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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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French Jumping Jack Pantins Paper Doll Postcards276 - French Jumping Jack Pantins Paper Doll Postcards
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The cards feature characters from the Commedia dell'arte, specifically Pierrot, Pierrette, and Polichinelle.
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Charles Francois Felu Armless Painter CDV Photo276 - Charles Francois Felu Armless Painter CDV Photo
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Joseph Maes Photographer. Signed as shown. Born without arms on 26 June at Waermaede, near Courtrai, North Flanders, Charles Francois Felu nevertheles
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Dutch Milk Milkmaid Delivery Dog Cart CDV Photos277 - Dutch Milk Milkmaid Delivery Dog Cart CDV Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Despatch Riders Royal Corps of Signals RPPC277 - Despatch Riders Royal Corps of Signals RPPC
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RPPC postcard showing Despatch Riders from the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals.
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Collection of Womens Bicycle RPPC Postcards278 - Collection of Womens Bicycle RPPC Postcards
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The cards showcase different bicycle designs, including the hobby horse or velocipede.
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Italian Occupational Hunter CDV Photo278 - Italian Occupational Hunter CDV Photo
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Nice image.
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Pyrmont Australia Colored CDV Photos279 - Pyrmont Australia Colored CDV Photos
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Fireincke Photographer, Pyrmont.
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Walter Nilsson Unicycle Eiffel Tower RPPC279 - Walter Nilsson Unicycle Eiffel Tower RPPC
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Walter Nilsson was a renowned early 20th-century American inventor and expert unicyclist famous for designing and riding a motor-driven monowheel (or
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French Police Officers on Bicycles RPPC Postcard280 - French Police Officers on Bicycles RPPC Postcard
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Nice example.
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Hand Tinted German Merchants CDV Photos280 - Hand Tinted German Merchants CDV Photos
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Julius Hahn Photographer, Hamburg Germany
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Hand Tinted German Merchants CDV Photos281 - Hand Tinted German Merchants CDV Photos
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H. Noack Photographer
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Mother Posing Baby on Motorcycle RPPC Postcard281 - Mother Posing Baby on Motorcycle RPPC Postcard
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Nice example.
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Indian Motorcycle with Mannequin in Sidecar Photo282 - Indian Motorcycle with Mannequin in Sidecar Photo
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5 1/2" by 3 1/4". These motorcycles often featured sidecars and were utilized for early endurance races and cross-country adventures.
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Giorgio Conrad Italy Merchants Tinted CDV Photos282 - Giorgio Conrad Italy Merchants Tinted CDV Photos
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Nice grouping of Street Vendor Scenes.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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WW2 P-38 Lightning Plane Nose Art Photo283 - WW2 P-38 Lightning Plane Nose Art Photo
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8" by 10 1/4".
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Victorian Woman with Tandem Bicycle Photo283 - Victorian Woman with Tandem Bicycle Photo
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5" by 4".
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Man with DKW RT 100 Motorcycle Photo284 - Man with DKW RT 100 Motorcycle Photo
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4 1/4" by 4 7/8".
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Leland Wilson Colville Washington Wagon Photo284 - Leland Wilson Colville Washington Wagon Photo
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Mr. and Mrs. Leland C Wilson. 8" by 10". To spread the word and raise money to develop the new breed, in 1935 L.C. Wilson of Colville, Was...
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Overland Six Sedan Car Cabinet Photo285 - Overland Six Sedan Car Cabinet Photo
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8" by 9 1/2"
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Man with Italian Velocino Bicycle Photo285 - Man with Italian Velocino Bicycle Photo
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3 1/4" by 5 1/4". The Velocino was designed by engineer Ernesto Pettazzoni in 1933 and was meant to be a compact, semi-recumbent machine.
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1933 Man on Hand Propelled Tricycle RPPC Postcard286 - 1933 Man on Hand Propelled Tricycle RPPC Postcard
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Photo was taken in Velichovky on June 7th, 1933.
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Women Driving a Touring Car Cabinet Photo286 - Women Driving a Touring Car Cabinet Photo
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8" by 10".
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Wright Airplane Biplane Photos287 - Wright Airplane Biplane Photos
Davis Brothers Auction
Double Sided. 7" by 9".
