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Behind The Negative
Behind The Negative
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313 N 1st St W
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Missoula
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Montana
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59802
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United States
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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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James Paytiamo Native American Indian RPPC
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Nice postcard. James Paytiamo (Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico) was an Acoma Native American author, lecturer, and cultural interpreter active in the early 2
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Galen Clark Yosemite RPPC Postcards
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Nice group of postcards showing Galen Clark at the the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees in Yosemite National Park. Galen Clark (1814–1910) was an
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Laurence C. Jones Piney Woods School Postcard
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Nice example. Laurence Clifton Jones (1882–1975) was an American educator and founder of the Piney Woods Country Life School in Piney Woods,
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1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet Postcard
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Nice RPPC Postcard. The 1910 stamp confirms this photograph was taken at the 1910 Los Angeles California International Air Meet, the first major airsh
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JC Mars Dirigible Balloon Seattle Washington RPPC
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This postcard depicts JC 'Bud' Mars flying over part of the University of Washington Campus as part of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, ...
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Paulhan & Roy Knabensnue Los Angeles 1910 RPPC
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Nice postcard showing a dirigible balloon piloted by Roy Knabenshue and a biplane piloted by Louis Paulhan. Roy Knabenshue was a famous American aeron
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Strobel Airship Bryan Homecoming RPPC Postcard
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This postcard is titled "Just Before the Flight" and shows Stanley Vaughn taking off in a Strobel airship during the Bryan Homecoming in A...
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Friday the 13th for the Airship 1909 RPPC Postcard
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Harry Welker took this photo at the Bryan Ohio Homecoming in 1909.
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Jack Dallas Airship Rock Springs Park RPPC
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Nice postcard showing an early aviation exhibition in Rock Springs Park, West Virginia.
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Captain Baldwin Aeronaut 1910 RPPC Postcard
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Taken by Cole and Co of Asbury Park, New Jersey. Thomas Scott Baldwin (1854–1923) was an American aviation pioneer, balloonist, and airship d
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Gas Balloon Early Aviation Era RPPC Postcard
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Nice Norwegian postcard from the first part of the 20th century.
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California Arrow Dirigible York Fairgrounds RPPC
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Nice postcard dated 1905. The California Arrow (1904) was an early American dirigible airship designed and flown by Thomas Scott Baldwin, a pioneer of
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California Arrow Dirigible York Fairgrounds RPPC
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Nice example of an early aviation real photo postcard. California Arrow (1904) was an early American dirigible airship designed and flown by Thomas Sc
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California Arrow Dirigible York Fairgrounds RPPC
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Nice example of an early aviation real photo postcard. California Arrow (1904) was an early American dirigible airship designed and flown by Thomas Sc
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California Arrow Dirigible Torn Ruptured RPPC
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Rare Real Photo Postcard. During a demonstration flight at the York Fair (York, Pennsylvania) in 1905, Thomas Scott Baldwin’s dirigible Calif
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California Arrow Dirigible Pre Flight Prep RPPC
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Nice postcard of the California Arrow "Uncovering for Flight".
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Horace B Wild Dirigible Comet Flight RPPC
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Image was taken as Horace B Wild flew the Dirigible Comet near the McLean County Courthouse in Bloomington, Illinois on September 15, 1910. Horace B.
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California Arrow Dirigible RPPC Postcard
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Nice image of the California Arrow landing or taking off. It has a banner attached to it reading "Chartiers City", though no airships or e...
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The Inquirer Airship Tight Rope Walker RPPC
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Unusual Postcard
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Dirigible Airship Early Aviation RPPC Postcard
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Some damage to postcard as shown. Card was owned at one point by David Tinder, who massed over 100,000 images.
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CD Love Ohio Sun Dial Advertisement RPPC Postcard
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Nice real photo postcard, advertising for a company from Coshocton, Ohio.
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Balloon Race North Adams Massachusetts RPPC
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Nice early aviation real photo postcard.
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Chicago Early Aviation Balloon RPPC Postcards
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Nice set of Chicago real photo postcards. The one on the left was taken in Quincy, Illinois.
