Behind The Negative - Day 1
Listing ID#: 853644

Sale Location

Missoula, MT 59802
Sale Dates and TimesSALE IS COMPLETED
Friday Apr 10, 2026 Completed
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Davis Brothers Auction

Contact: Matthew Davis
Phone: 4065460226
Email: support@davisbrothersauction.com
Website: https://davisbrothersauction.com/

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Davis Brothers Auction LLC Terms & Conditions

Last Updated: January 1st, 2025

Introduction
Davis Brothers Auction LLC (�Davis Brothers�) is an auction company that operates online and on-site auctions and appraisals (the �Services�). These Terms and Conditions (�Terms�) are a binding legal agreement between you and Davis Brothers that govern your use of the Services. By accessing the website davisbrothersauction.com (�Website�) and using the Services, you confirm that you are in agreement with and bound by the terms of service contained in the Terms outlined below and that you will comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding your use of the Website and Services. The Terms apply to the entire Website and any email or other type of communication between you and Davis Brothers. In these Terms, �you� refers both to you as an individual and to the entity you represent, if any.

Modifications
Davis Brothers may modify the Services or these Terms at any time. When we make material changes to these Terms, we will post the revised Terms on the Website and update the �Last Updated� date at the top of these Terms. Your continued access to or use of the Site will constitute acceptance of the revised Terms. We also maintain other terms and policies that supplement these Terms, which may be updated from time to time.

Eligibility
The Services are intended solely for persons who are 18 or older. Any use of the Services by anyone that does not meet this age requirement is expressly prohibited.Auction items are sold "as is" with no returns or exchanges

Auction items are sold on an AS IS BASIS, WHERE IS, and WITH ALL FAULTS. We will make every effort and put forth our due diligence to attempt to properly describe and represent items, however all items are sold on a buyer discretionary basis. Buyers are responsible for satisfying themselves concerning the condition of auction items. All statements and descriptions of items by Davis Brothers are statements of opinion and are not to be relied upon as statements of fact. Davis Brothers is not responsible in any way for errors or omissions in the descriptions of items. Once a lot has been purchased, there are no returns or exchanges of any kind.

DAVIS BROTHERS MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WHATSOEVER OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WITH RESPECT TO AUCTION ITEMS, INCLUDING ANY (a) WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY; (b) WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; OR (c) ACCURACY OF THE CATALOGUE OR OTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL CONDITION, SIZE, QUALITY, RARITY, IMPORTANCE, MEDIUM, MATERIAL, GENUINENESS, ATTRIBUTION, PROVENANCE, PERIOD, CULTURE, SOURCE, ORIGIN, EXHIBITIONS, LITERATURE, OR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ANY AUCTION ITEM. Bids
Davis Brothers reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to refuse admission to any auction (whether online or on-site) and to reject any bid, as well as the right to refuse to acknowledge any bidder. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer will be the buyer of the auction item(s). Bidders cannot revoke or cancel a bid for any reason. As an auctioneer Davis Brothers reserves the right to place a bids on behalf of the seller in consecutive fashion up to a reserve or preset price in sale with or without reserve.

Unless otherwise announced at the time of sale, all bids are per lot as numbered in the catalogue. Davis Brothers reserves the right to reject a bid from any bidder. The highest bid acknowledged by the Auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the Auctioneer shall have the sole and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder, or to re-offer and re-sell the article in dispute. If the Auctioneer determines that any opening bid is not commensurate with the value of the article offered, they may reject the bid; and if, having acknowledged an opening bid they decide that any advance is not sufficient, they may reject the advance. The Auctioneer reserves the right to acknowledge an auction floor bid before acknowledging an internet and/or phone bid regardless of the maximum bid amount provided by the bidder before and/or during the auction.

Payment
When making a bid, a bidder is accepting personal liability to pay the purchase price. Payment in full is to be expected within 7 business days upon the completion of the catalog sale. If payment is not received, Davis Brothers Auctions reserves the right to cancel or void any unpaid transaction and/or charge storage fees associated with unpaid.

If you are having trouble paying for your items via the corresponding online portals, please feel free to contact us for assistance at: support@davisbrothersauction.com.

All forms of credit card are accepted. Bank wire transfers (required for high value purchases above $5,000), cashier�s checks and postal money orders. By registering for this auction, you give Davis Brothers explicit consent to charge your card on file following the auction for the total amount due plus shipping. You waive your right to contest final sale approval for any of your purchases with Davis Brothers. If your order total is in the excess of $5,000 or is deemed to be high risk, we may require non-credit card payment.

By registering for our auctions, you grant Davis Brothers permission to waive your right to execute any chargebacks against our company for any reason.

ALL SHIPPING IS HANDLED IN HOUSE

All items are packed professionally and insured in house. A shipping cost will be added to your invoice at end of sale. If you have questions about cost of shipping please send us an email at support@davisbrothersauction.com before auction day. Local customers may request to pick up auction items by emailing us at support@davisbrothersauction.com.

Items not removed from our warehouse within 30 days of the auction sale date will be subject to daily storage fees as determined by Davis Brothers Auction.

After auction payment is received in full, please allow up to 30 days for us to process and ship your order. A tracking number will be emailed to you directly once your order has shipped. Please check your spam folder regularly.

