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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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Egbert Benjamin Franklin Institute Postcard501 - Egbert Benjamin Franklin Institute Postcard
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Photo by Gladys Muller. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photo depicts Egbert, the mechanical greeter robot at the Franklin Institute.
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Melvin Vaniman and Trent the Cat Postcard502 - Melvin Vaniman and Trent the Cat Postcard
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Depicts Melvin Vaniman holding Trent, or Kiddo, the mascot in 1910. Vaniman was the designer and engineer of the airship America and Trent the cat was
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JF Sherry BPOE Elks Elk Tooth Coat 1933 Photo503 - JF Sherry BPOE Elks Elk Tooth Coat 1933 Photo
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JF Sherry was a prominent member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE). He wore the coat at the 1933 Elks National Convention in Milwa
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Lincoln Beachey Airship Blimp RPPC Postcard504 - Lincoln Beachey Airship Blimp RPPC Postcard
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Depicts Lincoln Beachey and his airship. Postcard is addressed to a Mrs. Henry W. Greenfield in Rochester, New Hampshire. Stamped on September 4th, 19
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Michigan State Fair Airship Races RPPC Postcard505 - Michigan State Fair Airship Races RPPC Postcard
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The fair featured five days of events including 14 airship flights, airship races, horse races, and auto races. Noted aviators A. Roy Knabenshue and L
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Charles Lindbergh Aviator RPPC Postcards506 - Charles Lindbergh Aviator RPPC Postcards
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Depicts Charles Lindbergh and his aircraft the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927. Photos are by Underwood and Underwood.
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Bi Plane Airplane Fairgrounds RPPC Postcard507 - Bi Plane Airplane Fairgrounds RPPC Postcard
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Unknown location. Nice example. Depicts an airplane flying over a fairground.
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Lincoln Beachey Aviator RPPC Postcard508 - Lincoln Beachey Aviator RPPC Postcard
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Photograph was published by J. Inbody. Lincoln Beachey was born in San Francisco on March 3rd, 1887. He was a member of the Curtiss Exhibition Team an
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Charles K Hamilton Curtiss Plane RPPC Postcard509 - Charles K Hamilton Curtiss Plane RPPC Postcard
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Charles Keeney Hamilton (1885–1914) was a pioneer pilot nicknamed the "crazy man of the air." He was famous for dangerous exhibition...
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USS Shenandoah Wreckage RPPC Postcard510 - USS Shenandoah Wreckage RPPC Postcard
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The airship broke apart during a violent thunderstorm over Noble County, Ohio on September 3rd, 1925.
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USS Shenandoah Wreckage RPPC Postcard511 - USS Shenandoah Wreckage RPPC Postcard
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The airship broke apart during a violent thunderstorm over Noble County, Ohio on September 3rd, 1925.
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USS Shenandoah Wreckage RPPC Postcard512 - USS Shenandoah Wreckage RPPC Postcard
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The airship broke apart during a violent thunderstorm over Noble County, Ohio on September 3rd, 1925.
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Graf Zeppelin Airship RPPC Postcards513 - Graf Zeppelin Airship RPPC Postcards
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The portrait in the corner is Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the inventor of the airship. Postcard on the bottom is stamped from Germany.
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Hans Girschick Studio California RPPC Postcard514 - Hans Girschick Studio California RPPC Postcard
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Studio was located in San Francisco, California Post card is addressed to a Mr. Ivan Zengler in Milwaukee, WI and sent and signed by Hans Girschick.
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Geuydan Louisiana Photographer RPPC Postcard515 - Geuydan Louisiana Photographer RPPC Postcard
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1912, Gueydan, Louisiana. Signed by Harry G. Greenfield.
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1916 Mirror Self Portrait RPPC Postcard516 - 1916 Mirror Self Portrait RPPC Postcard
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Nice example.
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Baldwin Airship Danbury CT Fair RPPC Postcards517 - Baldwin Airship Danbury CT Fair RPPC Postcards
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Depicts the Baldwin Airship, often known as U.S. Signal Corps #1, which was the first powered aircraft ordered by the U.S. Army's Aeronautical D...
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1909 Housing the Strobel Airship RPPC Postcard518 - 1909 Housing the Strobel Airship RPPC Postcard
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Depicts the scene of housing the airships. The Strobel could fly one pilot and flew during the Taft Day celebrations in Savannah, Georgia on November
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1909 Strobel Airship Stanley Vaughn RPPC Postcard519 - 1909 Strobel Airship Stanley Vaughn RPPC Postcard
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Depicts Stanley Vaughn driving the Strobel airship in Savannah, Georgia during the Taft Day celebration on November 5th, 1909. The back says You may n
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1912 Vaniman Trans Atlantic Expedition Postcard520 - 1912 Vaniman Trans Atlantic Expedition Postcard
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The Inlet Atlantic City, NJ. Nice original example.
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Chicago Rustic Monument Cemetery Cabinet Photo521 - Chicago Rustic Monument Cemetery Cabinet Photo
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Tree trunk monument design. 1880's-1890's. 4" by 8".
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Post Mortem Family Cabinet Card Photo522 - Post Mortem Family Cabinet Card Photo
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6" by 8". Nice original example. Depicts a husband and wife mourning their child posed with his portrait.
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Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo523 - Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo
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Depicts a deceased baby, photographed for mourning. 6" by 8".
