Polaroid Auction

1,200 photos collected by Sotheby's over the years, ranging from classic Polaroids to more traditional prints, have been auctioned. "9-Part Self Portrait" a collage of large-format Polapan prints by artist Chuck Close is displayed at Sotheby's during a preview of The Polaroid Collection, in New York, June 16, 2010. This image sold for $290,500. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)