Artist: W[illard] E. Worden (American, 1868 - 1946). Title: "San Francisco from the Sand Dunes". Medium: Vintage hand-colored mammoth plate gelatin silver print. Date: Composed c1915. Printed c1915. Dimensions: Image size: 19 1/4 x 25 3/4 in. (489 x 654 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed lower right, inscribed "S.F." lower right. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Overall fair condition; craquelure lower center; repairs in the image; scratches; minor edge chipping; could use a good cleaning. Comment(s): This "mammoth plate" size photograph is the largest of Worden's photographs to appear at auction in the past 20 years. His hand colored photographs are rare; only two have appeared at auction in the past 20 years (Bonhams & Butterfield's, 2005). Image copyright © The Estate of Willard E. Worden. [23427-4-600]