This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/2/2012
Offered is a collection of over 1500 original photos which originated from archives. This collection is extremely comprehensive in nature with almost all aspects of the human experience captured for perpetuity in the timeless photographic medium. Most of the photos measure 8" x 10" though there are some smaller sizes mixed in, including a number of 2" x 2" wallet size baseball head shots. A variety of handwritten notations, date stamps and affixed newspaper cutlines present on reverse of the photos. A sampling of the major topics covered includes...
Baseball; from high school to college to the minors to the major leagues.
Americana; everything from politics to the military to the day to day lives of every day Americans.
Transportation; including all variety of automobiles, planes, helicopters, trains and boats from the 1950's through the 1980's.
Engineering; assorted roadways and bridges as well as all manner of architecture from the simple to the sublime.
Arts & Entertainment; from the silver screen and the boob tube to the museums of the world and some of the fine art treasures contained therein. (Z0414)