RR Auction: Rare and Obscure Signed Photography

American statesman and industrialist (1834–1928) who served as a US senator from New York and made his fortune as a lawyer and railroad executive. Ori

American statesman and industrialist (1834–1928) who served as a US senator from New York and made his fortune as a lawyer and railroad executive. Ear

African-American spiritual leader (1876–1965) whose Peace Mission sect demanded worship of him as God incarnate and communal celibate living. TLS sign

Politician from Wisconsin (1818–1897) and a staunch supporter of Lincoln’s during the Civil War. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Brady, bol

Scientist and pioneer daguerreotypist (1811–1882) who took the first detailed photograph of the moon in 1840. Bank check, 7.25 x 2.75, filled out in a

Vintage matte-finish 13.75 x 10.75 photo of Edison, George Eastman, General John Pershing, and others, taken at Eastman’s Rochester house in 1928, whe

Original 8.75 x 7 glossy photo of Thomas Edison posing outside with three other men, identified on the reverse as Mr. Hudson, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. McGall

Original 9 x 7 glossy photo of Edison, clad in a bright white suit, one of his Dictaphone machines to his right, with the mouthpiece in his hand, posi

Unsigned original candid 7 x 4.75 photo of Edison with Senator Benjamin R. Tillman. Reverse bears pencil notations that date the photo as “Neg. 251” f

Lawyer and politician (1828–1919) who served as senator from Vermont from 1866 to 1891. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Brady of New York, signed