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Elbing
Commemorative portrait album for Dr. W. Hertzberg

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Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Commemorative portrait album for Dr. W. Hertzberg, Elbing. 1858. 13 mostly oval salted paper prints, mounted to gilt-edged album pages with decorative frame lines. Each ca. 14,5 x 11,5 cm (mounts ca. 22 x 29 cm). Bound in contemporary red velvet album with gilt-stamped decorations and title.

This elaborately decorated commemorative album, dedicated to Dr. W. Hertzberg, Director der höheren Bürgerschule in Elbing, features a hand-drawn and handwritten title page and contains a compelling group of formal teacher portraits. At the beginning of the album is a particularly rare early view of Elbing, likely among the earliest known photographic representations of the town.