Lot 105 · Photography
Freedom Riders Contact Sheet — 36 Frames, 1961
Current bid
$7,200
9 bids · Next minimum $7,700
Closes in
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Reserve metEstimate $6,000 – $11,000
Prototype only — no live bidding, payment, or account is connected. Bids are simulated locally to demonstrate the experience.
Black Grail Score
84
An intelligence layer on the object — not a price guide. Curatorial assessment only.
Rarity82
Cultural weight89
Condition index83
Condition noted as Very Good by the curatorial committee.
Description
A complete working contact sheet with the photographer's grease-pencil selects.
Historical context
Contact sheets reveal editorial choice — which frames the press saw and which the public never did.
Provenance
- Photographer's estate
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