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Murdocks Minstrels Sparks Black Show RPPC Postcard287 - Murdocks Minstrels Sparks Black Show RPPC Postcard
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Sparks Circus. Minstrel shows were a form of American theatrical entertainment popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries, which often involved trav
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Ragtime Minstrel Show Circus RPPC Postcard288 - Ragtime Minstrel Show Circus RPPC Postcard
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Nice example.
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Elgin Illinois Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo288 - Elgin Illinois Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo
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8" by 10"
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Elgin Illinois Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo289 - Elgin Illinois Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo
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8" by 10"
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Black Circus Brass Band RPPC Postcard289 - Black Circus Brass Band RPPC Postcard
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Nice example of early African American photography.
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1937 Coles Brothers Black Circus Band Postcard290 - 1937 Coles Brothers Black Circus Band Postcard
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P.G. Lowry, the cornet player and bandleader, is pictured on the foreground second from the left.
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Seamstress Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo290 - Seamstress Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo
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7" by 10"
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Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo291 - Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo
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7" by 9"
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P G Lowry Coles Brothers Circus Bandleader RPPC291 - P G Lowry Coles Brothers Circus Bandleader RPPC
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Nice Postcard.
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Itinerant Occupational Harp Player RPPC Postcard292 - Itinerant Occupational Harp Player RPPC Postcard
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Nice example.
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Boston Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo292 - Boston Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo
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Boston Massachusetts. 8" by 10".
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Garment Workers Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo293 - Garment Workers Factory Sewing Cabinet Photo
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5" by 8 1/2"
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The Pumpkinville Silver Cornet Band RPPC Postcard293 - The Pumpkinville Silver Cornet Band RPPC Postcard
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This band is listed as operating in Maine. Silver cornet bands were highly popular community ensembles in late 19th-century America, typically perform
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Laurium Novelty Orchestra RPPC Postcard294 - Laurium Novelty Orchestra RPPC Postcard
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5 1/4" by 3 1/4". The orchestra was managed by Robert G. Murphy and directed by Tony Rolando, providing music for dancing in the Calumet a...
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Oregon Short Line Railroad Cyanotype Photo294 - Oregon Short Line Railroad Cyanotype Photo
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6 3/4" by 9 1/4"
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Women Riding Bicycles Cyanotype Photo295 - Women Riding Bicycles Cyanotype Photo
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6 1/8" by 8 1/4"
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Unusual Occupational Musician RPPC Postcards295 - Unusual Occupational Musician RPPC Postcards
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Nice examples.
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The Louisiana Five Jazz Promotional Postcard296 - The Louisiana Five Jazz Promotional Postcard
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Published by Leo Feist, New York.
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Lace Maker of Antwerp Cabinet Photo296 - Lace Maker of Antwerp Cabinet Photo
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5" by 8"
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Cant Bust Em Hickoy Stripe Overalls Factory Photo297 - Cant Bust Em Hickoy Stripe Overalls Factory Photo
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San Francisco California. 8" by 10".
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Original Dixieland Jazz Band Promotional Postcard297 - Original Dixieland Jazz Band Promotional Postcard
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Performed at Reisenweber's restaurant in Chicago.
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The Original Cotton Pickers Jazz Band Postcard298 - The Original Cotton Pickers Jazz Band Postcard
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Nice example.
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Muginer New Orleans Levee Scene Steamer Photo298 - Muginer New Orleans Levee Scene Steamer Photo
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Photo by George Muginer of New Orleans Louisiana. 5" by 8".
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Blind and Deaf Disabled People Tintype Photos299 - Blind and Deaf Disabled People Tintype Photos
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Largest is 5" by 7"
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Nat Towles Big Band Orchestra Postcard299 - Nat Towles Big Band Orchestra Postcard
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Omaha Nebraska.
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Cole Bros Circus Minstrel Band RPPC Postcard300 - Cole Bros Circus Minstrel Band RPPC Postcard
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Harbey Langford band leader with Cole Brother's Circus Minstrel band for Victory in Europe. Signed by Langford on the back.
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Frost on Glass Science Snowflake Cabinet Photo300 - Frost on Glass Science Snowflake Cabinet Photo
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Unusual image. 5 1/4" by 8 1/2".
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