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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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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos151 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Largest is 4 1/4" by 6 1/2".
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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos152 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Largest is 4" by 6 1/2". Photographers featured include J.H. Poff of Loudonville, Ohio, W.A. Locke of La Salle, Illinois, and Barnum of Mo...
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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos153 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Largest is 4" by 6 1/2". Identifiable markers indicate photographers such as Maynard of Crown Point, Indiana, Hopkins of Holland, and Clar...
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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos154 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Largest is 4" by 6 1/2". Photographers include J. J. Platt, operating at 17 Douglas Avenue in Elgin, Illinois, and Goldits based in Rochel...
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Collection of Victorian Advertising Trade Cards155 - Collection of Victorian Advertising Trade Cards
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Largest is 3" by 5". Includes a business card for J. Minot & Cie in Paris, a trade card for E.C. Adriance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y, and an...
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Zulu Rickshaw Pullers Durban RPPC Postcards156 - Zulu Rickshaw Pullers Durban RPPC Postcards
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Durban, South Africa. The pullers, historically known locally as amahashi (horse), wore ornate traditional Zulu attire combined with decorative beadwo
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Swing Era Jazz Musician Photos157 - Swing Era Jazz Musician Photos
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Largest is 8" by 10". Features Red Ingle, a popular musician, bandleader, and vocalist known for his comedic records in the 1940s, the Ted...
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Lucky Sambo Black Americana Jazz Promotional Flyer158 - Lucky Sambo Black Americana Jazz Promotional Flyer
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5 1/2" by 9 1/2". Advertised as a fast-paced colored show produced by Hurtig and Seamon. It features performances by Billy Higgins, Joe By...
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Promotional Black Americana Jazz Band Flyers159 - Promotional Black Americana Jazz Band Flyers
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Largest is 3" by 5 1/2". Includes material for Red Nichols and his Five Pennies, featuring Brunswick Records advertisements and a list of ...
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Louis Armstrong Promotional Jazz Flyers160 - Louis Armstrong Promotional Jazz Flyers
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7" by 10". The flyer advertises a September residency at the South Shore Room in Lake Tahoe, featuring Louis Satchmo Armstrong and his All...
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1923 Chicago Fancy Dance Exhibit Jazz Ticket161 - 1923 Chicago Fancy Dance Exhibit Jazz Ticket
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6" by 9". Featured performances by the Friar's Inn Syncopators and Sol Wagner's Windy City Aces at Brand's Park in Chicago.
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Musical Band Group Trade Cards162 - Musical Band Group Trade Cards
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Largest is 5 1/2" by 8 1/2". The top RPPC postcard is one of the earliest pictures of the Coronet Band of DeKalb in Illinois, dating back ...
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Statue of Liberty Trade Cards163 - Statue of Liberty Trade Cards
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Largest is 4 1/2" by 7". The statue was used to advertise various products, including clothing, axle grease, and meat extract, highlightin...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards164 - Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards
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3" by 5". They showcase advertisements for Steck Piano and a clothing store named PAPE & WAGNER.
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Mount Rushmore Gutzon Borglum RPPC Postcard165 - Mount Rushmore Gutzon Borglum RPPC Postcard
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Nice RPPC postcard. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the he...
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Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards166 - Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards
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Largest is 3" by 4 7/8". The cards include advertisements for various companies, such as piano dealers and clothing stores such as J.T. Ri...
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Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards167 - Victorian Music Instrument Advertising Trade Cards
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Largest is 2 1/2" by 6 1/4". Advertised companies include J.T. Rider Pianos & Organs, A.C. Chandler Music, and The Cable Company.
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Occupational Musician CDV Photos168 - Occupational Musician CDV Photos
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Largest is 2 1/2" by 4 1/4". Musicians are posed with brass instruments like cornets and tenor horns.
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Occupational Musician Cabinet Card Photos169 - Occupational Musician Cabinet Card Photos
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Depicts men posing with brass instruments, such as cornets and over-the-shoulder horns. They include photos from locations like Keene, New Hampshire,
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Occupational Brass Musicians RPPC Postcards170 - Occupational Brass Musicians RPPC Postcards
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The instruments featured include trumpets, cornets, and a large tuba or euphonium.
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Josephine Baker Dancing Jazz Photos171 - Josephine Baker Dancing Jazz Photos
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3 1/2" by 5". 1950's. Freda Josephine Baker was an American-born French entertainer, civil rights activist, and World War II spy. A ce...
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1950s Collection of Celebrity Trading Cards172 - 1950s Collection of Celebrity Trading Cards
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Largest is 2 1/2" by 3 7/8". 1953 Bowman NBC cards and Spins and Needles cards. These cards feature prominent entertainers and musical act...
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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos173 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Nice grouping.
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Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos174 - Mourning Funeral Flower Arrangement Photos
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Nice grouping of cabinet card photos.
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Post Mortem Wake Funeral Cabinet Card Photos175 - Post Mortem Wake Funeral Cabinet Card Photos
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8" by 9 1/2" each.
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1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Photos176 - 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Photos
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8" by 10" each. The photos depict scenes of victims being removed from the scene and identified at the morgue.
