Photographer Erwin E Smith (8 results)

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. 112 pages. Profusely illustrated with photos. Gift inscription front flyleaf, else near fine condition in the original box/slipcase which is in rough condition. (N5).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Fourth Printing, 1984 (stated) Hardcover 4to. 112pp. Interior inscribed & signed by J. Evetts Haley. Blind stamp from previous owner. The prints reproduced in this book were made in 1936 by Erwin E. Smith for the Texas Centennial Celebration. This edition is printed in a 300-line offset. #14 The M.K. Brown Range Life Series. Interior clean; binding tight. Dust jacket has a damp stain. Protected in mylar sleeve. Inscribed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 228 pages. 9.50x11.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

First edition. Black & white 12 3/4" x 19" photograph mounted on paper board for a total size of 13" x 19 3/4." The photograph depicts Harry Patten sitting before a burning fireplace in his stocking feet and playing his fiddle. His cowboy boots are next to the fireplace. The photograph is protected with a glass cover and framed in a frame selected by Robert G. McCubbin, noted Western Americana collector and historian. The photograph is inscribed in ink on the board at the lower left portion: "Harry Patten, Three Block Cowboy, New Mexico / Photo copyright by Erwin E. Smith / Bonham, Texas." On the lower right portion of the board is an inked gift presentation inscription: "Presented to R. Beal Lea / Dec. 10, 1938 / By Geo. W. Saunders." In 1886 Saunders entered the livestock-commission business in a company registered as Smith, Oliver, and Saunders. Two years later he started his own firm, and by 1910 incorporated the George W. Saunders Livestock Commission Company with offices in San Antonio, Fort Worth, Kansas City, and St. Louis. His company grossed $5 million each year. Among many other accomplishments he is recognized for having the foresight and initiative to be the driving force in having published The Trail Drivers of Texas in 1925, a book that has been the principal source book on cattleman and cattle drives. This photograph is mounted and framed and is in very good condition.

A 12" x 16 1/4" photograph by Erwin E. Smith (1886-1947) of a cowboy on horseback driving a group of packhorses. Smith is often referred to as one of the greatest photographers of cowboy life. Through the years he created engaging and action-filled images of cowboys and ranch life. According to the Amon Carter Collection database this photograph depicts "A Matador 'stray man' with packhorses and string taking a rough trail to the Spur Range to claim any stray mavericks belonging to the Matador outfits, Matador Ranch, Texas." Stamped on the verso of the photograph are the words "Copyright Erwin E. Smith, Bonham, Texas." A nice image with good contrasts and in fine condition.