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Black and White Photography For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1910s
'Ice Cavern' Archival Pigment print V&A Portfolio
Located in London, GB
'Ice Cavern' Archival Pigment print V&A Portfolio Scott’s Last Expedition, A Cavern in an Iceberg, British Antarctic Expedition, South Pole, Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935), 1910...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Captain Oates (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Captain Oates (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Pon...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Lower Manhattan, 1910, Camera Work 36
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Alfred Stieglitz. Lower Manhattan, New York City, 1910 (printed 1911), vintage photogravure from Camera Work 36.
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1910s Black and White Photography

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Photogravure

'Neptune' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print
By Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Located in London, GB
Detail of Neptune’s Head, Neptune and Triton, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), National Collection of Sculpture, Victoria and Albert Museum © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Pho...
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1620s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

British Aeronaut EWC Perry circa 1910, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography by ROL
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL Paris taken circa 1910 with British aeronaut E.W.C. Perry. We see the aviator in an experimental machine fro...
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1910s Art Deco Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Anthony Friedkin, Rick Dano, Malibu, Surfer, Smoking, Car, June Gloom, B&W
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America) Clockwork Malibu, Rick Dano on P.C.H., Malibu, California, U.S.A., 1977 Silver Gelatin Print, later print 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.) Edition of 25...
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1770s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Car Racing in France, 1911 - Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse, Paris. Car racing in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, circa 1911. Features: Original silver gelatin print pho...
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1910s Art Deco Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Connoisseur, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Located in Yardley, PA
Study in three tones, white, gray, and black. A man takes off his glasses to examine an abstract work of art. :: Photograph :: Black & White :: This piece comes with an official cer...
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1910s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink

Mary and Maude Platt, 1912
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexiglas, free shipping and a 14 day return policy. Lora Webb Nichols Mary and Maude Platt, 1912 15 x 15 inch gelatin silver print Image Size: 10.75 x 11 inches frame size 18 x 18 x 2 inches Edition of 15 Lora Webb Nichols was born in 1883 and grew up in the small mining town of Encampment, Wyoming. At the age of 16 Lora received her first camera and from that moment and for the next few decades she produced work that is both stunning in its singular voice and revealing in the world it opens up for us. At first Nichols photographed her family, friends, and the landscape around Encampment, but when the town experienced a copper mining boom Nichols expanded her scope to become a photographer for hire shooting portraits and industrial photographs. When the boom collapsed, Nichols took the risk of opening her own business in Encampment - The Rocky Mountain Studio - which opened in 1925. The studio ran for ten years, accumulating 24,000 negatives that illustrate the lives and environment of the people living in and around the town while creating a distinctive and surprising body of work. If one was to attempt an analogy – Nichols’ pictures fit somewhere between Lartigue and Lange - joyful and generous while objectively intimate. In particular what seems to distinguish Nichols’ work is the way she sees the world from a female perspective. As Vince Aletti...
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1910s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bert Oldham Jr., 1911
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexiglas, free shipping and a 14 day return policy. Lora Webb Nichols 15 x 12 inch gelatin silver print Image Size: 14 x 8.5 inches frame size: 22.5 x 17.5 x 2 inches Edition of 15 Lora Webb Nichols was born in 1883 and grew up in the small mining town of Encampment, Wyoming. At the age of 16 Lora received her first camera and from that moment and for the next few decades she produced work that is both stunning in its singular voice and revealing in the world it opens up for us. At first Nichols photographed her family, friends, and the landscape around Encampment, but when the town experienced a copper mining boom Nichols expanded her scope to become a photographer for hire shooting portraits and industrial photographs. When the boom collapsed, Nichols took the risk of opening her own business in Encampment - The Rocky Mountain Studio - which opened in 1925. The studio ran for ten years, accumulating 24,000 negatives that illustrate the lives and environment of the people living in and around the town while creating a distinctive and surprising body of work. If one was to attempt an analogy – Nichols’ pictures fit somewhere between Lartigue and Lange - joyful and generous while objectively intimate. In particular what seems to distinguish Nichols’ work is the way she sees the world from a female perspective. As Vince Aletti...
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1910s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lizzie Nichols and Perkins, 1913
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexiglas, free shipping and a 14 day return policy. Lizzie Nichols and Perkins, 1913 15 x 15 inch gelatin silver print Image Size: 10.75 x 11 inches Frame size: 18 x 18 x 2 inches Edition of 15 Lora Webb Nichols was born in 1883 and grew up in the small mining town of Encampment, Wyoming. At the age of 16 Lora received her first camera and from that moment and for the next few decades she produced work that is both stunning in its singular voice and revealing in the world it opens up for us. At first Nichols photographed her family, friends, and the landscape around Encampment, but when the town experienced a copper mining boom Nichols expanded her scope to become a photographer for hire shooting portraits and industrial photographs. When the boom collapsed, Nichols took the risk of opening her own business in Encampment - The Rocky Mountain Studio - which opened in 1925. The studio ran for ten years, accumulating 24,000 negatives that illustrate the lives and environment of the people living in and around the town while creating a distinctive and surprising body of work. If one was to attempt an analogy – Nichols’ pictures fit somewhere between Lartigue and Lange - joyful and generous while objectively intimate. In particular what seems to distinguish Nichols’ work is the way she sees the world from a female perspective. As Vince Aletti...
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1910s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pictorialist Photography, "Pensive Woman"
Located in Rochester, NY
Pictorialist photograph of a young woman. Silver print in the original oak frame. Inscribed on reverse R.S. Paddock, Early 20th century. Pictorialism is the name given to an interna...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Ponting: Chris & Gramaphone" by Herbert Ponting
Located in London, GB
"Ponting: Chris & Gramaphone" by Herbert Ponting Chris the sled dog listens to a gramophone in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica, during Captain Rober...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

