RR Auction: Rare and Obscure Signed Photography

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Headquartered in Amherst, NH, RR Auction is globally recognized as the trusted source for authentic autographed memorabilia and rare signed documents. Since its inception in 1976, the firm has published over 360 consecutive monthly autograph catalogs, which are distributed internationally. The firm recently auctioned the autographed photo of Albert Einstein with his tongue wagging for a record $74,340 and the check astronaut Neil Armstrong signed the day he left for the moon for $27,350.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Henry W. Slocum721 - Henry W. Slocum
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Union general (1827–1894) who fought at Gettysburg and accompanied Sherman on his March to the Sea. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet profile photo by Brisb
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George William Smith722 - George William Smith
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Union officer from Vermont who was brevetted twice for meritorious service at Gettysburg and Spottsylvania. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by
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Harris E. Smith723 - Harris E. Smith
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Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by D. L. Heath of Norwalk, Ohio, signed below the image in black ink, “Yours truly, H. E. Smith,” adding his r
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Hiram D. Smith724 - Hiram D. Smith
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Second lieutenant in the 17th New York Light Artillery. Original 2.25 x 4 full-length carte-de-visite photo of Smith sitting in a chair, signed on the
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Frank I. Snell725 - Frank I. Snell
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Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Snell in his hat by Clarkson of Salisbury, Massachusetts, signed on the reverse in black ink, “F. I. Snell,
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Frederick W. Sparling726 - Frederick W. Sparling
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Union cavalry officer. Original 2.25 x 4 full-length carte-de-visite photo by J. H. Van Stavoren of Nashville, signed in the lower border in black ink
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James P. Sprague727 - James P. Sprague
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Naval engineer who served on board the gunboat Ottawa. Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Hermanos of Callao, Peru, signed on the reverse in bl
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William Sprague728 - William Sprague
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Participant in the First Battle of Bull Run who later served as governor of Rhode Island (1830–1915). Original 2.25 x 4.25 carte-de-visite portrait of
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George Luther Stearns729 - George Luther Stearns
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Industrialist, merchant, and ardent abolitionist (1809–1867) who helped establish stations for the Underground Railroad and financially supported John
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Tecumseh Steece730 - Tecumseh Steece
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Union naval officer who was captured by the C.S.S. Alabama while serving on board the Ariel. He died of yellow fever on July 15, 1864. Original 2.25 x
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George Miller Sternberg731 - George Miller Sternberg
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Army physician (1838–1915) known as the ‘Father of American Bacteriology,’ who investigated the causes of malaria, pneumonia, and yellow fever. TLS si
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Thomas Greely Stevenson732 - Thomas Greely Stevenson
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Union general killed in action during the battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse (1836–1864). Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Stevenson in uni
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James W. H. Stickney733 - James W. H. Stickney
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Union officer in the 3rd New Jersey Volunteers (1820–1915). Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Gardner of Washington, D. C., signed in the low
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William Stivers734 - William Stivers
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Union naval officer. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by W. H. Getchell of Boston, signed below the image in black ink, “Will. Stivers.” In ver
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Andrew Strong735 - Andrew Strong
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Original 2.25 x 4 full-length carte-de-visite photo by Cross and Childs of Virginia, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Andrew Strong, 2nd Lieutenan
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Lyman Y. Stuart736 - Lyman Y. Stuart
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Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Henry Ulke of Washington, D. C., signed below the image in black ink, “L. Y. Stuart, Capt. T.C.S.V.” In fin
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Edward D. Swain737 - Edward D. Swain
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Lieutenant Colonel in the 42nd Illinois Infantry. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by C. C. Giers of Nashville, signed on the reverse in black
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Charles H. Swasey738 - Charles H. Swasey
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Union naval officer who was killed in action on board the Sciota on October 4, 1862. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Swasey sitting at a de
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William Booth Taliaferro739 - William Booth Taliaferro
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Confederate general (1822–1898) who served under ‘Stonewall’ Jackson and distinguished himself at McDowell and First Winchester. Original carte-de-vis
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Alexander M. Thackara740 - Alexander M. Thackara
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Navy midshipman during the Civil War (1848–1937) who went on to marry William T. Sherman’s daughter and held several presidential appointed ambassador
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Henry K. Thatcher741 - Henry K. Thatcher
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Union naval officer (1806–1880) who commanded the Colorado and was crucial to the capture of Mobile, Alabama. Original 2.25 x 4 three-quarter length c
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John M. Thayer742 - John M. Thayer
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Union general (1820–1906) and US Senator from Nebraska. Original 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo by an anonymous studio, signed in the lower border in black ink
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Lorenzo Thomas743 - Lorenzo Thomas
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Controversial army officer (1804–1875) who did not get along well with Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; President Johnson attempted to replace Stant
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William Robert Thomas744 - William Robert Thomas
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Union officer and aide-de-camp to Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward. Original 2.25 x 4 oval carte-de-visite photo by Dowe and Durkee of Sycamore, Il
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William H. Thompson745 - William H. Thompson
