COLONEL L.V.S. BLACKER

COLONEL L.V.S. BLACKER

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COLONEL L.V.S. BLACKER
Studies of aircraft and portraits, 1933. Seven gelatin silver prints, approx. 12¼ x 17½ in. and 14 x 19¼ in., each mounted on card, three with printed paper title labels on mounts, five titled in pencil on verso. (7)
Provenance
By descent from Col. L.V.S. Blacker.

Lot Essay

Titles where given are as follows: 'Setting up the two Everest machines at Karachi. They were sent by sea from London'; 'Planning the route to Everest'; 'Receiving the weather report'; 'The Second machine just before taking off for Everest'; 'Waving farewell to the flyers' and 'Interior of Houston-Westland Aeroplane showing controls and instruments'.

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