Rick Norsigian found a couple of boxes full of glass negatives at a yard cut-rate sale and bought them for $ 45 , negotiated down from $ 70 , 10 years ago . Now , he ’s discovered that they ’re early photographs of Ansel Adams worth $ 200 million .
The 65 shabu negative are early exposure by the famous photographer that were thought to have been destroyed in a 1937 darkroom blast that destroyed 5,000 plates . And they were confirmed to be his by compare the handwriting on their packages to some sampling provided by Ansel ’s grandson of Virgina Adams ( Adam ’s Wife ) . They matched . It ’s thought that Adams brought these negative to a picture taking class he was teaching in Pasadena in the 1940 ’s to show students how of import it was to not lease your negatives get burned up .
Because of the historical import of the prints and the fact that they represent a lost period in Adams ’ career , they ’re prize at at least $ 200 million . Not a bad return on investment funds , eh ? Norsigian is planning to sell photographic print to museums and collectors before buying himself a individual plane and substantial - Au pants . [ CNN ]
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