Cauldron of Curiosities Auction, 2024 October

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Get ready for two exciting days packed with an array of remarkable items awaiting new homes. We invite you to join us for this fun sale, featuring collectibles in all the usual categories, and don't forget ALL LOTS open for bidding at just $10! With a wide array of collectibles in nearly every category this sale has something for everyone. Whether you're gearing up for the holidays or collecting for yourself, you don't want to miss out on this incredible sale!

Please keep in mind shipping costs when bidding!

DAY 1:
Art / Décor: Lot 1000
Jewelry: Lot 1052
Textiles: Lot 1071
Collectibles / Ephemera: Lot 1080
Medical: Lot 1084
Bottles: Lot 1089
Liquor / Tobacco Related: Lot 1091
Advertising: Lot 1095
Autographs: Lot 1120
Entertainment: Lot 1124
Banking: Lot 1129
Law / Crime: Lot 1137
General Ephemera: Lot 1150
Kids / Toys: Lot 1207
Telegram Related: Lot 1220
Travel / Maps: Lot 1227
World's Fair: Lot 1234
Religious: Lot 1236
Fraternal Organizations: Lot 1239
Political: Lot 1244
Military: Lot 1263
Books: Lot 1285
Mining: Lot 1299
Mining Stocks: Lot 1339
Banking Stocks: Lot 1441
Stocks / Bonds - Foreign: Lot 1526
Stocks - Other: Lot 1538
Transportation: Lot 1550
Photographs: Lot 1586
Photography Equipment: Lot 1609

DAY 2:
Sports
Auto Racing: Lot 2000
Baseball: Lots 2001-2010
Basketball: Lots 2011-2014
Boxing: Lot 2015
Ephemera: Lot 2016
Football: Lots 2017-2019
Golf: Lots 2020-2023
Hockey: Lot 2024
Olympics: Lots 2025-2026
Other: Lots 2027, 2034
Racing: Lots 2028-2030
Soccer: Lot 2031
Tennis: Lots 2032-2033

Numismatics
Bullion: Lots 2035-2040
Coins: Lots 2042-2079
Currency: Lots 2082-2098
Ephemera: Lots 2099-2101
Exonumia: Lot 2102
Foreign: Lots 2103-2139
Medals: Lots 2137-2156
Other: Lots 2156-2165
Tokens: Lots 2166-2282

