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THBAnimals and Instruments, Photograph Collection Incl. CDV from the "Brighton Cats" Series by Harry Pointer
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Cincinnati , OH 45232
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LiveJun 22, 2018
Cowan’s American History: Premier Auction, scheduled for June 22, 2018 is comprised of early photographs, documents, manuscripts, broadsides, flags, and more dating from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Late Indian Wars, World War I and II and beyond. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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Lot of 3 photographs, featuring a CDV of a cat posed as though it is playing a violin, with the phrase, "Music hath charms" written in the negative; credited on verso to H. Pointer, Brighton, England, as part of "The Brighton Cats" series. Harry Pointer (1822-1889) was known for his humorous photographs of cats mimicking human behaviors such as riding a bicycle, roller skating, or, in this case, playing a violin. His clever captions added to the appeal of these cartes. Pointer began the series sometime around the year 1870, and had reportedly published around two hundred pictures in his "Brighton Cats" collection by 1884.
Cabinet card featuring two dogs on a wooden chest in front of a backdrop depicting an idyllic Chinese scene. One of the dogs is posed on its hind haunches, wearing some kind of cape and a pair of glasses, with a pipe in its mouth, and the other is posed lying beside a large phonograph. Credited to Yee Chun, Hongkong, China. Ink inscription on verso reads, "Taken on the deck of US Battle ship Wisconsin / Jd Hoffmann was on the Wisconsin at time this photo was taken." Accompanied by a real photo postcard of a dog sitting inside the horn of a phonograph.
Steve Roden Collection: Music in Vernacular Photographs
Lots 269 - 279 represent a selection of images from the Steve Roden Collection of photographs related to music, sound, and listening, many of which are illustrated in the book,...i listen to the wind that obliterates my traces: music in vernacular photographs, 1880-1955, published by Steve Roden, 2011.
Provenance: Steve Roden Collection: Music in Vernacular PhotographsEliminate the Hassle of Third-Party Shippers: Let Cowan's Ship Directly To You!Condition
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