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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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Steamer Great Republic Missouri Stereoview351 - Steamer Great Republic Missouri Stereoview
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Steamship Great Republic, St Louis Missouri.
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Steamer General Lytle Missouri Stereoview352 - Steamer General Lytle Missouri Stereoview
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Title is The Levee. Steamship General Lytle. The steam packet boat General Lytle was built in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1864. She was dismantled at Ludlow,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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Steamer Savannah Missouri Stereoview353 - Steamer Savannah Missouri Stereoview
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Steamship Savannah, St Louis Missouri.
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Sidewheel Steamer St Louis Missouri Stereoview354 - Sidewheel Steamer St Louis Missouri Stereoview
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St Louis Missouri.
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E.&H.T. Anthony Ohio River Steamers Stereoview355 - E.&H.T. Anthony Ohio River Steamers Stereoview
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Views in and around Cincinnati Ohio. Ohio River Steamers Run on Shore for Repairs.
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Russian Frontiersman with Indian Stereoview356 - Russian Frontiersman with Indian Stereoview
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Interesting image. Russian Cossack on Branded Horse standing by Indian Chief.
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Stern Wheel Steamer Coaling Ohio Stereoview357 - Stern Wheel Steamer Coaling Ohio Stereoview
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J. Harry Hoover. Originally Photographed by E.&H.T. Anthony. Cincinnati Ohio.
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Steamer Natchez New Orleans Louisiana Stereoview358 - Steamer Natchez New Orleans Louisiana Stereoview
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Steamship Natchez.
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S.T. Blessing Louisiana Steamboat View Stereoview359 - S.T. Blessing Louisiana Steamboat View Stereoview
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Levee and River Views No. 110. Steamboat View, taken from the head of Canal Street looking down the levee.
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R. Benecke Steamer R.E. Lee Racing Stereoview360 - R. Benecke Steamer R.E. Lee Racing Stereoview
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Steamer R.E. Lee Racing with Natchez When Nearing St. Louis Missouri.
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J.E. Whitney Steamer Hawkeye Stereoview361 - J.E. Whitney Steamer Hawkeye Stereoview
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Steamship Hawkeye.
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Steamer City of St. Louis Stereoview362 - Steamer City of St. Louis Stereoview
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Anchor Line Steamship. Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota.
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E.&H.T. Anthony Stern Wheel Steamer Stereoview363 - E.&H.T. Anthony Stern Wheel Steamer Stereoview
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Views in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. No 7567. Stern Wheel steamer Coaling. Ohio River.
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Steamer Alexander Mitchell Cabinet Photo364 - Steamer Alexander Mitchell Cabinet Photo
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Photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett. Wisconsin Dells. Steamboat Alexander Mitchell with passengers posing on board. Man with harp on bow. Edge of &q...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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Bald Eagle Sioux Indian Stereoview365 - Bald Eagle Sioux Indian Stereoview
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Montgomery Ward Tourist Series.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 95.00
 
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The Moki Snake Dance Stereoview366 - The Moki Snake Dance Stereoview
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Montgomery Ward Tourist Series.
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Mary Sioux Indian Squaw Stereoview367 - Mary Sioux Indian Squaw Stereoview
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Tower Series, Montgomery Ward.
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Native American Indian Warrior Stereoview368 - Native American Indian Warrior Stereoview
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Tourist Series. Montgomery Ward.
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Iron Tails Wig Wam Tipi Stereoview369 - Iron Tails Wig Wam Tipi Stereoview
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Montgomery Ward Ethnological Stereoview of Chief Iron Tail, Lakota Sioux, performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, tipi.
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Laughing Face and Two Sioux Indian Stereoview370 - Laughing Face and Two Sioux Indian Stereoview
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Nice stereoview from Montgomery Ward Ethnolocical Series, Chicago.
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Byron Gurnsey The Crane Indian Stereoview371 - Byron Gurnsey The Crane Indian Stereoview
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Pey-tshun-kaw also known as The Crane. Byron H. Gurnsey also took a number of Indian portraits. The best known are dated 1870 and include the various
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Nathan Brown Chautauqua Storeboat Stereoview372 - Nathan Brown Chautauqua Storeboat Stereoview
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The Last Chautauqua Boat. Operated between 1885-1887. Nathan Brown operated store boats from Jamestown New York on the Conewango, Allegheny, and Ohio
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City of St Louis Excursion Steamer Stereoview373 - City of St Louis Excursion Steamer Stereoview
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M. Nowack Photographer, View at White Bear Lake. Excursion boat ran 1881 to 1898. Built at Wayzata, Minnesota 1881; hull built at Jeffersonville, Indi
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Steamboats at Levee New Orleans Stereoview374 - Steamboats at Levee New Orleans Stereoview
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Akehurt's. Levee and Railroad station.
