Montana Premier March 4th Collector Auction
Sat, Mar 4, 2023 11:00AM EST
Lot 740
Two Glass Negatives And Photo From E. B. Thompson
Estimate: $100 - $250
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
For your consideration are these two glass negatives and photograph from Ezra Bowen Thompson (1865-1951). Ezra Bowen Thompson was born in North Carolina in 1865. Ezra left home and headed for the national capital in the early 1890s, where he assumed the surname Thompson and eked out a living as a painter for several years. Sometime after 1900, however, he found work with the government as a photographer, an opportunity that founded his entire career. He worked for various branches of the Interior Department, photographing the new national parks on major expeditions. After 1911, he made his living by running a photographic supply store where he also sold his photographs as a retailer. In the final years of his life, E. B. Thompson returned to North Carolina, where he died, in Burnsville, on April 20, 1951. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh. The first glass negative shows a six horse stage coach in front of a Montana house. The glass negative is presented by the New York State Education Department, Visual Instruction Division and is numbered "12523". The second negative is of a round up of stagecoach horses in Yellowstone National Park. The glass negative reads "E. B. Thompson" and "Yellowstone Rounding Up Stage Horses". The photo is from the second glass negative and shows good quality and condition. Both glass negative photos show good condition with no signs of obvious damage. The glass negatives measure 4" L x 3 1/4" W, and the photo measures 8" L x 9 3/4" W.
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