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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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Girl with Prosthetic Hand CDV Photo201 - Girl with Prosthetic Hand CDV Photo
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A.W. Adams Photographer, Decorah Iowa.
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Women Lacemakers CDV Photos201 - Women Lacemakers CDV Photos
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Women are shown in traditional French costumes from the Puy region sewing lace.
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Goldenrod Show Boat Advertisement and Photos202 - Goldenrod Show Boat Advertisement and Photos
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Card is 11 1/2" by 8 1/2". Built in 1909, the Goldenrod was the largest and most lavishly decorated showboat of its era and operated on th...
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Blind Woman Missing an Eye CDV Photo202 - Blind Woman Missing an Eye CDV Photo
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Philadelphia Pennsylvania Photographer
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Blind Man L.D. Sine Gift Enterprises CDV Photo203 - Blind Man L.D. Sine Gift Enterprises CDV Photo
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L. D. SINE. The above-named gentleman is well known as the pioneer of Gift Enterprises. As will be seen by his photograph, on the other side of this c
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1948 Harlem Globetrotters Memorabilia203 - 1948 Harlem Globetrotters Memorabilia
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Includes a 1948/49 yearbook that features Reece "Goose" Tatum on the cover, marking the team's 22nd year. and the 1970 team photo that...
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Collection of Statue Architecture RPPC Postcards204 - Collection of Statue Architecture RPPC Postcards
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Shows the Europa and the Bull statue in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, L'Esplanade des Quinconces in Bordeaux, France, Rider of the Elements shown ...
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Irish and Scottish CDV Photos204 - Irish and Scottish CDV Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Mexican Revolution Lynching Hanging RPPC Postcard205 - Mexican Revolution Lynching Hanging RPPC Postcard
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Scarce image.
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Collection of Mythology Sculptures RPPC Postcards205 - Collection of Mythology Sculptures RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Collection of Greek Mythology RPPC Postcards206 - Collection of Greek Mythology RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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The Horrors of War Mexico City RPPC Postcard206 - The Horrors of War Mexico City RPPC Postcard
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Shows a burnt body in the streets.
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Triple Execution in Mexico RPPC Postcard207 - Triple Execution in Mexico RPPC Postcard
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Mexican Border War.
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Collection of Sculptor RPPC Postcards207 - Collection of Sculptor RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping depicting Auguste Rodin and other sculptors like Trygve A. Rovelstad.
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Collection of Classical Sculpture RPPC Postcards208 - Collection of Classical Sculpture RPPC Postcards
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Featuring Eheglück by Bertrand, "Echo" by Herzig, and Phantasie by Fritz Klimsch. Shows classic figurative sculptures, including nymp...
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Nebraska Prison Electric Chair RPPC Postcard208 - Nebraska Prison Electric Chair RPPC Postcard
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Lincoln Nebraska.
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New Hampshire Shaker Women RPPC Postcard209 - New Hampshire Shaker Women RPPC Postcard
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Canterbury New Hampshire.
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European Classical Sculpture RPPC Postcards209 - European Classical Sculpture RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping of RPPC postcards depicting Paolina Bonaparte Borghese and Amore e Psiche by Antonio Canova, Sweet Dreams by Antonio Frilli, and the Win
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Bison Sculpture Palace of Fine Arts RPPC Postcard210 - Bison Sculpture Palace of Fine Arts RPPC Postcard
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Nice RPPC postcard of the temporary Bison at The Palace of Fine Arts, designed by Bernard Maybeck, was one of the few structures kept after the fair e
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Maori Warrior Girl New Zealand RPPC Postcards210 - Maori Warrior Girl New Zealand RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Elias Layyah Barakat Syria Philadelphia CDV Photos211 - Elias Layyah Barakat Syria Philadelphia CDV Photos
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Soon after their arrival in America in 1882, the Barakats began to tour the country lecturing about their experiences as Christians in the Middle East
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Excelsior Band Group Photo RPPC Postcard211 - Excelsior Band Group Photo RPPC Postcard
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Nice example.
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The Alexander Iowa Cornet Band RPPC Postcard212 - The Alexander Iowa Cornet Band RPPC Postcard
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The band is depicted under the direction of Fred Madsen, a known advocate for C.G. Conn instruments.
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People with Pet Dogs RPPC Postcards212 - People with Pet Dogs RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping
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Nude French Erotic Showgirl RPPC Postcards213 - Nude French Erotic Showgirl RPPC Postcards
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Nice original postcards
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Desegregated Boys Reform School Band RPPC213 - Desegregated Boys Reform School Band RPPC
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This RPPC Postcard shows the Boys Industrial School (B.I.S.) Band in Lancaster, Ohio. The B.I.S. was founded in 1857 as the Ohio Reform School and hou
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1923 Indianapolis 500 Tommy Milton RPPC Postcards214 - 1923 Indianapolis 500 Tommy Milton RPPC Postcards
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These RPPC postcards show Tommy Milton, who was born blind in one eye and won the 500-mile race on May 30, 1923, driving the H.C.S. Special. He was th
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Taxidermy Deer Horn Mounts RPPC Postcard214 - Taxidermy Deer Horn Mounts RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified.
