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| 1. |  | John Plumbe Jr. n.d. Parents, Babies Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 1) In a stippled octagonal mat stamped "Plumbe" in lower left. The wistful mother holds a baby in her lap. Her fingers extend from the half glove that covers her wrist. The baby, with eyes closed, mouth open sleeping? or is this a post mortem? The man holds a baby very much alive. Her head has moved and she holds father's hand. As often with Plumbe the image is carefully composed within the frame of the octagonal mat. The geometry of the mat is enforced by the vertical border passing through the center of the mother's hair and body that separates the plain dark background (typical of Plumbe) behind the father from the light area at the right of the scene.The plate is in a nice typical Plumbe "vase of flowers" case with violet silk pad on the separated cover. It has been resealed. There are some minor abrasions just above the left vertical of the mat. |
| 2. |  | Unidentified photographer n.d. Charming Twins Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 7) Their arms are linked, creating an interesting pattern where their plaid sleeves cross. They have lace collars and pantaloons. The one at the right holds a straw hat. This + plate daguerreotype is sealed in a European passe-partout. There are some very light wipes, mostly to the right of the right boy's face. Some imperfections on the underside of the glass CAN be cleaned; they are not on the plate. |
| 3. |  | Unidentified photographer n.d. Model of a Civil War Ship Tintype, 1/6 plate Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 10) Elaborate detail of the rigging, the gun ports, the armored turrets on deck. This looks like an ironclad ram, and perhaps the very one can be identified. 1/6 plate TINTYPE in a nice thermoplastic frame with one repaired crack. There is a small rub to the left of the ship, and a few minor marks. |
| 4. |  | Mathew B. Brady n.d. James Topham Brady Carte de visite Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 15) This is James Topham Brady in a CDV by Mathew Brady. J.T. Brady was a brilliant attorney, District Attorney of New York City. He was an innovator in the use of the defense of temporary insanity. As defense attorney he won 51 out of 52 murder trials. He also wrote literary pieces under the name "Query." There is a pinhole on the top of the mount, with light scratch beneath it. |
| 5. |  | Edward Anthony n.d. Henry Wagar Halleck Carte de visite Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 16) Halleck was a tactical theorist and often effective administrator. After the Mexican War he had various important posts in early California. During the Civil War he advanced to General in Chief, but he proved not so brilliant in the field and his administrative rigor was only partly successful, so in 1864 he was replaced by Grant, and appointed Chief of Staff. Portraits of him are fairly common, but this one is rare and interesting. He is shown in full uniform with sword. His gloved hand rests on a scroll and there is an eagle statue above it. The flag backdrop is unusual. The face has been retouched. |
| 6. |  | Jackson Bros. n.d. Good Bear, Pawnee Carte de visite Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 19) CDV with Jackson Bros. "Photograph of Indians" Omaha backstamp. "Sioux" in pencil on verso, but the correct identification is supplied by a print in the National Anthropological Archives (Information here and in other Indian lots thanks to Mike Cowdrey.) Seated in his buffalo robe, he holds a pine branch. Cowdrey notes the rare feature of the white turkey feathers with black bars worn in his hair. This exotic Eastern bird (not officially recognized until 1971) had probably been brought by a New England family following the Oregon Trail. The print is clean with no damage, but slightly light. |
| 7. |  | Jackson Bros. n.d. Black Foot, Pawnee Carte de visite Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 20) CDV with Jackson Brothers Omaha, Nebraska backstamp, and signed in the negative. The man in his buffalo robe demonstrates the method of holding the bow with a spare arrow that was extremely effective. He's identified in pencil on the bottom of the mount, and again on the verso, though there his name is given incorrectly as "Black Food." |
| 8. |  | A.W. Barker n.d. Two Paiute Man Carte de visite, hand-tinted Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 24) A.W. Barker (Ottawa, Kan.) |
| 9. |  | Illingworth & Bill 1866 No. 245 Camp at White Bear Den, D.T. [Crossing the Plains to Montana with Captain Fisk's Expedition, 1866] Stereocard Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 25) Title and imprint on the mount, with No. "245" in the negative. This photograph was actually by Illingworth and Bill, who sold the negatives to Carbutt. George Bill had been Carbutt's assistant and seems to have been Illingworth's. In this view we can just see, in the lower left, Bill's photograph box, mostly cropped out by Carbutt to disguise the origin. In the background we can see the protective circle of wagons, but there are tents pitched in front. |
