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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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Kenosha Wisconsin Street Scene Photo51 - Kenosha Wisconsin Street Scene Photo
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Features the H.L. Rose Dentistry and Doctors Office. 7 1/4" by 9 1/4".
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African Ethnographic Tribal RPPC Postcards51 - African Ethnographic Tribal RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping, 18 total postcards.
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Town Crier Bellman RPPC Postcards52 - Town Crier Bellman RPPC Postcards
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Nice group of images from Provincetown, Massachusetts. In Provincetown, the role of "town crier" is typically ceremonial or performative, ...
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Chicago Illinois Police Photos52 - Chicago Illinois Police Photos
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Unidentified, one man appears to be Naval Police, the other man is wearing an Al Capone Era Star Badge.
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Seven Falls Colorado Springs Cabinet Photo53 - Seven Falls Colorado Springs Cabinet Photo
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Seven Falls and South Cheyenne Canon. 7 1/4" by 10 1/4".
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Group of Occupational Shoe Shiner RPPC Postcards53 - Group of Occupational Shoe Shiner RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping, some are humorous, and some feature African Americans as the shoe shiners.
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Collection of RPPC Postcards with Dogs54 - Collection of RPPC Postcards with Dogs
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Nice grouping.
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Irish Man with Missing Eye Cabinet Photo54 - Irish Man with Missing Eye Cabinet Photo
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Has a shamrock on his collar, and is smoking a clay pipe.
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City Club Tobacco Window Display Cabinet Photo55 - City Club Tobacco Window Display Cabinet Photo
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Unusual image of a lighted window display at night. 8" by 10".
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Victorian Organ Grinder Trade Cards55 - Victorian Organ Grinder Trade Cards
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Nice grouping. 14 total.
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European Fishwife Fishing CDV Photos56 - European Fishwife Fishing CDV Photos
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Nice group of 8 photos. 2 are hand tinted.
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Bartel's Beer Piel Bros New York Brewery Photo56 - Bartel's Beer Piel Bros New York Brewery Photo
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Bartel's Beer Ale and Porter. Piel Bros Distributors. 8" by 10".
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Red Crown Gasoline Service Station Photos57 - Red Crown Gasoline Service Station Photos
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The snow photo is identified as Robert Ward Chicago Illinois 1939.
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National Park Hotel Photos by Haynes57 - National Park Hotel Photos by Haynes
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Each photo measures 3 5/8" by 4 5/8". Includes images of Grand Canyon Hotel, the Mammoth Hotel and the Old Faithful Inn of Yellowstone. Al...
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New Zealand Maori RPPC Postcards58 - New Zealand Maori RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. 12 total postcards.
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Poodle Performance Performer Photos58 - Poodle Performance Performer Photos
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Bill Brickle and his Poodle Fantasy, Arwoods, Trudy Luvas and her Amazing Poodle Review.
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Japanese Family Portrait Photos59 - Japanese Family Portrait Photos
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Nice grouping.
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New Zealand Maori Women RPPC Postcards59 - New Zealand Maori Women RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. 10 postcards total.
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South African Tribal Dress RPPC Postcards60 - South African Tribal Dress RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. The Rickshaw images are from South Africa.
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Lumber Yard Logging Sawmill Cabinet Photos60 - Lumber Yard Logging Sawmill Cabinet Photos
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Nice grouping. Largest measures 8" by 10".
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Collection of Scarecrow Photos61 - Collection of Scarecrow Photos
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Interesting subject matter. Largest measures 8" by 10".
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Snow Carnival Ice Sculpture RPPC Postcards61 - Snow Carnival Ice Sculpture RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. 12 postcards total.
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Snow Carnival Ice Sculpture RPPC Postcards Photos62 - Snow Carnival Ice Sculpture RPPC Postcards Photos
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Nice grouping. 15 total
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Natural History Museum Taxidermy Photos62 - Natural History Museum Taxidermy Photos
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Nice grouping. Largest measures 8" by 10".
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Occupational News Stand Paperboy Cabinet Photos63 - Occupational News Stand Paperboy Cabinet Photos
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Illinois and Massachusetts.
