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Cabinet Sized Photograph. "La Madeleine
Bte. Guerard. Paris, France. 1878. Cabinet photograph mounted on board (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch) with title written on the back side and publisher's stamp on the back. Full image of the temple built to honor the Grand Army under Nepolean, toho after his fall it was turned into a church under the Catholic backlash of the French Revolution. Very good image of the structure based on 'Maison Carree' at Nimes, one of the best preserved temples of the Roman Empire. It is surrounded by 52 Corinthian columns, 20 meters high, all the way around the building. No other tall structures surrounded it when the photo was taken. Very good clean copy. Condition: Very Good. Church, Temples, Architecture. DK-98 (Book ID 12104) $25.00

Cabinet Sized Photograph. "Place Du Carrousel"
Paris, France. 1878. Cabinet photograph on board (6 3/8 x 4 1/4 inch) with title handwritten on the backside. Image of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel with the Place du Carrousel in the background. The arch was built in 1806 to commemorate Napoleon's victories in Europe and was modeled on the Arch of Constantine. On top of the 75 foot moument Napoleon placed the horses from Saint Mark's Cathedreal in Venice captured in 1798, but returned after Napoleon's defeat in 1815 at Waterloo. They were replaced by 'Peace' riding in a chariot flanked by horses to honor the 'Restoration of the Bourbons'. Very good clean copy. Condition: Very Good. Paris, France, Place Du Carrousel, Arc De Triomphe Du Carrousel. DK-100 (Book ID 12128) $25.00

Collection of Letters and Documents Relating to The Bronzing of the Lafayette Statue in Harford Connecticut
1931-32. 57 letters and 10 documents. 97 total pages. Hartford, Connecticut. In 1907, the sculptor Paul W. Bartlett (b. 1865--d. 1925) created a life-size equestrian statue of General Lafayette. A bronze of the plaster cast statue was made and erected in Paris. In 1909, Bartlett donated the plaster cast to his native state of Connecticut. In 1914 the plaster cast statue was assembled and then placed in the State Capitol Building in Hartford. In 1930 a Mrs. Storrs donated $100,00 to have the statue cast in bronze and placed outside the State Capitol. She apparently selected the Roman Bronze Works of Corona, New York to do the bronze of the statue. This company, headed by Riccardo Bartelli, was considered among the premiere fine arts foundries in America. The bronze work was done in 1932 and the statue was placed at the corner of Capitol and Washington in Hartford, where it still stands today. This collection of letters and documents shows the political, legal and financial work that was done to bring the project to the point where the actual bronze work could be done. the project was shepherded by Arthur L. Shipman, chairman of the State Commission on Statues, and Bernard Kosicki of the State Arrorney General's Office. An early problem encountered is determining the copyright authority of Bartlett's widow Suzanne and how much controlo she should have over the artistic phase of the process. This resolved, the issue becomes executing various agreements. Bertelli pushes for actual work to begin so he does not have to lay off workers. The Attorney General Office's time in limited because of its work on the banking crisis then facing the nation. In March 1932 the necessary agreements are reached and work begins. The collection includes: Arthur L. Shipman. 25 letters (10 original, 15 carbon copies); Riccardo Bertelli. 6 original letters and 6 documents (original); Bernard Losicki. 6 letters (original); Warren B. Burrows, State Attorney General. 4 letters (1 original, 3 carbon copies); Suzanne Bartlett. 4 letters (1 original, 3 carbon copies); W.L. Cross, Connecticut Governor. 1 letter (original); F.M. Salmon, Connecticut State Comptroller. 2 letters (original). Condition: Fine. American Bronze Statues. Public Art. Equestrian Statues. (Book ID 8471) $250.00

Die Koniglichen Museen in Berlin. Eine Auswahl Der Vorzuglichsten Kunstschatze Der Malerei, Sculptur Und Architektur Der Norddeutschen Metropole, Dargestellt in Einer Reijhe Der Ausgezeichnetsten Stahistiche Mit Erlauterndem Texte.
Verlag Der Englischen Kunst-Anstalt Von A.G. Payne. Leipzig. 200 pages; frontpiece, 75 steel engravings; contemporary quarter-leather repaired. Raised bands on the spine with title 'Die Kongl. Museen in Berlin'. Damage to corners of front board with shelf wear to the lower bottom. All steel engravings faced with tissue paper and titles in English and German. Contains the main holdings of the Koniglichen Museum with commentary along with illustrations of the art, scupture and architecture. Condition: Fine. Berlin Before the Wars, Koniglichen Museum, Steel Engravings, Art, Sculpture, Architecture. DK-21 (Book ID 10042) $250.00

Original Stereocard Photograph. "#258 - Tampa Bay Hotel Grounds, Tampa, Fla., U.S.A."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, Pa.. circa.1890. Stereograph on tan board (3 1/2 x 7 inch) with title across the bottom of the card, description on the backside. Image looking toward the entrance at an angle. Built by Henry B. Plant at a cost of two and a half million dollars during 1888-1891, it covers a total of six acres. Built in the 'Moorish Revival' style it was among the first major buildings built using steel reinforced poured concrete in the United States. It was the first structure to have an elevator, electric lights, and telephone in Florida. The large structure sat in the middle of a 150 acre park which had 21 structures, a golf course, racetrack, and casino. Closed in 1930 it was transformed into the University of Tampa in 1933 which is still there now. Tours of the hotel are available to the general public. Fine clean copy. Condition: Fine. Hotels, Florida, Tampa Bay Hotel. DK-88 (Book ID 11886) $25.00

Original Stereocard Photograph. "Avenida, Rio Branco from Hotel, Avenida on a Holiday, Rio De Janeioro, Brazil. So. Am."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, PA. # 21822 (305). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the back side about Rio de Janeiro and its' famous boulevard 'Avenida Rio Branco', which was created in 1905 leveling 641 structures to make way for the 108 foot wide street with many of the main stuctures of the city facing it, among them the National library, School of Fine Arts, Central Tram Station, among others. ca.1915 the image shows Hotel Avenida to the left with the boulevard spread out to the right filled with pre WWI cars and throngs of people. Clean copy. Condition: Fine. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. DK-6 (Book ID 9301) $15.00

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