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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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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo RPPC Postcards576 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Dr John The Night Tripper Signed Photo576 - Dr John The Night Tripper Signed Photo
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8" by 10" Dr. John (Malcolm "Mac" Rebennack, Jr.; 1941–2019) was an American singer, pianist, guitarist, and songwriter fr...
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Count Basie Brass Rail Jazz Club Signed Photo577 - Count Basie Brass Rail Jazz Club Signed Photo
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Image is of Clark Terry of the Count Basie Orchestra with a table of fans and new friends at the Brass Rail Theater Lounge in Chicago in 1950. He insc
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Kings Island Native Eskimo RPPC Postcard577 - Kings Island Native Eskimo RPPC Postcard
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Lomen Bros.
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Cyanotype Postcard578 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Cyanotype Postcard
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They look cold.
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Count Basie Capitol Jazz Club Signed Photo578 - Count Basie Capitol Jazz Club Signed Photo
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Nice photo from the Jazz club days in Chicago. The signature on the front is not legible.
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Count Basie Brass Rail Jazz Club Signed Photo579 - Count Basie Brass Rail Jazz Club Signed Photo
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Image is of Clark Terry of the Count Basie Orchestra with a table of fans and new friends at the Brass Rail Theater Lounge in Chicago in 1950. He insc
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Collection of Victorian Trade Cards579 - Collection of Victorian Trade Cards
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Nice grouping.
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Balto Celtique Cigarettes Ink Blotters580 - Balto Celtique Cigarettes Ink Blotters
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Nice grouping
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Perry Bradford's Orchestra Jazz Band Photo580 - Perry Bradford's Orchestra Jazz Band Photo
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Taken by the Sissman Studio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 8" by 10". Perry Bradford (February 14, 1893, Montgomery, Alabama – April 2...
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Jimmie Wade and His Club Alabam Jazz Photo581 - Jimmie Wade and His Club Alabam Jazz Photo
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8" by 10" Jimmie Wade and his Club Alabam Orchestra of Vocalion Records, presented by the Chicago Amusement Service Corporation. Jimmy Wad...
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Collection of Steamer Steamship Photos581 - Collection of Steamer Steamship Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Men in Saloon Beer Pool Hall RPPC Postcard582 - Men in Saloon Beer Pool Hall RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified locale
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Cab Calloway Orchestra Early Jazz Photo582 - Cab Calloway Orchestra Early Jazz Photo
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8" by 10". Cab Calloway (1907–1994) was an American jazz singer, bandleader, and entertainer best known for leading one of the most ...
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Colossal Hand & Torch Statue of Liberty Stereoview583 - Colossal Hand & Torch Statue of Liberty Stereoview
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Depiction of the arm and hand of the Statue of Liberty, part of Bartholdi's 'Liberty Enlightening the World' colossal sculpture. The att...
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Pool Hall Gambling RPPC Postcard583 - Pool Hall Gambling RPPC Postcard
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Nice image.
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Alexander Schaichet Russian Violinist Postcard584 - Alexander Schaichet Russian Violinist Postcard
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Signed. Alexander Schaichet (1887-1964), Russian-born violinist, violist and conductor, was a huge supporter of contemporary music in Switzerland. In
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Amish Women Buying at a Market 1938 Photo584 - Amish Women Buying at a Market 1938 Photo
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7" by 9". Photo taken by Acme Roto Service to be released to the media. The Caption on the backside reads The Amish are plenty thrifty and...
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Cemetery Gravesite Headstone Photo585 - Cemetery Gravesite Headstone Photo
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8" 10". The last name on the bottom appears to read Mr. Chmarzynski, while the top name is not quite legible. The monument style especiall...
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Rafael Kubelik Composer Violinist Signed Postcard585 - Rafael Kubelik Composer Violinist Signed Postcard
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Signed Rafael Jeronym Kubelik, KBE (29 June 1914 – 11 August 1996) was a Czech conductor and composer. The son of a distinguished violinist,
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Occupational Musician RPPC Postcards586 - Occupational Musician RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Post Mortem Funeral Flower Arrangement Photo586 - Post Mortem Funeral Flower Arrangement Photo
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8" by 10". Nice example. Taken by F. Heising of Chicago Heights. German translates to Jesus, my redeemer lives.
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Post Mortem Catholic Open Casket Funeral Photo587 - Post Mortem Catholic Open Casket Funeral Photo
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8" by 10". Nice example. Deceased person is unidentified.
