The Milky Way

Lot 3
02.02.2024 10:00UTC -05:00
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$ 882
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 1129621
Lot 3 | The Milky Way
Estimate value
$ 800 – 1 200
ASTRONOMY – Two gelatin silver print photographs, of Halley's comet and of the Milky Way, early 20th century.

1. "Halley's Comet, May 12 and 15, 1910, 2 1/4-inch 1c Tessar." Mount Wilson Observatory printed label on verso. 8 x 10 inches. Matted.
2. The Milky Way, depicting the Aquila and Scutum constellations, French manuscript caption on the verso. 9 x 11.5 inches. (Corner crease.)
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