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A photograph of a Westchester pond taken by Edward Steichen sold for more a record $2.9 million dollars -- setting a world record for the highest-priced photograph ever auctioned. It was initially reported that the photo, titled ``The Pond-Moonlight,'' was taken on Long Island, but the 1904 photo was actually taken in Mamaroneck, which is in Westchester County. Sotheby's auction house said the photo of a pond in a wooded area with light coming through the trees and reflected in the water sold for $2,928,000, including the buyer's premium. The previous record for a photograph sold at auction, $1,248,000 dollars...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A photograph of a pond taken by Edward Steichen sold for more than $2.9 million, easily setting a world record for the highest-priced photograph ever auctioned, Sotheby's said. "The Pond-Moonlight," taken on Long Island in 1904, sold on Tuesday for $2,928,000, including the buyer's premium, Sotheby's spokesman Matthew Weigman said. The buyer's identity was not immediately disclosed. The photograph shows a pond in a wooded area with light coming through the trees and reflected in the water. Pre-sale estimates priced the photo, which is slightly bigger than 16 inches by 19 inches, at up to $1...