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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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1912 Maple Grove Minnesota Baseball Team Photo851 - 1912 Maple Grove Minnesota Baseball Team Photo
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7 1/2" by 10". Located in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 850.00
 
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Bower City Band Janesville Wisconsin Cabinet Photo851 - Bower City Band Janesville Wisconsin Cabinet Photo
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Scarce image.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
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Conway Shaw Stroh Violin Cabinet Photo852 - Conway Shaw Stroh Violin Cabinet Photo
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Man in the photo is Conway Shaw, the first man to play the Stroh Violin in America. 5" by 9". The Stroh violin or Stroviol is a type of st...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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1917 Boy in Patriotic Costume Cabinet Photo852 - 1917 Boy in Patriotic Costume Cabinet Photo
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6" by 9". The portrait was taken by photographer J. Banis, located at 614 W. 18th St. in Chicago, Illinois.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Hand Tinted Victorian Photo853 - Hand Tinted Victorian Photo
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7" by 10".
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Indian Wars Occupational Band Cabinet Photo853 - Indian Wars Occupational Band Cabinet Photo
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Members are identified on the back. Mayer Photographer, Columbus Ohio.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Richard C Craven Tennessee Artist Postcards854 - Richard C Craven Tennessee Artist Postcards
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Unusual and one of a kind postcards featuring the art of Richard Craven Canard (Richard C.) of Johnson City Tennessee. All postcards are sent to Whitn
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
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1916 Human Living Flag Providence City Hall Photo854 - 1916 Human Living Flag Providence City Hall Photo
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8" by 10". Located at Providence City Hall in Rhode Island and taken on June 3rd, 1916. The living flag consisted of 1,560 school children...
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One Wonderful Night Silent Film Cabinet Photo855 - One Wonderful Night Silent Film Cabinet Photo
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Features Women Crossdressing as Male Soldiers. 8" by 10". Photo was taken at Ponic's Photo Novelties Co. 1167 So. Taylor Ave, Oak Park...
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Conn Instrument Factory RPPC Postcards855 - Conn Instrument Factory RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion Car Postcards856 - Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion Car Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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1915 US Liberty Bell Tour Cabinet Photo856 - 1915 US Liberty Bell Tour Cabinet Photo
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7" by 9". This photo was taken when the Liberty Bell came to Memphis, Tennessee.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Patriotic 48 Star Flag Children Cabinet Photo857 - Patriotic 48 Star Flag Children Cabinet Photo
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8" by 10". Children are dressed as pilgrims.
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Extension Ladder Patent Model Inventors Photo857 - Extension Ladder Patent Model Inventors Photo
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Identified on the back. Photo shows a small patent model. 5" by 6".
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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Alexander Graham Bell RPPC Postcards858 - Alexander Graham Bell RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Halloween Children Pilgrim Costumes Cabinet Photo858 - Halloween Children Pilgrim Costumes Cabinet Photo
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6" by 8". The back says the names of the children were Dillwyn and Verda Ratcliff.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Patriotic Lady Liberty Costume Cabinet Photo859 - Patriotic Lady Liberty Costume Cabinet Photo
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6" by 8". The photo was taken at Baker Studio, located at 39 Monroe Ave. in Detroit.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Alexandra Stepanoff Theremin Photo859 - Alexandra Stepanoff Theremin Photo
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Unusual Musical Instrument. 6" by 8". Alexandra Stepanoff was one of Leon Theremin's first theremin students in the United States. For...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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Iwo Jima National Monument Photos860 - Iwo Jima National Monument Photos
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Both are press photos.
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Bill Keller Racing Cyclist Photo860 - Bill Keller Racing Cyclist Photo
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5" by 3". Sept 1930.
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Victorian Spencerian Penmanship Calling Cards861 - Victorian Spencerian Penmanship Calling Cards
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Nice grouping.
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WWI WW1 Era Military Band Photos861 - WWI WW1 Era Military Band Photos
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2nd Illinois Field Artillery, and Mapleton Band. Largest is 8" by 9 1/2"
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Kaufmann Fabry Statue Painters Photo862 - Kaufmann Fabry Statue Painters Photo
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8" by 10". 1933 Century of Progress International Exhibition of Chicago.
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1920s Famous Silent Film Stars Trading Cards862 - 1920s Famous Silent Film Stars Trading Cards
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American Caramel Company. The cards prominently feature actors such as Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, Will Rogers, and Mabel Normand.
