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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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Blow Gun Jungle Hunting RPPC Postcard151 - Blow Gun Jungle Hunting RPPC Postcard
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Sakai Shooting Jungle Fowl with Blow Pipe
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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos151 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Largest is 4 1/4" by 6 1/2".
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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos152 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Largest is 4" by 6 1/2". Photographers featured include J.H. Poff of Loudonville, Ohio, W.A. Locke of La Salle, Illinois, and Barnum of Mo...
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Chicago Baseball Player RPPC Postcard152 - Chicago Baseball Player RPPC Postcard
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Sadly unidentified.
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Black Italian Chimney Sweep CDV Photo153 - Black Italian Chimney Sweep CDV Photo
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F. Benque Photographer, Trieste Italy.
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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos153 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Largest is 4" by 6 1/2". Identifiable markers indicate photographers such as Maynard of Crown Point, Indiana, Hopkins of Holland, and Clar...
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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos154 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Largest is 4" by 6 1/2". Photographers include J. J. Platt, operating at 17 Douglas Avenue in Elgin, Illinois, and Goldits based in Rochel...
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Occupational CDV Photo Cobbler Shoemaker Bootmaker154 - Occupational CDV Photo Cobbler Shoemaker Bootmaker
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Hermann Otto Photographer, Germany
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Occupational Children CDV Photo Cobbler Shoemaker155 - Occupational Children CDV Photo Cobbler Shoemaker
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L. Faust Photographer, Pressburg.
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Collection of Victorian Advertising Trade Cards155 - Collection of Victorian Advertising Trade Cards
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Largest is 3" by 5". Includes a business card for J. Minot & Cie in Paris, a trade card for E.C. Adriance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y, and an...
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Zulu Rickshaw Pullers Durban RPPC Postcards156 - Zulu Rickshaw Pullers Durban RPPC Postcards
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Durban, South Africa. The pullers, historically known locally as amahashi (horse), wore ornate traditional Zulu attire combined with decorative beadwo
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Swedish Chimney Sweep CDV Photo156 - Swedish Chimney Sweep CDV Photo
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E. Dahlberg Photographer.
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Men Teaching Dog Tricks CDV Photos157 - Men Teaching Dog Tricks CDV Photos
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Man on the left looks like a statesman or a magician, man on the right is teaching the dog tricks. Will Bushnell Coffeyville Kansas and Sweeny Clevela
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Swing Era Jazz Musician Photos157 - Swing Era Jazz Musician Photos
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Largest is 8" by 10". Features Red Ingle, a popular musician, bandleader, and vocalist known for his comedic records in the 1940s, the Ted...
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Lucky Sambo Black Americana Jazz Promotional Flyer158 - Lucky Sambo Black Americana Jazz Promotional Flyer
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5 1/2" by 9 1/2". Advertised as a fast-paced colored show produced by Hurtig and Seamon. It features performances by Billy Higgins, Joe By...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
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People with Pet Dogs CDV Photo Collection158 - People with Pet Dogs CDV Photo Collection
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Nice grouping.
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Child with Down Syndrome RPPC Postcard159 - Child with Down Syndrome RPPC Postcard
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Rare image.
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Promotional Black Americana Jazz Band Flyers159 - Promotional Black Americana Jazz Band Flyers
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Largest is 3" by 5 1/2". Includes material for Red Nichols and his Five Pennies, featuring Brunswick Records advertisements and a list of ...
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Louis Armstrong Promotional Jazz Flyers160 - Louis Armstrong Promotional Jazz Flyers
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7" by 10". The flyer advertises a September residency at the South Shore Room in Lake Tahoe, featuring Louis Satchmo Armstrong and his All...
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Blind Young Woman RPPC Postcard160 - Blind Young Woman RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified.
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Fishermen Sailor Sea Captain CDV Photos161 - Fishermen Sailor Sea Captain CDV Photos
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Nice grouping.
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1923 Chicago Fancy Dance Exhibit Jazz Ticket161 - 1923 Chicago Fancy Dance Exhibit Jazz Ticket
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6" by 9". Featured performances by the Friar's Inn Syncopators and Sol Wagner's Windy City Aces at Brand's Park in Chicago.
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Musical Band Group Trade Cards162 - Musical Band Group Trade Cards
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Largest is 5 1/2" by 8 1/2". The top RPPC postcard is one of the earliest pictures of the Coronet Band of DeKalb in Illinois, dating back ...
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Doberman Pinscher Dog Pedigree RPPC Postcard162 - Doberman Pinscher Dog Pedigree RPPC Postcard
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Pedigree of Doberman Pinscher Champion Carlo V. Bassewitz. Hotel Kenmore Boston Massachusetts
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Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo163 - Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
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4 3/4" by 6"
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Statue of Liberty Trade Cards163 - Statue of Liberty Trade Cards
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Largest is 4 1/2" by 7". The statue was used to advertise various products, including clothing, axle grease, and meat extract, highlightin...
