Daguerreotype of New York in 1840s Sold by Sotheby’s

[arkady n.]

"A photo believed to be one of the oldest ever taken in New York City was sold on Monday at Sotheby’s for $62,500, the auction house said. "

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/nyregion/31sothebys.html

[Steven Barall]

That's actually not a bad price. I would have guessed that it would have sold for at least $100,000 at a cold auction. If you have some money to spend you can build a really great collection of historical photos relative to what modern art costs. Thanks for the post Arkady. Have a nice day. -Steven

[Daniel Grenier]

Sounds dirt cheap considering what the first of anything would usually go for in the US. Especially of or about NYC.

[onthedot]

It must be the economy. I am very surprised it has held up so well.