Firearms

All firearm sales are shipped in house. We accept FFLs. As of 2025, NO C&R's are accepted. All in person pickups require background checks and appropriate identification.Severability and non-waiver
In the event any provision of these Terms is held to be void, voidable, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The failure of Davis Brothers to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision, or any other provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of these Terms or any part of these Terms, or any right of Davis Brothers to enforce that provision or each and every other provision at any time. No waiver of any breach of these Terms shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other breach. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms will be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise permitted under law.Force majeure
Davis Brothers shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, pandemics, epidemics or disease, strikes or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor, or materials.Indemnification
You agree to release, defend, indemnify, and hold Davis Brothers and its subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, and agents, harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with: (i) your access to or use of the Services; and (ii) your violation of these Terms. Such indemnification includes but is not limited to any injuries, losses, or damages (compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential, or otherwise) arising in connection with or as a result of your use of the Services. This indemnification provision is a fundamental element of the basis of the bargain between Davis Brothers and you. It shall apply to the extent permitted by applicable law, and any aspects of it that are deemed unenforceable shall be severed while leaving the remainder in effect.Governing law and venue
These Terms will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Montana and the United States of America, without regard to conflict of law provisions. Judicial proceedings must be brought in state or federal court in Missoula County, Montana.Entire agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Davis Brothers regarding your use of the Website and use of the Services and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous written or oral agreements between you and Davis Brothers.Additional terms
Davis Brothers Auction is not responsible for how third-parties, including HiBid, Invaluable, LiveAuctioneers, ProxiBid, AuctionZip, iCollector, AskArt, BidSquare, Mailchimp, ShipStation and others use and share your information. Please refer to the privacy policies of those third-parties to understand how they use and share your information.

You authorize Davis Brothers to have access to your online bidding platform account information, specifically your contact and payment information, and you agree and authorize Davis Brothers to use such information to carry out the Services. You also authorize Davis Brothers to send you promotional emails. If you would like to opt-out of receiving promotional emails, please email us at support@davisbrothersauction.com.

No ammunition sales outside of the continental United States.

No ammunition sales to persons under the age of 21.

Our minimum cost to ship any order is $25.

Contact us
Please contact us if you have any questions regarding these Terms.
Via Email: support@davisbrothersauction.com
Via this link: www.davisbrothersauction.com/contact
Listing Information
The Maureen P. Sherlock Photography Collection. Highlights Include: Signed Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Historic India Travel Photo Album, Wilson Bentley Snowflake Photomicrograph, Charles Sumner Signed, Columbian Exposition Nude Tribal Girls with Rifles, Walking Billboard Banner Ladies, Byron Gurnsey The Crane Stereoview, Chess Playing Automaton, Jascha Heifetz Signed, Rose & Hopkins Ute Indians, Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Signed, American Folk Art Whimsey Bottle Maker, Prince Ramahatra, Count Basie, Charles Darwin, Perry Bradford's Orchestra, Statue of Liberty Torch Stereoviews, LDS Three Witnesses, Andrew Carnegie, Child Birth Defects, Deaf and Blind, Cults, Salvation Army, Cowboys, The West, Indians, Town Criers, Chimney Sweeps, Presidents, Chicago History, Steamships, Organ Grinders, Pets, Post Mortem, Bicycle Racing, Motorcycles, Prosthetic Limbs, African American History, Jazz, Musicians, Occupational, Crossdressing, Gay Interest, Violinists, Merchants, Gypsies, Beggars, and much more

1
Man with Carved Prosthetic Hand CDV Photo
Photographer is Thayer of Wyanet Illinois


3
Mrs Maxwell Rocky Mountain Museum Stereoview
Image showing a Taxidermy Buffalo head.

4
Girl with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is O.G. Jones.

5
Sandwich Board Advertising Man Stereoview
J. Harold Barraclough photographer.


7
Chicago Girls with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is Kersting of Chicago.

8
Rudy Hagen Steer Horn Chair Cabinet Photo
Back says September 1897. Uncle Rudy Hagen made chair and foot stool out of cowhide. Cow was killed for Hagen Meat Market.

9
Occupational Draft Horse Breeder Cabinet Photo
Nice image showing a Percheron breeder.

10
Occupational New York Shoeshine CDV Photo
Wells & Smith Hornellsville New York.

11
Nebraska Girl with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Matzen & Co Omaha Nebraska.

12
Herbert Spencer Biologist Philospher CDV Photo
Elliott and Fry Photographer. Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 � 8 December 1903) was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist, biologist, sociologist, and anthropologist. Spencer originated the expression "survival of the fitte...

13
President James A. Garfield Cabinet Photo
Brand Portraits Chicago Illinois.

14
Newberg Tennyson Sideshow Performer Cabinet Photo
Newberg & Tennyson, Galesburg Illinois


16
Italy Occupational Chair Caner Peddler Photo
Nice early image, either a Chair Caner, Chair Maker, or Peddler. C. Coen E. Figlio. Venice Italy


18
Minnesota Railroad Workers Cabinet Photo
Swain Manus Photographer Minneota Minnesota. Both men are wearing matching uniforms with Railroad Hat Badges, possibly Baggage Draymen.

19
Pastor Siram Soren Mahan Sornen Cabinet Photo
Photographer is Dorge of Minneapolis Minnesota. Reverend Siram Soren and wife Mahan Soren. Siram Soren (born 1844) was the first to be baptized in the Mission, 28th March 1869. Rev. Siram Soren became the first pastor, ordained 1876. He served at Alu...

20
Nude Tribal Girls Columbian Exposition Photo
Photographer is Gibson. Taken at the World's Columbian Exposition also known as the Worlds Fair. Girls are shown holding war clubs and Winchester rifles. Phenomenal and rare early image.

21
Lansing Iowa Patriotic Parade Cabinet Photo
Boeckh Photographer. Back says Merchants Parade Lansky Iowa.

22
East Oakland California Identified Scottish Photo
Identified as Mrs. Norman Beaton.

23
Wealthy Indian Family India Cabinet Photo
Hellis & Sons Head Studios London Photographer.


25
Tad Lucas Champion Cowgirl Signed Photo
Photo by Doubleday. Signed and inscribed by Tad.

26
Salvation Army War Cry Newspaper Woman Photo
Photographer is S.L. Platt of Elgin Illinois.

27
Armed Cowboys or Gunfighters Cabinet Photo
One is Holding a Colt Single Action. Photographer is Rosenquist of Rockford Illinois.

