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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  13 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 667
  14 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 668 - 941
• Lot #:
  682
• Lot Description:
  Chester Melvin VANIMAN, (American, 1866-1912) - [Hobart From Salamanca Place, Tasmania] - 1904 vintage platinum photograph
  panorama, annotated and dated “registered 1904” and signed in negative lower right, 37.6 x 118cm. Laid down on acid-free backing.
• Notes:
  This image was taken from the mast of a ship berthed alongside Princes Wharf; and shows Sullivans Cove and the city of Hobart beyond it, with Mt Wellington in the background, capped in snow. Vaniman had intended that his panoramas be exhibited in public buildings as massive enlargements, but today they survive as extremely detailed platinum contact prints. Vaniman was an aviator as well as a photographer who specialized in panoramic images. He shot his images from gas balloons, ships’ masts, tall buildings and even a home-made 30-metre pole. He scaled buildings, hung from self-made slings, and scaled dangerous high locations to capture his unique images.
• Estimate:
  A$2,500 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Memorabilia

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