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Posted By: barrysloate

I agree with Rob that the 1867 photo of the Unions of Morrisania was even more interesting, and my friend and I were the underbidders. It was $100 with half a minute to go and we bid $1777 and still lost. Pretty frustrating. It is not the exact duplicate to the Harper's woodcut but is so close it could be from the same photo shoot. I'm not sure if the offered photo was first generation; it looked touched up and then reshot. Perhaps it was rejected by Harper's in lieu of an alternate image. Nonetheless, that's the first Morrisania photograph I have ever seen. That dealer came up with two amazing rarities but they were not well cared for over the years.