RR Auction: Rare and Obscure Signed Photography

Hardcover photo album, 14 x 11, containing 99 cabinet photos of members of the 41st Congressional US House of Representatives, with 95 signed on the p

Original 2.25 x 4.25 carte-de-visite photo by H. Heid of Vienna signed in the lower border in black ink, “Dr. H. van Cappelle, La Hage.” In fine condi

American railroad executive and philanthropist (1821-1885). Original 4 x 6.25 albumen cabinet card, circa 1880s, by A. Bogardus of New York. Soiling

Austrian geologist and botanist (1826–1897). Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait by Beer & Mayer of Vienna, signed and inscribed to a...

German chemist (1803–1873) regarded as one of the greatest chemistry teachers of all time, and also known as the ‘father of the fertilizer industry’ f

Senator from Ohio associated with the Radical Republicans (1800–1878). Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite bust portrait by Brady of Washington, signed a

Clergyman (1762–1864) who entered the Continental Army at age 16; one of just seven Revolutionary War veterans who survived into the age of photograph

Physician and professor at the Harvard Medical School. Original 2.25 x 4 full-length carte-de-visite photo by an anonymous studio, signed in the lower

African-American leader (1856–1915) who authored Up from Slavery and founded the Tuskegee Institute to provide young black people with educational opp

American lawyer and diplomat who later engaged in iron and coal interests in Pennsylvania. Original crystal-clear 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Wa