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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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Maria Jacobini Orient Silent Film Photo551 - Maria Jacobini Orient Silent Film Photo
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4" by 6". Photo taken by Walter Lichtenstein, image from the 1924 Silent Film "Orient – Die Tochter der Wuste" or "Or...
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Skunk and Muskrat Trapper Trapping RPPC Postcard551 - Skunk and Muskrat Trapper Trapping RPPC Postcard
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Nice image.
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Squirrel and Badger Hunter RPPC Postcard552 - Squirrel and Badger Hunter RPPC Postcard
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Nice image.
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Elliot and Fry Charles Darwin Cabinet Photo552 - Elliot and Fry Charles Darwin Cabinet Photo
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Taken by Elliot and Fry of London.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
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Wendell Phillips Abolitionist Cabinet Photo553 - Wendell Phillips Abolitionist Cabinet Photo
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Wendell Phillips (November 29, 1811 – February 2, 1884) was an American abolitionist, labor reformer, temperance activist, advocate for Nativ
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Professional Hunter Trapper RPPC Postcard553 - Professional Hunter Trapper RPPC Postcard
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Showing Grizzly Bears, Raccoons, Bobcats, Lynx, Mule Deer, Mountain Lions and More.
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Alaskan Pine Marten Trapper Fur Buyer Photo554 - Alaskan Pine Marten Trapper Fur Buyer Photo
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Nice image.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Cabinet Photo554 - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Cabinet Photo
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Taken by the Notman Photographic Company in Boston. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who serv
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Albert Einstein and Elsie Einstein Photo555 - Albert Einstein and Elsie Einstein Photo
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3 5/8" by 4 3/4". Dated 1930 on the backside. Clipping on the back translates to : "…there was great devotion toward his second...
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Occupational Rabbit Hunters RPPC Postcard555 - Occupational Rabbit Hunters RPPC Postcard
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Illinois.
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Northwest Coast Indian Grave Totem Postcard556 - Northwest Coast Indian Grave Totem Postcard
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RPPC Postcard. Gowen Sutton Co.
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Victorian Railway Train Passengers Cabinet Photo556 - Victorian Railway Train Passengers Cabinet Photo
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Nice turn of the century image of a group of travelers waiting for a passenger railcar. 4" by 6 1/2"
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Iowa Train Derailment Accident Photo557 - Iowa Train Derailment Accident Photo
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4 1/4" by 5 1/4" Taken by J.R. Tewksbury of Fort Madison, Iowa. after a derailment of a passenger coach of a wooden trestle.
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Native American Indian RPPC Postcards557 - Native American Indian RPPC Postcards
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Navajo, Apache, and Umatilla.
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Native American Indian RPPC Postcards558 - Native American Indian RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Indiana Occupational Railroad Engineers Photo558 - Indiana Occupational Railroad Engineers Photo
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5 1/2" by 8 3/8". Identified as the B&O on the back, as well as the location being Garrett, Indiana.
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George N. Orr Great Lakes Steamship Steamer Photo559 - George N. Orr Great Lakes Steamship Steamer Photo
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5 1/8" by 6 1/8". Nice photograph of a Freighter moving materials for the Great Lakes Industrial Shipping System. The George N. Orr was a ...
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Photos559 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Cigar Store Indian Postcards560 - Cigar Store Indian Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Light Ship New York Harbor Photo560 - Light Ship New York Harbor Photo
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4 1/4" by 5 1/4"
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Apollo Number 1 Steamboat Steamer Excursion Photo561 - Apollo Number 1 Steamboat Steamer Excursion Photo
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Photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett. The Apollo number one operated on on the Upper Mississippi River, associated with tourist excursions around the W
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Cigar Store Indian Photos561 - Cigar Store Indian Photos
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Nice grouping. Largest is 3 1/2" by 5 3/4"
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Aurora Illinois Croquet Players CDV Photo562 - Aurora Illinois Croquet Players CDV Photo
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P.A. Hough Photographer, Aurora Illinois.
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Wieland Steamship Steamer Hamburg America Photo562 - Wieland Steamship Steamer Hamburg America Photo
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Photographer was A. Wiemer. The Wieland operated as part of the Hamburg, Germany to New York Line.