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Group of Organ Grinder Barrel Organ RPPC Postcards63 - Group of Organ Grinder Barrel Organ RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. 10 postcards total.
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Group of Devil Themed Postcards64 - Group of Devil Themed Postcards
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Includes images of devil figures, and a pair of advertisements for Pluto Water of French Lick, Indiana.
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Jacksonville Illinois School for Deaf Mute Photo64 - Jacksonville Illinois School for Deaf Mute Photo
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One subject is identified as Rosie 4th from left.
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Blind Woman Reading Braille Cabinet Photo65 - Blind Woman Reading Braille Cabinet Photo
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Wineland Photographer, Centerburg Ohio.
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Collection of Organ Grinder RPPC Postcards65 - Collection of Organ Grinder RPPC Postcards
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Nice group of images. Many of these street performances included monkeys as well.
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Collection of RPPC Postcards with Dogs66 - Collection of RPPC Postcards with Dogs
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Nice grouping. Many different breeds shown, including a great dane on a Goat Treadmill.
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Woman with Amputated Arm Cabinet Photo66 - Woman with Amputated Arm Cabinet Photo
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E.J. Smith Photographer, Fairfield Iowa.
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Woman with Amputated Arm Cabinet Photo67 - Woman with Amputated Arm Cabinet Photo
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F.J. Janson Photographer, Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Italian Street Merchants Beggars CDV Photos67 - Italian Street Merchants Beggars CDV Photos
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Photographed by Georges Sommer of Naples, Italy.
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US Army 27th Balloon Company Christmas Card68 - US Army 27th Balloon Company Christmas Card
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Nice card from a Balloon Observation Unit stationed at Fort Mills, Corregidor Island of the Phillipines in 1921. This company flew the first ever mili
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Child with Cleft Lip Birth Defect Cabinet Photo68 - Child with Cleft Lip Birth Defect Cabinet Photo
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When Studio, Chicago Illinois.
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Blind Deaf Children Birth Defects Cabinet Photo69 - Blind Deaf Children Birth Defects Cabinet Photo
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G.W. Tull Photographer, Trenton Missouri. One child is severely cross eyed, the other has no pigment in her eyes.
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Group of Famous Actress and Musician Photos69 - Group of Famous Actress and Musician Photos
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Includes images of Robert Coogan, Alice Faye, Wee Bonnie Baker, Orrin Tucker, Frances Gifford, Marlene Dietrich and more. Many of the images are on RP
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Collection of Fancy Women Wearing Lace Photos70 - Collection of Fancy Women Wearing Lace Photos
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Nice grouping. 7 Photos total.
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Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo70 - Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo
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James Exley Photographer.
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Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo71 - Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo
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J. Lendon Berry Photographer. Identified as John Williams brother of Sarah Morgan.
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David Rubinoff and Will Rogers Violin Photo71 - David Rubinoff and Will Rogers Violin Photo
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8" by 10 1/8". David Rubinoff (1897–1986) was a Russian-born American violinist and showman who gained fame in the 1930s through rad...
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Acrobats in Costumes Performance Photos72 - Acrobats in Costumes Performance Photos
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Photos by Metropolitan Studios
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Blind Albino Boy Birth Defect Cabinet Photo72 - Blind Albino Boy Birth Defect Cabinet Photo
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Jacobson Photographer, Chicago Illinois.
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Woman with Prosthetic Hand Amputee Cabinet Photo73 - Woman with Prosthetic Hand Amputee Cabinet Photo
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Woman has a carved wood hand. Jones Photographer, Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Early Touring Car Automobile Photos73 - Early Touring Car Automobile Photos
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Nice set of pictures, one of just the vehicle and the other includes a driver and his family.
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Group of Masquerade Ball and Cake Walk Flyers74 - Group of Masquerade Ball and Cake Walk Flyers
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Nice grouping.
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Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo74 - Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo
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Sours Photographer, Denver Colorado.
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Spoon Maker Merchant Occupational Cabinet Photo75 - Spoon Maker Merchant Occupational Cabinet Photo
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Venice Italy.
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Civil War Era Whole Plate Tintype Photos75 - Civil War Era Whole Plate Tintype Photos
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Nice grouping. 2 of the 4 are hand tinted. Largest is 7" by 9"
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