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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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Named Member Augusta Band RPPC Postcard426 - Named Member Augusta Band RPPC Postcard
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Benjamin Franklin Bacon, seated next to drummer.
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GA Shuler Photo Jewelry Massachusetts Catalog426 - GA Shuler Photo Jewelry Massachusetts Catalog
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G.A. Shuler Co, Boston Massachusetts advertising book for gold and plated photo pins, lockets, brooches and more. Neat piece of early Ferrotype advert
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Fred Olson Motor Service Freight Truck Photo427 - Fred Olson Motor Service Freight Truck Photo
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Photo of named trucking service in Hammond Indiana in an International R-200 heavy truck. 8 5/8" by 11". Done by Kaufmann and Fabry Compan...
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The American Volunteer Monument Stereoview427 - The American Volunteer Monument Stereoview
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Unique stereoview of placing and building the American Volunteer stature. Card by Hopkinton and Westerly, O. Langworthy & Co, Ashaway Rhode Isla...
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The Great Stone Face Cemetary Stereoview428 - The Great Stone Face Cemetary Stereoview
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Antietam Cemetery Monument.
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Charles Toliver Dirigible Blimp Inventor Postcard428 - Charles Toliver Dirigible Blimp Inventor Postcard
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RPPC postcard of Charles H. Toliver with dog while alive working on his dirigible airship. He was later murdered by his Secretary / Chauffeur.
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EB Nock Miniature Ad Boat Cleveland Stereoview429 - EB Nock Miniature Ad Boat Cleveland Stereoview
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Unique stereoview of Photographer E.B. Nock's miniature advertising boat in Cleveland Public Square. Lievichs Photographic Landscapes, Cleveland...
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Pola Negri Myrna Loy Silent Film Actress Postcards429 - Pola Negri Myrna Loy Silent Film Actress Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Hard Hat Deep Sea Diver Postcards430 - Hard Hat Deep Sea Diver Postcards
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Captain Louis Sorcho
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Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Co Dockworkers Photo430 - Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Co Dockworkers Photo
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8" by 10". Nice old Occupational image.
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Walking Billboard Occupational Banner Lady Photo431 - Walking Billboard Occupational Banner Lady Photo
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S.O. Jenkins Farmer City Illinois Photographer.
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Mariano Fernandez Chorrojuma Spain Cabinet Photo431 - Mariano Fernandez Chorrojuma Spain Cabinet Photo
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Mariano Fernandez Santiago (1824-1906), one of the best known figures of Grenada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Known as 'Chorroj...
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John Halley 1979 Bizarre Stereoview432 - John Halley 1979 Bizarre Stereoview
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Unusual.
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Coney Island Co Princess Steamboat Photographs432 - Coney Island Co Princess Steamboat Photographs
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Group of two Princess excursion boat photos operating on the Ohio river. Vessel was destroyed in an ice flow in 1918.
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Childrens Tea Time Cyanotype Photo433 - Childrens Tea Time Cyanotype Photo
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4" by 5".
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John Halley 1979 Art Stereoview433 - John Halley 1979 Art Stereoview
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Unusual
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Michael Chikiris 1989 Stereoview434 - Michael Chikiris 1989 Stereoview
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Featuring Jonas Mekas and Bill Judson.
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Mennonite Woman with Jacquard Coverlet Postcard434 - Mennonite Woman with Jacquard Coverlet Postcard
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RPPC postcard of old woman with her coverlet against a fence.
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Old Woman with Irish Spinning Wheel Cabinet Photo435 - Old Woman with Irish Spinning Wheel Cabinet Photo
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William Lawrence Collection, catalog number 1652.
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Michael Chikiris 1995 Stereoview435 - Michael Chikiris 1995 Stereoview
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Artist Chuck Close.
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Light Painting Photography Exposure Stereoview436 - Light Painting Photography Exposure Stereoview
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Signed and dated
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Latvia Singer Sewing Machine RPPC Postcard436 - Latvia Singer Sewing Machine RPPC Postcard
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Nice RPPC of a group representing Singer Sewing Machines showcasing their embroidery, during early phases of Latvia's independence. The photogra...
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Abraham Rosenberg ILGWU Garment Union Photo437 - Abraham Rosenberg ILGWU Garment Union Photo
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Born in Russia, Abraham Rosenberg arrived in the United States in 1883. He was a member of the Knights of Labor and secretary of the United Trade Unio
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Conductor Andre Previn Stereoview437 - Conductor Andre Previn Stereoview
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Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
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Coyote Trapper Grand Rapids Michigan RPPC Postcard438 - Coyote Trapper Grand Rapids Michigan RPPC Postcard
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Bentz Filling Station, Grand Rapids Michigan
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Navajo Rug Weaver RPPC Postcard438 - Navajo Rug Weaver RPPC Postcard
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Nice example of a RPPC with Navajo women weaving rugs.
