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Day one of Fleischer's 2026 Spring premier auction includes early American artifacts, documents, signatures, ephemera, and weaponry. Rare material relating to African American history is featured, as well as fine examples of antique photography.
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Lot 359

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY, FLORIDIANA] Views of Daytona & St. Augustine, ca. Late 19th Century

Estimate: $250 - $500
Starting Bid
$100

Bid Increments

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$0 $10
$100 $25
$300 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$50,000 $5,000

A grouping of five (5) photographs pertaining to early Florida. Included are: 

 

1. Outdoor albumen of houses along the Halifax River. Daytona, Florida: E.G. Harris, ca. 1870s. Approx. 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., mounted to 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Pencil inscriptions, modern provenance stamp and photographer's imprint to mount verso. 

 

2. Outdoor group stereoview of the Ximenez-Fatio House. St. Augustine, Florida: n.p., ca. 1880s. Mounted to yellow card that reads on recto, "For a vivid description of ST. AUGUSTINE, READ BLOOMFIELD'S HISTORICAL GUIDE. / FLORIDA, THE LAND OF FLOWERS AND TROPICAL SCENERY." Label to mount verso identifying photograph. 

 

3. Outdoor group stereoview of likely African American boys. St. Augustine, Florida: n.p., ca. 1880s. Mounted to yellow card that reads on recto, "For a vivid description of ST. AUGUSTINE, READ BLOOMFIELD'S HISTORICAL GUIDE. / FLORIDA, THE LAND OF FLOWERS AND TROPICAL SCENERY." Label to mount verso affirming card's publication location. 

 

Featured in the New York Public Library (see Image ID G90F158_037ZF). 

 

4. Outdoor stereoview of the Gonzalez-Alvarez House, the oldest surviving Spanish colonial residence in Florida. St. Augustine, Florida: n.p., ca. 1880s. Mounted to yellow card that reads on recto, "For a vivid description of ST. AUGUSTINE, READ BLOOMFIELD'S HISTORICAL GUIDE. / FLORIDA, THE LAND OF FLOWERS AND TROPICAL SCENERY." Label to mount verso identifying photograph. 

 

Featured in the Toledo Museum of Art (see Object No.  2005.210). On page 25 of Bloomfield's Illustrated Historical Guide (Bloomfield, 1883). 

 

5. Outdoor stereoview of the old Spanish slave market. St. Augustine, Florida: n.p., ca. 1880s. Mounted to yellow card that reads on recto, "For a vivid description of ST. AUGUSTINE, READ BLOOMFIELD'S HISTORICAL GUIDE. / FLORIDA, THE LAND OF FLOWERS AND TROPICAL SCENERY." Label to mount verso identifying photograph. 

 

Featured in the New York Public Library (see Image ID G90F143_020ZF). On page 30 of Bloomfield's Illustrated Historical Guide (Bloomfield, 1883). 

 

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