31/4×41/4 Speed Graphic

Alongside old cameras, one of my other passions in life is jazz music. Last year, I took a punt and bought a 3x4 Graflex Super D on ebay sold ‘as is’ by an auction house in New York. When it arrived it had an intriguing sticker on the side of the attached 'bag mag' with a name, an address in Queens, New York and an offered reward for safe return. Intrigued, I did some research and discovered that the name and address was for a very famous jazz photographer from the ‘golden age’ of jazz…one William P. Gottlieb (1917-2006). You will certainly know some of his images, which include iconic...


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