a group of 4 unique Polaroid Type 50-series prints, comprising New England Barn, Peterborough, New Hampshire; Le Conte Memorial Lodge, Yosemite; Church, Las Trampas, New Mexico; and Martha Mary Chapel, Sudbury, the first inscribed with technical notations in ink in the margin and on the reverse, the second titled and with the 'Polaroid Land Photograph by Ansel Adams' and handling instruction stamps on the reverse, signed in ink on the mat, the 'Polaroid Land Photograph' Carmel stamp on the mat interior, each framed, 1960s (4)

New England Barn, Peterborough, New Hampshire:

Constance Sullivan, ed., Legacy of Light (New York, 1987), p. 27 (this print)

All prints are in generally excellent condition: New England Barn, Peterborough, New Hampshire – in a slick white paper mat, signed by Adams Le Conte Memorial Lodge, Yosemite – some streakiness in glossy finish, typical of hand-coated Polaroid prints Church, Las Trampas, New Mexico – linen-tape remains on reverse Martha Mary Chapel, Sudbury – two small handling creases near the upper and lower edges, only visible in raking light
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