Title: Original Glass Lantern Slides of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Author: ** Place: Publisher: Date: Description: 67 original glass lantern slides in vintage cloth-covered box with side-hinged lid. Slides measure 4x3¼, box dimensions are 3¼x12x4¼. 9 slides tinted in colors. Superb collection of lantern slide pictures of the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Manufacturers labels on a few slides, including Mcintosh Stereopticon Co. Chicago, Tho. Johnson, Salt Lake City, Detroit Photographic Co., most without maker's label. All with old hand-labeled subject captions. This lantern slide collection was the basis for the recent book "1906 - The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire" by Darrell Heppner (Bookman Publishing, 2005). Lot Amendments Condition: 4 slides cracked, else all images appear unblemished, box rather scuffed and worn. Very good. Item number: 228649
Title: Original Glass Lantern Slides of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Author: ** Place: Publisher: Date: Description: 67 original glass lantern slides in vintage cloth-covered box with side-hinged lid. Slides measure 4x3¼, box dimensions are 3¼x12x4¼. 9 slides tinted in colors. Superb collection of lantern slide pictures of the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Manufacturers labels on a few slides, including Mcintosh Stereopticon Co. Chicago, Tho. Johnson, Salt Lake City, Detroit Photographic Co., most without maker's label. All with old hand-labeled subject captions. This lantern slide collection was the basis for the recent book "1906 - The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire" by Darrell Heppner (Bookman Publishing, 2005). Lot Amendments Condition: 4 slides cracked, else all images appear unblemished, box rather scuffed and worn. Very good. Item number: 228649
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