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1930s Mount Rushmore Construction Photos863 - 1930s Mount Rushmore Construction Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Famous Inventors of the Century Lithograph863 - Famous Inventors of the Century Lithograph
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George W. Bertron. 6 1/2" by 9 3/4"
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One Man Band Street Organ Photos864 - One Man Band Street Organ Photos
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Nice grouping
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CDV Photo of Rower864 - CDV Photo of Rower
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Photo was taken by W.S Wright, a photographer in Olney, Buckinghamshire at the Cowper Portrait Rooms. 1860's-1880's.
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Rowing Team Occupational CDV Photo865 - Rowing Team Occupational CDV Photo
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Photo was taken by W.S Wright, a photographer in Olney, Buckinghamshire at the Cowper Portrait Rooms. 1860's-1880's.
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John Arthur Prescott 1st Cavalry Band Photo865 - John Arthur Prescott 1st Cavalry Band Photo
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Indian Wars Time Period. 8" by 10".
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Unusual Child Tambourine Band Cabinet Photo866 - Unusual Child Tambourine Band Cabinet Photo
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7" by 9"
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Man with Dog CDV Photo Rowing Team866 - Man with Dog CDV Photo Rowing Team
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Photo was taken by W.S Wright, a photographer in Olney, Buckinghamshire at the Cowper Portrait Rooms. 1860's-1880's.
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Dublin Irish Man with Top Hat CDV Photo867 - Dublin Irish Man with Top Hat CDV Photo
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2 1/2" by 4 7/8". Photo was taken by John Fortune Lawrence at the Civet Cat Bazaar at 39 Grafton St in Dublin, Ireland. This studio operat...
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Shell Lake Wisconsin Brass Band Photo867 - Shell Lake Wisconsin Brass Band Photo
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8" by 10"
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Wilbur Hall Playing a Tire Pump Photo868 - Wilbur Hall Playing a Tire Pump Photo
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8" by 10". Wilbur Francis Hall, sometimes billed as Willie Hall (November 18, 1894 – June 30, 1983), was an American trombonist, vio...
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Fly Fisherman Occupational Tintype Photo868 - Fly Fisherman Occupational Tintype Photo
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2 1/4" by 3 1/2".
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1881 Cambridge University Rowing Crew CDV Photo869 - 1881 Cambridge University Rowing Crew CDV Photo
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The photograph shows the nine members of the Cambridge University rowing team, including the coxswain, who competed in the annual Boat Race against Ox
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Buckminster Fuller Autographed Signed Photo869 - Buckminster Fuller Autographed Signed Photo
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8" by 10"
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Sculpture and Sculptor Photos870 - Sculpture and Sculptor Photos
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Nice grouping. Largest is 8" by 10"
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Ned Hanlan Champion Sculling Rowing CDV Photo870 - Ned Hanlan Champion Sculling Rowing CDV Photo
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Ned Hanlan 1855-1908 was the first Canadian athlete to be world champion in an individual event and the first Canadian athlete to gain international r
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Ned Hanlan Champion Sculling Rowing CDV Photo871 - Ned Hanlan Champion Sculling Rowing CDV Photo
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Ned Hanlan 1855-1908 was the first Canadian athlete to be world champion in an individual event and the first Canadian athlete to gain international r
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Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Modern Art Sculptor Photos871 - Modern Art Sculptor Photos
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Egon Weiner, Michael Heizer, Robert Morris, Ivan Mestrovic. Largest is 7" by 10".
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Alexandre Zeitlin Sculpture Photo872 - Alexandre Zeitlin Sculpture Photo
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6 1/2" by 8 1/2"
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Civil War West Point Native Indian Cadet Photo872 - Civil War West Point Native Indian Cadet Photo
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He is shown in the traditional cadet uniform with multiple rows of horizontal braided trim and ball buttons, which are hallmark features of 19th-centu
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Scottish Highlander CDV Photo873 - Scottish Highlander CDV Photo
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Photographed by Peter Ewing Kinross.
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Spanish American War US Navy Sailor Photos873 - Spanish American War US Navy Sailor Photos
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Louis Jacobs Photographer, Chicago Illinois.
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Indian Wars Soldier Musician Occupational Photos874 - Indian Wars Soldier Musician Occupational Photos
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St Louis Missouri and Burlington Wisconsin.
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The End of the Race Sculling Card874 - The End of the Race Sculling Card
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Copyrighted by Bufford in Boston.
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Chippewa Native American Indian CDV Photo875 - Chippewa Native American Indian CDV Photo
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The image was produced by the studio Wilkins & Paris located in Fond du Lac Wisconsin.
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Indian Wars Soldier Musician Occupational Photos875 - Indian Wars Soldier Musician Occupational Photos
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Stillwater Minnesota and Henry Illinois.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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