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Glenn Curtiss Pusher Biplane Photo563 - Glenn Curtiss Pusher Biplane Photo
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5 1/2" by 6 1/2". Nice image of an Early Aviation pioneer era aircraft.
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Cigar Store Indian Photos563 - Cigar Store Indian Photos
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3" by 4"
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Cigar Store Indian Photos564 - Cigar Store Indian Photos
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Largest is 3 1/2" by 5".
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Royal Neighbors of America Banner Lady Photo564 - Royal Neighbors of America Banner Lady Photo
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Nice cabinet card photograph. 4 1/4" by 6 1/4" In 1888, Marie Kirkland of Council Bluffs, Iowa placed a notice in her town newspaper askin...
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Walking Billboard Atlas Flour Cabinet Photo565 - Walking Billboard Atlas Flour Cabinet Photo
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Nice example of a young girl acting as a walking billboard or banner lady with the advertisement reading "My Mamma Uses Atlas Flour"
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Sitting Bull Cigar Store Indian RPPC Postcard565 - Sitting Bull Cigar Store Indian RPPC Postcard
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Ashland Wisconsin.
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Cigar Store Indian RPPC Postcards566 - Cigar Store Indian RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Walking Billboard Banner Lady Cabinet Photo566 - Walking Billboard Banner Lady Cabinet Photo
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Nice image of a woman advertising with Spoons and Stars adorned to her, likely marketing for a shop that sells flatware. L.H. Bissell Photographer, Ef
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Rotograph Cyanotype RPPC Postcards567 - Rotograph Cyanotype RPPC Postcards
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Nice group of cyanotype photograph post cards. Two of the three were produced by The Rotograph Company of New York and had images of Fishermen. All 3
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Orchestral Occupational Musician RPPC Postcards567 - Orchestral Occupational Musician RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo RPPC Postcards568 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo RPPC Postcards
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Obleka and Bearskin
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Cyanotype Parthenon Sculpture Photos568 - Cyanotype Parthenon Sculpture Photos
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Nice grouping. Likely part of the British Museum Photographic Series.
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Cyanotype Parthenon Sculpture Photos569 - Cyanotype Parthenon Sculpture Photos
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Nice grouping. Likely part of the British Museum Photographic Series.
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Ka-be-na-gwe-wence Indian RPPC Postcards569 - Ka-be-na-gwe-wence Indian RPPC Postcards
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Chief John Smith was a Chippewa (Ojibwe) Native American who lived in the area of Cass Lake, Minnesota. It is thought he was born between 1822 and 182
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Seminole Native American Indian RPPC Postcards570 - Seminole Native American Indian RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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American Cyanotype Photos of Historical Statues570 - American Cyanotype Photos of Historical Statues
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Minute Man, Nathan Hall, and William Penn Statues. The largest of the 3 measures 4" by 5".
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
 
 
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George Washington Painting Cyanotype Photos571 - George Washington Painting Cyanotype Photos
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Nice group of historical paintings featuring George Washington. The Photo of Washington Crossing the Delaware measures 3" by 4 3/4"
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Alaskan Eskimo Sled Dogs RPPC Postcards571 - Alaskan Eskimo Sled Dogs RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo RPPC Postcards572 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Family Portrait Cyanotype Photo572 - Family Portrait Cyanotype Photo
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4" by 5 1/4"
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Girl with Pet Dog Cyanotype Photo573 - Girl with Pet Dog Cyanotype Photo
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4 1/4" by 5 1/4"
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Inuit Eskimos Whaling RPPC Postcard573 - Inuit Eskimos Whaling RPPC Postcard
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Nice image.
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo RPPC Postcards574 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Woman with Tumbling Block Pattern Quilt Photo574 - Woman with Tumbling Block Pattern Quilt Photo
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Nice image. The woman photographed presumably made the quilt. 4 1/4" by 6"
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Jazz Drummer Warren Baby Dodds Photo575 - Jazz Drummer Warren Baby Dodds Photo
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8" by 10" Warren "Baby" Dodds (December 24, 1898 – February 14, 1959) was an American jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Lo...
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo RPPC Postcards575 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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