1851. Salt paper print, signed, captioned “Strasbourg” and dated in negative lower right, 33.1 x 22.9cm. “Henri Le Secq, a painter and antiquarian, collected Old Master prints and medieval ironwork. As the son of a politician, Le Secq became an expert on his native Paris and the self-appointed guardian of..... More

c1851. Salt paper print, annotated “176” in pencil and photographer’s stamped signature on backing below image, 27.5 x 21cm. Slight soiling to lower edge. In 1851 the Commission des Monuments Historiques chose Baldus and four others to form the Mission Héliographique to document the architectural heritage of France. This photograph..... More

1873. Albumen paper photograph, text including photographer’s name on backing above and below image, 20.1 x 27.4cm. Minor chips and silvering to lower edge, laid down on original presentation backing. Text reads “Geographical & geological explorations & surveys west of the 100th meridian. War Dept Corps of Engineers, US Army..... More

1911. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, numbered “82” and captioned with date in negative lower left to right, postcard text verso printed in letterpress, 8.7 x 13.8cm. Slight soiling. Caption continues “U.S. Aviation field, San Diego, Cal. Jan 25, 1911.” Postcard text includes “The Arcade View Co., 741 Fifth St...... More

c1926. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled in ink in two hands, various copyright and publication stamps verso, 23.4 x 19.4cm. Slight silvering, chips to edges and faint stain to upper right corner. Stamps include “Copyright, E.O. Hoppé, London, please acknowledge” and “The Mansell Collection, 42 Linden Gardens, London W2. On..... More

c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, press print, titled, signed and annotated “4041: C” in ink with printed label attached verso, 10.3 x 10.1cm. Embossed, faded retouching to image. Label includes “Return to E.O. Hoppé. The Old House, South View Road, Crowborough, Sussex.”. More

c1930s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, signed and annotated in ink verso, 19.3 x 15.2cm. Minor embossing and scuffs to image, slight crinkles with cracking to corners. Annotations include “Return to E.O. Hoppé, Wildhern, Andover. 2941-[3]” and the cancelled address “Crowborough, Sussex.”. More

1931. Eleven vintage silver gelatin photographs, one dated “3.2.1931”, most images captioned and numbered with photographer’s line in negative lower left to right, 7.9 x 13.1cm (approx. each). Stains, minor paper remnants, chips or indentations. Captions read 1). Napier earthquake. Panorama after fire; 2). Napier earthquake. Havoc in Emerson St;..... More

1940/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated “1940” and signed in pencil verso, 28.1 x 20.2cm. Minor crinkles to margins. In 1933 Aaron Siskind “joined the Film and Photo League in New York, a group of documentary photographers devoted to improving social conditions in contemporary society through their pictures. While..... More

c1948. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, annotated in various hands with stamps and remnants of typed label verso, 17.4 x 24cm. Slight cracking, handling crinkles and discolouration, minor wear to edges, old tape verso. Stamps include “Photo by PIX Incorporated, 250 Park Avenue, New York City…Please credit Alfred Eisenstaedt – PIX…”..... More

1953. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled, dated, signed (twice) and annotated “Sydney” in pencil and ink verso, 31.7 x 29.3cm. Minor creases, scuffing, silvering and foxing. More

1955. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, press label with typed title, caption and date attached with “Agence Intercontinentale” copyright and “Galerie Muni. Chateau d’Eau, Toulouse” stamps verso, 13 x 18.1cm. Minor crinkles, creases, slight chips to corners. French caption reads “Le 80e anniversaire d’Albert Schweitzer. Le monde entire rend homage aujourd’hui..... More

c1958. Four vintage silver gelatin photographs, each numbered “1 to 4” and “4568” in pencil with photographer’s stamp verso, 11.4 x 20.5cm to 15.3 x 20.5cm. Slight silvering overall, stains, chips, minor tears and creases to one image. Mounted together. Stamp includes “Photograph by B. Snowden, 12 Darby’s Bldg, Elliott..... More