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Antique Hand Colored Photograph of Nantucket Street Scene by Marshall Gardiner (1884-1942), circa 1910, a period hand tinted photograph entitled "Nantucket Shearing Cart and Quakers" showing classic grey shingled houses on a cobblestone paved street, with a couple in horse drawn cart riding away from the viewer, and four women on doorstep and sidewalk, all dressed in period Quaker attire. It is interesting to note that the couple in cart are seated on antique Nantucket Bow Back Windsor chairs. The photograph was titled and hand signed in pencil across the bottom of the old acid foxed mat; the photograph is now mounted in new archival acid free matting, and a photocopy of the original pencil inscription has been preserved on the reverse. The photograph itself remains in excellent condition. H. Marshall Gardiner (1884-1942) was born on September 18, 1884 in Windsor, Ontario, and immigrated to the United States circa 1890, where his father W.H. Gardiner opened two photographic studios, one in Detroit during the winter months and a second at Mackinac Island during the more tourist-oriented summer months. Recognizing the potential of Florida's rapidly growing tourist trade, around 1894-95 he moved with his family from Detroit to Daytona, Florida which proved much more accommodating to the family's photographic business during the colder winter months. Marshall learned many of his photographic techniques from his father prior to going out on his own at a relatively early age. Whereas his father generally used wet collodian negatives, technology had advanced to where he was able to use gelatin dry plates in his earlier years, and later the less expensive and much more convenient roll film. Another very important lesson learned from his father was strategy of setting up shop in a tourist resort. Early in his career he traveled to Bermuda where he shot a series of beautiful Bermuda scenes that he hand-colored and successfully sold over a number of years to the local tourist trade. Around 1910, at the age of around 24, he first traveled to the island of Nantucket. The year-round population of Nantucket was then just over 2500, not nearly enough to sustain a photographic business for the entire year, so he opened a joint Photography and Art Supplies Store. Working as Nantucket's exclusive agent for Eastman Kodak, his business expanded to include the island's only photo-finishing service. However, with such a small year-round population, even the addition of a Gift Shop to compliment the hand-painted photographs, general portrait...

Photograph of Marilyn Monroe by G. Barris Photograph taken in 1962 Printed in 1987 Photograph signed by the photographer on the lower righ...

Set of Polaroid photographs by Miquel Arnal. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material: Photographic paper ...

A great sepia toned silver gelatin photograph of a nude woman. Great composition in a new matte and frame.

Color photograph in a black frame of a detail of a cropped photograph with handwritten script. Photograph by Shelley Harrison.  

A painted photographic portrait of a gentleman, American, late 19th century. sight: 5 by 7 inches frame: 12 ½ by 14 ½ inches

Set of Polaroid photographs by Miquel Arnal. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material: Photographic paper ...

Grand tour 19th century photograph of Notre Dame Cathedral, late 19th century. Matted. Unframed.

A great silver gelatin photograph of a cowboy. This is from the same estate collection of photographs we recently had framed. We believe the...

Set of polaroid photographs by Miquel Arnal. Hand signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material: Photogr...

Color photograph of a detail of a stream with rocks with a black frame and a white matte. Photograph by Shelley Harrison.     

Color photograph of a detail of a purple flower with a black frame and a white matte. Photograph by Shelley Harrison.