From Trash to Treasure: Ansel Adams Photo Plates worth $200 Million
July 29, 2010 by Omar Mercado · Leave a Comment
I have long been a believer that somebody’s trash could be somebody else’s treasure, but it was only probably two years ago that I have taken to buying “used” items at garage sales and thrift shops to start my own “collection”. Aside from the “aged” character these old items naturally possess, buying used according to [...]
$45 Worth Of Garage Sale Item Turns Out To Be A $200M Worth Of Ansel Adams Missing Creations
July 28, 2010 by Michael Sullivan · 4 Comments
In his search for antiques at a garage sale, Rick Norsigian bought two small boxes ten years ago that cost him $45-price haggled down from $70 -are now estimated to be worth at least $200 million. The boxes contained 65 glass negatives owned and created by Ansel Adams, the Father of American Photography in the [...]