‘Careless Whispers’ by Arthur Steel Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
‘Careless Whispers’ by Arthur Steel Paper size: 40 x 32 inches / 102 x 80 cm Framing options available. Dog’s Names: ‘Buster’ on the left and ‘Dumpli...
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1680s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Ponting: Ice cave & Terra Nova" by Herbert Ponting
Located in London, GB
"Ponting: Ice cave & Terra Nova" by Herbert Ponting The 'Terra Nova' seen from the entrance to an ice cave in an iceberg in the Ross Dependency of Ant...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Keystone Cops Cast Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
The Keystone Cops (often spelled Keystone Kops) are fictional, humorously incompetent policemen featured in silent film slapstick comedies produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone F...
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1910s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Ice Cavern (1910-13) Oversize Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
Ice Cavern (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Pontin...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

"Long Live The King" by Hulton Archive
Located in London, GB
"Long Live The King" by Hulton Archive 21st June 1911: Workmen putting up decorations at the Royal Exchange to celebrate the Coronation of King George ...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Dublin Crowd" by Walshe
Located in London, GB
"Dublin Crowd" by Walshe After signing the Treaty establishing the Free State, Irish politician and Sinn Fein leader Michael Collins (1890 - 1922) addresses the Dublin crowd at College Green...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Cacti, Rio Grande, Black and White, USA 1960s, 16, 4 x 23, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
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1760s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Pictorialist Photograph Nude Wood Nymph by Charles Cook Circa 1910
Located in Rochester, NY
Pictorialist photograph of nude woman in a forest interior by Charles Cook. Silver print. Circa 1910. Charles J. Cook was a painter and photo...
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1910s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Sea Freezing (1910-13) Oversize Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
The Sea Freezing (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George ...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Ponting: In the Pack (1910) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Ponting: In the Pack (1910) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images) A penguin wanders across th...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

