Lot 513

Vintage Shooting Club Photographs c. 1890 - 1910

Estimate: $200 - $400

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For your consideration is a collection of Vintage Shooting Club Photographs, circa 1890s to 1910. All photographs appear to be of various shooting club events, competition shooting of skeet, sporting clays, or trap; the three major disciplines of competitive clay pigeon shooting. They are distinguished roughly as follows, with variations within each group. In trap shooting, the targets are launched from a single "house" or machine, generally away from the shooter. In skeet shooting, targets are launched from two houses in somewhat sideways paths that intersect in front of the shooter. Sporting clays includes a more complex course, with many launch points. One of the photographs was taken by Ferguson Studio of Pittsburg, Kansas and based on the women's hats, would fix the date to 1890-1910. Another photograph has a D. F. Zeigler Photographs stamp on the rear. Daniel Zeigler was a photographer who operated a studio for many years in Souderton, Pennsylvania. The photos he took in settings around town, including many school group photos, provide a view of life in the growing railroad town at the turn of the 20th century. Based on the amount of bowler hats worn, that would date that photgraph to 1890 to 1910 as well. One photograph used a type of processing that "framed" the photograph in a brown tint. The photographs are in varying degrees of condition though mostly in good overall condition. There are tears to the studio mounting cardboard, torn corner on one photograph. Age tanning noted and very minimal foxing. No other obvious marring noted. Largest measures 7"W x 11.75"L, smallest is 4.25"W x 5.5"L
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