Bidspirit auction | Early 20th Century Family Photograph

Early 20th Century Family Photograph Album with World War I Era Domestic Scenes - A hardcover personal photograph album containing a collection of monochrome and sepia-toned photographic prints. The album is bound in dark, pebble-grained black cloth featuring the title PHOTOGRAPHS in a stylized Art Nouveau-influenced gilt script on the front cover. The interior consists of heavyweight black paper leaves typical of the early 20th century. The collection documents American family life and leisure, featuring portraits of individuals in period attire including cloche hats, high-collared suits, and nursing or service uniforms. Subject matter includes domestic outdoor scenes, children in gardens, large shingle and stone residences, and a group posing with an early 20th-century automobile. One significant photograph depicts an elderly man in a wheelchair with the handwritten caption HERE IS WAT’S LEFT. JULY 7 '17. The album also contains a vintage illustrated holiday postcard for Christmas and the New Year, along with several loose photographs and various-sized prints of both formal and candid nature. The cover shows moderate wear consistent with age, including fraying at the corners and spine ends. There is visible spotting, discoloration, and surface grubbiness to the cloth. The binding is intact but has expanded significantly due to the volume of contents; several pages and photographs are loose or detached. Internal black paper pages show edge wear and minor tearing. The photographs vary in condition; while many remain clear, some exhibit silvering, minor creasing, or fading. Areas of adhesive residue are present where photographs were previously removed.