28
Armed Cowboy or Gunfighter Cabinet Photo
Holding a Colt Single Action. Photographer is Rosenquist of Rockford Illinois.

29
Steer Horn Chair Foot Stool Cabinet Photo
Lenning Photographer, Indiana. Nice image.

30
Steer Horn Chair Cabinet Photo
Photographer is C.G. Sargent of Taylor Falls Minnesota.

31
Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
Guitar Player or Musician. Photographer is E.E. Mangold of Moline Illinois.

32
Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
One is a Singer and one is a Musician. Photographer is C.L. Harper Clearfield Iowa.

33
Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
Musician is identified as Ethel Fletcher Rust. Photographer is Paul Tralles of Washington DC

34
Occupational Guitar Player Musician Cabinet Photo
Dunkeson & Benton Traveling Photographers.

35
Whippets Racing Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is James of Iowa City Iowa.

36
Woman with Poodle Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is Burkholder of Mansfield Ohio. Identified as Aunt Tracy with Dog Juneau.

37
Man with Scotch Collie Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is J.H. Clark of Indianapolis Indiana.

38
Children with Goat Cart Cabinet Photo
Miller Photographer, Ashland Ohio.

39
Pride of Mull Clydesdale Stallion Cabinet Photo
Dunn Photographer, Ripon Wisconsin.

40
Queen the Pug and Her Puppies Cabinet Photo
Frank Boggess Photographer, Chillicothe Illinois.

41
Man with Child and Pug Dog Cabinet Photo
A.H. Beck Photographer, Washington DC

42
Man with Racing Greyhound Dog Cabinet Photo
Snow Photographer, Elgin Illinois.

43
Organ Grinder Show Cabinet Photo
Interesting photo, almost some sort of vaudeville act. G. Stoeckle Photographer, Stuttgart Germany.

44
Organ Grinder Occupational Cabinet Photo
Very unusual image, one man is dressed up in a monkey costume holding a violin.

45
Boston Massachusetts Organ Grinder Cabinet Photo
Hackford photographer, Boston Massachusetts.

46
Immigrant Child Organ Grinder Cabinet Photo
Has a rat on his organ rather than a monkey. Taken in Kent England

47
Boy with Taxidermy Owl Occupational Cabinet Photo
More than likely the Son of a Taxidermist. Barrett & Kerzman Photographer, Chicago Illinois.

48
Havana Cuba Produce Dealer Cabinet Photos
Harry H. Huey Photographer, Indianapolis Indiana.

49
Occupational Toy Seller Merchant Cabinet Photo
Clarence Studios, Ramsgate Kent England.

50
Saturday Evening Post Paperboy Cabinet Photos
One is from Cambridge Minnesota.

51
Kenosha Wisconsin Street Scene Photo
Features the H.L. Rose Dentistry and Doctors Office. 7 1/4" by 9 1/4".

52
Chicago Illinois Police Photos
Unidentified, one man appears to be Naval Police, the other man is wearing an Al Capone Era Star Badge.

53
Seven Falls Colorado Springs Cabinet Photo
Seven Falls and South Cheyenne Canon. 7 1/4" by 10 1/4".

54
Irish Man with Missing Eye Cabinet Photo
Has a shamrock on his collar, and is smoking a clay pipe.

55
City Club Tobacco Window Display Cabinet Photo
Unusual image of a lighted window display at night. 8" by 10".

56
Bartel's Beer Piel Bros New York Brewery Photo
Bartel's Beer Ale and Porter. Piel Bros Distributors. 8" by 10".

57
Red Crown Gasoline Service Station Photos
The snow photo is identified as Robert Ward Chicago Illinois 1939.

58
Poodle Performance Performer Photos
Bill Brickle and his Poodle Fantasy, Arwoods, Trudy Luvas and her Amazing Poodle Review.


60
Lumber Yard Logging Sawmill Cabinet Photos
Nice grouping. Largest measures 8" by 10".

61
Collection of Scarecrow Photos
Interesting subject matter. Largest measures 8" by 10".

62
Natural History Museum Taxidermy Photos
Nice grouping. Largest measures 8" by 10".


64
Jacksonville Illinois School for Deaf Mute Photo
One subject is identified as Rosie 4th from left.

65
Blind Woman Reading Braille Cabinet Photo
Wineland Photographer, Centerburg Ohio.

66
Woman with Amputated Arm Cabinet Photo
E.J. Smith Photographer, Fairfield Iowa.

67
Woman with Amputated Arm Cabinet Photo
F.J. Janson Photographer, Milwaukee Wisconsin.

68

69
Blind Deaf Children Birth Defects Cabinet Photo
G.W. Tull Photographer, Trenton Missouri. One child is severely cross eyed, the other has no pigment in her eyes.


71
Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo
J. Lendon Berry Photographer. Identified as John Williams brother of Sarah Morgan.

72
Blind Albino Boy Birth Defect Cabinet Photo
Jacobson Photographer, Chicago Illinois.

73
Woman with Prosthetic Hand Amputee Cabinet Photo
Woman has a carved wood hand. Jones Photographer, Fort Wayne Indiana.

74
Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo
Sours Photographer, Denver Colorado.


76
Chimney Sweep Occupational Cabinet Photo
Bill Philips 1904, Chicago Illinois.

77
Walking Billboard Advertising Cabinet Photo
J.D. Miller Photographer, Aberdeen South Dakota. Rare Occupational image, men are painted in blackface. Buttolph Kurtz for Furs. Buttolph and Kurtz were located in Aberdeen South Dakota.

78
Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
J.J. Clements Photographer, Elgin Illinois.

