David T. Valentine. New York and Washington: Brady Studio, c. late 1850s

Valentine appears here resting his hand on a volume, perhaps one of his own. As clerk of New York’s Common Council, he published the annual Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, which became an indispensable guide to the rapidly expanding city.

$7,500

Album containing 80 tintype portraits of women and girls. American, 1860s-1880s

This fascinating album contains 80 tintype portraits of women and girls, young and old. Some are dressed plainly, while others are in fine dresses, and at least one is in mourning attire. The photographs head and shoulders, seated, and full-length standing portraits.

$7,500

Black Beauty / Model Pat Evans. New York, 1970s, printed 2012

This is a splendid Anthony Barboza portrait of Pat Evans, the celebrated 1970s model, designer, and icon of Black beauty.

$7,000

The Vermont State House. Vermont, [c. 1859]

A fine salt print of the Vermont State House.

$7,000

Collection of 13 photographs of Columbus Celebration military parades. New York, 1892–1893

This collection of thirteen photographs show the 1892-1893 Columbus Celebrations.

$7,000

Collection of 5 photographs of New York City transportation. New York, 1870s-1890s

This collection of five late nineteenth-century photographs shows the railroads, ferries, terminals, and waterfront infrastructure that connected New York before the advent of the subway.

$6,000

East Front of the Capitol. Washington, August 31, 1864

This rare photograph shows the East Front of the U.S. Capitol during construction. Sawhorses and construction debris are visible in the foreground, while a number of figures, perhaps builders and the architect, stand at the head of the main stairs beneath Thomas Crawford’s pediment of The Progress of Civilization.

$5,500

Collection of 5 photographs of the Grand Manhattan Hotel. New York, 1870s-1890s

These five photographs gather the world of the Grand Manhattan Hotel just before its displacement by the skyscraper.

$5,500

Collection of 7 photographs of New York City cityscapes. New York, 1890s-1900s

This collection of seven photographs shows incredible views of the New York cityscape.

$5,500

Manhattan Life Building, N.Y.. New York, 1895

The dominant structure in this view is the Manhattan Life Insurance Building at 64–66 Broadway, designed by Francis H. Kimball and George Kramer Thompson and completed in 1894. Rising 348 feet to the top of its lantern, it was the tallest building in New York when this photograph was taken.

$5,000