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THBArchive of Amateur Photographer Edwin W. Terrass, Featuring Views of Akron, Ohio, and Southern California
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6270 Este Ave.
Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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LiveNov 21, 2014 - Nov 22, 2014
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Archive of Amateur Photographer Edwin W. Terrass, Featuring Views of Akron, Ohio, and Southern California
Lot includes over 800 photographs, ca 1870s-1900s or later, predominately from Akron, OH, and Southern California. All belonged to Edwin W. Terrass (1858-1912), an Akron cigar merchant and amateur photographer. Most are Terrass' own work, accompanied by various professional cabinet cards and the like.
Most Akron photographs, of which there are at least 300, are ca 1880s-1890s amateur silver gelatin prints on mounts measuring 4 x 5 in. to 10 x 12 in. Subjects include homes and streets around town, including the downtown area. The Ohio and Erie Canal through Akron is featured many times, as are the Portage Lakes and many creeks, streams, and forest scenes in the Cuyahoga Valley area. There are views of a summer camp, with men and boys camping, swimming, fishing, and fist-fighting, views of what appears to be a GAR reunion or 4th of July parade, views of a race track or fairgrounds, etc. Mr. Terrass also featured animals in many of his pictures, such as horses, sheep, zoo animals, and especially dogs. There are at least 30 views comprising a series showing a young boy hunting for rabbit, accompanied by his dog.
Another group of about 100 10 x 12 in. amateur photographs is set in Southern California, ca mid-1880s to early 1900s, made during Edwin's visits to see his brother, Milford Byron Terrass (1851-1937), a surveyor for the Sante Fe Railroad who lived west of Los Angeles. Views are concentrated on the San Bernardino/Riverside area, with additional views in Los Angeles County and Catalina Island. Many of these are well-composed landscapes and city views, while others show fine homes, parks, and buildings such as the Pasadena Opera House. In addition, there is a series of views of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, an early view of the Hotel del Coronado outside San Diego, and commercial views of the construction of Cajon Pass, the San Diego Flume, and the Sweetwater Dam.
Other groups include: a set of about 25 photographs of Niagara Falls, in various sizes; about forty 4.25 x 5 in. mounted photographs of scenes around Quebec City; about forty 4.25 x 5 in. mounted photographs of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, plus several others in larger sizes; ten 5 x 8 in. cyanotypes of animals, landscapes, and a man sailing; and 60+ amateur photographs and professional cabinet cards of Edwin Terrass' friends and family.
The vast majority are in very good condition.Condition
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