79
Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
E.K. Barker Photographer, Milwaukee Wisconsin.

80
Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Houseknecht Photographer, Batavia New York

81
Miniature Horse Breeder Occupational Cabinet Photo
Root Photographer, Aledo Illinois.

82
Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
M. Melander Photographer, Chicago Illinois.

83
Launey & Goebel Black Chimney Sweeps Stereoview
Savannah Georgia. #153 sweeps. Features Black African American Children Chimney Sweeps.

84
Children with Goat Cart Cabinet Photo
Identified as Harold Wisdom and School Friend.



87
Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Identified as Rachel Richardson Indiana 1905

88
Blind Child with Cane Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Child has a walking cane and is blind. 6 1/2" by 7 1/4".

89
Walking Billboard Advertising Cabinet Photo
L'Homme Affiche or The Bill Poster.

90
Organ Grinder Occupational Cabinet Photo
Identified on back as Mr. Griffin playing the hand organ, Camp Asquam New Hampshire, 1895. 4 1/4" by 5 1/4"



93
Child Birth Defects Sideshow Freak Cabinet Photo
Child appears to have MS. There is a top hat on the ground, as he is playing the xylophone in front of a crowd. Frank Koons Traveling Photographer.





98
Augusto Hilario Coimbra Portugal Cabinet Photo
5 1/4" by 7 5/8". Occupational Musician.

99
Organ Grinder Musicians Trade Cards
One is Badger Soap, the other is Amadon Keen New Hampshire.

100
Japanese Itinerant Candy Seller Cabinet Photos
Kozaburo Tamamura. Largest is 4 3/8" by 6 1/2".

101
Female Vendors with Animals Vegetables Stereoviews
Fine Fruit Sir by Mark Anthony 1858, Nice Duck Sir by James Elliot, Union View Co Publishers.

102
Fancy Basket Maker Shop Stereoviews
Brighton Fancy Basket Shop

103
Chimney Sweep Occupational Stereoviews
Nice grouping. One by F.G. Weller Littleton New Hampshire.


105
Old John Latham Hobo New Hampshire CDV Photo
Rare identified image. Subject is identified as Old John Latham, Orford New Hampshire. A.F. Clough Photographer Warren & Oxford New Hampshire.

106
Corn Candy Street Vendor Connecticut CDV Photo
Prescott & White Photographer, Hartford Connecticut.

107
Peruvian Indigenous Girl Palomino CDV Photo
Juan de la Cruz Palomino. Peruvian, active Chile 1860s�70s.

108
Occupational Match Seller or Maker Girls CDV Photo
Girls are either match sellers or match makers. Bryant & May's Patent Safety Matches. The Bryant & May company was the subject of the famous Match Girl Strike of 1888. Maull & Co Photographers, London. In the 1860s there were several match-making c...


110
Occupational Canadian Chimney Sweep CDV Photo
Poole Photographer, St. Catharines Ontario Canada.

111
Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo
He was a street person a seller of shoes, leather, clothing and anything he could make a buck on. His whistle signaled that he was in the area and had goods on him. He was convicted of rape in 1876 and in 1880 he killed his own brother in Maine. Whil...

112
Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo
He was a street person a seller of shoes, leather, clothing and anything he could make a buck on. His whistle signaled that he was in the area and had goods on him. He was convicted of rape in 1876 and in 1880 he killed his own brother in Maine. Whil...

113
Occupational CDV Photo Cobbler Shoemaker Bootmaker
Identified as Fred Thompson whos shop was on Drake's Mills Road. W.H. Van Dyke Photographer, Edinboro Pennsylvania.



116
Famous Individuals CDV Photos
John Stuart Mill, Chester A. Arthur, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, King of Prussia and Voltaire.

117
Famous Individuals CDV Photos
John Bright, Edward Stokes, and Isaac Newton.

118
Benjamin Harrison Wife Celluloid Political Cards
Campaign Cards Depicting Benjamin Harrison and his wife Caroline Scott Harrison. 3 3/4" by 4 1/2" each.

119
Wendell Phillips Civil War Abolitionist CDV Photos
One bears a faint signature to the front. Case & Getchell and Warren's photographers.



122
African American Walking Billboard RPPC Postcard
Poplar Bluff Missouri Drummers Association.

123
William Penfield Pole Sitting RPPC Postcard
Flagpole Sitting at Strawberry Point 1930 Iowa. Bill Penfield broke the world record in Strawberry Point, Iowa, who sat on a flagpole for 51 days and 20 hours, until a thunderstorm forced him down.

124
John Rose Amputee Goat Cart RPPC Postcard
Overland Jack - Big Sandy Goat Cart, this is the only four Spanish goat team in the world, pulling 596 pounds, averaging 16 miles per day. These goats are five years old, were raised in Texas, their average weight being 84 pounds and were trained by ...

125
Peanut Joe Vendor Rhode Island RPPC Postcard
Newport Rhode Island. Man is identified as Peanut Joe, he is being fed peanuts by his pet bird.

