1932 SS Clairton Ocean Liner Ship Manhattan NYC Skyline Old Photo Negative 411B
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:27842119 |
.../> 4x6 inch ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE , Taken by
PERCY LOOMIS SPEER known as "THE OFFICIAL
PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE CITY OF NEW
YORK". HIS ORIGINAL INK WRITTEN
NOTATIONS ARE ON THE NEGATIVE AS SHOWN.
YOU WILL RECEIVE JUST THE NEGATIVE.
I use the word "photo" in the title just for search
purposes.
From the original time period.
NOT a copy
NEGATIVE, This negative was converted into a positive image
for this auction
Percy Loomis Sperr (1890-1964), who was known as the "Official Photographer for the City of New York." Beginning in 1924, he combed the five boroughs, "capturing scenes of the city's people, buildings, and neighborhoods, " the society reports. "He created more than 30, 000 photographs, and his works comprise an amazingly detailed portrait of the city" from 1924 through the early 1940s.
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