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Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards164 - Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards
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3" by 5". They showcase advertisements for Steck Piano and a clothing store named PAPE & WAGNER.
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Chicago Illinois Railroad Mission Cabinet Photo164 - Chicago Illinois Railroad Mission Cabinet Photo
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5" by 6". The 19th-century Railroad Mission in Chicago was a religious and social service mission established by the First Presbyterian Ch...
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Organ Grinder Occupational Cabinet Photo165 - Organ Grinder Occupational Cabinet Photo
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5" by 6". Unusual with a pet dog rather than a monkey.
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Mount Rushmore Gutzon Borglum RPPC Postcard165 - Mount Rushmore Gutzon Borglum RPPC Postcard
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Nice RPPC postcard. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the he...
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Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards166 - Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards
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Largest is 3" by 4 7/8". The cards include advertisements for various companies, such as piano dealers and clothing stores such as J.T. Ri...
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Colorado Springs Boarding House Cabinet Photo166 - Colorado Springs Boarding House Cabinet Photo
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650 E. Kiowa Ave. 4 1/4" by 5 1/4". Features individuals on Bicycles.
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Blind Cross Eyed Woman Cabinet Photo167 - Blind Cross Eyed Woman Cabinet Photo
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5 3/8" by 8 1/2"
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Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards167 - Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards
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Largest is 2 1/2" by 6 1/4". Advertised companies include J.T. Rider Pianos & Organs, A.C. Chandler Music, and The Cable Company.
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Occupational Musician CDV Photos168 - Occupational Musician CDV Photos
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Largest is 2 1/2" by 4 1/4". Musicians are posed with brass instruments like cornets and tenor horns.
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Occupational Banjo Player Portrait Photo Chicago168 - Occupational Banjo Player Portrait Photo Chicago
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Bloom Photographer, Chicago Illinois. Signed To My Friend Moose from Reindeer.
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Chicago Illinois Barber Violinists Cabinet Photo169 - Chicago Illinois Barber Violinists Cabinet Photo
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Unusual occupational image. 6 1/4" by 8 1/2".
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Occupational Musician Cabinet Card Photos169 - Occupational Musician Cabinet Card Photos
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Depicts men posing with brass instruments, such as cornets and over-the-shoulder horns. They include photos from locations like Keene, New Hampshire,
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Occupational Brass Musicians RPPC Postcards170 - Occupational Brass Musicians RPPC Postcards
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The instruments featured include trumpets, cornets, and a large tuba or euphonium.
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Armed Cowboy in Wooly Chaps Cabinet Photo170 - Armed Cowboy in Wooly Chaps Cabinet Photo
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8" by 10".
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Banjo Mandolin Guitar Band Cabinet Photo171 - Banjo Mandolin Guitar Band Cabinet Photo
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Nice occupational image. 7 1/2" by 9 1/4"
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Josephine Baker Dancing Jazz Photos171 - Josephine Baker Dancing Jazz Photos
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3 1/2" by 5". 1950's. Freda Josephine Baker was an American-born French entertainer, civil rights activist, and World War II spy. A ce...
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1950s Collection of Celebrity Trading Cards172 - 1950s Collection of Celebrity Trading Cards
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Largest is 2 1/2" by 3 7/8". 1953 Bowman NBC cards and Spins and Needles cards. These cards feature prominent entertainers and musical act...
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Black Caribbean Coconut Candy Vendor Cabinet Photo172 - Black Caribbean Coconut Candy Vendor Cabinet Photo
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Panajou Freres Photographer Bordeaux France. Taken in Pointe-a-Pitre Guadeloupe, a French-governed archipelago in the Caribbean.
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Boy with Pet Dogs Cabinet Photo173 - Boy with Pet Dogs Cabinet Photo
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6" by 9"
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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos173 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos174 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Nice grouping of cabinet card photos.
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Black Caribbean Milk Seller Vendor Cabinet Photo174 - Black Caribbean Milk Seller Vendor Cabinet Photo
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Panajou Freres Photographer Bordeaux France. Taken in Pointe-a-Pitre Guadeloupe, a French-governed archipelago in the Caribbean.
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Occupational Walking Stick Cane Seller Photo175 - Occupational Walking Stick Cane Seller Photo
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J. Edwin Dauchy Photographer, Dover Plains New York.
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Post Mortem Wake Funeral Cabinet Card Photos175 - Post Mortem Wake Funeral Cabinet Card Photos
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8" by 9 1/2" each.
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