Nov 24, 2014 14:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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EINSTEIN, ALBERT
Signed photograph. Vintage gelatin silver print, inscribed to "Mr. & Mrs. Billikopf" and signed "A. Einstein 49" in the lower margin in black ink. Sheet 14 x 11 inches (36 x 28.5 cm). Several handling creases into image, a few small stains.
Jacob Billikopf (died 1950) was an eminent figure in American Jewish philanthropy. His papers are in the American Jewish Archives, and the Einstein Archives online list numerous letters from him to Einstein from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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EINSTEIN, ALBERT
Signed photograph. Vintage gelatin silver print, inscribed to "Mr. & Mrs. Billikopf" and signed "A. Einstein 49" in the lower margin in black ink. Sheet 14 x 11 inches (36 x 28.5 cm). Several handling creases into image, a few small stains.
Jacob Billikopf (died 1950) was an eminent figure in American Jewish philanthropy. His papers are in the American Jewish Archives, and the Einstein Archives online list numerous letters from him to Einstein from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Nov 24, 2014
