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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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All Black Langford Cole Bros Circus Band Postcard301 - All Black Langford Cole Bros Circus Band Postcard
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Harbey Langford band leader with Cole Brother's Circus Minstrel band. Signed on back by Langford. RPPC Postcard.
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Black Saxophone Jazz Musician Paris Postcard302 - Black Saxophone Jazz Musician Paris Postcard
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Postcard from godfather to daughter Emilienne. Signed.
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Young Couples Posing on Bicycle Cabinet Photo303 - Young Couples Posing on Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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5" by 6".
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Family on Wood Rim Bicycles Cabinet Photo304 - Family on Wood Rim Bicycles Cabinet Photo
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4" by 5".
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Men on Wood Rim Bicycles Cabinet Photo305 - Men on Wood Rim Bicycles Cabinet Photo
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4 1/4" by 5 1/4".
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Connecticut Children on Fairy Tricycles Photo306 - Connecticut Children on Fairy Tricycles Photo
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Cabinet Photo by Geo R. Bradley, New Haven Connecticut. 5" by 8 1/2".
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Early Tandem Bicycle Cabinet Photo307 - Early Tandem Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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5 1/2" by 6".
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Victorian Women with Wood Rim Bicycles Photo308 - Victorian Women with Wood Rim Bicycles Photo
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4" by 5".
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Swedish Youths Wood Rim Bicycles Cabinet Photo309 - Swedish Youths Wood Rim Bicycles Cabinet Photo
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Card by Elisabeth Elfstrom and Company, Ljunby Stromsnas Bruk, Sweden.
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Victorian Woman Wood Rim Bicycle Cabinet Photo310 - Victorian Woman Wood Rim Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Juncker Jensen, Copenhagen Denmark.
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Wisconsin Woman on Bicycle Cabinet Photo311 - Wisconsin Woman on Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Edward D. Frautschy, Monticello and New Glarus Wisconsin.
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New Jersey Children Tandem Bicycle Photo312 - New Jersey Children Tandem Bicycle Photo
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Cabinet Card photo by Lothrop, Riverton New Jersey.
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Chicago Bicycle Racing Couple Cabinet Photo313 - Chicago Bicycle Racing Couple Cabinet Photo
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Card by Schultz, Chicago Illinois.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Pennsylvania Girl on Bicycle Cabinet Photo314 - Pennsylvania Girl on Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Helen Marie Hardman of Pennsylvania. Card by Goldwait, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
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Father and Son on Bicycles Cabinet Photo315 - Father and Son on Bicycles Cabinet Photo
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Card by R.A. Miller, Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Hastings Nebraska Woman with Bicycle Cabinet Photo316 - Hastings Nebraska Woman with Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Hannah Osborne. Card by Ragan, Hastings Nebraska.
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Hastings Nebraska Man with Bicycle Cabinet Photo317 - Hastings Nebraska Man with Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Sam Phelps. Card by Ragan, Hastings Nebraska.
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Minnesota Man with Safety Bicycle Cabinet Photo318 - Minnesota Man with Safety Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Geo Herman. Card by Houghton and Saxe, Plainview Minnesota.
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Iowa Man with Safety Bicycle Cabinet Photo319 - Iowa Man with Safety Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Star Gallery, M.F. Patty, Adel Iowa.
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Chicago Sisters with Bicycles Cabinet Photo320 - Chicago Sisters with Bicycles Cabinet Photo
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Card by McElliot, Chicago Illinois. 5 1/2" by 6".
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Chicago Sisters on Tandem Bicycle Cabinet Photo321 - Chicago Sisters on Tandem Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Schneider, Chicago Illinois.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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Illinois Safety Bicycle Cabinet Photo322 - Illinois Safety Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Frank Woodard, Golden Eagle Illinois.
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Missouri Man with Wood Rim Bicycle Cabinet Photo323 - Missouri Man with Wood Rim Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Louis Roth, St. Louis Missouri.
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High Wheel Penny Farthing Bicycle Cabinet Photo324 - High Wheel Penny Farthing Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by B. F. Powelson, Buffalo New York. Written in ink on bottom of card is: I'm a lifelong teetotaler. I go to bed at 10 pm and I'm a lif...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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Star High Wheel Penny Farthing Bicycle Photo325 - Star High Wheel Penny Farthing Bicycle Photo
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Cabinet card size 4" by 6".
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Sold to floor for 140.00
 
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Grulkey California Wheelman Tour Stereoview326 - Grulkey California Wheelman Tour Stereoview
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Wheelman tour of '87. Man posing with Farthing high wheel bicycle in front of the California Steam Navigation company sign. Card by G.L. Grulkey...
