Rick Norsigian purchased a box of old glass negatives at a garage sale in Fresno, CA for $45. They are now estimated to be worth $200 million.
Ten years after making that fateful purchase, Norsigian now claims he has proof that the negatives were taken by Ansel Adams during the 1920s and 30s.
The collection includes never-before-seen shots of Yosemite and other locations from Adams' early career, a period that is not well documented due to a darkroom fire in 1937 that destroyed 5,000 glass plates.
Matthew Adams, grandson of Ansel Adams, however, says there's no real hard evidence that negatives are actually from his grandfather.
CNN has an interview with Norsigian and showcases several of the images. You be the judge:
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com
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Ansel Adams photos purchased at garage sale
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Mount Lyn Lowry tract purchased by CTNC
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
A 35-acre tract of forested land next to the Blue Ridge Parkway near Browning Knob has recently been purchased to safeguard its scenic views and wildlife habitat.
The Mount Lyn Lowry property, adjacent to the Parkway on the Jackson-Haywood County line near Waterrock Knob (between Mileposts 449 and 450), was purchased by the Conservation Trust for North Carolina with funds from private donors.
CTNC plans to convey the tract to the National Park Service for inclusion in the boundaries of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
"The Mount Lyn Lowry property is small in size, but large in importance to the region’s wildlife habitat and spectacular natural beauty,” CTNC executive director Reid Wilson said. “Its location next to the Parkway and less than six miles from Great Smoky Mountains National Park makes it another link in a critical chain of protected lands and waterways in this area.”
To read more, please click here.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com
The Mount Lyn Lowry property, adjacent to the Parkway on the Jackson-Haywood County line near Waterrock Knob (between Mileposts 449 and 450), was purchased by the Conservation Trust for North Carolina with funds from private donors.
CTNC plans to convey the tract to the National Park Service for inclusion in the boundaries of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
"The Mount Lyn Lowry property is small in size, but large in importance to the region’s wildlife habitat and spectacular natural beauty,” CTNC executive director Reid Wilson said. “Its location next to the Parkway and less than six miles from Great Smoky Mountains National Park makes it another link in a critical chain of protected lands and waterways in this area.”
To read more, please click here.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com