RR Auction: Rare and Obscure Signed Photography

US lawyer and brevet general during the Civil War (1831–1912) who served as secretary of the interior under Benjamin Harrison. Two items: one original

Presbyterian minister and president of Union College for 62 years (1773–1866). Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait by an anonymous studio, sign

Oversized original 19th century mounted albumen print, 12.75 x 13.5, showing early oil drilling, and affixed to its original 16 x 12 mount. Photo show

Clergyman, historian, and Massachusetts congressman (1796–1881). Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite full-length portrait by an anonymous studio, signed

Surgeon and educator (1800–1884) who was the first American to operate on an abscessed appendix and served as a professor at Columbia’s New York Colle

Professor of law at Harvard and author of a series of legal treatises, as well as books in support of Swedenborgian doctrines (1797–1882). Original 2.

Politician from Ohio (1810–1896) who served in both houses of the US Congress. Original 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo by an anonymous studio, signed in the lo

ALS signed “R. E. Peary,” one page, 5.75 x 6, Green’s Hotel letterhead, October 11, 1896. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “I shall be very glad of the

Vintage ink signature, “R. E. Peary,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition, with some mild soiling.

Influential clergyman (1859–1918) and pastor of the Bloomingdale Reformed Church. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo by Rockwood of New York, signed in