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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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Chippewa Indian Warriors RPPC Postcard526 - Chippewa Indian Warriors RPPC Postcard
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Excellent image.
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Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo526 - Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo
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Back says Mrs. Matt Brochta 1392 Spencer St, Appleton, WI. Bust birch coffin. 6" by 9".
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Canada Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo527 - Canada Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo
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The back says Mother, I am sending you the portrait of Maurice. You already knew that he was dead. Philias. Post mortem photograph by A.D. Noury, Nico
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Chief White Cloud Indian RPPC Postcard527 - Chief White Cloud Indian RPPC Postcard
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Ryan & Marker.
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Klamath Indian Girl Oregon RPPC Postcard528 - Klamath Indian Girl Oregon RPPC Postcard
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Nice image.
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LDS Three Witnesses Devotional Cabinet Photo528 - LDS Three Witnesses Devotional Cabinet Photo
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Depicts Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris of the Mormon Later Day Saints. A.M. Chase in Lamoni, Iowa. 5" by 8".
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Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo529 - Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo
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Includes a post mortem cabinet card of a deceased baby and a funeral notice dated April 13th, 1885. The funeral notice mentions the funeral of Eliza L
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Great Lakes Indian Village RPPC Postcard529 - Great Lakes Indian Village RPPC Postcard
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Unposted.
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Carving RPPC Postcards530 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Carving RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Dorothy Derrick Jazz Blues Artist Photo530 - Dorothy Derrick Jazz Blues Artist Photo
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Dorothy Derrick was a jazz and blues artist in Chicago and New York. She sang with the McKinney's Cotton Pickers in the 1930's. 8" by 1...
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Eli Rice Dixie Cotton Pickers Jazz Band Photo531 - Eli Rice Dixie Cotton Pickers Jazz Band Photo
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Photo was taken by the Fromader Photo Service in Davenport, Iowa. 8'' by 10".
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Mikinina Kow Kow Breastfeeding Inuit RPPC Postcard531 - Mikinina Kow Kow Breastfeeding Inuit RPPC Postcard
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Lomen Bros Photographer.
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Ketchikan Alaska Totem Pole RPPC Postcard532 - Ketchikan Alaska Totem Pole RPPC Postcard
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Totem in Park. Schallerer photographer.
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Bunk Johnson New Orleans Jazz Band Photo532 - Bunk Johnson New Orleans Jazz Band Photo
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Signed by all the band members. The back says Alton Purnell, Slow Drag, George Lewis, Baby Dodds, Lawrence Marrero, Bunk Johnson, Jim Robinson. 8&qu...
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Children in Pull Wagon Tintype Photo533 - Children in Pull Wagon Tintype Photo
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6 7/8" by 5".
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Indian Grave Alert Bay BC RPPC Postcard533 - Indian Grave Alert Bay BC RPPC Postcard
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Nice image.
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Native Indian Handicraft RPPC Postcard534 - Native Indian Handicraft RPPC Postcard
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Neah Bay Washington. Ellis Photographer
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Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck Cyanotype Photo534 - Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck Cyanotype Photo
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5 1/4" by 4 1/4". Dated 1891. In 1891, Max Planck was a 33-year-old theoretical physicist working at the University of Berlin (where he st...
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African American Black Laborers Railroad Photo535 - African American Black Laborers Railroad Photo
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6" by 4".
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Alaskan Eskimo Dance RPPC Postcard535 - Alaskan Eskimo Dance RPPC Postcard
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Robinson photographer.
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Lakota Sioux Native American Indian RPPC Postcard536 - Lakota Sioux Native American Indian RPPC Postcard
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Wonderful image, identified as Josie on the back.
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Victorian Cyanotype Photo of Woman and Cat536 - Victorian Cyanotype Photo of Woman and Cat
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Depicts a woman sewing in a rocking chair with her cat.
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Victorian Cyanotype of Child and Cow537 - Victorian Cyanotype of Child and Cow
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1894. 5 1/4" by 4 1/4".
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Indian Canoe Figurehead RPPC Postcard537 - Indian Canoe Figurehead RPPC Postcard
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Nice image.
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Fred Smith Concrete Museum RPPC Postcards538 - Fred Smith Concrete Museum RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping of images. The Wisconsin Concrete Park is an outdoor museum comprised of 237 embellished concrete and mixed media sculptures built betwe
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Cyanotype Photo of Cavalry Soldiers on Horseback538 - Cyanotype Photo of Cavalry Soldiers on Horseback
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5" by 5".
