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Auction Details

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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Ethel Waters Jazz Singer Signed Photo801 - Ethel Waters Jazz Singer Signed Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
5" by 7". Ethel Waters was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage an...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 95.00
 
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Accordion Player Occupational Cabinet Card Photo802 - Accordion Player Occupational Cabinet Card Photo
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4" by 6 1/2". Photo taken by W. Wollensak in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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The White Diamonds Jazz Band Signed Photo803 - The White Diamonds Jazz Band Signed Photo
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6" by 8 1/2". Signed and autographed.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Women Reading Black Minstrel Sheet Music Photo804 - Women Reading Black Minstrel Sheet Music Photo
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6 1/2" by 5 1/2". Women are reading All Coons Look Alike to Me.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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Occupational Female Musicians Cabinet Photo805 - Occupational Female Musicians Cabinet Photo
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4" by 6 1/2". Photo was taken by Warmbold Studio in Chicago. One woman is shown playing a mandolin and they other is playing a table top z...
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Occupational Double Trumpet Musician Cabinet Photo806 - Occupational Double Trumpet Musician Cabinet Photo
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4" by 6 1/2". The back reads Man of the Trump Family, relative of uncle Frey Xander. Photographer is B. Frank Saylor of Lancaster Pennsylv...
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Crabby Joes Oakland California Photo807 - Crabby Joes Oakland California Photo
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7" by 5". Oakland, California.
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1935 Buddy Reynolds Orchestra Photo808 - 1935 Buddy Reynolds Orchestra Photo
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7" by 5".
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Coronet Player Occupational Tintype Photo809 - Coronet Player Occupational Tintype Photo
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2 1/4" by 3 7/8".
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Occupational Mandolin Player Cabinet Photo810 - Occupational Mandolin Player Cabinet Photo
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2 1/4" by 3 1/4". Man is pictured playing the mandolin reading sheet music.
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Occupational Double Horn Musician Tintype Photo811 - Occupational Double Horn Musician Tintype Photo
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2 1/2" by 4".
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Occupational Musicians Tintype Photo812 - Occupational Musicians Tintype Photo
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2 1/4" by 3 1/2". Musicians are shown with a tuba and a cornet.
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Occupational Musicians Tintype Photo813 - Occupational Musicians Tintype Photo
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2 1/4" by 3 1/4". Musicians are shown posing with a violin and a cornet.
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Occupational Musician Cornet Tintype Photo814 - Occupational Musician Cornet Tintype Photo
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2 1/4" by 3 1/4". Child is shown posing with an over the shoulder cornet. Early 20th Century.
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Occupational Musicians Tintype Photo815 - Occupational Musicians Tintype Photo
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2 1/4" by 3 1/4".
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The Original Happy Serenaders Band Photo816 - The Original Happy Serenaders Band Photo
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3 1/4" by 2 1/4". Dated November 25th, 1925. Gaylord Minnesota.
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Cornet Musician Occupational CDV Photo817 - Cornet Musician Occupational CDV Photo
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2 1/2" by 4". Card was produced by H.B Hull at the Paragon Art Gallery in Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Charley E. Hill Jeweler Occupational CDV Photo818 - Charley E. Hill Jeweler Occupational CDV Photo
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Rare image featuring a Pocket Watch.
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Fiske Rotary Cornet Occupational CDV Photo819 - Fiske Rotary Cornet Occupational CDV Photo
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2 1/2" by 4". Photo was taken by M.D. Blair.
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The Sympathy Boys Jazz Band RPPC Postcard820 - The Sympathy Boys Jazz Band RPPC Postcard
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1928
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The Sympathy Boys Jazz Band RPPC Postcard821 - The Sympathy Boys Jazz Band RPPC Postcard
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5 1/2" by 3 1/2". Real photo postcard depicts a four-piece jazz band consisting of a pianist, violinist, saxophonist, and banjo player.
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WW Kimball Piano Company Trade Cards822 - WW Kimball Piano Company Trade Cards
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4" by 2 7/8". Founded in Chicago in 1857 by William Wallace Kimball, the company became one of the largest piano manufacturers in the world.
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Occupational Cornet Musicians Tintype Photo823 - Occupational Cornet Musicians Tintype Photo
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3" by 3 1/4".
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Occupational Cornet Musician Tintype Photo824 - Occupational Cornet Musician Tintype Photo
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2 1/4" by 3 7/8".
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Joseph Manton Smith Cornet CDV Photo825 - Joseph Manton Smith Cornet CDV Photo
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2 1/4" by 4". Baptist preacher Joseph Manton-Smith (1844-1900) with his silver cornet.A personal friend of the Reverend Charles Haddon Spu...
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Musicians Occupational Gay Interest Tintype Photos826 - Musicians Occupational Gay Interest Tintype Photos
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2 1/4" by 3 1/4".
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US Navy Jazz Band RPPC Postcards827 - US Navy Jazz Band RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Frenchs New Sensation Showboat Photo828 - Frenchs New Sensation Showboat Photo
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7" by 5". Served on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Constructed in 1901 at Higginsport, Ohio. Disabled by a storm in 1930 and dismantled ...
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Sunny South Showboat Mississippi Photo829 - Sunny South Showboat Mississippi Photo
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7" by 5". The Sunny South was a showboat operated by Capt. Matthews. Photo was taken by Paul's Photos from Chicago.
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Herman King Folk Art Walking Stick Carver Photo830 - Herman King Folk Art Walking Stick Carver Photo
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4" by 6 1/2". Portrait of a man named Herman King taken in Amboy, Minnesota. He is holding a whimsy cane.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
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Sporty Days Steamboat St Louis Photo831 - Sporty Days Steamboat St Louis Photo
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6 1/2" by 4 1/2". Photo was taken by Paul's Photos in Chicago.
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The Original Floating Theater Showboat Photo832 - The Original Floating Theater Showboat Photo
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9" by 5". Photo was taken in August of 1936. The showboat had a cast of 30 professional players directed by Charles Hunter.
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American Folk Art Whimsey Bottle Maker Photo833 - American Folk Art Whimsey Bottle Maker Photo
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Stunning image of an early Folk Art Whimsey Bottle Maker. Subject is currently unidentified. 7" by 4 1/2".
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
 
