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HAMILTON MAXWELL (active 1920s-30s) An aerial view of New York City.
Estimate:
$1,000 - $2,000
Sold
$1,100
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Description
HAMILTON MAXWELL (active 1920s-30s) An aerial view of New York City.

Silver print, the image measuring 10x12 inches (25.4x32.7 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Maxwell's credit in the negative and his copyright and reproduction stamps on verso. Circa 1930

Provenance: Private Dealer, Santa Cruz

The Maxwell Company specialized in aerial photography in the 1920s and 30s. The stamp on verso indicates that the image was made from a Curtiss airplane. The stamp also lists several options for purchase, with prices ranging by size.