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Legacy of Luxury: Native American Beadwork, Navajo Rugs & 18th C. French Artistry Sale

Sat, Mar 29, 2025 11:00AM EDT
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Join us for our Legacy of Luxury Auction on March 29th, which includes nearly 800 lots of high-end antiquities ranging from historic 19th-century Navajo Blankets, a large Beadwork collection, and Western to 18th-century French furniture and artistry.
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Lot 433

R.E. Marble Hand Tinted Glacier Nat'l Park Photo

Estimate: $300 - $500
Starting Bid
$100

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Featured in this lot is this original, hand tinted photo of Tow Medicine Lake in Glacier National Park, taken by Ray Elmer Marble circa 1910-1920s. Ray Elmer Marble (Montana, 1883-1938) was an iconic Montana photographer who had a studio in Belton, Montana and Whitefish, Montana and was hired by the Great Northern Railway to take scenic pictures of Glacier National Park for its railroad brochures until 1924. Renowned for his striking photographs of Glacier National Park, photographer, Marble's works is highly sought by collectors. This hand tinted photo shows Rising Wolf Mountain in the background, over looking Two Medicine Lake in Glacier National Park. Two Medicine Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. It is approximately 2 miles long and .33 miles wide. Sinopah Mountain dominates the western terminus of the lake, while immediately to the north, Rising Wolf Mountain rises over 4,450 feet above the lake. The photo is stamped in the bottom right hand corner reading, "© R.E. Marble Glacier Park". It is glued to two pieces of paper and set in a wood frame. The photo measures 9 7/8" L x 6 1/4" W, while the entire piece measures 13 3/4" L x 11 3/4" W x 7/8" D. It weighs 1 pound and 10 ounces.

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