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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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Obelisk Cemetery Monument CDV Photo651 - Obelisk Cemetery Monument CDV Photo
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Taken by photographer John Stuart of Scotland.
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Waukegan Illinois Baseball Player RPPC Postcard651 - Waukegan Illinois Baseball Player RPPC Postcard
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Trimmed as shown
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1908 Illinois Baseball Team RPPC Postcard652 - 1908 Illinois Baseball Team RPPC Postcard
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Nice example.
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Post Mortem Children Brothers CDV Photo652 - Post Mortem Children Brothers CDV Photo
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Unusual image. Taken by Christensen and Omenta of Norway.
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Family in Mourning Tintype Photo653 - Family in Mourning Tintype Photo
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2 1/4" by 3 3/4". Nice example.
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VSA Vermont Baseball Team RPPC Postcard653 - VSA Vermont Baseball Team RPPC Postcard
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Nice example.
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Identified Child Baseball Player Cabinet Photo654 - Identified Child Baseball Player Cabinet Photo
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2 1/2" by 4 1/2".
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Mother and Post Mortem Baby CDV Photo654 - Mother and Post Mortem Baby CDV Photo
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Taken by Phillips and Company of Bristol.
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Post Mortem Baby in Coffin CDV Photo655 - Post Mortem Baby in Coffin CDV Photo
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Photo taken by Olson and Steward, who had studios in Minnesota and Dakota Territory.
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Occupational Violin and Piano Player CDV Photos655 - Occupational Violin and Piano Player CDV Photos
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Nice examples. One image is of Ole Bull, a famous Norwegian violinist and composer.
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Conductor Composer or Magician RPPC Postcard656 - Conductor Composer or Magician RPPC Postcard
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Mother and Post Mortem Baby CDV Photo656 - Mother and Post Mortem Baby CDV Photo
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Woman in Mourning Dress CDV Photo657 - Woman in Mourning Dress CDV Photo
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Nice example.
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Bertel Thorvaldsen Modelling CDV Photo657 - Bertel Thorvaldsen Modelling CDV Photo
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Thorvaslden is seen modelling with the bust of Vernet. Vernet was the director of the French Academy in Rome when he painted his friend Thorvaldsen. T
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Sunkist Trading Post Gourds RPPC Postcard658 - Sunkist Trading Post Gourds RPPC Postcard
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The trading post was owned by John Ciesla and was located at 1409 Holt Ave in Pamona, California. Known as the world's largest gourd grower.
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Immortality Erastus Dow Palmer Sculpture CDV Photo658 - Immortality Erastus Dow Palmer Sculpture CDV Photo
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Erastus Dow Palmer (1817–1904) was a prominent American Neoclassical sculptor based in Albany, New York, known for his finely detailed marble
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Alphonse Picou Jazz Clarinetist Signed Photo659 - Alphonse Picou Jazz Clarinetist Signed Photo
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Photo 2 3/4" by 4 1/2". Dated 1943. Alphonse Picou (1878–1961) was a pioneering New Orleans clarinetist whose playing helped shape e...
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Buster Keaton The Paleface Postcards659 - Buster Keaton The Paleface Postcards
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Nice examples.
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Collection of Actresses RPPC Postcards660 - Collection of Actresses RPPC Postcards
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Featuring Mar Murray, Minnie Ashley, and Woman Reverie.
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Quaker Sarah Underhill Philadelphia CDV Photo660 - Quaker Sarah Underhill Philadelphia CDV Photo
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Portrait of Quaker Sarah Underhill taken by Frederick Gutekunst. Frederick Gutekunst (1831–1917) was a prominent American photographer based
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Pennsylvania Amish Man CDV Photo661 - Pennsylvania Amish Man CDV Photo
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Nice example.
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Silent Film Actresses RPPC Postcards661 - Silent Film Actresses RPPC Postcards
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Vilma Banky was a Hungarian-American actress (1901-1991), and Betty Compson was an American actress (1897-1974).
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Old Hollywood Film Actresses RPPC Postcards662 - Old Hollywood Film Actresses RPPC Postcards
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Features June Haver, an actress active during the 1940s and early 1950s, known for her roles in musical films, and Maureen O'Hara, a celebrated ...
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Female Minister Preacher Wisconsin CDV Photo662 - Female Minister Preacher Wisconsin CDV Photo
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Taken by McKenna of Wisconsin
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George Balcom Evangelist Occupational CDV Photo663 - George Balcom Evangelist Occupational CDV Photo
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Taken by notable photographer Frederick Gutekunst of Philadelphia.
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Old Hollywood Film Actresses RPPC Postcards663 - Old Hollywood Film Actresses RPPC Postcards
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Features American actresses Joan Bennett and Loretta Young.
