8th Dec, 2009 12:00
The Pavilion Gardens
Three Albums Relating to the Town of Daytona
Estimated at £1,100 - £1,600
Lot details
The first, titled 'Old Time Beach Scenes Also Town', with content including - ten 245 x 200mm photographs, seven 175 x 125mm photographs & twenty 250 x 95 mm photographs (47 in total), some being copies from an earlier photographer named Harris; including shots of the town from 1905 and 1907, with early images of cars on the beach and scenes of locals swimming in the ocean. The second album, titled 'Ruins Historical Places', contains thirty seven 245x200mm photographs, plus thirteen 175x125mm photographs (50 in total), depicting various scenes of local historical ruins, including The Old Fort & Sugar Mill in Port Orange, whilst the third & final album, titled 'Aeroplane Wrecks', contains fourteen 125x100mm photographs depicting the wreck of the Eastern Airlines DC2 - 120, which crashed after take-off on August 10th, 1937. The plane hit an electrical pole that had been erected without notice being given to the authorities. These albums were assigned the numbers 11, 95 & 176 in period. (3)
The first, titled 'Old Time Beach Scenes Also Town', with content including - ten 245 x 200mm photographs, seven 175 x 125mm photographs & twenty 250 x 95 mm photographs (47 in total), some being copies from an earlier photographer named Harris; including shots of the town from 1905 and 1907, with early images of cars on the beach and scenes of locals swimming in the ocean. The second album, titled 'Ruins Historical Places', contains thirty seven 245x200mm photographs, plus thirteen 175x125mm photographs (50 in total), depicting various scenes of local historical ruins, including The Old Fort & Sugar Mill in Port Orange, whilst the third & final album, titled 'Aeroplane Wrecks', contains fourteen 125x100mm photographs depicting the wreck of the Eastern Airlines DC2 - 120, which crashed after take-off on August 10th, 1937. The plane hit an electrical pole that had been erected without notice being given to the authorities. These albums were assigned the numbers 11, 95 & 176 in period. (3)
Auction: The Pavilion Gardens, 8th Dec, 2009
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