126

127
Millie LaPell Ringling Bros Cowgirl RPPC Postcard
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows.

128
Cowboys Branding Cattle RPPC Postcards
Two postcards and one Photo. Lewistown Montana and Argentina.

129
Cowboys and Cowgirls RPPC Postcards
One is identified as Yakima Washington August 1/2 1914.

130
Salvation Army Musician Occupational CDV Photo
Arthur Holborn Photographer, Bristol.

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Behind The Negative - Day 1

Davis Brothers Auction

Davis Brothers Auction


Contact: Matthew Davis
Phone: 4065460226
Sale Location
ONLINE ONLY
Missoula, MT 59802
Sale Dates and Times
Friday Apr 10, 2026 Completed
Sale Terms and Conditions
Davis Brothers Auction LLC Terms & Conditions Last Updated: January 1st, 2025 Introduction Davis Brothers Auction LLC (�Davis Brothers�) is an auction company that operates online and on-site auctions and appraisals (the �Services�). These Terms and Conditions (�Terms�) are a binding legal agreement between you and Davis Brothers that govern your use of the Services. By accessing the website davisbrothersauction.com (�Website�) and using the Services, you confirm that you are in agreement with and bound by the terms of service contained in the Terms outlined below and that you will comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding your use of the Website and Services. The Terms apply to the entire Website and any email or other type of communication between you and Davis Brothers. In these Terms, �you� refers both to you as an individual and to the entity you represent, if any. Modifications Davis Brothers may modify the Services or these Terms at any time. When we make material changes to these Terms, we will post the revised Terms on the Website and update the �Last Updated� date at the top of these Terms. Your continued access to or use of the Site will constitute acceptance of the revised Terms. We also maintain other terms and policies that supplement these Terms, which may be updated from time to time. Eligibility The Services are intended solely for persons who are 18 or older. Any use of the Services by anyone that does not meet this age requirement is expressly prohibited.Auction items are sold "as is" with no returns or exchanges Auction items are sold on an AS IS BASIS, WHERE IS, and WITH ALL FAULTS. We will make every effort and put forth our due diligence to attempt to properly describe and represent items, however all items are sold on a buyer discretionary basis. Buyers are responsible for satisfying themselves concerning the condition of auction items. All statements and descriptions of items by Davis Brothers are statements of opinion and are not to be relied upon as statements of fact. Davis Brothers is not responsible in any way for errors or omissions in the descriptions of items. Once a lot has been purchased, there are no returns or exchanges of any kind. DAVIS BROTHERS MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WHATSOEVER OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WITH RESPECT TO AUCTION ITEMS, INCLUDING ANY (a) WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY; (b) WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; OR (c) ACCURACY OF THE CATALOGUE OR OTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL CONDITION, SIZE, QUALITY, RARITY, IMPORTANCE, MEDIUM, MATERIAL, GENUINENESS, ATTRIBUTION, PROVENANCE, PERIOD, CULTURE, SOURCE, ORIGIN, EXHIBITIONS, LITERATURE, OR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ANY AUCTION ITEM. Bids Davis Brothers reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to refuse admission to any auction (whether online or on-site) and to reject any bid, as well as the right to refuse to acknowledge any bidder. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer will be the buyer of the auction item(s). Bidders cannot revoke or cancel a bid for any reason. As an auctioneer Davis Brothers reserves the right to place a bids on behalf of the seller in consecutive fashion up to a reserve or preset price in sale with or without reserve. Unless otherwise announced at the time of sale, all bids are per lot as numbered in the catalogue. Davis Brothers reserves the right to reject a bid from any bidder. The highest bid acknowledged by the Auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the Auctioneer shall have the sole and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder, or to re-offer and re-sell the article in dispute. If the Auctioneer determines that any opening bid is not commensurate with the value of the article offered, they may reject the bid; and if, having acknowledged an opening bid they decide that any advance is not sufficient, they may reject the advance. The Auctioneer reserves the right to acknowledge an auction floor bid before acknowledging an internet and/or phone bid regardless of the maximum bid amount provided by the bidder before and/or during the auction. Payment When making a bid, a bidder is accepting personal liability to pay the purchase price. Payment in full is to be expected within 7 business days upon the completion of the catalog sale. If payment is not received, Davis Brothers Auctions reserves the right to cancel or void any unpaid transaction and/or charge storage fees associated with unpaid. If you are having trouble paying for your items via the corresponding online portals, please feel free to contact us for assistance at: support@davisbrothersauction.com. All forms of credit card are accepted. Bank wire transfers (required for high value purchases above $5,000), cashier�s checks and postal money orders. By registering for this auction, you give Davis Brothers explicit consent to charge your card on file following the auction for the total amount due plus shipping. You waive your right to contest final sale approval for any of your purchases with Davis Brothers. If your order total is in the excess of $5,000 or is deemed to be high risk, we may require non-credit card payment. By registering for our auctions, you grant Davis Brothers permission to waive your right to execute any chargebacks against our company for any reason. ALL SHIPPING IS HANDLED IN HOUSE All items are packed professionally and insured in house. A shipping cost will be added to your invoice at end of sale. If you have questions about cost of shipping please send us an email at support@davisbrothersauction.com before auction day. Local customers may request to pick up auction items by emailing us at support@davisbrothersauction.com. Items not removed from our warehouse within 30 days of the auction sale date will be subject to daily storage fees as determined by Davis Brothers Auction. After auction payment is received in full, please allow up to 30 days for us to process and ship your order. A tracking number will be emailed to you directly once your order has shipped. Please check your spam folder regularly. Firearms All firearm sales are shipped in house. We accept FFLs. As of 2025, NO C&R's are accepted. All in person pickups require background checks and appropriate identification.Severability and non-waiver In the event any provision of these Terms is held to be void, voidable, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The failure of Davis Brothers to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision, or any other provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of these Terms or any part of these Terms, or any right of Davis Brothers to enforce that provision or each and every other provision at any time. No waiver of any breach of these Terms shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other breach. 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The Maureen P. Sherlock Photography Collection. Highlights Include: Signed Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Historic India Travel Photo Album, Wilson Bentley Snowflake Photomicrograph, Charles Sumner Signed, Columbian Exposition Nude Tribal Girls with Rifles, Walking Billboard Banner Ladies, Byron Gurnsey The Crane Stereoview, Chess Playing Automaton, Jascha Heifetz Signed, Rose & Hopkins Ute Indians, Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Signed, American Folk Art Whimsey Bottle Maker, Prince Ramahatra, Count Basie, Charles Darwin, Perry Bradford's Orchestra, Statue of Liberty Torch Stereoviews, LDS Three Witnesses, Andrew Carnegie, Child Birth Defects, Deaf and Blind, Cults, Salvation Army, Cowboys, The West, Indians, Town Criers, Chimney Sweeps, Presidents, Chicago History, Steamships, Organ Grinders, Pets, Post Mortem, Bicycle Racing, Motorcycles, Prosthetic Limbs, African American History, Jazz, Musicians, Occupational, Crossdressing, Gay Interest, Violinists, Merchants, Gypsies, Beggars, and much more

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Man with Carved Prosthetic Hand CDV Photo
Photographer is Thayer of Wyanet Illinois


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Mrs Maxwell Rocky Mountain Museum Stereoview
Image showing a Taxidermy Buffalo head.

