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The Maureen P. Sherlock Photography Collection.

Highlights Include:
Signed Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Historic India Travel Photo Album, Wilson Bentley Snowflake Photomicrograph, Charles Sumner Signed, Columbian Exposition Nude Tribal Girls with Rifles, Walking Billboard Banner Ladies, Byron Gurnsey The Crane Stereoview, Chess Playing Automaton, Jascha Heifetz Signed, Rose & Hopkins Ute Indians, Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Signed, American Folk Art Whimsey Bottle Maker, Prince Ramahatra, Count Basie, Charles Darwin, Perry Bradford's Orchestra, Statue of Liberty Torch Stereoviews, LDS Three Witnesses, Andrew Carnegie, Child Birth Defects, Deaf and Blind, Cults, Salvation Army, Cowboys, The West, Indians, Town Criers, Chimney Sweeps, Presidents, Chicago History, Steamships, Organ Grinders, Pets, Post Mortem, Bicycle Racing, Motorcycles, Prosthetic Limbs, African American History, Jazz, Musicians, Occupational, Crossdressing, Gay Interest, Violinists, Merchants, Gypsies, Beggars, and much more

Day 2:
Highlights Include:

Rosetta Tharpe Black Gospel Singer Signed Postcards, Jascha Heifetz Soviet Violinist, Naval Brigade USS Omaha Portraits, Daniel Rose Folk Art Whimsey Carver, Scottish Whaling, Jennie Durkee Velocipede for Ladies, Carl Moon Venturo of Taos, Illinios Patriotic Lady Liberty, Frontiersman with Sharps Rifle, Joseph Hollman Cellist, Bunnell Nez Perce Indians, Elephantine Colossus of Atlantic City, Richard C Craven Pop Art, Carmen Miranda, Civil War Musicians, Steamships, Native American Indians, Black Jazz History, Circus, Musicians, Bands, Stereoviews, Tintypes, Cabinet Photos, Folk Art, Occupational, Chinese Executions, WW2 Concentration Camps, Japanese Deceased Soldiers, and much more
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Man with Carved Prosthetic Hand CDV Photo1 - Man with Carved Prosthetic Hand CDV Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Photographer is Thayer of Wyanet Illinois
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Mrs Maxwell Rocky Mountain Museum Stereoview2 - Mrs Maxwell Rocky Mountain Museum Stereoview
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice example
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to m*****5 (40019) for (30.00 + 8.40BP) = 38.40
 
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Mrs Maxwell Rocky Mountain Museum Stereoview3 - Mrs Maxwell Rocky Mountain Museum Stereoview
Davis Brothers Auction
Image showing a Taxidermy Buffalo head.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to m*****5 (40019) for (50.00 + 14.00BP) = 64.00
 
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Girl with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo4 - Girl with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Photographer is O.G. Jones.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Sandwich Board Advertising Man Stereoview5 - Sandwich Board Advertising Man Stereoview
Davis Brothers Auction
J. Harold Barraclough photographer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Fishwife Cockle Picker Harvester CDV Photo6 - Fishwife Cockle Picker Harvester CDV Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice early unusual image.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Chicago Girls with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo7 - Chicago Girls with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Photographer is Kersting of Chicago.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Rudy Hagen Steer Horn Chair Cabinet Photo8 - Rudy Hagen Steer Horn Chair Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Back says September 1897. Uncle Rudy Hagen made chair and foot stool out of cowhide. Cow was killed for Hagen Meat Market.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Occupational Draft Horse Breeder Cabinet Photo9 - Occupational Draft Horse Breeder Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice image showing a Percheron breeder.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Occupational New York Shoeshine CDV Photo10 - Occupational New York Shoeshine CDV Photo
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Wells & Smith Hornellsville New York.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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Nebraska Girl with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo11 - Nebraska Girl with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
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Matzen & Co Omaha Nebraska.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Herbert Spencer Biologist Philospher CDV Photo12 - Herbert Spencer Biologist Philospher CDV Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Elliott and Fry Photographer. Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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President James A. Garfield Cabinet Photo13 - President James A. Garfield Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Brand Portraits Chicago Illinois.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
 
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Newberg Tennyson Sideshow Performer Cabinet Photo14 - Newberg Tennyson Sideshow Performer Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Newberg & Tennyson, Galesburg Illinois
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Town Crier Occupational Cabinet Photo15 - Town Crier Occupational Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Rare early image.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Italy Occupational Chair Caner Peddler Photo16 - Italy Occupational Chair Caner Peddler Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice early image, either a Chair Caner, Chair Maker, or Peddler. C. Coen E. Figlio. Venice Italy
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Town Crier Occupational Cabinet Photo17 - Town Crier Occupational Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Rare early image.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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Minnesota Railroad Workers Cabinet Photo18 - Minnesota Railroad Workers Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Swain Manus Photographer Minneota Minnesota. Both men are wearing matching uniforms with Railroad Hat Badges, possibly Baggage Draymen.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Pastor Siram Soren Mahan Sornen Cabinet Photo19 - Pastor Siram Soren Mahan Sornen Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Photographer is Dorge of Minneapolis Minnesota. Reverend Siram Soren and wife Mahan Soren. Siram Soren (born 1844) was the first to be baptized in the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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Nude Tribal Girls Columbian Exposition Photo20 - Nude Tribal Girls Columbian Exposition Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Photographer is Gibson. Taken at the World's Columbian Exposition also known as the Worlds Fair. Girls are shown holding war clubs and Wincheste...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
 
