Up for auction is an original 1920s $11\times 14$ large-format glass plate negative by world-renowned glamour and theatrical photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston ("Johnnie"), official photographer for Florenz Ziegfeld’s Ziegfeld Follies.

Details & Features

• Photographer: Alfred Cheney Johnston (1885–1971)

• Format: $11\times 14$ inch glass plate negative (shot on Johnston’s signature Century-brand large-format view camera)

• Subject: Unknown Ziegfeld Follies showgirl / 1920s Broadway theatrical performer

• Possible Identifications: Visual features and styling strongly resemble Ziegfeld stars Gladys Glad or Drucilla Strain

• Studio Markings:

  • Original production sequence number 8943 handwritten in top-left margin

  • Studio lab instruction ANOTHER handwritten in top-right margin

• Studio Alterations: Exhibits characteristic period hand-touching/retouching on the emulsion plate, typical of studio edits done by Johnston or his wife/assistant Doris to enhance lighting and smooth tones for print release.