| 10. |  | Hamilton & Hoyt n.d. Upper Yankonai Sioux Chiefs Stereocard Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 28) These are "Skin of the Heart" (Pericardium), "Afraid of the Bear" and "Red Lodge." There are many interesting details. Small imprinted Hamilton & Hoyt label is on the verso of this mustard/white mount. |
| 11. |  | William Henry Jackson 1871, 11 June A Family of Sheepeater Bannocks [Hayden Survey] Cabinet card Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 33) On a Hayden Survey mount. The parents and 5 children pose sullenly at the mouth of their wickiup-- canvas supported by a frame of bent saplings. They have sorrowful expressions. This was photographed on the Snake River plateau in Idaho. Slight soil. This view, taken June 11, 1871, is illustrated in Fleming & Luskey, The North American Indians in Early Photographs p. 122. There Jackson is quoted as saying the family was shy, but "a handful of sugar and some coffee reconciled them to having their picture taken." Seven years later most Bannocks were taken prisoner. |
| 12. |  | Erwin 1897 Geronimo, Chief of the notorious Band of Arizona Apaches Gelatin silver print, hand-tinted 10 x 8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 44) This is one of the great portraits of Geronimo, titled in the print "Chief of the notorious Band of Arizona Apaches/ Photo by Erwin 1897." This shows his bellicose side, as he holds the pistol in his cartridge belt. It is a strong artistic portrait, especially as attractively colored like this, with the shadow of his horned headpiece on the haystack behind. This came down from Erwin's family. A pen inscription on verso reads: "W. E. Erwin was Joyce Estes Allen's great uncleà. " And then, in another hand: "W. E. Erwin paid $20.00 in Gold to take this picture on the Reservation in Okla. All Apaches believed when a picture faded they would die so at that time it was quite a featà." |
| 13. |  | Frank Rinehart 1898 (copyright) Chief Wolf Robe Platinum print, hand-coloured 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 45) Titled, with 1898 copyright by F. A. Rinehart in the negative. Wolf Robe was Chief of the Southern Cheyennes. He wears a Peace Medal with the profile of President Benjamin Harrison that echoes the magnificent profile of this portrait. The artist Leonard Baskin made a print based in this photograph. |
| 14. |  | Frank Rinehart 1898 (copyright) Little Bird, Arapahoe Platinum print 9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 46) With title and 1898 Copyright by F. A. Rinehart in the negative. This is a close view of the Chief. He wears a Peace Medal. Rinehart made another full standing portrait of this subject. |
| 15. |  | Frank Rinehart 1899 (copyright) Blackhorn, Sioux Platinum print 9 1/2 x 7 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 47) With title and 1899 Copyright by F. A. Rinehart, number 1507 in the negative. |
| 16. |  | Burton Brothers n.d. Fiji Warrior with weapon or ceremonial object Albumen print 7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 49) There are flowers on his arms, on the mat on the floor, and at the right. A gourd is stuck into the sash above his belt. The photographer was not identified in the Be-Hold sale (52/49) in an email () the photographer was confirmed to be the Burton Brothers (pers. comm, email, Dr. Margit Zara Krpata, 9 April 2013) |
| 17. |  | I.W. Taber 1882 (before) Ocean Tramp "Malabar" landing coolies at San Francisco Albumen print 5 ¢ x 8 5/8 in (image) 6 x 9 ¥ in (mount) Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 51) Mount by Taber, San Francisco. This differs from typical Taber photographs as there is not an imprinted number and title in the print. The title is written in period pen on the bottom of the mount, suggesting that this was a special edition. This is a wide view showing the ships at the right and left, and the huge crowd of newly arrived Chinese with their belongings on the dock. They face the bay, away from the camera. This rare historic view must have been taken before 1882, when the Chinese Exclusion Act suppressed Chinese immigration to the U.S. |
| 18. |  | Carleton E. Watkins n.d. View from Glacier Point [Yosemite] Albumen print, boudoir mount Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 52) Boudoir mount albumen print by Taber from a negative by Carleton Watkins. Title and number "B 739" at the bottom of the view. |
| 19. |  | Darius Kinsey 1938, May (print) 124A. Puffing electric car on logging train, W. T. Co., Vail, WA Gelatin silver print, toned 10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 54) |
| 20. |  | Seneca Ray Stoddard 1888 No. 387, "Camp near Long Lake, 1888" 6 3/8 x 8 5/8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 56) |
| 21. |  | Henry P. Bosse 1891 (album) The "Lucia" Cyanotype 9 x 11 5/8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 59) From the celebrated 1891 album of Bosse's views along the Upper Mississippi. This little steamer was named for the daughter of Alexander Mackenzie, of the Army Corps of Engineers, who supervised Bosse's survey. She is seen moored at Frederick, Maryland. This is more a study of the vessel than of the river landscape. |