Philatelic
Covers: Lots 2283-2290
First Day Covers: Lots 2291-2295
Individual Stamps: Lots 2296-2310
Stamp Collections: Lots 2311-2330
Other: Lots 2331-2340
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YMCA Railroad Pass 1915 [187049]1561 - YMCA Railroad Pass 1915 [187049]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A rail pass issued by The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad to members of the Y.M.C.A. This one was issued in November of 1916 at a cost of $5 &am...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to r******8 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Railroad Passenger Ticket & Return Stub Ohio 1884 (2) [186858]1562 - Railroad Passenger Ticket & Return Stub Ohio 1884 (2) [186858]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A passenger's ticket to board The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railroad Co. train, dated July 28th, 1884. Signed by General Manager Oscar To...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to d*******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Lackawanna RR Stock Certificate 1859 [185360]1563 - Lackawanna RR Stock Certificate 1859 [185360]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad Company mortgage certificate issued to Maltby & Case for $100 and issued on February 15, 1859, three after ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Train Wreck Photo [188746]1564 - Train Wreck Photo [188746]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7x5" train wreck photo with Glenn Morrison next to crane lifting 205 ton engin(sic) from Yackama(sic) River. Light contrast, please inspect.[ Y...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to R*****s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Union Pacific 1923 Wyoming Wreck [185350]1565 - Union Pacific 1923 Wyoming Wreck [185350]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three photos from the Rawlins, Wyoming wreck of a Union Pacific train. It was the worst train wreck in the state's history killing 31 people. Th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 125.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*****f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Assorted Railroad Timetables (10) [188892]1566 - Assorted Railroad Timetables (10) [188892]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of ten timetables from Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Rio Grande, Burlington Northern and Missouri Pacific. They are from the 1950s and 1960
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to j******6 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Order of Railroad Telegraphers Passes, 2 [188405]1567 - Order of Railroad Telegraphers Passes, 2 [188405]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1893 Vinton, IA and 1917 Order of Railroad Telegraphers passes.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to t*******d for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Postcards - Railroad Bridges, c1909 [188925]1568 - Postcards - Railroad Bridges, c1909 [188925]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of 3 RPC postcards of railroad bridge and track construction, c1909. One previously used.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to R*****s for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Postcards - Railroad Stations, c1900 (5) [188924]1569 - Postcards - Railroad Stations, c1900 (5) [188924]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of 5 postcards featuring turn of the century U.S. railroad stations. 4 RPCs. Coggon, Iowa; Union Depot, Soo, Michigan; Penn Depot, Carbon,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to D****7 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Reading Company Stock Certificates (4) [188887]1570 - Reading Company Stock Certificates (4) [188887]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificates (4) issued by The Reading Company dated 1965, 1967, 1968 & 1988. Vignettes are all the same, Greek figures border a diesel lo...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Southern Pacific RR Keys, 2 Different [189802]1571 - Southern Pacific RR Keys, 2 Different [189802]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 different Southern Pacific RR keys. Switch "S" and CS 44.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Timetables & Tour Cards (8) [189248]1572 - Timetables & Tour Cards (8) [189248]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Timetables for The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, The Chicago & Northwestern, Colorado & Southern, Pictorial Folder and cards for ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to p****s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Union Pacific RR Lock [189192]1573 - Union Pacific RR Lock [189192]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Union Pacific CS-21 lock. Latch and bottom hanger pivot.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Monarch Air Lines Stock, 1946 [187982]1574 - Monarch Air Lines Stock, 1946 [187982]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued 1946 Monarch Air Lines stock.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d****z for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Aviation Postcards (5) 1917 [185620]1575 - Aviation Postcards (5) 1917 [185620]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of 5 aviation postcards from France, c1917. Colorized postcards with several illustrations of airplanes on each are unused and approx. 4&quo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to w**********e for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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French Biplane Postcard c. 1913 [187015]1576 - French Biplane Postcard c. 1913 [187015]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1913 French biplane postcard.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j******6 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Japanese Postcard - Art Smith, Pilot, c1916-17 [188454]1577 - Japanese Postcard - Art Smith, Pilot, c1916-17 [188454]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A RARE RPC Japanese postcard of stunt pilot, Art Smith. Smith made two trips to Asia, in 1916 and 1917, to give aeronautic demonstrations. Smith is se