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Early 20th Century College Dorm Cyanotype Photo539 - Early 20th Century College Dorm Cyanotype Photo
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7 1/4" by 4 1/2".
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Gracemont Oklahoma Golden Eagle RPPC Postcard539 - Gracemont Oklahoma Golden Eagle RPPC Postcard
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Taxidermy Eagle, killed near Gracemont Oklahoma.
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Raccoon Trapper Trapping RPPC Postcard540 - Raccoon Trapper Trapping RPPC Postcard
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1921 dated.
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Victorian Cyanotype Photo of Woman and Cat540 - Victorian Cyanotype Photo of Woman and Cat
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5 1/4" by 4 1/4". Depicts a woman sewing in a rocking chair with her cat.
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Stagecoach Buggy Wagon Driver Cabinet Photo541 - Stagecoach Buggy Wagon Driver Cabinet Photo
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Back says Grandpa and Grandma Dickens. Likely depicts Erasmus Richard Dickens (1845-1933). 7 1/2" by 5 1/2".
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Bluegrass and Jazz Artists RPPC Postcards541 - Bluegrass and Jazz Artists RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Klitz & Johnson & Quentin Radio Artists Postcards542 - Klitz & Johnson & Quentin Radio Artists Postcards
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Banjo Players. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Whitewater Wisconsin Sprinkling Wagon Photo542 - Whitewater Wisconsin Sprinkling Wagon Photo
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7 1/2" by 5 1/4". Early 20th century depicting a street sprinkler.
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Early Electric Vehicle Cabinet Photo543 - Early Electric Vehicle Cabinet Photo
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7 1/2" by 5 1/2".
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Occupational Musicians with Cigars RPPC Postcard543 - Occupational Musicians with Cigars RPPC Postcard
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Title is illegible.
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Occupational Violinist RPPC Postcards544 - Occupational Violinist RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Durban South Africa Rickshaw Photo544 - Durban South Africa Rickshaw Photo
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6 7/8" by 4 7/8". Operated by Zulu men dressed in traditional headdresses.
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Ford Model T Roadside Tire Repair Photos545 - Ford Model T Roadside Tire Repair Photos
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6 7/8" by 4 7/8" each.
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Occupational Musicians RPPC Postcards545 - Occupational Musicians RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Edwin Peabody Navy Banjo Player Postcards546 - Edwin Peabody Navy Banjo Player Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Sherman Fairchild Aviation Pioneer Photo546 - Sherman Fairchild Aviation Pioneer Photo
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5 1/2" by 7" Sherman Mills Fairchild (April 7, 1896 – March 28, 1971) was an American businessman and investor who founded over 70 c...
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Golden Eagle Steamer Steamship Photo547 - Golden Eagle Steamer Steamship Photo
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4 3/4" by 6 3/4". Golden Eagle was a Mississippi River passenger excursion steamboat built in 1904 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It operated...
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Occupational Musicians Cabinet Photos547 - Occupational Musicians Cabinet Photos
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3 1/2" by 4 1/2"
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The Hostetler Family Blind Musicians CDV Photo548 - The Hostetler Family Blind Musicians CDV Photo
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Brothers and sisters from Fayette County who were blind from birth in this photo from 1870. From left to right are Catherine (1835-1890), Bartholomew
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Atlantic City Boardwalk Rolling Wicker Chair Photo548 - Atlantic City Boardwalk Rolling Wicker Chair Photo
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5" by 7". John A. Eveler owned and rented rolling chair. Dated 1924 on the backside.
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Women Driving 1915 Studebaker Touring Car Photo549 - Women Driving 1915 Studebaker Touring Car Photo
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5" by 7"
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Gutzon Borglum National Monument RPPC Postcards549 - Gutzon Borglum National Monument RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Gutzon Borglum Sculptor RPPC Postcard550 - Gutzon Borglum Sculptor RPPC Postcard
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John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American sculptor best known for his work on Mount Rushmore. He is al
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Wilson Bentley Snowflake Photomicrograph Photo550 - Wilson Bentley Snowflake Photomicrograph Photo
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5" by 5" Wilson A. "Snowflake" Bentley (1865–1931) was an American farmer and pioneering photographer from Jericho, Vermon...
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