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barrysloate
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Here are two early pieces from my collection. Sorry for the poor images.
The first is a triple plate panoramic photo of the 1867 Nationals of Albany. In those days photographers did have have the technology to make a panorama, so they would shoot three different images and put them side by side to create the effect. Notice that the curtains do not exactly match up. The Nationals were a strong NY state team, and did in fact play the Red Stockings during their 1869 tour (and got trounced). The photo measures 26" x 9" and is in its original frame.
The second piece is a Peck & Snyder advertising banner from 1869. It was folded up and tucked into a Haney Guide, as issued. In 1869 P&S purchased the Haney Guide, which they sold in their store and used to advertise their sporting goods equipment. When I purchased this guide about ten years ago, the banner was amazingly still attached and folded into the front cover where it remained for nearly 130 years. As such, while the seams and folds had some separation, the hand colored images looked absolutely perfect, having never seen the light of day. These are extremely rare, and this one measures about 22" x 16".