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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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Salvador Dali Museum RPPC Postcards226 - Salvador Dali Museum RPPC Postcards
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Largest is 5 1/2" by 3 1/2". Shows a fish market in Puget Sound, Washington.
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Street Musicians Occupational CDV Photos226 - Street Musicians Occupational CDV Photos
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Bottom two are Canadian, Top Three are Italian.
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Street Musicians Occupational CDV Photos227 - Street Musicians Occupational CDV Photos
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Nice grouping.
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WW2 Dachau Concentration Camp Photo227 - WW2 Dachau Concentration Camp Photo
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5" by 4". Corpses are piled in the crematorium mortuary in the newly liberated Dachau concentration camp. Dachau, Germany, May 1945.
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Collection of East and Southeast Asian Photos228 - Collection of East and Southeast Asian Photos
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Largest is 4" by 5". Nice examples showing a Pagoda in China, various temples and gates, a grand palace complex in Myanmar, and a snake ch...
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Muggins Red Cross Fundraising Dog RPPC Postcard228 - Muggins Red Cross Fundraising Dog RPPC Postcard
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Muggins was a white German Spitz who famously collected money for the Red Cross by wandering downtown with donation boxes strapped to his back. He bec
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Peddler Street Merchant Junk Dealer CDV Photo229 - Peddler Street Merchant Junk Dealer CDV Photo
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Unusual Occupational Image.
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Sponge Diving Florida RPPC Postcards229 - Sponge Diving Florida RPPC Postcards
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Located in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
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Florida Hard Hat Divers RPPC Postcards230 - Florida Hard Hat Divers RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo230 - Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo
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He was a street person a seller of shoes, leather, clothing and anything he could make a buck on. His whistle signaled that he was in the area and had
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North African Islamic Algeria Merchants CDV Photo231 - North African Islamic Algeria Merchants CDV Photo
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Alary & Geiser, Algeria.
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Charles Swedlund Stereoviews Stereo Photographs231 - Charles Swedlund Stereoviews Stereo Photographs
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Chicago native Charles Swedlund studied photography at the Institute of Design (ID) in the late 1950s, studying with Aaron Siskend. As a photographer,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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Hard Hat Diver in the Snow Photo232 - Hard Hat Diver in the Snow Photo
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5 1/2" by 3 1/2".
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North African Islamic Algeria Merchant CDV Photo232 - North African Islamic Algeria Merchant CDV Photo
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Alary & Geiser, Algeria.
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North African Islamic Algeria Merchant CDV Photo233 - North African Islamic Algeria Merchant CDV Photo
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Alary & Geiser, Algeria. More than likely an Opium merchant.
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Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition RPPC Postcard233 - Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition RPPC Postcard
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Nice example. Shows the Prince Albert, the Educated Horse show and an octopus prop in the center.
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Renfro Valley Barn Dance RPPC Postcard234 - Renfro Valley Barn Dance RPPC Postcard
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The Renfro Valley Barn Dance is a historic country music radio show that began broadcasting in 1939. Has Emory Martin pictured in the center.
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Occupational Walking Stick Cane Maker CDV Photo234 - Occupational Walking Stick Cane Maker CDV Photo
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Carl Rose, Germany.
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Loggers Lumberjacks Occupational Tintype Photo235 - Loggers Lumberjacks Occupational Tintype Photo
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2 3/8" by 3 5/8".
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Playing a 1930s Martin D18 RPPC Postcard235 - Playing a 1930s Martin D18 RPPC Postcard
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A 1930s Martin D-18 is a highly coveted "Golden Era" acoustic guitar, featuring Adirondack spruce tops and mahogany back and sides.
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Detters Orchestra Musical Group RPPC Postcard236 - Detters Orchestra Musical Group RPPC Postcard
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Bliss, Nebraska.
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American Indian Missionary CDV Photo236 - American Indian Missionary CDV Photo
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Miss Alice Geiger Secretary Woman's Missionary Society Springfield Ohio
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Puri India Garden Temple Holy Man Photo237 - Puri India Garden Temple Holy Man Photo
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Dated 1931. 2 1/2" by 4 1/4".
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Beaumont Fred Beck Bulldozers RPPC Postcard237 - Beaumont Fred Beck Bulldozers RPPC Postcard
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Los Angeles California.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Ebensee Austria Concentration Camp Corpse Photo238 - Ebensee Austria Concentration Camp Corpse Photo
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5" by 4".
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American Chinese Immigrant CDV Photo238 - American Chinese Immigrant CDV Photo
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Unidentified.
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Te Herekiekie Maori New Zealand CDV Photo239 - Te Herekiekie Maori New Zealand CDV Photo
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London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. Te Herekiekie of Ngati Tuwharetoa belonged to the hapu Ngati Te Aho. He is thought to have been born in
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WW2 Dachau Concentration Camp Photo239 - WW2 Dachau Concentration Camp Photo
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4" by 5 7/8".