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Folk Art Model Church Cabinet Photo834 - Folk Art Model Church Cabinet Photo
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4" by 6 1/2".
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo835 - Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo
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7 1/2" by 9 7/8". Shows Stone Mountain during the early stages of the Confederate Memorial carving project with men harnessed on the side ...
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Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo836 - Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo
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7 1/2" by 9 7/8". Shows Stone Mountain during the early stages of the Confederate Memorial carving project with the carvings almost comple...
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Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo837 - Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo
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7 1/2" by 9 7/8". Shows Stone Mountain during the early stages of the Confederate Memorial carving project with men harnessed on the side ...
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Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo838 - Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo
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7 1/2" by 9 7/8". Shows Stone Mountain during the early stages of the Confederate Memorial carving project with men harnessed on the side ...
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Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo839 - Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo
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7 1/2" by 9 7/8". Shows Stone Mountain during the early stages of the Confederate Memorial carving project with men harnessed on the side ...
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Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo840 - Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo
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7 1/2" by 9 1/2". Shows Stone Mountain during the early stages of the Confederate Memorial carving project. Photo is copyrighted by Gutzon...
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Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo841 - Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo
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7 1/2" by 9 1/2". Shows Stone Mountain during the early stages of the Confederate Memorial carving project. Photo is copyrighted by Gutzon...
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Jacob Gill Gaudaur Sculling Champion Photo842 - Jacob Gill Gaudaur Sculling Champion Photo
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8" by 10". Jacob Gill Gaudaur, Sr. (April 3, 1858 – October 11, 1937) was one of two Canadians to win the Professional World Scullin...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo843 - Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo
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7 1/2" by 9 1/2". Photo was taken at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1...
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Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo844 - Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Georgia Photo
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7 1/2" by 9 1/2". Shows Stone Mountain during the early stages of the Confederate Memorial carving project. Borglum was hired as the carvi...
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Eclipse Sternwheel Steamboat Steamer Photo845 - Eclipse Sternwheel Steamboat Steamer Photo
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8" by 10". Built in 1882, the Eclipse originally towed lumber rafts before entering the Davenport and Clinton trade in 1904. On December 8...
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Jack Johnson Boxer Photograph846 - Jack Johnson Boxer Photograph
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8" by 10". Photographer is Otto Sarony, dated 1909. John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the Galveston Gi...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
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Occupational Bird Hunter Cabinet Photo847 - Occupational Bird Hunter Cabinet Photo
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6" by 8".
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Illinois Occupational Violinist Cabinet Photo848 - Illinois Occupational Violinist Cabinet Photo
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6" by 8". Chicago Illinois.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Big 4 Baseball Team Cabinet Photo849 - Big 4 Baseball Team Cabinet Photo
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7" by 9".
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
 
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Early Baseball Player Photo850 - Early Baseball Player Photo
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6 1/2" by 9 1/2".
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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