I’m listing about 60 of these vintage advertising mats, all different, all extracted from a very important photographer’s estate in Clearwater Florida in 2014. These were mostly found in a drawer in the retail show room or on the countertops, where I’m sure they were all used over the years. There are three of this particular one available. This one has some pretty suggestive photos which I find very unusual for this time. Most of these are fairly thick and heavy l, some are even double-sided, all are laminated in a heavy plastic coating or if single sided have backing material. Everything has been stored in air conditioned storage since that time & all of these are in pretty good condition. Measurements are shown in the photographs. Most of these seem to be from the mid to late 70s and into the mid 80s a few of them are dated. Photographer for the city of Clearwater for over half a century. Also a Navy enlisted photographer during WW2. After cleaning out the residence & studio in 2014, we have been sorting through over 100,000 photographs for the last 10 years, and are finally offering some of the best ones up for sale individually. We hope to Bring recognition to his life’s work as well as to find homes for some parts of the history of an entire city as documented by the city photographer. Parts of the collection are being held together by the estate for exhibition purposes in the future. Holding a piece from this collection will be rare. Much of the contents from the estate were taken by the historical society before we were asked to go inside. The photographs we hold from this estate, include everything you would’ve expected a city photographer to have been present for; from weddings, to new construction, aerial photographs, sporting events, school events, press photography, police, Jaycees, and a really nice, but VERY LIMITED collection of nude photographs, some from a nudist camp that was in operation here in the 40s and 50s. Even more limited, there were a handful of his war era photographs that we were able to save. The photos that are being offered here, were well preserved, found inside the home and studio, in a cool, dry, cellar type setting. George did a lot of work for the newspapers so you’ll see things pertaining to Clearwater Florida, much of it from the early 1950s. Being in the same location next to the Clearwater courthouse for over half a century, he was also entrusted with and gifted many photographs that go back to the late 1800s that were left behind and are currently in our collection. Some of those will be offered here as well. This is quite a project for only two curators, so please follow us, and be patient as we slowly unveil the contents of this massive estate. And always, if you see something that you like, please make an offer!
