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Lot #1
William M. Clayton (1824-1892), lot of 4. Includes an exceptional, close-up half plate daguerreotype signed "Collins, Artist" with penciled note penned to pad "Wm. M. Clayton taken in Phila 1853"; a ...
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Lot #2
in a full leather case. A striking image, typical of the superior quality work by this noted Philadelphia daguerreian.
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Lot #3
wonderful image of child lying in open hooded wicker cradle, pencil inscription in rear, original seals in embossed leather case.
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Lot #4
anonymous sixth plate in a pressed paper case, showing a young girl holding two hammers and peering over her dulcimer. The first such image of this type of musical instrument we've seen in 20 years!
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Lot #5
with wide dirt street in front and family (owners) standing in front, 5" x 7".
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Lot #6
supposedly Pittsburgh, PA. showing row houses and two store fronts, a dry goods and grocery 5.5" x 4.25".
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Lot #7
5.5 x 3.75" in an original gilt wall frame. An fine outdoor scene, showing a yoke of oxen attached to a steam tractor, pulling a large wagon. A group of workers look at the camera, one of whom brand ...
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Lot #8
on a railroad with 2 hand cars, one of which has "Wabash Rail Way" on side, 4.5" x 6.6".
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Lot #9
4 x 2.5" in original walnut "cross t" frame. An anonymous horizontal image, he drapes his arm on the back of one of the oxen, and holds a switch in his other hand.
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Lot #10
in an unusal cast iron frame. Cdv-sized post-Civil War image of a young boy holding a Springfield rifle, his hunting bag slung over his shoulder and his pup curled at his feet.
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Lot #11
237 pp., 8vo half calf with marbleized page edges. Notes are found throughout the book, but not every page has information. It appears as though the writer was trying to alphabetize by subject, leavin ...
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Lot #12
lot of 13 of "The New Daguerreian Journal." This a short-lived journal begun by Walter Johnson at Ohio State University in the early 1970s. Johnson was instrumental in shepherding the OSU purchase o ...
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Lot #13
with imprint of S. Austen, Oswego, NY. Fine studio pose of a member of hose company holding a large trumpet on his knee.
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Lot #14
with the imprint of Cadman's Gallery, Jacksonville, Ill. This view is of the main street in Rome with four storefronts visible including the "Manson Hotel".
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Lot #15
with imprint of M.K. Marshall, Photographer, West Main Street, Circleville. An 1870s image, likely of James K. Bedenheimer, who is listed in the Circleville City directory for 1859-60 as marshall. H ...
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Lot #16
lot of 4. Each of Henry Leonard, a 19th century fund-raiser for this small Ohio liberal arts college. Three with a humorous tale imprinted on verso, describing Leonard's antics. Wish my college sent ...
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Lot #17
with backmark of "Hannaman, Shelbyville, ILL." Both display grey squirrels, one holds a percussion rifle with his hunting bag and horn visible; one holds a percussion side-by-side. Identified on vers ...
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Lot #18
with imprint of Arnold's, Jefferson, Iowa. Advertising the wares of Charles Bofink Hardware and Implements. Typical of the genre, her dress and hat adorned with scissors, keys, muffins tins and more.
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Lot #19
lot of 26. Includes 12 from life portraits of Longfellow and his wife; Washington Irving; Alfred Tennyson; Halleck; T.S. Arthur; Park Benjamin; Edgar A. Poe; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Tom Thumb and Lavini ...
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Lot #20
contained in a fine European travel album, filled with 164 cdvs plus 20 more cdv-sized lithographs not mounted on cards. Most are scenic studies, but also include personalities of the mid 1870s. Incl ...
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