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Lancashire Coat of Arms RPPC Postcard439 - Lancashire Coat of Arms RPPC Postcard
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British RPPC Coat of Arms with clogs, scissors cotton and spool.
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Bobby Leach Barrel Niagara Falls Postcards439 - Bobby Leach Barrel Niagara Falls Postcards
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One is signed. Bobby Leach (born Lancaster, England; 1858 – April 28, 1926) was the second person and first man to go over Niagara Falls in a
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Trick Jumping Dog RPPC Postcard440 - Trick Jumping Dog RPPC Postcard
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Over the Top. Fort Oglethorpe.
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Women Spinning Bee RPPC Postcard440 - Women Spinning Bee RPPC Postcard
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Group of women with children spinning yarn. Spinning bee at Johnsons.
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Ladies Aid Society Quiltmakers RPPC Postcard441 - Ladies Aid Society Quiltmakers RPPC Postcard
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Ladies Aid Society photo.
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World Famous Educated Steer RPPC Postcards441 - World Famous Educated Steer RPPC Postcards
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Bobby the worlds famous educated steer.
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Mexican Trick Roper RPPC Postcards442 - Mexican Trick Roper RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Quilts Coverlets Museum Florida Postcard442 - Quilts Coverlets Museum Florida Postcard
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RPPC Quilts and Coverlets Museum St. Augustine Florida.
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Paul Robeson Black Communist with Walter Ulbricht443 - Paul Robeson Black Communist with Walter Ulbricht
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Collection of postcards with Paul Robeson, who was blacklisted by the United States for political views leaning toward communism, engaging in peace ta
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Daredevils Leap Vancouver RPPC Postcard443 - Daredevils Leap Vancouver RPPC Postcard
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Unusual
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Chinese Shaolin Monks RPPC Postcard444 - Chinese Shaolin Monks RPPC Postcard
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Unusual image.
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Paris Lyon Mediterranean Railway Automobile Alps444 - Paris Lyon Mediterranean Railway Automobile Alps
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French Auto Tourist Service Brochure from 1922.
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Electric Streetcar Cemetery RPPC Postcard445 - Electric Streetcar Cemetery RPPC Postcard
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Postcard of train driver and fare taker for the cemetery line.
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Greek Revival Maypole Dancers RPPC Postcard445 - Greek Revival Maypole Dancers RPPC Postcard
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Unusual
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Mentally Handicapped Hauser Family RPPC Postcard446 - Mentally Handicapped Hauser Family RPPC Postcard
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Eddie Houser.
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International Harvester Auto Buggy RPPC Postcard446 - International Harvester Auto Buggy RPPC Postcard
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RPPC of an early Auto Buggy leaving a McCormick Harvester Dealer, name not yet changed, in Columbus Ohio. Photo by Shelby Mossholder.
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Lincoln Beachey Aviator Pilot RPPC Postcard447 - Lincoln Beachey Aviator Pilot RPPC Postcard
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Pioneer aviator and stunt pilot Beachey with his biplane.
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Man in Polar Bear Costume RPPC Postcards447 - Man in Polar Bear Costume RPPC Postcards
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Unusual images.
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Western Gunfighter Pistols on Door RPPC Postcard448 - Western Gunfighter Pistols on Door RPPC Postcard
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Unusual image depicting some of the most famous guns used in the west.
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Jimmy Ward Shooting Star RPPC Postcard448 - Jimmy Ward Shooting Star RPPC Postcard
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James J Ward in his Curtiss Pusher plane, at Baloir Fairgrounds, Wisconsin.
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Ruth Law First Woman Aviator RPPC Postcard449 - Ruth Law First Woman Aviator RPPC Postcard
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Photo of Ruth Law in Military Uniform, even though she was never allowed to fly during WW1.
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Radium Studio Child Cowboy RPPC Postcard449 - Radium Studio Child Cowboy RPPC Postcard
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Wearing wooly chaps and a studded belt, holding a shotgun. Radium studio Chicago
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Cowgirls on Horseback RPPC Postcard450 - Cowgirls on Horseback RPPC Postcard
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Nice image.
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Pre WW2 Japanese and British Dignitaries Postcard450 - Pre WW2 Japanese and British Dignitaries Postcard
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Unique postcard of high ranking Japanese officials touring with British officers in the early 1900s during the Anglo Japanese alliance. One of the men
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