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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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Female Vendors with Animals Vegetables Stereoviews101 - Female Vendors with Animals Vegetables Stereoviews
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Fine Fruit Sir by Mark Anthony 1858, Nice Duck Sir by James Elliot, Union View Co Publishers.
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Group of Funeral and Memorial RPPC Postcards101 - Group of Funeral and Memorial RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Group of Post Mortem Baby RPPC Postcards102 - Group of Post Mortem Baby RPPC Postcards
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Interesting grouping.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
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Fancy Basket Maker Shop Stereoviews102 - Fancy Basket Maker Shop Stereoviews
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Brighton Fancy Basket Shop
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Chimney Sweep Occupational Stereoviews103 - Chimney Sweep Occupational Stereoviews
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Nice grouping. One by F.G. Weller Littleton New Hampshire.
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Group of Mummified Body RPPC Postcards103 - Group of Mummified Body RPPC Postcards
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Three of the Five Images are of Mummies of the El Carmen Convent in Mexico.
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Quaker Friends Meeting House RPPC Postcards104 - Quaker Friends Meeting House RPPC Postcards
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Nice group of postcards. A Friends Meeting House is the traditional place of worship for the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), reflecting their
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Occupational Tintype Photo Cobbler Shoemaker104 - Occupational Tintype Photo Cobbler Shoemaker
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2 1/4" by 3 1/2".
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Old John Latham Hobo New Hampshire CDV Photo105 - Old John Latham Hobo New Hampshire CDV Photo
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Rare identified image. Subject is identified as Old John Latham, Orford New Hampshire. A.F. Clough Photographer Warren & Oxford New Hampshire.
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Dickson Mounds Burial Site RPPC Postcards105 - Dickson Mounds Burial Site RPPC Postcards
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Very interesting grouping. Dickson Mounds is one of the largest burial mound complexes in the Midwest and provides important insight into prehistoric
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Occupational Photographer RPPC Postcards106 - Occupational Photographer RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. One features the wall of WWI US Army Squadron Photographer, totally covered in photos. Another is a sample photo advertisement for Dark
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Corn Candy Street Vendor Connecticut CDV Photo106 - Corn Candy Street Vendor Connecticut CDV Photo
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Prescott & White Photographer, Hartford Connecticut.
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Peruvian Indigenous Girl Palomino CDV Photo107 - Peruvian Indigenous Girl Palomino CDV Photo
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Juan de la Cruz Palomino. Peruvian, active Chile 1860s–70s.
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Victorian Advertising Trade Cards107 - Victorian Advertising Trade Cards
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Nice group. Featuring ads for Shoemakers, photographers and grocers.
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USS Los Angeles Dirigible Airship RPPC Postcards108 - USS Los Angeles Dirigible Airship RPPC Postcards
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Nice group of images of the USS Los Angeles ZR-3 Dirigible.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
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Occupational Match Seller or Maker Girls CDV Photo108 - Occupational Match Seller or Maker Girls CDV Photo
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Girls are either match sellers or match makers. Bryant & May's Patent Safety Matches. The Bryant & May company was the subject of the fa...
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Occupational Tintype Photo Book Salesman109 - Occupational Tintype Photo Book Salesman
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2 1/2" by 4"
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Post Mortem Funeral Notices109 - Post Mortem Funeral Notices
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Two notices are from men in the Essig Family in Plattsburg, Missouri. The other is in German and features an image of Jesus and a prayer.
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Group of Hollywood Studio Publicity Portraits110 - Group of Hollywood Studio Publicity Portraits
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5" by 7". Includes shots of Janice Rule, Irene Harvey, Constance Moore, Frances Langford, Percy Kilbride, and more. Many are signed.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
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Occupational Canadian Chimney Sweep CDV Photo110 - Occupational Canadian Chimney Sweep CDV Photo
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Poole Photographer, St. Catharines Ontario Canada.
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Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo111 - Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo
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He was a street person a seller of shoes, leather, clothing and anything he could make a buck on. His whistle signaled that he was in the area and had
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Collection of Fireworks in Action Photos111 - Collection of Fireworks in Action Photos
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4" by 5". Processed by Tom Wahl.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Illinois Police Magistrate Campaign Photos112 - Illinois Police Magistrate Campaign Photos
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4 3/4" by 7". Frank Pavek is shown, appearing to announce his candidacy for Police Magistrate. He later wins this race and becomes the pol...
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Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo112 - Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo
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He was a street person a seller of shoes, leather, clothing and anything he could make a buck on. His whistle signaled that he was in the area and had
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Occupational CDV Photo Cobbler Shoemaker Bootmaker113 - Occupational CDV Photo Cobbler Shoemaker Bootmaker
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Identified as Fred Thompson whos shop was on Drake's Mills Road. W.H. Van Dyke Photographer, Edinboro Pennsylvania.