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Martha Maxwell Naturalist Taxidermist CDV Photo215 - Martha Maxwell Naturalist Taxidermist CDV Photo
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S.W. Sawyer Photographer, Bangor Maine.
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Art Institute Chicago Indian Model Postcard215 - Art Institute Chicago Indian Model Postcard
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1910. This postcard shows art students at the Chicago Art Institute posing with their Native American Indian model.
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WW2 D Day Crashed Horsa Glider Photo216 - WW2 D Day Crashed Horsa Glider Photo
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5" by 4". The image shows eight American paratroopers from Company A, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, who were kil...
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Scottish Organ Grinder CDV Photo216 - Scottish Organ Grinder CDV Photo
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Martin Photographer, Stonehaven.
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Organ Grinder Street Musician CDV Photo217 - Organ Grinder Street Musician CDV Photo
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Charles D. Fredricks Photographer, New York.
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WW2 Wounded Soldiers Truck Wreck Photo217 - WW2 Wounded Soldiers Truck Wreck Photo
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4" by 5".
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Fields Landing Whaling RPPC Postcards218 - Fields Landing Whaling RPPC Postcards
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Whaling stations like the one in Fields Landing, California were industrial facilities designed to process whales for oil, meat, and other products.
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Marie Laurent Madame Laurence Grivot CDV Photo218 - Marie Laurent Madame Laurence Grivot CDV Photo
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Laurence Grivot (born Marie Laurent, 29 April 1843, Versailles – died 4 June 1890) was a French operetta singer and actress. She was the wife
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Organ Grinder Street Musician CDV Photo219 - Organ Grinder Street Musician CDV Photo
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Barry Photographer, London
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WW2 Dead Dachau Concentration Camp Prisoners Photo219 - WW2 Dead Dachau Concentration Camp Prisoners Photo
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5" by 4". Germany, 1945 shown wrapped in shrouds.
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WW2 Dead Dachau Concentration Camp Victim Photo220 - WW2 Dead Dachau Concentration Camp Victim Photo
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5" by 4 1/4". Germany, 1945. Shows a dead Dachau concentration camp victim's starved corpse on stretcher.
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Victoria Lafontaine French Actress CDV Photo220 - Victoria Lafontaine French Actress CDV Photo
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Cremiere Photographer, Paris.
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Stanton's Official Dispatch Patriotic CDV Photo221 - Stanton's Official Dispatch Patriotic CDV Photo
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Studio portrait featuring uniformed sailor and double amputee Bernard Toby/Tobey (named spelled variously), with both arms missing below the elbow, ha
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WW2 Boeing B17 Flight Bomber Crew Nose Art Photo221 - WW2 Boeing B17 Flight Bomber Crew Nose Art Photo
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5" by 4".
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WW2 Dachau Concentration Camp Survivors Photo222 - WW2 Dachau Concentration Camp Survivors Photo
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5" by 4 1/4". Germany, 1945.
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Portsmouth New Hampshire Orphanage RPPC Postcard222 - Portsmouth New Hampshire Orphanage RPPC Postcard
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Collection money for the Children's Home and Orphanage.
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Walking Billboard Advertising RPPC Postcard223 - Walking Billboard Advertising RPPC Postcard
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I buy all my tires at the Tire Shop. Massey & Pfundstein. Masonic Temple Building. Foley's Art Studio, Joliet Illinois.
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WW2 Operation Greif Dead Soldier Photo223 - WW2 Operation Greif Dead Soldier Photo
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5" by 4". The burnt and wrecked remains of a Jeep sits stripped on a snowy road near Berveaux, Luxemburg right at the end of the Battle of...
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Human Crematorium Dachau Concentration Camp Photo224 - Human Crematorium Dachau Concentration Camp Photo
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5" by 4". A survivor stokes smoldering human remains in a crematorium oven that was still lit in the Dachau camp. Photograph taken upon th...
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Walking Billboard Advertising RPPC Postcards224 - Walking Billboard Advertising RPPC Postcards
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London Life Sandwich Board Man.
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Paul Droehmer Monkey Organ Grinder CDV Photo225 - Paul Droehmer Monkey Organ Grinder CDV Photo
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Scarce image.
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Nude South Pacific Women Tribal Photos225 - Nude South Pacific Women Tribal Photos
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4 1/2" by 3 1/2".
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