Bidspirit auction | Union Prisoners At Salisbury N.C.


Union Prisoners At Salisbury N.C. - Title: “Union Prisoners at Salisbury, NC” Print Size: 20” tall by 33” wide Frame Size: Large - 36” tall by 48” wide (archival mattes and non-glare gallery glass) Original Artist: Otto Botticher Original Publish Date of Artwork: 1863 by Goupil & Co., from a lithograph by Sarony, Major & Knapp of New York Additional Description: This photograph on Agfa Pro paper was the “safety print” from the Print Collection of the Miriam & Ira Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs of the New York Public Library. It was later acquired in 1996 by Baseball Americana Collection of St. Louis, Missouri, then later in to the private collection of Bobby O’Neill in 2002. This image is universally recognized as the premier 1860’s baseball image, as well as being one of the earliest color renditions featuring baseball as a subject. From the Bobby O'Neill collection. NOTE: Pick up suggested! Excessive shipping charges due to size/weight/fragility.