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Lansing Iowa Patriotic Parade Cabinet Photo21 - Lansing Iowa Patriotic Parade Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Boeckh Photographer. Back says Merchants Parade Lansky Iowa.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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East Oakland California Identified Scottish Photo22 - East Oakland California Identified Scottish Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Identified as Mrs. Norman Beaton.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Wealthy Indian Family India Cabinet Photo23 - Wealthy Indian Family India Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Hellis & Sons Head Studios London Photographer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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General William Booth Salvation Army Photo24 - General William Booth Salvation Army Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
The Salvation Army Studio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Tad Lucas Champion Cowgirl Signed Photo25 - Tad Lucas Champion Cowgirl Signed Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Photo by Doubleday. Signed and inscribed by Tad.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Salvation Army War Cry Newspaper Woman Photo26 - Salvation Army War Cry Newspaper Woman Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Photographer is S.L. Platt of Elgin Illinois.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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Armed Cowboys or Gunfighters Cabinet Photo27 - Armed Cowboys or Gunfighters Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
One is Holding a Colt Single Action. Photographer is Rosenquist of Rockford Illinois.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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Armed Cowboy or Gunfighter Cabinet Photo28 - Armed Cowboy or Gunfighter Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Holding a Colt Single Action. Photographer is Rosenquist of Rockford Illinois.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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Steer Horn Chair Foot Stool Cabinet Photo29 - Steer Horn Chair Foot Stool Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Lenning Photographer, Indiana. Nice image.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Steer Horn Chair Cabinet Photo30 - Steer Horn Chair Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Photographer is C.G. Sargent of Taylor Falls Minnesota.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo31 - Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Guitar Player or Musician. Photographer is E.E. Mangold of Moline Illinois.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo32 - Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
One is a Singer and one is a Musician. Photographer is C.L. Harper Clearfield Iowa.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo33 - Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Musician is identified as Ethel Fletcher Rust. Photographer is Paul Tralles of Washington DC
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Occupational Guitar Player Musician Cabinet Photo34 - Occupational Guitar Player Musician Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Dunkeson & Benton Traveling Photographers.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Whippets Racing Dog Cabinet Photo35 - Whippets Racing Dog Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Photographer is James of Iowa City Iowa.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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Woman with Poodle Dog Cabinet Photo36 - Woman with Poodle Dog Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Photographer is Burkholder of Mansfield Ohio. Identified as Aunt Tracy with Dog Juneau.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Man with Scotch Collie Dog Cabinet Photo37 - Man with Scotch Collie Dog Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Photographer is J.H. Clark of Indianapolis Indiana.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Children with Goat Cart Cabinet Photo38 - Children with Goat Cart Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Miller Photographer, Ashland Ohio.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
 
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Pride of Mull Clydesdale Stallion Cabinet Photo39 - Pride of Mull Clydesdale Stallion Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Dunn Photographer, Ripon Wisconsin.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Queen the Pug and Her Puppies Cabinet Photo40 - Queen the Pug and Her Puppies Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Frank Boggess Photographer, Chillicothe Illinois.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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Man with Child and Pug Dog Cabinet Photo41 - Man with Child and Pug Dog Cabinet Photo
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A.H. Beck Photographer, Washington DC
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Man with Racing Greyhound Dog Cabinet Photo42 - Man with Racing Greyhound Dog Cabinet Photo
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Snow Photographer, Elgin Illinois.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Organ Grinder Show Cabinet Photo43 - Organ Grinder Show Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Interesting photo, almost some sort of vaudeville act. G. Stoeckle Photographer, Stuttgart Germany.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Organ Grinder Occupational Cabinet Photo44 - Organ Grinder Occupational Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Very unusual image, one man is dressed up in a monkey costume holding a violin.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Boston Massachusetts Organ Grinder Cabinet Photo45 - Boston Massachusetts Organ Grinder Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Hackford photographer, Boston Massachusetts.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
 
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Immigrant Child Organ Grinder Cabinet Photo46 - Immigrant Child Organ Grinder Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Has a rat on his organ rather than a monkey. Taken in Kent England
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 65.00
 
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Boy with Taxidermy Owl Occupational Cabinet Photo47 - Boy with Taxidermy Owl Occupational Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
More than likely the Son of a Taxidermist. Barrett & Kerzman Photographer, Chicago Illinois.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Havana Cuba Produce Dealer Cabinet Photos48 - Havana Cuba Produce Dealer Cabinet Photos
Davis Brothers Auction
Harry H. Huey Photographer, Indianapolis Indiana.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Occupational Toy Seller Merchant Cabinet Photo49 - Occupational Toy Seller Merchant Cabinet Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
Clarence Studios, Ramsgate Kent England.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Saturday Evening Post Paperboy Cabinet Photos50 - Saturday Evening Post Paperboy Cabinet Photos
Davis Brothers Auction
One is from Cambridge Minnesota.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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