4
Girl with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is O.G. Jones.

5
Sandwich Board Advertising Man Stereoview
J. Harold Barraclough photographer.


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Chicago Girls with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is Kersting of Chicago.

8
Rudy Hagen Steer Horn Chair Cabinet Photo
Back says September 1897. Uncle Rudy Hagen made chair and foot stool out of cowhide. Cow was killed for Hagen Meat Market.

9
Occupational Draft Horse Breeder Cabinet Photo
Nice image showing a Percheron breeder.

10
Occupational New York Shoeshine CDV Photo
Wells & Smith Hornellsville New York.

11
Nebraska Girl with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Matzen & Co Omaha Nebraska.

12
Herbert Spencer Biologist Philospher CDV Photo
Elliott and Fry Photographer. Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 � 8 December 1903) was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist, biologist, sociologist, and anthropologist. Spencer originated the expression "survival of the fitte...

13
President James A. Garfield Cabinet Photo
Brand Portraits Chicago Illinois.

14
Newberg Tennyson Sideshow Performer Cabinet Photo
Newberg & Tennyson, Galesburg Illinois


16
Italy Occupational Chair Caner Peddler Photo
Nice early image, either a Chair Caner, Chair Maker, or Peddler. C. Coen E. Figlio. Venice Italy


18
Minnesota Railroad Workers Cabinet Photo
Swain Manus Photographer Minneota Minnesota. Both men are wearing matching uniforms with Railroad Hat Badges, possibly Baggage Draymen.

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Pastor Siram Soren Mahan Sornen Cabinet Photo
Photographer is Dorge of Minneapolis Minnesota. Reverend Siram Soren and wife Mahan Soren. Siram Soren (born 1844) was the first to be baptized in the Mission, 28th March 1869. Rev. Siram Soren became the first pastor, ordained 1876. He served at Alu...

20
Nude Tribal Girls Columbian Exposition Photo
Photographer is Gibson. Taken at the World's Columbian Exposition also known as the Worlds Fair. Girls are shown holding war clubs and Winchester rifles. Phenomenal and rare early image.

21
Lansing Iowa Patriotic Parade Cabinet Photo
Boeckh Photographer. Back says Merchants Parade Lansky Iowa.

22
East Oakland California Identified Scottish Photo
Identified as Mrs. Norman Beaton.

23
Wealthy Indian Family India Cabinet Photo
Hellis & Sons Head Studios London Photographer.


25
Tad Lucas Champion Cowgirl Signed Photo
Photo by Doubleday. Signed and inscribed by Tad.

26
Salvation Army War Cry Newspaper Woman Photo
Photographer is S.L. Platt of Elgin Illinois.

27
Armed Cowboys or Gunfighters Cabinet Photo
One is Holding a Colt Single Action. Photographer is Rosenquist of Rockford Illinois.

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Armed Cowboy or Gunfighter Cabinet Photo
Holding a Colt Single Action. Photographer is Rosenquist of Rockford Illinois.

29
Steer Horn Chair Foot Stool Cabinet Photo
Lenning Photographer, Indiana. Nice image.

30
Steer Horn Chair Cabinet Photo
Photographer is C.G. Sargent of Taylor Falls Minnesota.

31
Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
Guitar Player or Musician. Photographer is E.E. Mangold of Moline Illinois.

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Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
One is a Singer and one is a Musician. Photographer is C.L. Harper Clearfield Iowa.

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Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
Musician is identified as Ethel Fletcher Rust. Photographer is Paul Tralles of Washington DC

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Occupational Guitar Player Musician Cabinet Photo
Dunkeson & Benton Traveling Photographers.

35
Whippets Racing Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is James of Iowa City Iowa.

36
Woman with Poodle Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is Burkholder of Mansfield Ohio. Identified as Aunt Tracy with Dog Juneau.

37
Man with Scotch Collie Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is J.H. Clark of Indianapolis Indiana.

38
Children with Goat Cart Cabinet Photo
Miller Photographer, Ashland Ohio.

39
Pride of Mull Clydesdale Stallion Cabinet Photo
Dunn Photographer, Ripon Wisconsin.

40
Queen the Pug and Her Puppies Cabinet Photo
Frank Boggess Photographer, Chillicothe Illinois.

41
Man with Child and Pug Dog Cabinet Photo
A.H. Beck Photographer, Washington DC

42
Man with Racing Greyhound Dog Cabinet Photo
Snow Photographer, Elgin Illinois.

43
Organ Grinder Show Cabinet Photo
Interesting photo, almost some sort of vaudeville act. G. Stoeckle Photographer, Stuttgart Germany.

44
Organ Grinder Occupational Cabinet Photo
Very unusual image, one man is dressed up in a monkey costume holding a violin.

45
Boston Massachusetts Organ Grinder Cabinet Photo
Hackford photographer, Boston Massachusetts.

46
Immigrant Child Organ Grinder Cabinet Photo
Has a rat on his organ rather than a monkey. Taken in Kent England

47
Boy with Taxidermy Owl Occupational Cabinet Photo
More than likely the Son of a Taxidermist. Barrett & Kerzman Photographer, Chicago Illinois.