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WW2 Dachau Concentration Camp Survivors Photo240 - WW2 Dachau Concentration Camp Survivors Photo
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4 7/8" by 4". Emaciated survivors soon after liberation. Dachau, Germany, after April 29, 1945.
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Henry Ward Beecher Signed Civil War CDV Photo240 - Henry Ward Beecher Signed Civil War CDV Photo
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Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his s
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Henry Ward Beecher Civil War CDV Photo241 - Henry Ward Beecher Civil War CDV Photo
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C.H. Williamson's Photographic Gallery. Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, so...
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Leper Colony Orchestra Trinidad RPPC Postcard241 - Leper Colony Orchestra Trinidad RPPC Postcard
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Photo shows children from a leprosy colony in an orchestra sitting with their instruments. From a Leper colony of Chacachacare island, Trinidad.
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Patriotic Christening Cyanotype RPPC Postcard242 - Patriotic Christening Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Nice example.
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Henry Ward Beecher Civil War CDV Photo242 - Henry Ward Beecher Civil War CDV Photo
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E. Anthony Photographer, New York. Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social ref
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Charles Sumner Abolitionist Signed CDV Photo243 - Charles Sumner Abolitionist Signed CDV Photo
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Warren's Photographer, Boston Massachusetts. Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American lawyer and statesman who re...
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CW Hadley the Utah Land Man RPPC Postcard243 - CW Hadley the Utah Land Man RPPC Postcard
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Nice example.
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Dr Lee DeForest Father of Radio RPPC Postcard244 - Dr Lee DeForest Father of Radio RPPC Postcard
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Also known as the Father of Radio. Lee de Forest (born August 26, 1873, Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. died June 30, 1961, Hollywood, California) was an A
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Wendell Phillips Signed Abolitionist CDV Photo244 - Wendell Phillips Signed Abolitionist CDV Photo
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Charles D. Fredricks & Co, New York. Wendell Phillips (November 29, 1811 – February 2, 1884) was an American abolitionist, labor reformer,...
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James Dwight Dana Geologist CDV Photo245 - James Dwight Dana Geologist CDV Photo
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Bowers Photographer. James Dwight Dana (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoolo
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Edison Phonograph RPPC Postcards245 - Edison Phonograph RPPC Postcards
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RPPC postcards include cylinder phonographs and disc-playing models, some accompanied by large morning glory horns.
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Edison and Ford Innovators RPPC Postcards246 - Edison and Ford Innovators RPPC Postcards
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The photographs feature innovators Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, John Burroughs, and Harvey Firestone. Photographed in Fort Meyers, Florida.
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Herman von Helmholtz Signed CDV Photo246 - Herman von Helmholtz Signed CDV Photo
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Ed. Lance Photographer, Heidelberg. Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholt (31 August 1821 – 8 September 1894) was a German physicist and phys
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Carl Schurz Statesman Reformer Signed CDV Photo247 - Carl Schurz Statesman Reformer Signed CDV Photo
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Napoleon Sarony Photographer. Carl Christian Schurz (March 2, 1829 – May 14, 1906) was a German-American revolutionary and an American states
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Collection of Florida Hard Hat Divers Postcards247 - Collection of Florida Hard Hat Divers Postcards
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Nice examples.
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Rutherford Telescope Moon Stereoview248 - Rutherford Telescope Moon Stereoview
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Nice example. Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816–1892) was a New York lawyer and amateur astronomer who is credited with taking some of the finest
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Charles Darwin Evolutionary Scientist CDV Photo248 - Charles Darwin Evolutionary Scientist CDV Photo
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John Murdoch Photographer, London. Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologi
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Ida Pfeiffer Ethnographer Signed CDV Photo249 - Ida Pfeiffer Ethnographer Signed CDV Photo
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Ida Laura Pfeiffer (14 October 1797 – 27 October 1858), a famous early female Austrian professional traveler who became an explorer, ethnogra
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Rutherford Telescope Moon Stereoview249 - Rutherford Telescope Moon Stereoview
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Nice example. Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816–1892) was a New York lawyer and amateur astronomer who is credited with taking some of the finest
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Centennial Exhibition Machinery Hall Stereoview250 - Centennial Exhibition Machinery Hall Stereoview
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Shows the inside the Machinery Hall at the Centennial International Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876. The Exhibition was the first official Wor
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John C. McCullough Indiana Physician CDV Photo250 - John C. McCullough Indiana Physician CDV Photo
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J.T. Sparks Photographer, Washington Indiana. Wheatland, Indiana, May 19, 1875. Another example is on display in the Ford Museum.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
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