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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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Flemish Milkmaids Dog Milk Cart Photos1 - Flemish Milkmaids Dog Milk Cart Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Collection of Scottish Bagpipers Cabinet Photos2 - Collection of Scottish Bagpipers Cabinet Photos
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Nice grouping. Images published in Scotland, Ontario and Milwaukee.
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Martha Maxwell Taxidermy Exhibit Stereoviews3 - Martha Maxwell Taxidermy Exhibit Stereoviews
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Nice group of images of Martha Maxwell's taxidermy exhibit at the Centennial International Exhibition in Philidelphia.
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Group of Nautical Fishing Cabinet Photos4 - Group of Nautical Fishing Cabinet Photos
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Nice grouping. Fishwives and Net Mender.
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WW2 African American Artillery Soldier Photos5 - WW2 African American Artillery Soldier Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Early Football and Tennis Cabinet Photos6 - Early Football and Tennis Cabinet Photos
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Nice group featuring RPPC Postcards and Cabinet Photos. One man is identified as the FW Murphy, The star half back for the Beloit Iroquois Junior Foot
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Children with Pet Dogs and Cats Cabinet Photos7 - Children with Pet Dogs and Cats Cabinet Photos
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Nice grouping, both dogs and cats are shown with their owners.
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Cowboy Rodeo Cattle Ranch RPPC Postcards8 - Cowboy Rodeo Cattle Ranch RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. Two images by Ralph Doubleday.
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Collection of Organ Grinder Photos9 - Collection of Organ Grinder Photos
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Nice grouping. Many of these street performances featured monkeys as well.
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Logging Forester Woodsmen Cabinet Photos10 - Logging Forester Woodsmen Cabinet Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Series of Chinese Public Execution Photos11 - Series of Chinese Public Execution Photos
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Nice images.
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Group of French Musician RPPC Postcards12 - Group of French Musician RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. Most of the images depict folks playing the Hurdy Gurdy.
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Maori New Zealand Carving RPPC Postcards13 - Maori New Zealand Carving RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Group of New Zealand Maori RPPC Postcards14 - Group of New Zealand Maori RPPC Postcards
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4 of the 5 images are RPPC Postcards.
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Group of New Zealand Maori RPPC Postcards15 - Group of New Zealand Maori RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Group of British Convict Ship Success Postcards16 - Group of British Convict Ship Success Postcards
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Nice grouping. The Success was a British convict ship originally built in 1840 in India (as HMS Success), later used by the British Empire to transpor
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Anti German Parade Propaganda RPPC Postcard17 - Anti German Parade Propaganda RPPC Postcard
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The postcard carries a World War I anti-German (anti-Kaiser Wilhelm II) propaganda message, mocking the defeated German leader and celebrating Allied
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Scarecrow Effigy RPPC Postcards18 - Scarecrow Effigy RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. Features "Nicholas, the Patron of Purgatory" in Alaska, Scarecrows at homesteads and 'Lazy Bob' of a fish market.
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Occupational Logger Logging Lumber RPPC Postcards19 - Occupational Logger Logging Lumber RPPC Postcards
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Nice Grouping.
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Logging and Sawmill Occupational RPPC Postcards20 - Logging and Sawmill Occupational RPPC Postcards
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Nice collection of 8 postcards.
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Occupational Logger Logging RPPC Postcards21 - Occupational Logger Logging RPPC Postcards
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Nice group of images from the early days of logging and milling lumber.
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Collection of Logging RPPC Postcards22 - Collection of Logging RPPC Postcards
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice images from Washington, Idaho and California.
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Statue of Liberty Construction RPPC Postcards23 - Statue of Liberty Construction RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. Images by Aaron Hill.
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Folk Art Roadside Attraction RPPC Postcards24 - Folk Art Roadside Attraction RPPC Postcards
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Very interesting postcards depicting The 'Grotto of Redemption', a desk made of newspaper clippings, a concrete museum and more.
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Wisconsin Roadside Attraction RPPC Postcards25 - Wisconsin Roadside Attraction RPPC Postcards
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Nice images, most of which depicting the religious and patriotic structures in Dickeyville, Wisconsin.
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Massive Steer Horn Steer Farmer RPPC Postcards26 - Massive Steer Horn Steer Farmer RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Group of Victorian Chimney Sweep Trade Cards27 - Group of Victorian Chimney Sweep Trade Cards
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Includes Advertising cards for Bootmakers, Prudential Insurance Company, The Dingman Soap Company and Pond's Extract - a remedy for various ailm...