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Tire store photo, c. 1910s-20s, auto history [188752]1578 - Tire store photo, c. 1910s-20s, auto history [188752]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage photograph of tire store selling 'Mason Maxi-Mile' brand products. Circa 1910s -1920s. Three men in the picture pose for the photogr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*********d for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Wheeled Transportation RPC's, 7 [189294]1579 - Wheeled Transportation RPC's, 7 [189294]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 RPC's of cars, bikes, buggies and wagons.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w**********e for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Postcards - Buggies and Wagons, c1900-10s (6) [188917]1580 - Postcards - Buggies and Wagons, c1900-10s (6) [188917]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of 6 RPC postcards with photos of horse-drawn buggies and wagons, 1 with gasoline-powered vehicles, c1900-10s. All unused.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to R*****s for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Postcards - Motorbike, Bicycle, 1908-10 (2) [188177]1581 - Postcards - Motorbike, Bicycle, 1908-10 (2) [188177]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of RPC postcards of an early motorbike and bicycle, c1908 & 1910. The first is a photo of a man on an Excelsior motorbike, with a child o...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to R*****s for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Postcards - Street Transportation, c1910 (4) [188923]1582 - Postcards - Street Transportation, c1910 (4) [188923]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of 4 postcards related to street transportation, c1910. Includes 3 RPCs. Horse-drawn street car, Rock Hill, N.C; motorized street car, Coff
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to D********a.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Postcards, New Cars, c1900-10s (3) [188716]1583 - Postcards, New Cars, c1900-10s (3) [188716]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Trio of RPC postcards featuring photos of people in newly delivered new cars, c1900-10s. Includes a 1900 Pierce Arrow, Campbell's Photo Design S...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to R*****s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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New York Steamer Receipt, 1864 [189303]1584 - New York Steamer Receipt, 1864 [189303]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1864 receipt from Philadelphia and New York Express Steamboat Co. via Delaware & Raritan Canal, 24 sacks of wool. Also, 1837 report page related...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Maritime Shipping Docs and Letters, 1815-1883 [188782]1585 - Maritime Shipping Docs and Letters, 1815-1883 [188782]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five documents relating to early American maritime shipping, dating between 1815 and 1883. The documents include shipping inventories and ledgers reco
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to p****5 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Divide Standard School Photo [189161]1586 - Divide Standard School Photo [189161]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6x8" photo of Divide, MT Standard School with ladies and children in front. Good contrast, a few small image loss spots.[ Divide Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to J********w.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Photograph - Inyo County Automobile, c1920s [188057]1587 - Photograph - Inyo County Automobile, c1920s [188057]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A black and white photograph of a 1920s automobile dressed up to promote Inyo and Mono counties in California. The vehicle is parked on a street with
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to p****5 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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San Francisco Earthquake Original Photos, 5, 1906-07 [189150]1588 - San Francisco Earthquake Original Photos, 5, 1906-07 [189150]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 original San Francisco earthquake photos, these are NOT repros. 3x5.25"-ruins of city hall, ruins after 1 year x2. 5x7" glossy-funeral ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to j******U for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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SouthDome Prints by Haynes, 3 [189154]1589 - SouthDome Prints by Haynes, 3 [189154]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3x 7" c. 1900-05 South Dome prints by Detroit Litho. Lower right creases. Please inspect.[ Yosemite Park California
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*******Y for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Photograph - Sentinel Hotel, Yosemite, c1890s [188059]1590 - Photograph - Sentinel Hotel, Yosemite, c1890s [188059]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A photograph of the Sentinel Hotel in Yosemite Valley, c1890s. Description and photographer's name, "Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 1," pri...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to p****5 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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W.P. Railroad Crossing color pictures, 24 [188520]1591 - W.P. Railroad Crossing color pictures, 24 [188520]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24 vintage color pictures of the Western Pacific Railroad Crossing from Utah to California. The images are mounted on heavy brown paper and bou
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to l******T for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Views That Made Colorado Famous by Hook, 1904 [189141]1592 - Views That Made Colorado Famous by Hook, 1904 [189141]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1904 The Views That Made Colorado Famous by Hook. Colorado Springs and vicinity. Chips, stain, mold. Overall poor condition, sold as is.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to p****s for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Gerolamy Bros. Photo Receipt 1890 [177665]1593 - Gerolamy Bros. Photo Receipt 1890 [177665]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Louis A Gerolamy was a photographer between 1883 & 1909. Here is a 1890 receipt from Gerolamy Bros. in Chicago. Several vertical creases.[ Chica...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Minneapolis town hall, stereograph c. 1880 [188371]1594 - Minneapolis town hall, stereograph c. 1880 [188371]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two photographs of Minnesota scenery taken by Minneapolis photographer M. Nowack, meant to be viewed through a stereographic viewer. The images are pr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to D********a.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Hawthorne Bros. Trucking Photo [189166]1595 - Hawthorne Bros. Trucking Photo [189166]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7.5x9.25" photo of Hawthorne Bros. trucks in front of their garage building. Good contrast.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*********d for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Photographs Niagara Falls, River, c1909 (15) [188470]1596 - Photographs Niagara Falls, River, c1909 (15) [188470]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of 15 photographs of the Niagara Falls and Great Lakes region, c1909. Includes a 5" x 4" photograph of the Niagara Cantilever B...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to y******1 for (10.00 + 2.00BP) = 12.00
 