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Grulkey California Wheelman Tour Stereoview327 - Grulkey California Wheelman Tour Stereoview
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Farthing high wheel bicycles, safety bicycles and tricycles in front of the California Steam Navigation company sign. Card by G.L. Grulkey Photo.
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Grulkey California Wheelman Tour Stereoview328 - Grulkey California Wheelman Tour Stereoview
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Card by G.L. Grulkey Photo.
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Grulkey California Wheelman Tour Stereoview329 - Grulkey California Wheelman Tour Stereoview
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Stereoview of Yosemite National Park for the Wheelmen (bicycle) tour of 1886. G.L. Grulkey.
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Collection of Early Bicycle Photos330 - Collection of Early Bicycle Photos
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3 1/2" by 5".
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Grulkey California Wheelman Tour Stereoview331 - Grulkey California Wheelman Tour Stereoview
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California stereoview of Yosemite National Park for the Wheelmen (bicycle) tour of 1886. G.L. Grulkey.
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Sociable Tricycle Indiana Cabinet Photo332 - Sociable Tricycle Indiana Cabinet Photo
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Photo by Maple Leaf Studio, Hammond Indiana. 4 1/4" by 6".
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Boston Massachusetts Tricycle Cabinet Photo333 - Boston Massachusetts Tricycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Hartford, Boston Massachusetts.
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Illinois Boy with Tricycle Cabinet Photo334 - Illinois Boy with Tricycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Hobart, South Rockport Illinois.
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Chicago Girl on Tricycle Cabinet Photo335 - Chicago Girl on Tricycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Jacob Maul, Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago Boy with Tricycle Cabinet Photo336 - Chicago Boy with Tricycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Hirsch, Chicago Illinois.
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Findlay Ohio Men with Bicycles Cabinet Photo337 - Findlay Ohio Men with Bicycles Cabinet Photo
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5" by 7". Willis Leiter Photographer.
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Pennsylvania Man Daughter Bicycle Cabinet Photo338 - Pennsylvania Man Daughter Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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S.M. Hawkins. Card by Van Duke, Edinboro Pennsylvania.
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West Virginia Bicycle Racers Cabinet Photo339 - West Virginia Bicycle Racers Cabinet Photo
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Card by Ewing Brothers, Clarksburg, West Virginia.
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Young Man with Safety Bicycle Cabinet Photo340 - Young Man with Safety Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Rare bicycle.
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Chicago Man with Bicycle Cabinet Photo341 - Chicago Man with Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Matousek, Chicago Illinois.
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Michigan Man with Bicycle Cabinet Photo342 - Michigan Man with Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Wixson of Escanaba and Gladstone Michigan.
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Mustached Englishman on Bicycle Cabinet Photo343 - Mustached Englishman on Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Wright Photographer, Middlesbrough UK.
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Wisconsin Lady with Bicycle Cabinet Photo344 - Wisconsin Lady with Bicycle Cabinet Photo
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Card by Fitch, Elkhorn Wisconsin.
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Indian Wars Cavalry Soldier Cabinet Photo345 - Indian Wars Cavalry Soldier Cabinet Photo
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Card by Collins, 5" by 7".
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Spanish American War Sailor Cabinet Photo346 - Spanish American War Sailor Cabinet Photo
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Sailor with deck cannon. 5" by 6 1/4".
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to s********v.. (40020) for (15.00 + 4.20BP) = 19.20
 
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Etienne Lunet de Lajonquiere Cabinet Photo347 - Etienne Lunet de Lajonquiere Cabinet Photo
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Card by McKinnon, Jacksonville Illinois. Etienne Edmond Lunet de Lajonquiere (1861–1933) was a multifaceted French figure military officer, a
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Civil War Staff Officer Cavalry Cabinet Photo348 - Civil War Staff Officer Cavalry Cabinet Photo
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Cavalry uniform armed with Staff and Field Officer Sword and revolver. Card by Lies, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
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Indian Wars Soldier Cabinet Photo349 - Indian Wars Soldier Cabinet Photo
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Man is sporting a Mills Dog Head Belt. Hunter Brothers of Taunton Massachusetts.
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1893 Chicago Worlds Fair Guard Cabinet Photo350 - 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair Guard Cabinet Photo
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Columbian Guard at the Chicago 1893 World's Fair. The Wilson Studio, Chicago Illinois.
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