Outstanding collection of 56 original silver gelatin photographs of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band taken by photographer Mark Leivdal during the band’s four-night residency at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, on September 27, 29, 30, and October 2, 1985, which concluded his historic ‘Born in the U.S.A. Tour.’ These striking images primarily focus on Springsteen, well-muscled from two years of weight-lifting, clad in a cut-off plaid shirt and playing his beloved signature guitar, a one-of-a-kind ‘1950s mutt,’ a Fender electric guitar with a Telecaster body and an Esquire neck. Other images also pictured E Street Band members like Clarence Clemons, Patti Scialfa, and Max Weinberg. The collection contains 45 photos measuring 11 x 14 and 14 x 11, with 10 color examples, and 11 photos measuring 16 x 20 and 20 x 16, with three photos in color. Each satin-finish photo is individually matted, with the reverse of all but four examples numbered. Identifying numbers for the photographs include: (smaller) 1, 3, 6-8, 11-16, 18-20, 22-25, 27-30, 32, 33, 37-41, 51-59, 64, 65, and 70; (larger) 71-73, 78, 80, 81, 83, 86, and 88-90. Matted individually to overall sizes ranging from 16 x 20 to 24 x 20. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by 19 strips of photographic negatives containing images of the offered photographs, as well as a matted photograph of the photographer, Mark Leivdal, which includes a short printed obituary.
