32 original black and white photographs, each mounted to a large paper leaf, bound within cloth. With a hand-drawn title leaf with a map of the coast of Brazil marking the locations photographed. Photographs vary a bit in size, most are approximately 29.5x23.5 cm. (11½x9") or the reverse.

Each stunning photograph is captioned in hand-written pencil, and is signed by the photographer in pencil and dated 1942 directly under the photograph. Some scenes include, Harbor - Salvador, Baia; various homes in Rio; Casino Pampulha - Belo Horizonte; Casas Pernambucanas - Sao Paulo; Elementary School - Niteroi; and more. G.E. Kidder Smith (1913-1997) was an American architectural historian and photographer, and the lot includes a 1944 issue of The Architectural Review, in which many of the photographs within this album are reproduced, and it features an article by Smith about architecture of Brazil. Also laid in is a large color photograph of Brazil, 40.7x50.7 cm. (16x20").