Lot 36
Edward and Henry T. Anthony ran a successful business manufacturing and selling stereocards and stereoscope apparatus, which became well known throughout the United States and across the Atlantic. The brothers began in 1856 with a photographic equipment and supply store at a major commercial intersection on Broadway, but the opening in 1860 of the architecturally grand Stereoscopic Emporium further uptown fully established E. and H. T. Anthony & Company as a notable destination for shoppers. The stereoscopic images mass produced at their New York manufactories circulated across the globe thanks to a variety of successful distribution and marketing methods, including a brick and mortar storefront, catalogue orders, and print advertisements. Anthony & Co.'s "Instantaneous Views," highly detailed photographs that froze moving subjects with a precision never seen before, quickly became fundamental cultural commodities in nineteenth-century American parlors. orn and raised in New York City, the Anthonys had strong local ties through their colonial Dutch heritage. The brothers started as amateur daguerreotypists while pursuing careers as civic engineers on the Erie Railroad and Croton Reservoir.1 Trained under the multitalented entrepreneur Samuel F. B. Morse, who was one of the first Americans to dabble in photography,2 Edward Anthony used his photographic skills to document the northeastern boundary of the United States during a government-sponsored survey conducted by Professor James Renwick.3 A subsequent brief stint in portraiture of congressmen in Washington, D.C., led him to pursue the photographic supply trade.4 By 1848 Edward Anthony and Mathew Brady shared occupancy of 205 Broadway and offered related services. Brady made daguerreotype portraits, while Anthony sold supplies and reproducible engraved versions of his counterparts unique images. The business and personal relationship of these two entrepreneurs remained strong even after Anthony moved farther up Broadway. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
- Dimensions: 3.25" x 6.75"
- Condition: Very Good Condition
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