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#134-878
Gentile, Carlo [Charles]. Four Original Photographs Mounted on Album Page: "D. L. Maunsell in British Columbia", "Group of Indian Warriors in British Columbia on Queens Birthday 1865", "Indian Chief British Columbia" and "Fort Dansborg, Tranqibar Built by Danish Government in 1867 Sold to England in 1856".
British Columbia: , [circa 1865]. Very good. Album page with three photographs mounted on one side and one on the other. Page measures 11 X 8.75 inches (28 X 22.25 cm). The three photographs on the first side measure: 9.5 X 5.5 cm, 5.5 X 8.5 CM and 9.5 X 5.5 CM (they are arranged vertically). The image on the back page measures 12 X 18.5 cm. Each has an ink description beneath. The image at the top of the three (Maunsell) has two light stains. The image alone on the back page (Fort) shows some slight wrinkling and rippling as well as a small worn spot. Slight rippling and discolouration to the album page itself with a few small spots of foxing and light chipping/small closed tears to bottom edge. A fantastic set of photographs.
Carlo [Charles] Gentile (1835-1893) was an Italian photographer well known for his photographs of North America. His subject matter ranged from the gold rush in British Columbia to the remote Adobe villages in the Arizona Territory.
The first photograph shows D. L. Mansell, a an early BC personality and well dressed man with an impressive moustache, leaning against a lattice doorway. The second image "Group of Indian Warriors" shows a group of many men all holding flags. This was taken when Gentile traveled from Victoria to New Westminster to photograph Queen Victoria's birthday celebrations and the more than three thousand natives that attended the festivities. The third image "Image Chief" is a portrait of a stoic looking native man wearing a leather coat decorated with a large fringe and a fur hat.
The final photograph on the back of the page (thought not to be a Gentile) shows a view of Fort Dansborg from a viewpoint overlooking a wall. The fort, situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu looks out over the Kaveri river.
Price: $ 1200 US Please Inquire RETURN TO HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH THUMBNAILS
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