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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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Siamese Twins Rosa Josepha Blazek Photo301 - Siamese Twins Rosa Josepha Blazek Photo
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7" by 10". Rare Early Circus Freak Photo.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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Texaco Gasoline Tanker Gas Truck Photo302 - Texaco Gasoline Tanker Gas Truck Photo
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Maremont Automotive Chicago Illinois. 8" by 10".
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American Railway Express Air Service Truck Photo303 - American Railway Express Air Service Truck Photo
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8" by 10"
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to D*****1 (40003) for (50.00 + 14.00BP) = 64.00
 
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Man in Early Roadster Race Car Photo304 - Man in Early Roadster Race Car Photo
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7 1/4" by 9 3/8"
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Brass Era Touring Car Cabinet Photo305 - Brass Era Touring Car Cabinet Photo
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8" by 10"
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Man Blowing Smoke Ring Photo306 - Man Blowing Smoke Ring Photo
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7" by 9 1/4"
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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WWI WW1 Trench Art Prostitute Painting307 - WWI WW1 Trench Art Prostitute Painting
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6 7/8" by 10 5/8". Paint on Linen. Depicting a prostitute hemming her skirt.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 230.00
 
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WW2 Japanese Air Raid Warning Propaganda Leaflet308 - WW2 Japanese Air Raid Warning Propaganda Leaflet
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4 7/8" by 7 3/4". The large heading on the right translates to "Warning for Civilians" about American forces approaching and pot...
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 130.00
 
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WWI WW1 US Army Air Service Photo Armistice Day309 - WWI WW1 US Army Air Service Photo Armistice Day
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7" by 9". This photo was taken on the last day of World War 1 - November 11th, 1918. It shows the 139th Aero Squadron, 2nd Pursuit Group i...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
 
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Andrew Carnegie Crown Point Indiana Cabinet Photo310 - Andrew Carnegie Crown Point Indiana Cabinet Photo
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Rare early image showing Carnegie seated with a cane.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
 
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Thomas Scott Baldwin Famous Aeronaut Cabinet Photo311 - Thomas Scott Baldwin Famous Aeronaut Cabinet Photo
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Thomas Scott Baldwin (1860 - 1923) was a Pioneer balloonist and aeronaut, and U.S. Army Major. He was the first American to descend from a balloon in
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
 
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Shaker John G Patterson Cabinet Photo312 - Shaker John G Patterson Cabinet Photo
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This identified photo of John G Patterson was taken as part of C.D. Mosher's "Memorial Offering to Chicago" - a 19th century project t...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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Sing Sing New York Cabinet Card Photo313 - Sing Sing New York Cabinet Card Photo
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Unidentified Gentleman, taken by AD Vanderbilt in Sing Sing, New York now Ossining.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Utah African American Black Cabinet Card Photo314 - Utah African American Black Cabinet Card Photo
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Taken in the Shipler Studio, located in the Hooper Block in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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Boy Posing in Wagon Pulled by Goat Cabinet Photo315 - Boy Posing in Wagon Pulled by Goat Cabinet Photo
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Taken in Lake Mills, Iowa.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Charles Sumner Signed Cabinet Photo316 - Charles Sumner Signed Cabinet Photo
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Charles Sumner (1811–1874) is best known as the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a Radical Republican leader in the U.S.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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Prince Ramahatra Cabinet Card Photo317 - Prince Ramahatra Cabinet Card Photo
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Prince Ramahatra (1858–1938) was a Merina prince and a high-ranking official in the royal court of Madagascar who became known for his close
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
 
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Eiffel Tower Cabinet Card Photo 1889318 - Eiffel Tower Cabinet Card Photo 1889
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Taken from the Champ de Mars during the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris, France.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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Signed Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Cabinet Photo319 - Signed Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Cabinet Photo
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Autographed on back, taken in Paris in 1889. Great example of this scarce and historic signature and photograph. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel [1832-1923]
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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Daughters of Confederacy Vivandiers Cabinet Photo320 - Daughters of Confederacy Vivandiers Cabinet Photo
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Paul Veikin Photographer, Denison Texas. Vivandieres (or cantinieres) were women officially attached to 18th- and 19th-century military regiments nota
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 95.00
 
