Photographs of the Taming of Elephants in Asia, c. 1880, and Att

Mostly mounted as single photographs of 22.5 x 28 cm on 31 x 39 cm, including 2 plates with 2 photographs of 15 x 20 cm. 1) 14 plates showing elephants in the jungles of Ceylon, some captive and enclosed in fenced areas formed of large tree trunks, others free and trumpeting happily with their trunks and wallowing in mud, with observation towers for western visitors to watch the taming of the elephants at a safe distance. - And: 2) 12 plates of San Francisco and Niagara Falls with viewing points, as well as an attractive image of a steam locomotive in the Rocky Mountains, who, like an elephant, also trumpet their happy signal before every dangerous bend; image tone overall clean, card without stains. The images are suitable for exhibitions and can be interpreted in multiple ways.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)