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Silent Film Actresses RPPC Postcards664 - Silent Film Actresses RPPC Postcards
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Feautures Norma Talmadge, also known as the girl with the million dollar smile, and Bebe Daniels. One is signed by Bebe Daniels.
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Protestant Clergyman Occupational CDV Photo664 - Protestant Clergyman Occupational CDV Photo
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Nice example of a religious occupational photo.
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Zion Lace Industries Stripping Engine Stereoview665 - Zion Lace Industries Stripping Engine Stereoview
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From the series Zion City Views. Number 104. Dated 1902. Made by the Williams Brothers , Zion Printing and Publishing House of Chicago.
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JJ Richards Bandmaster Ringling Bros Photo665 - JJ Richards Bandmaster Ringling Bros Photo
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3 1/2" by 5". Signed. Joseph John Richards (August 27, 1878 – March 16, 1956) was a composer, conductor, and music educator best kno...
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Frank J Weber Cornet Advertisement RPPC666 - Frank J Weber Cornet Advertisement RPPC
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Shown advertising a cornet made by C G Conn Co Elkhart Indiana Cornet. Charles Gerard Conn (1844-1931), a Civil War veteran and former mayor of Elkhar
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South Entrance to Shiloh Tabernacle Stereoview666 - South Entrance to Shiloh Tabernacle Stereoview
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Number 119 of the Zion City Views Series. Published by the Williams Brothers of Zion City, Illinois.
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Kilburn New Hampshire Quakers Stereoview667 - Kilburn New Hampshire Quakers Stereoview
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Nice example.
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Sun Brothers Band Circus Photo667 - Sun Brothers Band Circus Photo
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5" by 3". Founded in 1895 by brothers George, Gus, and Pete Sun, the circus was officially known as Sun Brothers' World's Progress...
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Master Stan King Sousaphone RPPC Postcard668 - Master Stan King Sousaphone RPPC Postcard
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This postcard highlights Master Stan King, Stanwurt Valentine Schilling, labeled as the World's youngest Sousaphonist, holding a large tuba-like...
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Post Mortem Baby Stereoview668 - Post Mortem Baby Stereoview
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Fall River Massachusetts.
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John Soule Post Mortem Steroview669 - John Soule Post Mortem Steroview
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Charles Sumner Massachusetts Senator Funeral.
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G Shafer Handmade Instrument Postcard669 - G Shafer Handmade Instrument Postcard
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Text translates to G. Schafer On his instrument, which he made himself in captivity, only one salto.
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Merele Evans Sousa RPPC Postcards670 - Merele Evans Sousa RPPC Postcards
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Featuring Merle Evans, famously known as the bandmaster for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for 50 years, and John Philip Sousa, t...
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John Soule Post Mortem Flowers Stereoview670 - John Soule Post Mortem Flowers Stereoview
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E.&H.T. Anthony Beautiful in Death Stereoview671 - E.&H.T. Anthony Beautiful in Death Stereoview
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Beautiful Study in Skeleton Leaves. The Wreath.
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Fred Wildon Phonofiddle RPPC Postcard671 - Fred Wildon Phonofiddle RPPC Postcard
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The Phonofiddle is a type of Stroh violin, a string instrument invented in 1899 that uses a metal horn and diaphragm for mechanical amplification inst
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AM Saphore Gospel Saw RPPC Postcard672 - AM Saphore Gospel Saw RPPC Postcard
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The musical saw is a hand saw used as a musical instrument, producing an ethereal sound similar to a violin by bowing a curved blade. Players create s
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Skeleton Leaves Lovejoy & Foster Stereoview672 - Skeleton Leaves Lovejoy & Foster Stereoview
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Dated 1875
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John W. House Post Mortem Funeral Card673 - John W. House Post Mortem Funeral Card
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1913 Constantin Brancusi Une Muse RPPC Postcard673 - 1913 Constantin Brancusi Une Muse RPPC Postcard
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Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) was a Romanian sculptor recognized as a pioneer of modernism. Une Muse is a sculpture originally created around 1912,
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American Sculptures Monuments RPPC Postcards674 - American Sculptures Monuments RPPC Postcards
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Shows the Sun Dial Time and Fates of Man, a sculpture by Paul Manship created for the 1939 New York World's Fair, Indian God Peace, a massive sc...
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Ella B. Work Ward Post Mortem Funeral Card674 - Ella B. Work Ward Post Mortem Funeral Card
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Died age 29
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Bertha M. Hicks Post Mortem Funeral Card675 - Bertha M. Hicks Post Mortem Funeral Card
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Animal Sculptures Monuments RPPC Postcards675 - Animal Sculptures Monuments RPPC Postcards
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One shows Francois Pompon's Polar Bear sculpture, another shows a man posed with a camel sculpture, and the other is of a fox and rabbit.
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