Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Early 20th

A Collection of Early 20th Century Photo Albums, Postcards, and Photographic Prints - This collection features two photo albums with dark-paged inserts, containing numerous inserted vintage postcards. The albums primarily house sepia-toned and early colorized postcards depicting American landscapes, cityscapes, and architectural views, with visible printed text identifying locations such as ”Little Rock, Ark.,” ”Denver, Colorado,” ”Georgetown Loop,” and ”Carthage, Mo.” Several postcards within the albums bear handwritten messages and specific dates, including ”April 2-1901,” ”Aug 3-1901,” and ”May 6-1921.” Accompanying the albums is a significant quantity of loose photographic prints and additional postcards. The loose materials consist of various black and white and sepia-toned photographic prints and postcards, ranging from individual and group portraits, family scenes, and residences, to an early aircraft and a train station. One studio portrait among the loose items is marked ”Beele's Studio, 17 Seneca St. Hornellsville, N. Y.” A loose handwritten note dated ”4-14-06” provides context regarding an ”old home.” The overall style, dating, and subject matter strongly suggest an early 20th-century period.