48
Havana Cuba Produce Dealer Cabinet Photos
Harry H. Huey Photographer, Indianapolis Indiana.

49
Occupational Toy Seller Merchant Cabinet Photo
Clarence Studios, Ramsgate Kent England.

50
Saturday Evening Post Paperboy Cabinet Photos
One is from Cambridge Minnesota.

51
Kenosha Wisconsin Street Scene Photo
Features the H.L. Rose Dentistry and Doctors Office. 7 1/4" by 9 1/4".

52
Chicago Illinois Police Photos
Unidentified, one man appears to be Naval Police, the other man is wearing an Al Capone Era Star Badge.

53
Seven Falls Colorado Springs Cabinet Photo
Seven Falls and South Cheyenne Canon. 7 1/4" by 10 1/4".

54
Irish Man with Missing Eye Cabinet Photo
Has a shamrock on his collar, and is smoking a clay pipe.

55
City Club Tobacco Window Display Cabinet Photo
Unusual image of a lighted window display at night. 8" by 10".

56
Bartel's Beer Piel Bros New York Brewery Photo
Bartel's Beer Ale and Porter. Piel Bros Distributors. 8" by 10".

57
Red Crown Gasoline Service Station Photos
The snow photo is identified as Robert Ward Chicago Illinois 1939.

58
Poodle Performance Performer Photos
Bill Brickle and his Poodle Fantasy, Arwoods, Trudy Luvas and her Amazing Poodle Review.


60
Lumber Yard Logging Sawmill Cabinet Photos
Nice grouping. Largest measures 8" by 10".

61
Collection of Scarecrow Photos
Interesting subject matter. Largest measures 8" by 10".

62
Natural History Museum Taxidermy Photos
Nice grouping. Largest measures 8" by 10".


64
Jacksonville Illinois School for Deaf Mute Photo
One subject is identified as Rosie 4th from left.

65
Blind Woman Reading Braille Cabinet Photo
Wineland Photographer, Centerburg Ohio.

66
Woman with Amputated Arm Cabinet Photo
E.J. Smith Photographer, Fairfield Iowa.

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Woman with Amputated Arm Cabinet Photo
F.J. Janson Photographer, Milwaukee Wisconsin.

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Blind Deaf Children Birth Defects Cabinet Photo
G.W. Tull Photographer, Trenton Missouri. One child is severely cross eyed, the other has no pigment in her eyes.


71
Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo
J. Lendon Berry Photographer. Identified as John Williams brother of Sarah Morgan.

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Blind Albino Boy Birth Defect Cabinet Photo
Jacobson Photographer, Chicago Illinois.

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Woman with Prosthetic Hand Amputee Cabinet Photo
Woman has a carved wood hand. Jones Photographer, Fort Wayne Indiana.

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Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo
Sours Photographer, Denver Colorado.


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Chimney Sweep Occupational Cabinet Photo
Bill Philips 1904, Chicago Illinois.

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Walking Billboard Advertising Cabinet Photo
J.D. Miller Photographer, Aberdeen South Dakota. Rare Occupational image, men are painted in blackface. Buttolph Kurtz for Furs. Buttolph and Kurtz were located in Aberdeen South Dakota.

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Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
J.J. Clements Photographer, Elgin Illinois.

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Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
E.K. Barker Photographer, Milwaukee Wisconsin.

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Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Houseknecht Photographer, Batavia New York

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Miniature Horse Breeder Occupational Cabinet Photo
Root Photographer, Aledo Illinois.

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Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
M. Melander Photographer, Chicago Illinois.

83
Launey & Goebel Black Chimney Sweeps Stereoview
Savannah Georgia. #153 sweeps. Features Black African American Children Chimney Sweeps.

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Children with Goat Cart Cabinet Photo
Identified as Harold Wisdom and School Friend.



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Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Identified as Rachel Richardson Indiana 1905

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Blind Child with Cane Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Child has a walking cane and is blind. 6 1/2" by 7 1/4".

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Walking Billboard Advertising Cabinet Photo
L'Homme Affiche or The Bill Poster.

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Organ Grinder Occupational Cabinet Photo
Identified on back as Mr. Griffin playing the hand organ, Camp Asquam New Hampshire, 1895. 4 1/4" by 5 1/4"



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Child Birth Defects Sideshow Freak Cabinet Photo
Child appears to have MS. There is a top hat on the ground, as he is playing the xylophone in front of a crowd. Frank Koons Traveling Photographer.





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Augusto Hilario Coimbra Portugal Cabinet Photo
5 1/4" by 7 5/8". Occupational Musician.

99
Organ Grinder Musicians Trade Cards
One is Badger Soap, the other is Amadon Keen New Hampshire.

100
Japanese Itinerant Candy Seller Cabinet Photos
Kozaburo Tamamura. Largest is 4 3/8" by 6 1/2".

101
Female Vendors with Animals Vegetables Stereoviews
Fine Fruit Sir by Mark Anthony 1858, Nice Duck Sir by James Elliot, Union View Co Publishers.

102
Fancy Basket Maker Shop Stereoviews
Brighton Fancy Basket Shop

103
Chimney Sweep Occupational Stereoviews
Nice grouping. One by F.G. Weller Littleton New Hampshire.


105
Old John Latham Hobo New Hampshire CDV Photo
Rare identified image. Subject is identified as Old John Latham, Orford New Hampshire. A.F. Clough Photographer Warren & Oxford New Hampshire.

