Over the past decade we have been purchasing and accumulating 1000's of photographs, negatives, color slides and transparencies. Most were purchased from estates in the Chicago area. In age the range from the late 1800's all through the 1900's up until 1975 or so. Anything newer then that we tended to shy away from. None of the images that we are selling are modern day reproductions, printed by an inkjet or laser printer. All are in the format in which we purchased them. That said, the negatives we sell are the only known to exist. The same can't be said for photographs, although it is highly unlikely that another exist in most cases. Perhaps tucked away in another family members photo book or shoe box, there may be another, but that is beyond our scope. There may also be instance where both a negative and developed photograph exist in our collection, due to the large quantity we are dealing with joining the two may be difficult and the can be sold separately.

Whenever possible we will share any source information or identifiers about the subject matter.

This particular group comes from the estate of a man who was born in 1944 in Chicago. During his life he was a resident of Chicago's southwest side. We purchased dozens of his photo albums from the estate for one simple reason; he and his band of friends did not sit still! They travelled everywhere, they went to sporting events, they hung out and they often did it together. From Bears and Cubs games to the Olympics. From Kalamazoo Michigan to Europe. There is little doubt that this troupe knew how to have a good time!

No strings attached, what you purchase, you own. Free to do with what you please. Also, our return policy applies for items received other then as described, NOT for you to receive the item and make copies, an honest transaction will be expected.