FIVE 1930S AVIATION PHOTOS BY UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD 02 RARE PHOTOJOURNALISTIC IMAGES FROM IMPORTANT COLLECTION Start Price USD 95.00 Current Price USD 95.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 03, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 10, 2008 Location New York, New York See more about 'FIVE 1930S AVIATION PHOTOS BY UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD 02' Description You are bidding on FIVE fantastic Original Vintage Photographs from the 1930's - Military Aviation -  Most titled and with journalistic text attached -by Underwood & Underwood Studios (Bert & Elmer).   These images are extremelly rare and come from the fantastic Estate / private collection of New York writter and photographer William Welling. There are several web links about this fantastic and exciting collector. I bought these images at a powerfull auction house in New York.   I will be offering several original vintage journalistic photographic images from that collection (mostly aviation, science and potilics related)   Underwood & Underwood photojournalistic images are collected by several museums, art galleries, private and public collections worldwide. There are several links, notes and articles on the web about Underwood & Underwood. Feel free to do your own search and learn more about it.   I have enclosed below an excellet biography.   These Images have a very reasonable price in comparisson to recent comparable sales.   Here are the details about these fantastic images:   UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD   FIVE Vintage Gelatin Silver Prints   Image Size (First four):                 8" High x 10" Wide – 20.3cm High x 25.4cm Wide                     (fifth Image):             7" High x 10" Wide - 17.8cm High x 25.4cm Wide   ALL with Underwood & Underwood Stamp on the reverse. (see photos)   Four Titled and with Journalistic Texts (PLEASE SEE PHOTOS)   1) "These Mechanical Birds are ready to be hoisted aboard the 'Lexington' to try their wings at sea"   2) "One of the two Naval Seaplanes which failed in flight"   3) "First pictures of airplane activity on deck of giant aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Lexington - Government sanctions photos heretofore banned"   4) No Text (only stamp on verso)   5) "Congressional Committee Inspects naval aircraft carrier"   OFFERED UNFRAMED   CONDITION REPORT:   Please note that I will try my best to give accurate information about condition. Please note that these images are old and were kept in files for a long time. There is some creasing all around the edges (please see photos) Some sligh surface dirt. Some wear and very small tear at the edges (please see photos). Images are slightly faded.   These are nonetheless fantastic collector's item.   (See pictures and feel free to ask me for any additional images).   PLEASE DON'T BID IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE BUYING.   PHOTOS SOLD ON "AS IS" CONDITION.   PLEASE READ THIS: I am an extremely honest person and have excellent reputation and feedback on ebay (feel free to check it). I will make everything possible to make any ebay transaction a smooth and positive experience. I will also try to describe the item as accurate as possible. Feel free to ask me any questions and for additional photos.   I’ll be offering other important images, paintings, photographs and antiques on ebay.   I only offer unique high quality items bought from very diverse sources, collections and estates.   Bid with confidence.   Good Luck     Biography: Two brothers, Elmer and Bert Underwood founded Underwood and Underwood in 1880 in Ottawa. The youths started with door to door sales of stereoscopic photographs. Persistency and improvements in business methods brought the Underwoods an increasing measure of success, and they soon became the exclusive agency for three prominent stereographic publishers. As the organization grew, branch offices were established in other cities in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. The company relocated its headquarters to New York City in 1891. After the move to New York, Underwood and Underwood began making its own stereoscopic photographs and in 1896 commenced selling news photos to newspapers and magazines. The first group of photographs showed the Graeco-Turkish war and were taken by Bert Underwood while at the front with the Greeks. By 1901, production of stereoscopic photographs at Underwood and Underwood reached 25,000 a day while annual sales of stereoscopes attained a level of 300,000. An army of freelance news photographers was fielded and newspaper and magazine publishers seeking to break away from traditional line drawings and wood cut illustrations clamored for Underwood and Underwood prolific output. Around 1904 they set up a sales agency that would virtually dominate the news photo field for the next 30 years.   Place a Bid!