MEARS Auction #22, Ends January 29th, 2011 - 9:00 CST, w/ 15-Minute Rule

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Lot #204:

1935 World Series Crowd Glass File Negative (The Detroit News Hologram/MEARS Auction LOA)

The crowd at the final game of the 1935 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs is shown in this 5" x 7" glass negative. The negative is housed in its original file envelope. Direct from the archives of the Detroit News. Mint Condition.

According to the article, History of Photography, "Silver Gelatine Dry Plate Negatives were invented by Dr. Richard L. Maddox and first became available in 1873. They were the first economically successful durable photographic medium. Unlike the wet plate variety gelatine dry plates were more easily transported, usable when dry, and needed less exposure to light than the wet plates. Other distinguishing features between the wet and dry variety were the thinner glass and a more evenly coated emulsion in the dry plate negative form. Dry plate glass negatives were in common use between the 1880s and the late 1920s." (Copyright Somerset Photography 2009)

Glass plates are the rarest of negatives associated with professional sports. With the process of using glass negatives being abandoned during the 1920s, this glass medium was only used for a very short time. With the process, glass plate negatives produce some of the finest prints extant. Each glass negative is truly unique and one of a kind. Most are dated to the specific time of use. In these instances where the negative was dated, we included the date in the listing. To protect the pedigree, the official "Detroit News" hologram has been carefully placed on each negatives original file envelope. Detroit News hologram/MEARS Auction LOA.

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