Description:
Album of Thirty-six Pen and Ink and Watercolor Drawings and Ephemera Mostly Relating to Hill City, Minnesota, possibly done by or for Baron Carl de Bretton, c. 1865-75, the finely detailed images include views of landscapes, houses, farm buildings, pastures, and interior home scenes; also includes eight photographs of Danish and Russian nobles, postcards, biographical information, and death notices, album ht. 9, wd. 8 1/4 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
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Carl de Bretton, Hill CityStephen L. Fletcher
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