| 22. |  | Eugène Atget 1910 Voiture Gazeuse Albumen print 8 ¢ x 7 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 66) With title and number "30" in pencil in Atget's hand on verso. This appeared in the album "La Voiture a Paris" [Sally Nesbitt, "Atget's Seven Albums," p. 357.] The wagon delivered cases of bottled seltzer. " A florid "No. 1" is on the side of the cab. This is a wonderful example of Atget recording something that was rapidly being replaced by modern transit. |
| 23. |  | Léonard Misonne 1930 (ca) River landscape Oil print 11 ¢ x 15 7/16 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 70 Some pencil notations on the verso in Misonne's hand, and pencil notation by his grandson certifying the authenticity [this is typical of the vintage Misonne prints that become available in recent years.] Misonne's photographs are always subtle and never dramatic. Those with lonely figures and other romantic details are more popular, but these exquisite subtle pure landscapes are the essence of his artistry, and reward sustained and repeated viewing. The tones move from darker greens in the lower right towards even more delicate tones in the back and across the river. |
| 24. |  | Albert Renger-Patzsch 1930 (ca) Flower study Gelatin silver print 9 3/8 x 7 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 72 With various stamps and notations on the verso. One stamp is for the Folkwang-Auriga Verlag, of which Renger was the director of photography in this period. A pen inscription ascribes this to the book by the botanist Walther Haage, "Die Welt der Pflanze," published by Folkwang in 1930. The latin name of the plant is given in pencil. One of Haage's specialties was cacti. A slight variant of the photograph, with Renger-Patzsch ink stamp, was offered in the F. Tajan auction on 11/22/05, Lot 32. This is a striking, stark frontal photograph of the plant, with little indication of scale or context, a classic example of "Neue Sachlichkeit." Just slight sense of handling but no bends or tears. |
| 25. |  | Germaine Krull 1930 (ca) Nude study Gelatin silver print 4 3/8 x 2 + in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 73) With "Copyright by Germaine Krull, Paris" stamp on the verso. The artist has emphasized the contours of the body with gauche. |
| 26. |  | Leni Riefenstahl 1936 U.S. High Jumper, 1936 Berlin Olympics Gelatin silver print 8 ¥ x 10 ¥ in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 74) Terrific view of the athlete at the height of his jump, with the Olympic flame behind. From the family of Rolph Lantin, who photographed in this Berlin Olympics under the direction of Leni Riefensthal. His work is often credited to her. |
| 27. |  | Horst 1947 Fashion study Gelatin silver print, matte 13 7/8 x 11 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 79) With "Horst Vogue Studio" and his Conde Nast stamp with Dec. 5 1947 stamp on verso. Is this a mirror view or are there two models? |
| 28. |  | André Kertész 1923, 6 May (taken) 1970 (ca, print) Hungarian string trio Gelatin silver print 8 x 10 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 82) Titled and signed in pencil on verso, with "Photo by André Kertész" stamp. |
| 29. |  | Robert Doisneau 1950s Pharmacy Doorway Gelatin silver print 9 7/8 x 6 ¢ in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 84) A child looks at the camera. Sign for "Optique Medicale." Doisneau's red stamp on verso. |
| 30. |  | Jessie Tarbox Beals 1908 (ca, taken) 1927 (print) Naturalist, Joseph Burroughs Gelatin silver print, brown-toned 7 x 9 ¢ in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 86) With her "715 Lexington Avenue New York City" stamp on verso. She was only at this address in 1927, after which she moved to California. She has written her name in characteristic block letters on the print, over an erased earlier more conventional signature, and she has made a "c" in a circle at the lower left. The negative was made ca. 1908 [?]. Burroughs died in 1921. The great naturalist is shown in his rustic Adirondack cabin "Slabsides" in West Park, New York. |
| 31. |  | Barbara Morgan 1945 (taken) 1980 (ca, print) Charles Sheeler and his favorite Beech Tree Gelatin silver print 15 ¥ x 12 1/8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 87) Signed titled and dated "1945" on the bottom margin, and titled again with "C. 1980" on the verso [Morgan was so good about giving the date of the print as well as of the negative!] and with her Scarsdale NY credit stamp. |
| 32. |  | Marion Post Wolcott 1939, November Group of men killing time during dinner hour in Sheriff's office, Granville [first written 'Grandville'] county court house, on court day in county seat, Oxford, North Carolina. Nov. 1939 Gelatin silver print, glossy 8 + x 10 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 88) 1939 or soon after. F.S.A. stamps on the verso credit Wolcott, and there is a pencil negative number. The caption has been typed directly onto the top of the verso. |
| 33. |  | Unidentified photographer 1936-1938 Spanish Civil War - press photograph Gelatin silver print Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 89) |
| 34. |  | 1936-1938 Spanish Civil War - press photograph Newspaper clipping Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 89) |
| 35. |  | Unidentified photographer 1938 Planes over Alexanderplatz, Berlin Gelatin silver print Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 94) German pre-WWII press photograph. |