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Union naval officer who served on board the Sloop Susquehanna during the Civil War. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by J. W. Black of Boston,
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Josiah Tilden746 - Josiah Tilden
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Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Tilden in uniform by N. Briggs of Galesburg, Illinois, signed on the front “Josiah Tilden,” and again on th
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Benjamin Franklin Tracy747 - Benjamin Franklin Tracy
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Union general and politician (1830–1915) who was awarded a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of the Wilderness. He later served as Secr
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Charles Stuart Tripler, Jr748 - Charles Stuart Tripler, Jr
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Union officer who served in the 96th and 12th New York Infantry. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Morse’s Palace of Art of San Francisco, si
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Erastus B. Tyler749 - Erastus B. Tyler
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Union general (1822–1891). At the outbreak of the Civil War he helped raise the 7th Ohio Infantry and was elected their colonel. Original 2.25 x 4 car
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Robert O. Tyler750 - Robert O. Tyler
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Union general (1831–1874) who commanded the Artillery Reserve of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg. Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite
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Union Officers751 - Union Officers
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Exceptional and attractive oversized original 1860s albumen photograph of Union Officers by R. A. Lewis of New York. Oval print measures approximately
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George B. Upham752 - George B. Upham
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Union naval officer. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Guay Photographic of New Orleans, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Compliments of
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USS Patapsco Officers753 - USS Patapsco Officers
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Original 8 x 5 albumen photo of the officers of the Patapsco sitting on the deck of their ironclad, taken during the Civil War, affixed to its origina
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Horatio Phillips Van Cleve754 - Horatio Phillips Van Cleve
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Union general (1809–1891) who participated in the Battle of Chickamauga. Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Van Cleve in uniform by an anony
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Henry Bell Van Rensselaer755 - Henry Bell Van Rensselaer
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Union general and congressman from New York (1810–1864). Ink signature, “H. Van Rensselaer,” on a 3.75 x 5.25 off-white mat, behind which lies an unaf
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Jonathan M. Wainwright756 - Jonathan M. Wainwright
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Union naval officer killed in action in the Battle of Galveston on January 1, 1863. Partly-printed DS, signed “J. M. Wainwright,” one page, 7.25 x 2.5
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Charles Carroll Walcutt757 - Charles Carroll Walcutt
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Twice-wounded Union general (1838–1898). Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Walcutt in uniform by Smith & Whiley of Columbus, Ohio, si...
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J. H. Hobart Ward758 - J. H. Hobart Ward
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Union general (1823–1903) noted for his performance at Gettysburg. Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Ward in uniform, by Charles D. Fredric
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William T. Ward759 - William T. Ward
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Union brigadier general who led a brigade in XX Corps during the early stages of the Atlanta Campaign (1808–1878). Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite po
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Francis W. Warner760 - Francis W. Warner
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Union naval engineer who served as an assistant engineer on board the USS Penguin. Original unsigned 2.25 x 4 full-length carte-de-visite photo by A.
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Alexander Webb761 - Alexander Webb
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Union general (1835–1911) who received the Medal of Honor for leading the Philadelphia Brigade in the face of Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. After th
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Alexander Stewart Webb762 - Alexander Stewart Webb
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Union general (1835–1911) who received the Medal of Honor for leading the Philadelphia Brigade in the face of Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. After th
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Fletcher Webster763 - Fletcher Webster
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Son of Daniel Webster and Union officer who was killed in action in the Second Battle of Bull Run on August 30, 1862. ALS, one page both sides, 7.5 x
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Godfrey Weitzel764 - Godfrey Weitzel
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Union general and acting mayor of New Orleans during the federal occupancy of the city (1835–1884). Civil War-era original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite por
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John Westenhouse765 - John Westenhouse
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Union naval officer. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by an anonymous studio, signed on the reverse in black ink, “John Westenhouse, Act 2d asi
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Joseph Wheeler766 - Joseph Wheeler
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Confederate major general (1836–1906), known as ‘Fightin’ Joe,’ who led his troops in vigorous opposition to Sherman during the Atlanta campaign. AQS,
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Carr Baily White767 - Carr Baily White
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Union general (1823–1871) best known for his operations in West Virginia and Maryland. ALS signed “C. B. White, Col. Comdg.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.25, F
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V. M. Wilcox768 - V. M. Wilcox
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Union colonel in the 132nd Pennsylvania Infantry. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Wilcox in uniform by Fredricks of New York, signed and inscribe
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David Boal Wilson769 - David Boal Wilson
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Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by an anonymous studio, signed on the reverse in black ink, “D. B. Wilson, Lieut & A.Q.M., Dist. of Ft. ...
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George E. Wingate770 - George E. Wingate
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Union naval officer who served in both the East and West Blockading Squadrons. Original 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Chute and Brooks of Buenos Aires, sig
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