I came across these old images of interesting photos I examined for a non-sport auction house a while back. Thought it might be the start of an interesting thread.
Original photo of the first ever airplane fatality: 1908 crash of a Wright Brothers' plane, killing a US Army officer who was a passenger. Carrying the body on a stretcher, the plane in behind. The test was for the Army, thus the soldiers on horseback. The Wright Brothers were wary of photographers, so photos of many of their early test flights don't exist.
1870s cabinet card photograph of Laura Bridgman, the first blind deaf person to learn English and a celebrity in her day. Predated Helen Keller. She led a full life, became educated and a celebrity in her day. Her education started as a child with a patient tutor who communicated by tapping on her hand.
1860s CDV showing the hanging of Abraham Lincoln's conspirators. Tax stamp on back.
Igor Stravinsky at the piano by Arnold Newman. Famous image shot in 1946, printed by the photographer in 1976. The back has Newman's personal handwritten return address.