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Stereoviews177 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Stereoviews
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Made by the Keystone View Company.
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Collection of Native American Indian Stereoviews178 - Collection of Native American Indian Stereoviews
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Made by Keystone View Company and The Ingersoll View Company. Truman Ward Ingersoll was a photographer in the United States. He is known for the stere
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Northwest Coast Indian Totem Pole Stereoviews179 - Northwest Coast Indian Totem Pole Stereoviews
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Made by the Keystone View Company and The Universal Photo Art Co out of Philadelphia. Depicts scene such as the Alaska Pavilion exhibit at the 1904 St
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Collection of Anasazi Pueblo Stereoviews180 - Collection of Anasazi Pueblo Stereoviews
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Made by Keystone View Company and Underwood & Underwood. The cards feature historical scenes, including images of Mesa Verde and the Grand Canyon.
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Collection of Southwest Indian Stereoviews181 - Collection of Southwest Indian Stereoviews
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Made by the Keystone View Company and Underwood & Underwood. The cards feature scenes of Indigenous peoples in the American Southwest, specifica...
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Collection of Southwest Indian Stereoviews182 - Collection of Southwest Indian Stereoviews
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Made by Keystone View Company, The Globes Stereograph Co., and HC White Co. Publishers. The images depict various scenes of indigenous culture, includ
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Collection of Southwest Indian Stereoviews183 - Collection of Southwest Indian Stereoviews
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Made by the Keystone View Company and Underwood & Underwood. Depicts scenes of Native American Indian life and houses.
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Native American Indian Snake River Stereoviews184 - Native American Indian Snake River Stereoviews
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Made by The Universal Photo Art Co in Philadelphia. Depicts a scalp dance performed by members of a tribe identified in the caption as Snake River Ind
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Blackfeet Indian Montana Stereoviews185 - Blackfeet Indian Montana Stereoviews
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Made by The Keystone View Company. The images depict historical scenes from Glacier National Park in Montana, including Blackfeet Indian encampments a
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Collection of Native American Indian Stereoviews186 - Collection of Native American Indian Stereoviews
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Made by The Keystone View Company and Underwood & Underwood. he images depict traditional Native American dwellings, clothing, and daily activit...
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Funeral Post Mortem Stereoviews187 - Funeral Post Mortem Stereoviews
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Made by The Keystone Vieww Company, The Universal Art Co., and James M Davis. Shows a Bhuddist funeral in Kyoto, Japan, a shrine for the Martyred Pres
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Comanche Tribe Indian Chief Stereoviews188 - Comanche Tribe Indian Chief Stereoviews
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Double sided stereoviews depicting Comanche Indian chiefs and national monuments in the United States.
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Mississippi River Steamboat Interior Stereoviews189 - Mississippi River Steamboat Interior Stereoviews
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Made by companies like American Scenery and Griffith & Griffith. The images depict the luxurious interior cabins, drawing rooms, and dining hall...
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German Airship LZ 129 Hindeburg RPPC Postcards190 - German Airship LZ 129 Hindeburg RPPC Postcards
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Five Olympic rings (promoting the 1936 Summer Olympics to be held in Berlin that August) were displayed on the hull during its trial flights and then
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German LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin RPPC Postcards191 - German LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin RPPC Postcards
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The collection features Dr. Hugo Eckener, the captain and manager of the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin company. Images show both the interior hangar construc
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1907 Lebaudy Patrie Wreckage RPPC Postcards192 - 1907 Lebaudy Patrie Wreckage RPPC Postcards
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The Lebaudy brothers of France were pioneers in developing semi-rigid airships for military use.
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Roadside Attraction Tourist RPPC Postcards193 - Roadside Attraction Tourist RPPC Postcards
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Includes locations such as Cayuga Lake Park, New York, Silver Springs, Florida, and Yellowstone National Park.
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Photographers Self Portrait RPPC Postcards194 - Photographers Self Portrait RPPC Postcards
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One depicts Reverend H. Meyer and his family in Chicago, Illinois. Also shows one sliced head exaggerated postcard.
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Eiffel Tower RPPC Postcards195 - Eiffel Tower RPPC Postcards
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The postcards depict different illuminated scenes of the tower, including specific mentions of nighttime views and the 1937 Exposition Internationale.
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Polar Expeditions RPPC Postcards196 - Polar Expeditions RPPC Postcards
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Collection of historical postcards featuring famous polar explorers and their vessels. Shows Robert E. Peary and Roald Amundsen. Shows the City of New
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Collection of Astronomical RPPC Postcards197 - Collection of Astronomical RPPC Postcards
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The cards showcase detailed images of the moon in various phases (Last Quarter, 10 days old) and the Andromeda Spiral Nebula.
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Mount Wilson Observatory RPPC Postcards198 - Mount Wilson Observatory RPPC Postcards
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Located in California. Nice grouping.
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French Dentelle de Calais Lace Pattern Postcards199 - French Dentelle de Calais Lace Pattern Postcards
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Nice grouping.
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Singer Sewing Machines Trade Cards200 - Singer Sewing Machines Trade Cards
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3" by 5 1/4" each. Highlights Serbia and Appenzell, Switzerland showcasing the widespread use of their sewing machines in different regions.
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