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Lucius Newberry Paddle Wheel Steamer Stereoview375 - Lucius Newberry Paddle Wheel Steamer Stereoview
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Photo by Ellery H. Burdick. Built in 1875, the Lucius Newberry sunk in 1891.
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Bergmann Automatic Mechanical Wonder Stereoview376 - Bergmann Automatic Mechanical Wonder Stereoview
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C.W. Tailman. Batavia New York.
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New York State Fair Airship Postcard377 - New York State Fair Airship Postcard
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Foldable postcard.
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Occupational Floor Tilers RPPC Postcard378 - Occupational Floor Tilers RPPC Postcard
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Dear John and Alice, many thanks for my razor it cuts well. I wish that you are all in good health, addressed to Mrs. J Soller.
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Ladies Aid Chirstian Quilt Makers RPPC Postcard379 - Ladies Aid Chirstian Quilt Makers RPPC Postcard
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The Little band of workers at the first Christian Oak Harbor Ohio. Identified as Bredehoft family.
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Woman Harlequin Clown Quilt Suit RPPC Postcard380 - Woman Harlequin Clown Quilt Suit RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified.
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Indian Girl Shoofly Quilt RPPC Postcard381 - Indian Girl Shoofly Quilt RPPC Postcard
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Native American Indian Girl. Unidentified.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
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Young Couple Posing in Front of Crazy Quilt RPPC382 - Young Couple Posing in Front of Crazy Quilt RPPC
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Postcard. Unidentified.
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George Elizabeth Eubanks Crazy Quilt RPPC Postcard383 - George Elizabeth Eubanks Crazy Quilt RPPC Postcard
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Postcard.
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Log Cabin Presentation Quilt RPPC Postcard384 - Log Cabin Presentation Quilt RPPC Postcard
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1910
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Crazy Quilt Girl with Dog RPPC Postcard385 - Crazy Quilt Girl with Dog RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified.
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Children in Window Cyanotype RPPC Postcard386 - Children in Window Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified but Wisconsin. Unidentified.
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Woman on Steamship Cyanotype RPPC Postcard387 - Woman on Steamship Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified but Wisconsin. Unusual image.
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Child Hand Stuck in Jar Cyanotype RPPC Postcard388 - Child Hand Stuck in Jar Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified but Wisconsin. Unidentified.
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Wisconsin Victorian House Cyanotype RPPC Postcard389 - Wisconsin Victorian House Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Mrs. Hildah Jackson House built 1850. More than likely from Wisconsin.
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Big Bend Wisconsin Cyanotype RPPC Postcard390 - Big Bend Wisconsin Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Big Bend Town Hall.
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Wisconsin Cyanotype RPPC Postcard391 - Wisconsin Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified but Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin House Cyanotype RPPC Postcard392 - Wisconsin House Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified but Wisconsin.
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Female Group Cyanotype RPPC Postcard393 - Female Group Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified but Wisconsin.
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Men in Motorized Boat Cyanotype RPPC Postcard394 - Men in Motorized Boat Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified but Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Cyanotype RPPC Postcard395 - Wisconsin Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Unidentified but Wisconsin.
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Big Bend Wisconsin Cyanotype RPPC Postcard396 - Big Bend Wisconsin Cyanotype RPPC Postcard
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Big Bend Railroad Bridge.
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Old Ironsides Christmas RPPC Postcard397 - Old Ironsides Christmas RPPC Postcard
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Unposted.
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Walking Billboard Banner Lady RPPC Postcard398 - Walking Billboard Banner Lady RPPC Postcard
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Her entire dress is covered in metal flatware.
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Paturel Brothers Gas Balloons Receipt Billhead399 - Paturel Brothers Gas Balloons Receipt Billhead
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Pautrel Brothers, Paris France.
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Goshen Indiana Boy with Tricycle Cabinet Photo400 - Goshen Indiana Boy with Tricycle Cabinet Photo
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Dawdy Photographer, Goshen Indiana.
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