| 36. |  | Unidentified photographer 1941 (ca) Close up of a Soviet prisoner Gelatin silver print Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 95) German WWII press photograph from the Russian Front. |
| 37. |  | Jeff Taylor 1971, 13 July A G.I. lights up a marijuana cigaretteà. Drugs are reportedly as easy to come by here as the most common person item in the U.S. Gelatin silver print Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 105) Original press photograph Vietnam War (1970-1972) |
| 38. |  | Unidentified photographer 1975 Vietnam - Press photograph with caption Gelatin silver print Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 107) |
| 39. |  | Kyoichi Sawada 1966 (taken) 1972 (print) The body of a Viet Cong solder is dragged behind an armored vehicle en route to a burial site Gelatin silver print Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 111) The Japanese photographer worked for UPI. He died covering Cambodia in 1970. He won the "World Press Photo of the Year" in 1965 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in 1966. In 1966 he also won the "World Press Photo of the Year" award, for this very photograph. "The body of a Viet Cong solder is dragged behind an armored vehicle en route to a burial site." The yellow slug is dated 1972. |
| 40. |  | Philip Jones Griffiths n.d. Vietnamese Children file past a Dead Child Gelatin silver print 7 7/8 x 11 7/8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 114) Various numbers, notations in French and markings on the verso, with his Magnum stamp. |
| 41. |  | Don McCullin 1968 (taken, later print) Shell Shocked Marine Gelatin silver print 16 5/8 x 11 1/8 in (image) 19 ¢ x 16 in (sheet) Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 116) This is his classic photograph from Vietnam. Signed in pencil on verso with "Vietnam 1968," printed later. Another copy this size, signed, printed 1990, sold for $4146 at Sotheby's London 11/12/2007. |
| 42. |  | Don McCullin 1968 (taken) 1990, 1 October (print) Grenade thrower Vietnam 1968 Gelatin silver print 11 3/8 x 17 ¢ in (image) 16 x 20 in (sheet) Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 117) Titled in pencil verso, signed, and dated 1 Oct 1990. |
| 43. |  | Ernst Haas 1950s Holding out a Chair Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped 11 5/8 x 9 3/8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 120) With Haas' Credit stamp from Paris Magnum, 1950's. A dramatic almost 3-dimensional photograph of a black-garbed Turkish or Eastern European woman holding out a chair. |
| 44. |  | Dmitri Baltermants 1974 A family in front of their house, Cuba Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped 11 ¢ x 7 ¥ in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 121) The Soviet photographer accompanied Brezhnev to Cuba in 1974. It has his purple stamp, the round collection stamp, and the title "Cuban Scene" in pen in Russian on the verso. |
| 45. |  | James Van der Zee 1925 Portrait of a Harlam Gentleman Gelatin silver print, brown-toned 10 x 8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 122) With several "Guarantee Photo Studio W. 135th St." stamps on the verso. Signed and dated "1925" by Van Der Zee in the negative. A handsome smiling portrait. The flowers at the right may have been added by Van Der Zee he loved to include flowers in his portraits and funereal studies. |
| 46. |  | Joan Murray 1969 Ruth Bernhard in her Studio Gelatin silver print 14 x 11 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 125) Stamped, titled and signed, with artist's stamp verso. |
| 47. |  | Joan Murray 1969 Ansel Adams Gelatin silver print 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 126) With title, signature and artist's stamp on the verso. |
| 48. |  | Joan Murray 1970 Brett Weston on Beach with Camera Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 127) Titled and signed in pencil verso, with the artist's stamp. |
| 49. |  | Joan Murray 1971, June Brett, Cole and Neil Weston Gelatin silver print 7 1/2 x 10 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 128) Titled and signed in pen verso, with Joan Murray's artist's stamp. |
| 50. |  | Joan Murray 1971 Wynn Bullock Gelatin silver print 9 7/8 x 8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 129) Titled and signed in pen, verso, with the artist's stamp. He has an engaging smile. Murray studied with him. |
| 51. |  | Joan Murray 1971 Imogen Cunningham on the steps at Grand Street Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 130) Titled and signed in pen, verso, with Joan Murray's artist's stamp. |
| 52. |  | Joan Murray 1971 Edmund Teske Gelatin silver print 8 x 10 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 131) With title and artist's stamp verso. |
| 53. |  | Sheila Metzner 1992 Fashion portrait Fresson print 19 x 13 in Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc Courtesy of Larry Gottheim - Be-Hold (52 / 136) Initialed "S.M." on mount recto, with embossed stamp "Shiela Metzner/ Photograph/ Michel Fresson Print." Artist's pencil signature on recto with "1992" and "One of Kind." An exquisite example of this process that has a beautiful color grain something like an autochrome. |