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Fort William Henry Hotel Gazing Ball Stereoview321 - Fort William Henry Hotel Gazing Ball Stereoview
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Nice image of a photographer with his tripod in front of a gazing ball at the Fort William Henry Hotel in Lake George New York.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Caroline S Brooks Butter Sculptor Stereoview322 - Caroline S Brooks Butter Sculptor Stereoview
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This image shows Caroline S. Brooks Modelling the "Marchioness" - A character from Charles Dickens "The Old Curiosity Shop" at A...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Caroline S Brooks Butter Sculptor Stereoview323 - Caroline S Brooks Butter Sculptor Stereoview
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This image shows Caroline S. Brooks Modelling the "Marchioness" - A character from Charles Dickens "The Old Curiosity Shop" at A...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
 
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Silhouette Artist Occupational Stereoview324 - Silhouette Artist Occupational Stereoview
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Rare image taken in Douglas, Isle of Man. The Artist is named as Professor Hayden. In the late 1800s, a "shadow artist" primarily referred...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 230.00
 
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Frank Miller The Aerial Wonder Cabinet Photo325 - Frank Miller The Aerial Wonder Cabinet Photo
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Credited to the San Francisco Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
 
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Lester Tullett Aeronaut Sideshow Cabinet Photo326 - Lester Tullett Aeronaut Sideshow Cabinet Photo
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Nice image of an acrobat or trapeze artist circus performer. Taken at Bullock Studio in West Oakland, California.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 190.00
 
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Ned Hathaway Daredevil Balloonist Cabinet Photo327 - Ned Hathaway Daredevil Balloonist Cabinet Photo
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Nice occupational photo of famous aeronaut Ned Hathaway. At the time of this photo, he had completed 259 Balloon Ascensions and 5 Parachute Jumps, whi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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Montana Railroad Occupational Cabinet Photo328 - Montana Railroad Occupational Cabinet Photo
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Photographer is William Hall. Northern Pacific Railroad Locomotive number 485 is pictured, which operated out of Arlee Montana during the late 19th ce
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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US Navy Sailors Japan Rickshaw Cabinet Photo329 - US Navy Sailors Japan Rickshaw Cabinet Photo
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Nice image showing American Sailors interacting with local rickshaw drivers. Dated 1920 Taken in Yokohama, Japan.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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Walking Billboard Towel Seller Cabinet Photo330 - Walking Billboard Towel Seller Cabinet Photo
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Outstanding, rare image of a man dressed in Terry Cloth and a very tall hat that has prices and kinds of towels printed on it. An incredible example o
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 425.00
 
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Walking Billboard Banner Lady Cabinet Photo331 - Walking Billboard Banner Lady Cabinet Photo
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Exceptional image of a woman advertising for Webb and Conwell, with her dress adorned with various items the business presumably sells. Taken at Griff
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 220.00
 
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Walking Billboard Atlas Flour Cabinet Photo332 - Walking Billboard Atlas Flour Cabinet Photo
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Nice example of a young girl acting as a walking billboard or banner lady with the advertisement reading "My Mamma Uses Atlas Flour"
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Walking Billboard Banner Lady Cabinet Photo333 - Walking Billboard Banner Lady Cabinet Photo
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Nice example of a Banner Lady Advertising for the Mrs. S.S. Hitsman Fruits and Confectionery, Fine Tobacco and Cigars. Taken in Valley City, North Dak
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 190.00
 
