RR Auction: Rare and Obscure Signed Photography

Two TLSs, both 8.5 x 11 and dated December 12, 1922: one on personal letterhead to industrialist Curtis Freshel, in part: “I am under contract to deli

Vintage 4 x 9 magazine photo of Borglum’s first model for a proposed monument of R. G. Ingersoll, signed at the bottom of the image in fountain pen. T

Anglo-American genre painter and illustrator (1833–1905) known for his paintings of Puritan life, as well as his illustrations for The Scarlet Letter,

French Realist painter (1827–1906). ALS in French, on a 7.5 x 2.5 clipped slip, August 4, 1898. Letter to Mr. Tedesco. In full (translated): “I send y

Original 7.5 x 9.75 matte-finish portrait of a New York City street surrounded by skyscrapers affixed to its original 10.75 x 13.75 mount, labeled und

Artist, writer, traveler, and government agent (1821–1875). Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Brady’s of Washington, D. C., signed below the

TLS signed “W. J. Bryan,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, The Commoner letterhead, December 3, 1904. Letter regarding confusion about speaking engagements. In pa

TLS signed “Thornton W. Burgess,” one page, 8.25 x 7, personal letterhead, March 18, 1929. Letter to an admirer. In full: “Sister South Wind has just

Novelist (1844–1925) who served in the Confederate Army. He wrote of violence and death, of racial intermarriage, and of contradictions and complexiti

American dramatist and poet (1803–1889) who also served as mayor of Newport, Rhode Island. Original 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by an anonymous stud

French journalist, caricaturist, and photographer (1828–1906). The rival of Nadar in French photography, he is best known for his numerous portraits a

Russian-born painter (1887–1985) whose colorful, fanciful depictions of peasant life, Judaica, and other subjects earned him a place among the most po

Original 4.25 x 6 cabinet photo of a younger Clemens seated in between George Alfred Townsend and David Gray by Brady of Washington, D. C., circa 1860

English rhymster (1816–1891) known as ‘Poet Close.’ Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by an anonymous studio, signed in the lower border in blac

French painter (1819–1877) who was scorned for his rigid classical outlook. He was imprisoned and fined for his part in the destruction of the Vendome

English mezzotint engraver (1801–1887). Original 2.25 x 3.75 carte-de-visite photo by Mayall of London, signed in the lower border in black ink, “Sam’

American landscape artist (1823–1900). Rare original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Rockwood and Company of New York, signed below the image in bla

Journalist and politician from New Jersey (1797–1871) and a leading partisan Democratic editor. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by Brady of Ne

French painter (1824–1898) who became the president and co-founder of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo by

Spanish realist painter (1841–1920). Original 4 x 6.5 cabinet photo by an anonymous studio, signed in the lower border in black ink, “R. De Madrazo.”