Operated Drilling Rigs, etc.), Emerging Towns & Villages (Alekseevsk, Gondattievo), and Penal Infrastructure (Barracks & Camps). Ca. 1910-1914.
Leytsinger, Yakov Ivanovich (1855-1914). Collection of Six Original Photograph Views of Arkhangelsk, Solovetsky Monastery and Mezen City on the White Sea. Ca. 1890.
Album with Fifty Original Gelatin Photographs of a British Merchant Ship’s Early Cruise through the Black Sea & the Mediterranean, Showing Constantinople (Istanbul), Odessa, Pompei, Venice, Bagnara, Livorno, Petras, Nice, Santander, Henaine, Bona; also, with the Photos of Arkhangelsk, Dartmouth, Hull, etc. Ca. 1900s.
Album with 130 Original Photos of the 1939-1940 Soviet Oil Exploration Expedition to Nordvik Bay, Showing the Expedition Base Camp (General View, Bathhouse, etc.), Construction Works (Rotor No 2), Team Members (Including the Compiler and his Wife), Equipment (Boiler Room, Rotor Drilling Rig, Oil Drilling Rigs, etc.), and Infrastructure (Meteorological Station, Tankette, etc.); also, with the Photos of a Local Fire, Funeral of Deceased Explorers, Rallies, and Native Yakuts; titled: Alʹbom dlya malyuvannya [Album for Drawing]. Ca. 1939-1940.
Carrick, William (ca. 1827-1978), Avanzo, Jean-Baptiste (ca. 1853 - ?), Lukomski, Georgi (ca. 1884-1952). Historically Interesting Album with Sixty-One Original Gelatin Silver and Albumen Studio Photographs of Saint-Petersburg, “Russian Peasant Types,” and Military Scenes from the Collection of Russian Art Critic Georgi Lukomski. Ca. 1860-1890s.
Historically Significant Album with 128 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs and 17 Printed Postcards Taken during a Voyage to German New Guinea, German Samoa and Fiji, Showing Settlements and Papuan People of the Bismark Archipelago, Ceremony of Hoisting German Imperial Flag in Samoa, the First Governor of German Samoa Wilhelm Solf, Paramount Chief of German Samoa Mata’afa Josefo, Wreck of SMS “Adler” in Apia Harbour, Native Samoans, German Colonial Residents, Samoan, Papuana dn Fijian Warriors, Views of Banda Islands, &c. Ca. 1900s.
Underwood & Underwood Publishers (1882-1940s). Collection of 32 Gelatin Silver Stereoviews Showing the Second Boer War (1899-1902), Titled: The South African War Through the Stereoscope, Volume 1. Ca. 1900-1901.
Middlebrook, J. E. Album with Sixty-One Original Albumen Photographs of Mostly South Africa, Showing Detailed Interior Views of Kimberley and Mines, Sites and Memorials of the Second Boer War, and Lively Street Scenes and Ethnographic Views of Cape Colony (Cape Town, Grahamstown, Graaff-Reinet, Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage, Cradock, King William’s Town, Queenstown, East London), Natal Colony (Natal, Durban, Pietermaritzburg), Orange River Colony (Bloemfontein, Harrismith), and Transvaal Colony (Pretoria, Johannesburg, Jeppestown, and Barberton); also, with Several Photos of Zimbabwe; titled: Photographs. Ca. 1899-1902.
Interesting Collection of Twelve Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Showing Native Canoes and a French Steamer in the Harbour of Dakar and Senegalese People Posing in Front of Their Huts. Ca. 1900s.
[Eaton, Minnie Emily] (1866-1954). Historically Significant Extensive Archive of a Noted American Christian Missionary (United Brethren in Christ) in Sierra Leone, Containing 180 Loose Original Well-Annotated Gelatin Silver Photos and 50 Real Photo and Printed Postcards, Showing Missionary Stations, Churches, Hospitals and Schools in Freetown, Moyamba, Taiama, Rotifunk, Shenge, and Bonthe, “U.B.C. Roruks Parsonage,” Churches in Rembee and Bendu, Portraits of American and Native Missionaries, Sierra Leone School Children and Students of U.B.C. Institutions, Chiefs, Families, People in Traditional Costumes, &c. WITH: Rare Eaton’s Brochure with the Translation of Bible Verses into Mende Language “A Ngewo Lato”; WITH: Fifteen Printed Postcards of French Senegal; WITH: 36 Real Photo and Printed Postcards and 40 Original Gelatin Silver Photos of Jerusalem and Palestine, Taken and Collected during Eaton’s Pilgrimages in 1929 and 1934-35. Ca. 1910s-1930s.