Item Specifics
• Type: Photograph Lot
• Format: Mixed (Black & White Silver Gelatin, Sepia, and Color Kodacolor Prints)
• Number of Photos: Approximately 22 pieces/fragments
• Theme: Genealogy, Americana, Vintage Fashion, Travel, Lifestyle
• Subject: Family portraits, children, historical European travel scenes, mid-century automobiles, and school/group portraits.
• Time Period Manufactured: Antique & Vintage (Mixed eras spanning circa 1920s to 1960s; includes a visible handwritten date of May 25, 1952)
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Original/Reproduction: Original Vintage & Antique Prints
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Item Condition
• Condition Category: Used / For Parts or Not Working (Best category for heavily damaged ephemera)
• Condition Description: As-Is / Damaged Condition. This lot is being sold explicitly for crafts, junk journaling, altered art, or scrapbooking due to significant wear. Defects across the lot include heavy tears, missing corners, jagged/ripped borders, surface abrasions, age-related staining, fading, and emulsion silvering. Several backs feature heavy tape residue, paper loss from album removal, pencil marks, and child doodles. Please thoroughly review all photos to evaluate the exact condition of each fragment before purchasing.
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Product Description
Available for purchase is a distressed lot of approximately 22 authentic vintage and antique photographs and photo fragments. Spanning multiple decades from the 1920s through the 1960s, this collection is an excellent instant collection for junk journalists, mixed-media artists, scrapbooks, or collectors who find beauty in worn, weathered ephemera.
Because these photos carry significant handling wear and physical damage, they offer an incredibly authentic, weathered texture that is highly sought after for historical art projects and vintage displays.
Highlights and Visual Subjects in this Lot:
• Fashion & Eras: Men in classic early-century newsboy caps, suits, and bowties; women in mid-century dresses and classic eyewear.
• Portraits & Lifestyle: A large portrait of a toddler in a winter knit suit, family porch photos, a group school classroom photo marked "DEC", and candid couples.
• Automotive & Travel: Glimpses of vintage mid-century cars and color snapshots documenting scenic seaside towns and historic European estates.
• Fascinating Backstory Elements: The reverse sides showcase a wealth of history including handwritten names like "Curtis", "Robert Wiseman", "W. Hudson", and "Bob Curtis", child pencil sketches, and a processed Kodacolor stamp from August 1959.
Measurements: Varied sizes ranging from small snapshot clippings up to roughly 4 inches by 6 inches.
This lot is sold strictly AS-IS for creative reuse, art elements, or historical study.