The Terra Nova (1910-13) Oversize Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
The Terra Nova (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Po...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Breaking Wave - Venice Beach, California – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Wave, Water
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America) Breaking Wave, Venice Beach, California, U.S.A., 1978 Silver Gelatin Print, later print 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.) Edition of 25 Print only Born 1949 in Los Angeles, USA, Friedkin currently lives and works in Los Angeles. Anthony Friedkin uses his camera as a means of personal discovery. His full frame black & white photographs explore the many mysteries of moments in time. He creates his own distinctive exhibition prints in his darkroom. He says of his work, “I believe in extraordinary photographs that draw you in and cannot be easily defined-celebrating perception and its many hidden layers of reality”. Informed by the works of Atget, Kertesz, and Josef Koudelka...
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1770s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Terra Nova In McMurdo Sound (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The Terra Nova In McMurdo Sound (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole ...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The British Antartic Expedition (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The Castle Berg (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935), 1910-13 Victoria and Albert Museum, London Additional information : Paper Size 60 × 40" Archival Pigment Print Printed later NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12" inches 12 x 16" 20 x 16" 20 x 24" 20 x 30'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Ice Boat...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Large Antique Portrait Photograph Girl Bench Signed Ch Petit c1912 French
Located in FR
Antique Portrait Photograph Girl on a Bench c1912-13 Signed by the photographer Ch Petit French photographer in the early 1900s Black and...
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1910s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ice Cavern (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Ice Cavern (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Pontin...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Vintage Photo portrait by Studio Seambart & Andrè - Paris 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage photo portrait of an elegant woman by Studio Seambart & Andrè - Paris 1910s.
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1910s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Oates And Meares At The Blubber Stove (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Oates And Meares At The Blubber Stove (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South ...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole ...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Pennsylvania Station NY (1910) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Pennsylvania Station NY (1910) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Alamy) Main Waiting Room, Pennsylvania Station, New York City,...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Old Surfboard, Topanga Beach, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Beach, Surf
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America) Old Surfboard, Topanga Beach, California, U.S.A., 1977 Silver Gelatin Print, later print 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.) E...
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1770s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Terra Nova Gale (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The Castle Berg (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George P...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The Terra Nova In McMurdo Sound (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The Terra Nova In McMurdo Sound (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935), 1910-13 Victoria and Albert Museum, London Additional information : Paper Size 20×30" Archival Pigment Print Printed later Singed in Plate NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12" inches 12 x 16" 20 x 16" 20 x 24" FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Ice Boat...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The Terra Nova (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The Terra Nova In McMurdo Sound (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole ...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Oates And Meares At The Blubber Stove (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Oates And Meares At The Blubber Stove (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South ...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Captain Scott Writing' (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Captain Scott Writing (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expe...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Dog Team Resting (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Dog Team Resting (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935), 1910-13 Victoria and Albert Museum, London Additional information : Paper Size 20×30" Archival Pigment Print Printed later NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12" inches 12 x 16" 20 x 16" 20 x 24" FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Ice Boat...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Edgar Evans (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Edgar Evans (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Ponti...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Hauling Up The Fish Trap (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Hauling Up The Fish Trap (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Exped...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Lieutenant Henry Robertson Bowers (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Lieutenant Henry Robertson Bowers (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Edgar Evans (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Edgar Evans (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Ponti...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Nude Dancer, from The Female Figure Series by Karl Struss, 1917
Located in Dallas, TX
Nude Dancer, from The Female Figure series by Karl Struss features a nude woman standing on one leg, with her leg lifted in an arabesque position. Her arms are raised above her head ...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Terra Nova In McMurdo Sound (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The Terra Nova In McMurdo Sound (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole ...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Dog Team Resting (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Dog Team Resting (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935), 1910-13 Victoria and Albert Museum, London Additional information : Paper Size 30×40" Archival Pigment Print Printed later NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12" inches 12 x 16" 20 x 16" 20 x 24" FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Ice Boat...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Terra Nova Gale (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The Castle Berg (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition So...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Scott’s Expedition Team Singed in Print (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Scott’s Expedition Team (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert ...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Captain Oates (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Captain Oates (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935), 1910-13 Victoria and Albert Museum, London Additional information : Paper Size 30×40" Archival Pigment Print Printed later NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12" inches 12 x 16" 20 x 16" 20 x 24" FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Ice Boat...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The British Antarctic Expedition (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole ...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The British Antartic Expedition (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The Castle Berg (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George P...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Anta...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Anta...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The Terra Nova (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The Terra Nova In McMurdo Sound (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarct...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Captain Oates (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Captain Oates (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935), 1910-13 Victoria and Albert Museum, London Additional information : Paper Size 30×40" Archival Pigment Print Printed later Singed in Plate NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12" inches 12 x 16" 20 x 16" 20 x 24" FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Ice Boat...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

The Terra Nova (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
The Terra Nova (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert George Po...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Entering The Ice Pack (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Entering The Ice Pack (1910-13) (photo by Herbert Ponting) Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island British Antarctic Expedition South Pole Herbert Ge...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

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