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1661. (lot 5 glass projection slides) N.L. Stebbins Photographer – Lighthouses & Ships c.1880-1900.

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1661. (lot 5 glass projection slides) N.L. Stebbins Photographer – Lighthouses & Ships c.1880-1900.

1661. (lot 5 glass projection slides) N.L. Stebbins Photographer – Lighthouses & Ships c.1880-1900. Collection of 5 photographic glass plate projection slides of lighthouses and ships from noted marine photographer N.L. Stebbins. N. L. Stebbins was a Boston , Massachusetts , commercial photographer during the last decade of the 19th Century and the first few decades of the 20th. During this time he took more than 25,000 superb fine views of yachts, lightships, U.S. Navy ships, lighthouses, coastal scenes and more. Among the more noteworthy pioneer American marine and yachting photographers were men like N. L. Stebbins, also David Mason Little, Henry G. Peabody and others. These noted photographers ranged the New England coast from New York to Massachusetts capturing on glass-plate negatives the great yachts and other coastal scenes and events of the last quarter of the nineteenth century. During their career they shot thousands of views, a great many of which appeared periodically in numerous yachting publications. Throughout the course of his career, Stebbins published several books on marine and naval topics, including “The New Navy of the United States” (1912), “The Illustrated Coast Pilot, with Sailing Directions” (1891), and “The Yachtsman’s Album”, which still today endure as a prime reference works. Individual views include: Boston Lightship No. 54, US Revenue Cutter Woodbury, Boston Light Station, Cape Henry Lights (Va.), ship “Panay” of Salem. Each plate 3 ¼ x 4 inches. Excellent clear, close views. (VG+). Lot $224.