COLORADO Alex Martin glass-plate negative photograph collection 1874

Description: ALEX MARTINCOLORADO PHOTOGRAPHER GLASS-PLATE NEGATIVE COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF EARLY COLORADOFROM1874 - 1910 ALEXANDER MARTIN was born in Scotland in 1841. Martin located his first Colorado studio in Boulder in 1874 and remained there until approximately 1878. He next established two studios, one in Central City and the other in Denver. He conducted his photography business in those two locations until 1884, when he decided to relocate to Georgetown. He remained there until 1888, when he decided to return to Denver. From 1888 to 1890, he maintained a photographic studio at 1634 Larimer Street; 1890 – 1893, Clear Creek Avenue, southeast corner of Coyote; 1894 – 1897, 1740 Larimer Street; 1898, Room 53, Tabor Block; 1899 – 1900, 2500 19th; 1901, 1629 Platte; and then from his home at 4445 Cherokee, Denver. We, here, at COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL, have acquired a significant collection of original Alex Martin glass-plate negatives, mostly of Denver and Colorado, dated late 1870s and up to around 1910. Two hundred plus (200+) of original glass-plate images taken by Martin with his various box-cameras. Stereo views, cabinet card, boudoir card, and imperial-sized. A representative collection from a Colorado photographer who captured thousands of images during his career.Exhibited on this page are positive photographic images digitized from the Alex Martin Collection with the use of an Epson V850. We will offer a number of representative images from this unique Collection, but certainly not all. We will leave that intriguing task to the next guardian of other times and space. But we will certainly exhibit enough examples of Martin’s glass-plate images for the next potential guardian to make a reasonable decision on whether or not to consider this Collection for their archives.Each glass plate has been carefully preserved in its own bubble-pack environment to prevent cracking or chipping, and the dried emulsion from peeling, flaking or scratching. Most of the glass-plates are in very good plus to near fine condition; however, approximately 5% have pre-existing damage. Most of the damaged glass plates can still be digitized into useful images for researching or reprinting.The exquisite variety of photographic images in this ALEX MARTIN COLLECTION does not cease to astound. Martin was a photographic chronicler of his age, on a frontier just developing, in a time when the United States was burgeoning to realize its wealth and find its place in the world hierarchy. Every Martin photograph in this collection expresses that kinetic energy and drive.EVEN HARRY HOUDINI AND SIR ARTHUR CONANDOYLE VISITED ALEX MARTIN IN DENVER,COLORADO WHEN WORD SPREAD THATMARTIN HAD TAKEN UP"SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY."UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE NO EXAMPLESOF MARTIN'S "SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY" INTHIS COLLECTION.THIS COLLECTION IS FOCUSED ONEARLY COLORADO PLEASE NOTE: If considering purchase, delivery detailswill need to be discussed in advance. COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

Price: 25000 USD

Location: Crested Butte, Colorado

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