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Canton Ohio Aviation Balloon RPPC Postcard
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Nice real photo postcard from the early aviation era.
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North Adams Massachusetts Aviators Balloon RPPC
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Nice postcard depicting 3 men involved with a balloon race in front of gas balloon in North Adams, Massachusetts. Dated March 25, 1908 on the reverse
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Early Aviation Balloon Race RPPC Postcard
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Nice real photo postcard featuring some advertisements on an gas balloon. Photo likely taken at the 1907 Gordon Bennett Race in St. Louis.
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Stratospheric Balloon Launch RPPC Postcards
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Both photos on these postcards were taken by the Mattson Studio in Rapid City, South Dakota. The 1930s Stratobowl balloon launches near Rapid City, So
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Deperdussin Monocoque World Speed Record Photo
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2 1/2" by 4". Full text on the back reads Maurice Prevost in Deperdussin Monocoque at the Gordon Bennett Aviation Cup Race At Chicago, Ill...
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Florence Illinois Ghost Town Horse Carriage Photo
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4" by 5". Dated 1897. Florence, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in Pike County, established in the mid-19th century during we...
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Gazing Ball Mr Knapps Italian Garden RPPC Postcard
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Nice image. Taken on the Knapp Estate Grounds near Lake George, New York. Published by J. S. Wooley, Ballston Spa, New York.
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Wilson Bentley Vermont Snowflake RPPC Postcard
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Published by Eagle Camp out of South Hero, Vermont. Includes a quote by John G. Whittier. The photo micrograph of the snowflake was captured by WA Ben
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Occupational Rug Hooking RPPC Postcard
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Nice image.
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Occupational Hand Tufted Bedspreads RPPC Postcard
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Taken in Georgia on Route 41 by Cline Photo in 1933.
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Olga Asta Lace Shop Venice Photo Trade Card
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3 1/2" by 5 1/2". Nice early Advertisement for Olga Asta and Company Lace Shop in Venice, Italy.
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Singer Sewing Machine Advertising Trade Card
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3 1/2" by 6". Neat advertisement for the Model 20, a cast-iron toy sewing machine originally marketed in the early 20th century to teach y...
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Couple Driving Model T Touring Car Photo
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4 3/4" by 6 3/4"
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Shemus McEye Gold Miner Explorer CDV Photo
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Photo taken by John W. Vaughn.
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Women in Fancy Hats Tintype Photos
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Largest is 2 1/4" by 4"
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1933 Chicago Worlds Fair Auguste Piccard Cover
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3 3/4" by 6 1/2". Nice Souvenir from the 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair. Features an image of Auguste Piccard and the Stratosphere Balloon used ...
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Women in Fancy Hats Tintype Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Columbus Clock Centennial Exoposition CDV Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Early Racecar Roadster Photos
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2 1/2" by 3 1/2". The top photo features a Ford Model T Speedster and the bottom photo features a Stutz Model A Bearcat Style Roadster.
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Woman Riding Wood Rim Bicycle Tintype Photo
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2 1/2" by 3 1/2"
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Bicycle Racer Tintype Photo
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Nice example of an early road bike. 2 1/2" by 3 1/2"
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Red Crown Gasoline Rural Service Station Photo
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2 1/2" by 3 1/2".
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Ross and Thomson Royal Photographers CDV Photo
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Nice example. Scottish photographers James Ross and John Thomson, active from 1848 to 1864, were trailblazers who gained a Royal Warrant as 'Pho...
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Occupational Railroad Workers Tintype Photo
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Nice example. 2 1/2" by 3 1/2"
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Natural Bridge Virginia Cyanotype Photo
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2 1/2" by 4 1/2". Nice image of the Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia - a natural limestone arch that stands 215 feet tall.
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Occupational Seamstress Tintype Photo
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2 1/2" by 4". Nice occupational photo of a seamstress or dressmaker with one of her tools.
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Mother and Post Mortem Baby Tintype Photo
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2 1/2" by 3 3/8". Nice example.
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