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

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