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Juliette Nesville Occupational Cabinet Photo334 - Juliette Nesville Occupational Cabinet Photo
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Juliette Nesville was the stage name of Juliette-Hortense Lesne (30 July 1869 – 26 July 1900), a French singer and actress in operetta and mu
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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The Famous Glass Dress Cabinet Photo335 - The Famous Glass Dress Cabinet Photo
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This image is of the Famous Glass Dress: Royal Robe of Princess Eulalia of Spain in 1893. It was made by the Libbey Glass Comapny and exhibited at the
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Identified Quilter and Crazy Quilt Cabinet Photo336 - Identified Quilter and Crazy Quilt Cabinet Photo
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Nice image of a woman hand sewing a crazy quilt, photographed with another beautiful Crazy Quilt that she presumably made. The woman is named on the b
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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Pennsylvania Crazy Quilt Dog Cabinet Photo337 - Pennsylvania Crazy Quilt Dog Cabinet Photo
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Nice image of a little girl with her pet dog and a crazy quilt used as the backdrop. Taken by Layton Lowman of Dixonville, Pennsylvania.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Seamstresses Occupational Cabinet Photo Wisconsin338 - Seamstresses Occupational Cabinet Photo Wisconsin
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Nice image of a group of women making and altering dresses. Taken by Dawson Studios of Seymour Wisconsin.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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Lacemaker Occupational Cabinet Photo339 - Lacemaker Occupational Cabinet Photo
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Image shows a woman wearing lace and showing off lace curtains. Dated 1895 on the backside. Taken By JJ Clements at Aristo Cabinets.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Occupational Lace Maker Coverlet Cabinet Photo340 - Occupational Lace Maker Coverlet Cabinet Photo
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Child in high chair featuring some lace, and a coverlet as the backdrop. Take by Foreman in Grafton West Virginia.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Mourning Black Veil California Cabinet Photo341 - Mourning Black Veil California Cabinet Photo
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Taken by BR Strauss in San Diego California who left St. Louis in 1889 to open a studio in San Diego. It proved to be a short lived venture, as he sol
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Lacemaker Teaching Young Lady Stereoview342 - Lacemaker Teaching Young Lady Stereoview
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Nice occupational image of a woman teaching a young girl lacemaking, surrounded by many lace displayed for sale. Taken by W.H. Mason in Brighton, Unit
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Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Womens Sewing Club Stereoview343 - Womens Sewing Club Stereoview
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Nice early image of a group of woman engaged in some type of Needlework or Lacemaking.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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Centennial Exposition Log Cabin Stereoviews344 - Centennial Exposition Log Cabin Stereoviews
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Top Stereoview is entitled Log Cabin Studies: Silk Weaving, and the bottom is entitled Log Cabin Studies: Divided Attention. Produced by the Centennia
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Persian Child Rugmakers Occupational Cabinet Photo345 - Persian Child Rugmakers Occupational Cabinet Photo
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Interesting image of Children alongside a weaving loom, surrounded by Persian Rugs. Taken by Paul Oberst in Oelsnitz, Germany.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 85.00
 
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Nowack View at Lake Minnetonka Steamer Stereoview346 - Nowack View at Lake Minnetonka Steamer Stereoview
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From the Series Stereographs of Minnesota Scenery, Photographed and Published by M. Nowack.
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Colossal Hand & Torch Statue of Liberty Stereoview347 - Colossal Hand & Torch Statue of Liberty Stereoview
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Depiction of the arm and hand of the Statue of Liberty, part of Bartholdi's 'Liberty Enlightening the World' colossal sculpture. The att...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
 
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Grave of William French Vermont Stereoview348 - Grave of William French Vermont Stereoview
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Grave of William French: The First Martyr of the Revolution. William French (1753–1775) was a 21-year-old Massachusetts-born farmer, the son
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Steamer Andrew Johnson Steamboat Stereoview349 - Steamer Andrew Johnson Steamboat Stereoview
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Photographed and Published by Clough and Kimball of Concord, New Hampshire. Identified on the reverse side as the Steamer Andrew Johnson, from a serie
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Thompson Dean Steamer Memphis Stereoview350 - Thompson Dean Steamer Memphis Stereoview
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Information on the back does not correlate with image whatsoever, the card was likely re-used. The image on the front shows the Steamer Thompson Dean
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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