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Collection of Egypt RPPC Postcards28 - Collection of Egypt RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping, featuring images of Sphinxes, Pharaohs and Camels.
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Folk Art Steer Horn Chair RPPC Postcard29 - Folk Art Steer Horn Chair RPPC Postcard
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Nice image.
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Morse Museum New Hampshire RPPC Postcards30 - Morse Museum New Hampshire RPPC Postcards
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Nice group of images from the Morse Museum in Warren, New Hampshire. The Morse Museum in Warren, New Hampshire was a privately founded curiosity and w
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Collection of Oddity and Taxidermy RPPC Postcards31 - Collection of Oddity and Taxidermy RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. Features images of a Mastodon Tusk, Jackalope and a Man Eating Bass, and more.
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Collection of Organ Grinder RPPC Postcards32 - Collection of Organ Grinder RPPC Postcards
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Nice group of images. Many of these street performances included monkeys as well.
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Street Musician Organ Grinder RPPC Postcards33 - Street Musician Organ Grinder RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Civil War Occupational Musician Saxhorn CDV Photo34 - Civil War Occupational Musician Saxhorn CDV Photo
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Nice image. 2 cent stamp on the back.
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Civil War Soldier Trombone Musician CDV Photo35 - Civil War Soldier Trombone Musician CDV Photo
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Mast's Gallery of Marshall, Michigan.
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Patrick S Gilmore Composer CDV Photo36 - Patrick S Gilmore Composer CDV Photo
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Nice example. Taken by Warren's Studio of Boston under the superintendence of Mr. S. B. Heald. Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore (1829–1892) was a...
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Arthur Pryors Trombone Oil Trade Card Postcard37 - Arthur Pryors Trombone Oil Trade Card Postcard
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The Dixie Music House Chicago. The stamp dates it to 1909.
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Brass Band Musician Groups Cabinet Photos38 - Brass Band Musician Groups Cabinet Photos
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Nice grouping. One was taken by a photographer named "Sharp" in Rensselaer, Indiana
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Nude Pacific Islander Tribal Woman Photo39 - Nude Pacific Islander Tribal Woman Photo
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3 1/2" by 4 1/2"
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Identified Female Baritone Musician Tintype Photo40 - Identified Female Baritone Musician Tintype Photo
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Identified as Lillie Rogers. Dated 1885. Photo taken by EJ Christman of Waterville, Minnesota.
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Giant Sombrero Roadside Attraction RPPC41 - Giant Sombrero Roadside Attraction RPPC
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Nice group of postcards capturing the "Merendero El Charro" restaurant in Santiago, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
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Georges De Caluwe DJ Disc Jockey RPPC Postcard42 - Georges De Caluwe DJ Disc Jockey RPPC Postcard
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Nice occupational image. Georges De Caluwe (c. 1889–1962) was a Belgian radio pioneer, broadcaster, and early "DJ"-type presenter, b...
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Collection of Religious Iconography RPPC Postcards43 - Collection of Religious Iconography RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Collection of Antique Postcards44 - Collection of Antique Postcards
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Nice grouping. 70 postcards total.
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Antique Musician Music Groups Postcards45 - Antique Musician Music Groups Postcards
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Nice grouping, includes mostly RPPCs. 16 total postcards.
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Occupational Chimney Sweep RPPC Postcards46 - Occupational Chimney Sweep RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping, most are RPPC. 18 total postcards.
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Group of Mexican Street Vendor RPPC Postcards47 - Group of Mexican Street Vendor RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping, many images prominently feature baskets. 18 total postcards.
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Group of Texas Taxidermy Postcards48 - Group of Texas Taxidermy Postcards
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Nice grouping, many are from the 'Buckhorn Souvenir Postcard' series. 21 pieces total.
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Dartmouth Winter Carnival Sculpture RPPC Postcards49 - Dartmouth Winter Carnival Sculpture RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping. 24 of the 38 postcards are images of snow sculptures from the Dartmouth Winter Carnival in the 1960's.
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Collection of Tipos Mexicanos RPPC Postcards50 - Collection of Tipos Mexicanos RPPC Postcards
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Nice grouping, 34 total postcards
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