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Japanese Geisha Maiko Photos113 - Japanese Geisha Maiko Photos
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Largest photo measures 4 3/8" by 6 1/4".
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Mount Rushmore Construction RPPC Postcards114 - Mount Rushmore Construction RPPC Postcards
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Nice set of 11 monument postcards. Includes some images of studio models by the Rise Studio.
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Occupational CDV Photo Cobbler Shoemaker Bootmaker114 - Occupational CDV Photo Cobbler Shoemaker Bootmaker
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Unidentified.
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Prince of Wales Queen Victoria CDV Photos115 - Prince of Wales Queen Victoria CDV Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Hollywood Studio Publicity Portraits Photos115 - Hollywood Studio Publicity Portraits Photos
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5" by 7". Nice group. Includes photos of Alice Kelly, Jack Carson, Tom Mix and more.
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Men Drinking and Smoking RPPC Postcards116 - Men Drinking and Smoking RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. 10 total images.
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Famous Individuals CDV Photos116 - Famous Individuals CDV Photos
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John Stuart Mill, Chester A. Arthur, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, King of Prussia and Voltaire.
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Famous Individuals CDV Photos117 - Famous Individuals CDV Photos
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John Bright, Edward Stokes, and Isaac Newton.
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Suchomlin Religious Sand Sculpture RPPC Postcards117 - Suchomlin Religious Sand Sculpture RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. 10 total postcards. J. Suchomlin was a notable sculptor that worked on many of these pieces.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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Women Wearing Lace Cabinet Photos118 - Women Wearing Lace Cabinet Photos
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7 pictures total. One is an occupational of a woman spinning wool.
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Benjamin Harrison Wife Celluloid Political Cards118 - Benjamin Harrison Wife Celluloid Political Cards
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Campaign Cards Depicting Benjamin Harrison and his wife Caroline Scott Harrison. 3 3/4" by 4 1/2" each.
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Wendell Phillips Civil War Abolitionist CDV Photos119 - Wendell Phillips Civil War Abolitionist CDV Photos
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One bears a faint signature to the front. Case & Getchell and Warren's photographers.
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Goodyear Blimp Advertising RPPC Postcards119 - Goodyear Blimp Advertising RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. Most images are advertisements for Good Year. 10 images total.
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Early Aviation Blimp Balloon RPPC Postcards120 - Early Aviation Blimp Balloon RPPC Postcards
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8 postcards total. Nice images of blimps and gas balloons.
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Chicago Tribune Inter Ocean Newspaper Trade Cards120 - Chicago Tribune Inter Ocean Newspaper Trade Cards
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Nice grouping.
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Central City Colorado Opera House RPPC Postcard121 - Central City Colorado Opera House RPPC Postcard
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Features a Town Crier.
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Group of Early Aviation Airship RPPC Postcards121 - Group of Early Aviation Airship RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. 10 pieces total. 2 photos show the Shenandoah Wreck. Stanley Vaughn and his Strobel Air Ship are also featured.
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Group of Early Aviation Airship Balloon Postcards122 - Group of Early Aviation Airship Balloon Postcards
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Nice grouping. 12 pieces total.
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African American Walking Billboard RPPC Postcard122 - African American Walking Billboard RPPC Postcard
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Poplar Bluff Missouri Drummers Association.
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William Penfield Pole Sitting RPPC Postcard123 - William Penfield Pole Sitting RPPC Postcard
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Flagpole Sitting at Strawberry Point 1930 Iowa. Bill Penfield broke the world record in Strawberry Point, Iowa, who sat on a flagpole for 51 days and
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Suchomlin Religious Sand Sculpture RPPC Postcards123 - Suchomlin Religious Sand Sculpture RPPC Postcards
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10 total pieces, many depict religious scenes. J. Suchomlin was a notable sculptor that worked on many of these pieces.
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Early Aviation Balloons Dirigibles Postcards124 - Early Aviation Balloons Dirigibles Postcards
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10 pieces total. Features images of Dirigibles, Gas Balloons, and the Graf Zeppelin.
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John Rose Amputee Goat Cart RPPC Postcard124 - John Rose Amputee Goat Cart RPPC Postcard
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Overland Jack - Big Sandy Goat Cart, this is the only four Spanish goat team in the world, pulling 596 pounds, averaging 16 miles per day. These goats
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Peanut Joe Vendor Rhode Island RPPC Postcard125 - Peanut Joe Vendor Rhode Island RPPC Postcard
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Newport Rhode Island. Man is identified as Peanut Joe, he is being fed peanuts by his pet bird.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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Early Aviation Air Ship Balloon Postcards125 - Early Aviation Air Ship Balloon Postcards
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10 pieces total. Features images of Air Ships and Gas Balloons.
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