1960 Ansel Adams Letter Gene Tepper Plato Photography Prints Autograph Signed

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1960 Ansel Adams Letter Gene Tepper Plato Photography Prints Autograph Signed:
$3000.00

Original letter from Ansel Adams to his assistant Plato about shipping very expensive equipment and prints to his San Francisco home in 1960. Interesting insight into the day-to-day operations of Ansel\'s business as a photographer:

Ansel Adams

131 24th Avenue, San Francisco 21, California

Telephone Skyline 1 1282

May 23rd, 1960

ALL REGULAR RAIL EXPRESS

Dear Plato,

I guess I have to bother you about some shipping! As all the items contain things which should be in use as soon as I reach S.F. (around Monday, May 30-31st, they should go Express. Here is the list:

1 trunk go to me at 131 24th Avenue, San Francisco 2k, California COLLECT

3 suitcases ditto

1 case insure for $1500 + 2,500 = $4,000.00

1 large case goes to GENE TEPPER 737 Beach Street, SAN FRANCISCO

Prepaid express

Insure for $1000.00 charge

Education # 5330 Acct.

Several cartons of prints go to me at 131 24th Avenue, San Francisco

Charge EDUCATION - # 5330 Acct.

Insure these for $5000.00

Perhaps pack them better than we have been able to do.

Thanks a million!

see you in the Fall

good luck

ANSEL

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