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Composers Musicians RPPC Postcards587 - Composers Musicians RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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S.P. Dinsmoore Lucas Kansas RPPC Postcard588 - S.P. Dinsmoore Lucas Kansas RPPC Postcard
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Cabin Home or Garden of Eden.
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Black Boxers Boxing Promotional Photo588 - Black Boxers Boxing Promotional Photo
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8" by 10". Photographed by Ted Lucas, Miami Beach, Florida Sun
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Original Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Photo589 - Original Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Photo
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8" by 10". Also mentioned are the Jackson Harmoneers, another Gospel group that spent time on Peacock Records of Houston Texas.
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Grotto Redemption West Bend Iowa RPPC Postcards589 - Grotto Redemption West Bend Iowa RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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S.P. Dinsmoore Lucas Kansas RPPC Postcard590 - S.P. Dinsmoore Lucas Kansas RPPC Postcard
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Foust.
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Graf Zeppelin Lucerne Switzerland RPPC Postcard590 - Graf Zeppelin Lucerne Switzerland RPPC Postcard
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Dated 1908.
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Zeppelin LZ 11 Viktoria Luise RPPC Postcards591 - Zeppelin LZ 11 Viktoria Luise RPPC Postcards
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Nice pair of German Postcards.
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Alfalfa Palace South Dakota RPPC Postcard591 - Alfalfa Palace South Dakota RPPC Postcard
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Corn Palace South Dakota RPPC Postcard592 - Corn Palace South Dakota RPPC Postcard
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Occupational Photography Studio RPPC Postcards592 - Occupational Photography Studio RPPC Postcards
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One Postcard features a Tintype studio in Dearborn, Michigan, and the other shows the "Worlds Smallest Studio the Maid of the Mist" owned ...
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Occupational Tintype Studio Operator RPPC Postcard593 - Occupational Tintype Studio Operator RPPC Postcard
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Nice postcard.
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Corn Palace South Dakota RPPC Postcard593 - Corn Palace South Dakota RPPC Postcard
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1929 Hersey Photo Service
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Corn Palace South Dakota RPPC Postcard594 - Corn Palace South Dakota RPPC Postcard
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1926
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Floating Photography Studio RPPC Postcard594 - Floating Photography Studio RPPC Postcard
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Photographer is noted as George W. Wells of Saltillo Tennessee.
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Floating Photography Studio Floto RPPC Postcard595 - Floating Photography Studio Floto RPPC Postcard
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The stamp on the backside dates this post card to 1911. Skilled photographer Sam Levy and his nephews started "Floto," a floating photo st...
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Herbie Fields Billie Holiday Jazz Postcard595 - Herbie Fields Billie Holiday Jazz Postcard
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The Blue Note, Chicago.
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Woody Herman Jazz Postcard596 - Woody Herman Jazz Postcard
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The Blue Note. Chicago Illinois.
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German Velodrome Race Track RPPC Postcard596 - German Velodrome Race Track RPPC Postcard
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Unusual
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Famous Photographer Baseball Cards RPPC Postcard597 - Famous Photographer Baseball Cards RPPC Postcard
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Image shows 3 famous photographers posed as baseball players from a 1975 playing card set created by Mike Mandel. The three photographers pictured are
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Les Paul Trio Jazz Postcard597 - Les Paul Trio Jazz Postcard
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The Blue Note, Chicago.
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Raymond Scott Quintet Jazz Postcard598 - Raymond Scott Quintet Jazz Postcard
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The Blue Note, Chicago.
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Kodak Advertising Folding Camera RPPC Postcard598 - Kodak Advertising Folding Camera RPPC Postcard
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Image is of a woman carrying her fold up Kodak Camera and message about how much more fun her trip is because of the camera. This exact card was produ
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Group of Will Rogers RPPC Postcards599 - Group of Will Rogers RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous socia
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Lionel Hampton Jazz Postcard599 - Lionel Hampton Jazz Postcard
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The Blue Note, Chicago.
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White Owl Jazz Club Band Dance Notice Ticket600 - White Owl Jazz Club Band Dance Notice Ticket
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White Owls Association, Sokol Havlicek Hall. Saul's Syncopated Jazz Band. Chicago Illinois.
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William Cody Buffalo Bill Cody RPPC Postcards600 - William Cody Buffalo Bill Cody RPPC Postcards
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One of the photos was by Ralph R. Doubleday.
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