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Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo524 - Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo
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7 1/2" by 9". Back says Brown Baby died 1909.
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Post Mortem Posed Corpses Cabinet Photo525 - Post Mortem Posed Corpses Cabinet Photo
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7" by 9". Very unusual, the mortician is standing by the case, the women in the background are both deceased.
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Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo526 - Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo
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Back says Mrs. Matt Brochta 1392 Spencer St, Appleton, WI. Bust birch coffin. 6" by 9".
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Canada Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo527 - Canada Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo
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The back says Mother, I am sending you the portrait of Maurice. You already knew that he was dead. Philias. Post mortem photograph by A.D. Noury, Nico
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LDS Three Witnesses Devotional Cabinet Photo528 - LDS Three Witnesses Devotional Cabinet Photo
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Depicts Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris of the Mormon Later Day Saints. A.M. Chase in Lamoni, Iowa. 5" by 8".
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Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo529 - Victorian Post Mortem Baby Cabinet Card Photo
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Includes a post mortem cabinet card of a deceased baby and a funeral notice dated April 13th, 1885. The funeral notice mentions the funeral of Eliza L
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Dorothy Derrick Jazz Blues Artist Photo530 - Dorothy Derrick Jazz Blues Artist Photo
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Dorothy Derrick was a jazz and blues artist in Chicago and New York. She sang with the McKinney's Cotton Pickers in the 1930's. 8" by 1...
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Eli Rice Dixie Cotton Pickers Jazz Band Photo531 - Eli Rice Dixie Cotton Pickers Jazz Band Photo
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Photo was taken by the Fromader Photo Service in Davenport, Iowa. 8'' by 10".
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Bunk Johnson New Orleans Jazz Band Photo532 - Bunk Johnson New Orleans Jazz Band Photo
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Signed by all the band members. The back says Alton Purnell, Slow Drag, George Lewis, Baby Dodds, Lawrence Marrero, Bunk Johnson, Jim Robinson. 8&qu...
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Children in Pull Wagon Tintype Photo533 - Children in Pull Wagon Tintype Photo
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6 7/8" by 5".
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Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck Cyanotype Photo534 - Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck Cyanotype Photo
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5 1/4" by 4 1/4". Dated 1891. In 1891, Max Planck was a 33-year-old theoretical physicist working at the University of Berlin (where he st...
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African American Black Laborers Railroad Photo535 - African American Black Laborers Railroad Photo
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6" by 4".
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Victorian Cyanotype Photo of Woman and Cat536 - Victorian Cyanotype Photo of Woman and Cat
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Depicts a woman sewing in a rocking chair with her cat.
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Victorian Cyanotype of Child and Cow537 - Victorian Cyanotype of Child and Cow
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1894. 5 1/4" by 4 1/4".
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Cyanotype Photo of Cavalry Soldiers on Horseback538 - Cyanotype Photo of Cavalry Soldiers on Horseback
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5" by 5".
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Early 20th Century College Dorm Cyanotype Photo539 - Early 20th Century College Dorm Cyanotype Photo
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7 1/4" by 4 1/2".
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Victorian Cyanotype Photo of Woman and Cat540 - Victorian Cyanotype Photo of Woman and Cat
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5 1/4" by 4 1/4". Depicts a woman sewing in a rocking chair with her cat.
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Stagecoach Buggy Wagon Driver Cabinet Photo541 - Stagecoach Buggy Wagon Driver Cabinet Photo
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Back says Grandpa and Grandma Dickens. Likely depicts Erasmus Richard Dickens (1845-1933). 7 1/2" by 5 1/2".
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Whitewater Wisconsin Sprinkling Wagon Photo542 - Whitewater Wisconsin Sprinkling Wagon Photo
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7 1/2" by 5 1/4". Early 20th century depicting a street sprinkler.
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Early Electric Vehicle Cabinet Photo543 - Early Electric Vehicle Cabinet Photo
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7 1/2" by 5 1/2".
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Durban South Africa Rickshaw Photo544 - Durban South Africa Rickshaw Photo
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6 7/8" by 4 7/8". Operated by Zulu men dressed in traditional headdresses.
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Ford Model T Roadside Tire Repair Photos545 - Ford Model T Roadside Tire Repair Photos
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6 7/8" by 4 7/8" each.
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Sherman Fairchild Aviation Pioneer Photo546 - Sherman Fairchild Aviation Pioneer Photo
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5 1/2" by 7" Sherman Mills Fairchild (April 7, 1896 – March 28, 1971) was an American businessman and investor who founded over 70 c...
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Golden Eagle Steamer Steamship Photo547 - Golden Eagle Steamer Steamship Photo
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4 3/4" by 6 3/4". Golden Eagle was a Mississippi River passenger excursion steamboat built in 1904 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It operated...
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Atlantic City Boardwalk Rolling Wicker Chair Photo548 - Atlantic City Boardwalk Rolling Wicker Chair Photo
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5" by 7". John A. Eveler owned and rented rolling chair. Dated 1924 on the backside.
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Women Driving 1915 Studebaker Touring Car Photo549 - Women Driving 1915 Studebaker Touring Car Photo
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5" by 7"
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Wilson Bentley Snowflake Photomicrograph Photo550 - Wilson Bentley Snowflake Photomicrograph Photo
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5" by 5" Wilson A. "Snowflake" Bentley (1865–1931) was an American farmer and pioneering photographer from Jericho, Vermon...
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