Hiker, Alpes Suisses, Stereo Photo Plate Glass, Black & White, 3 1/2×4 11/16in
This plate comes from a private collection that belonged to a photographer collaborating with the Maison de la Bonne Presse. Founded in July 1873, Maison de la Bonne Presse was an important French publishing house. It had this name until 1969, before becoming Bayard Presse in 1970, in order to modernize its image. A hiker, stick in hand, poses proudly on a mountain trail. Behind him, the dark silhouettes of the fir trees stand out against a grandiose background of snow-capped peaks, barely discernible in the mist. The image, captured in stereoscopic positive, restores the depth of the landscape and the striking atmosphere of the Alps at the beginning of the 20th century. Testimony of a time when mountaineering was becoming more popular, this scene illustrates the alliance between man and.
«Co-Op Creek» by Rick Preston 1988 #3, matted and signed,NO FRAME.
You get what’s in the pictures, very good condition and very clean. Actually, in excellent condition, it was in an inexpensive frame.