RR Auction: Rare and Obscure Signed Photography

Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by W. L. Germon’s of Philadelphia, signed horizontally on the reverse in black ink, “Geo. M. Dallas, Jr.,” and

Hardcover photo album, 11.75 x 8.5, from the late 1870s, containing 96 cabinet photos of faculty, students and the campus, two to a page and all back

Daughter of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Bingham and Hilliard of Memphis, Tennessee, signed at the

Representative and senator from Kentucky who opposed secession (1801–1872). ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, Washington, December 10,

Unsigned original 2.75 x 3.5 oval portrait of Davis, affixed to a 4 x 5.5 mount. In fine condition, with scattered surface marks, toning, and soiling,

Unsigned original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Davis in uniform, by Charles D. Fredricks & Co. of New York, dated 1861 in the lower borde...

Original 2.25 x 4 anonymous carte-de-visite bust portrait of Jefferson Davis that reproduces an engraved portrait. Light edge and corner wear only.

French geologist (1839–1908). Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait by G. Gevrey of Paris, signed and inscribed to a fellow geologist on the rever

French diplomat (1805–1894) who spearheaded the project to build the Suez Canal. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Mora of New York, signed at the

Original personal calling card bearing Depew’s name and 54th Street address, 3.25 x 1.5, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Yours very truly, Chaunc