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Cleveland Merchants Photographic Letterheads (2) [177676]1597 - Cleveland Merchants Photographic Letterheads (2) [177676]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Photographic Merchants Board of Trade Letterheads, 1895 Black hand written has some small holes.[ Cleveland Ohio
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
 
 
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Water Main Tunnel Photo, 1918, Kent Ohio [188774]1598 - Water Main Tunnel Photo, 1918, Kent Ohio [188774]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1918 photo of a tunnel being constructed by H.H. Hampton Kent Yard Contracting of Kent, Ohio. The tunnel was made to house water mains that would supp
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*****f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Cast of Oklahoma Photo c1907 [187312]1599 - Cast of Oklahoma Photo c1907 [187312]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1907 photo of Shidler Dramatic Co. cast of Oklahoma. Identified on reverse as Navare(sic) Ohio. 8x9.75".[ Navarre Ohio
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Social Groups Ephemera c1871-1908 (4) [180597]1600 - Social Groups Ephemera c1871-1908 (4) [180597]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of four pieces of ephemera related to social groups, c1871-1908. Includes: an invitation to merchants to shop for wholesale carpets, Leed
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Lockwood Family Photos c1860-1910 (12) [186964]1601 - Lockwood Family Photos c1860-1910 (12) [186964]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A dozen photographs of the surname Lockwood family photos, c1860-1910. Family members, some with descriptions, are provided on the reverse of each pho
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t*******d for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Ohio Caverns Souvenir Photo Album (12 views) [186894]1602 - Ohio Caverns Souvenir Photo Album (12 views) [186894]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 views of Ohio caverns in an embossed hand colored leatherbound souvenir booklet. c. 1926. Includes original box. Overall nice condition.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to j******6 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Schoolchildren photos, 1880s, Ohio [188753]1603 - Schoolchildren photos, 1880s, Ohio [188753]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two photos of Ohio schoolchildren, taken in the 1880s. The children featured are from Green Springs School and Powell School, in Seneca County and Woo
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Photo of Ontario Community in Forest, c.1890 [188781]1605 - Photo of Ontario Community in Forest, c.1890 [188781]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A photograph of a large family operation, possibly a European religious group, in Ontario, Canada, taken c. 1890. The photograph depicts around 30 ind
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Plumbing School photo, c. 1905 [188754]1606 - Plumbing School photo, c. 1905 [188754]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A photograph of the Coyne Bros. Co. School of Practical Plumbing. A group of forty men pose for the photograph outside of the plumbing school, which h
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*********d for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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US Postcard and Photo Grab Bag [189293]1607 - US Postcard and Photo Grab Bag [189293]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 40 modern US postcards and 20 multiview outdoor and park photos.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to j******6 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Wood Stereoviewer & Italian Views (35) [181717]1608 - Wood Stereoviewer & Italian Views (35) [181717]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage wooden stereo viewer (missing the sliding mechanism); & about 35 photo cards of Italy: mostly Rome, but also Pompeii, & Vatican prie...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********e for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Photography Letter, St. Louis MO 1864  [188332]1609 - Photography Letter, St. Louis MO 1864 [188332]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An 1864 letter from one '___ S. Allen' (first name illegible) of Saint Louis, Missouri, to a close friend. The letter describes Allen's ...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Ansco & Agfa Cameras 3 From Each 6 Total [185422]1610 - Ansco & Agfa Cameras 3 From Each 6 Total [185422]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Agfa-Sure Shot, Cadet, unmarked 5x4x3". Ansco-B?2, 2a, B2 Cadet. Not tested.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to j******6 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Argus Camera Collection 4 [185425]1611 - Argus Camera Collection 4 [185425]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Argus cameras in brown leather cases. Argus Seventy-five, argoflex Seventy-five, 2x argoflex. Not tested.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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