106
Corn Candy Street Vendor Connecticut CDV Photo
Prescott & White Photographer, Hartford Connecticut.

107
Peruvian Indigenous Girl Palomino CDV Photo
Juan de la Cruz Palomino. Peruvian, active Chile 1860s�70s.

108
Occupational Match Seller or Maker Girls CDV Photo
Girls are either match sellers or match makers. Bryant & May's Patent Safety Matches. The Bryant & May company was the subject of the famous Match Girl Strike of 1888. Maull & Co Photographers, London. In the 1860s there were several match-making c...


110
Occupational Canadian Chimney Sweep CDV Photo
Poole Photographer, St. Catharines Ontario Canada.

111
Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo
He was a street person a seller of shoes, leather, clothing and anything he could make a buck on. His whistle signaled that he was in the area and had goods on him. He was convicted of rape in 1876 and in 1880 he killed his own brother in Maine. Whil...

112
Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo
He was a street person a seller of shoes, leather, clothing and anything he could make a buck on. His whistle signaled that he was in the area and had goods on him. He was convicted of rape in 1876 and in 1880 he killed his own brother in Maine. Whil...

113
Occupational CDV Photo Cobbler Shoemaker Bootmaker
Identified as Fred Thompson whos shop was on Drake's Mills Road. W.H. Van Dyke Photographer, Edinboro Pennsylvania.



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Famous Individuals CDV Photos
John Stuart Mill, Chester A. Arthur, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, King of Prussia and Voltaire.

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Famous Individuals CDV Photos
John Bright, Edward Stokes, and Isaac Newton.

118
Benjamin Harrison Wife Celluloid Political Cards
Campaign Cards Depicting Benjamin Harrison and his wife Caroline Scott Harrison. 3 3/4" by 4 1/2" each.

119
Wendell Phillips Civil War Abolitionist CDV Photos
One bears a faint signature to the front. Case & Getchell and Warren's photographers.



122
African American Walking Billboard RPPC Postcard
Poplar Bluff Missouri Drummers Association.

123
William Penfield Pole Sitting RPPC Postcard
Flagpole Sitting at Strawberry Point 1930 Iowa. Bill Penfield broke the world record in Strawberry Point, Iowa, who sat on a flagpole for 51 days and 20 hours, until a thunderstorm forced him down.

124
John Rose Amputee Goat Cart RPPC Postcard
Overland Jack - Big Sandy Goat Cart, this is the only four Spanish goat team in the world, pulling 596 pounds, averaging 16 miles per day. These goats are five years old, were raised in Texas, their average weight being 84 pounds and were trained by ...

125
Peanut Joe Vendor Rhode Island RPPC Postcard
Newport Rhode Island. Man is identified as Peanut Joe, he is being fed peanuts by his pet bird.

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127
Millie LaPell Ringling Bros Cowgirl RPPC Postcard
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows.

128
Cowboys Branding Cattle RPPC Postcards
Two postcards and one Photo. Lewistown Montana and Argentina.

129
Cowboys and Cowgirls RPPC Postcards
One is identified as Yakima Washington August 1/2 1914.

130
Salvation Army Musician Occupational CDV Photo
Arthur Holborn Photographer, Bristol.

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Friday Apr 10, 2026 Completed
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Missoula, MT 59802
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The Maureen P. Sherlock Photography Collection. Highlights Include: Signed Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Historic India Travel Photo Album, Wilson Bentley Snowflake Photomicrograph, Charles Sumner Signed, Columbian Exposition Nude Tribal Girls with Rifles, Walking Billboard Banner Ladies, Byron Gurnsey The Crane Stereoview, Chess Playing Automaton, Jascha Heifetz Signed, Rose & Hopkins Ute Indians, Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Signed, American Folk Art Whimsey Bottle Maker, Prince Ramahatra, Count Basie, Charles Darwin, Perry Bradford's Orchestra, Statue of Liberty Torch Stereoviews, LDS Three Witnesses, Andrew Carnegie, Child Birth Defects, Deaf and Blind, Cults, Salvation Army, Cowboys, The West, Indians, Town Criers, Chimney Sweeps, Presidents, Chicago History, Steamships, Organ Grinders, Pets, Post Mortem, Bicycle Racing, Motorcycles, Prosthetic Limbs, African American History, Jazz, Musicians, Occupational, Crossdressing, Gay Interest, Violinists, Merchants, Gypsies, Beggars, and much more

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Man with Carved Prosthetic Hand CDV Photo
Photographer is Thayer of Wyanet Illinois

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3
Mrs Maxwell Rocky Mountain Museum Stereoview
Image showing a Taxidermy Buffalo head.

4
Girl with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is O.G. Jones.

5
Sandwich Board Advertising Man Stereoview
J. Harold Barraclough photographer.

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7
Chicago Girls with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is Kersting of Chicago.

8
Rudy Hagen Steer Horn Chair Cabinet Photo
Back says September 1897. Uncle Rudy Hagen made chair and foot stool out of cowhide. Cow was killed for Hagen Meat Market.

9
Occupational Draft Horse Breeder Cabinet Photo
Nice image showing a Percheron breeder.

10
Occupational New York Shoeshine CDV Photo
Wells & Smith Hornellsville New York.

11
Nebraska Girl with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Matzen & Co Omaha Nebraska.

12
Herbert Spencer Biologist Philospher CDV Photo
Elliott and Fry Photographer. Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 � 8 December 1903) was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist, biologist, sociologist, and anthropologist. Spencer originated the expression "survival of the fitte...

13
President James A. Garfield Cabinet Photo
Brand Portraits Chicago Illinois.

14
Newberg Tennyson Sideshow Performer Cabinet Photo
Newberg & Tennyson, Galesburg Illinois

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Italy Occupational Chair Caner Peddler Photo
Nice early image, either a Chair Caner, Chair Maker, or Peddler. C. Coen E. Figlio. Venice Italy

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Minnesota Railroad Workers Cabinet Photo
Swain Manus Photographer Minneota Minnesota. Both men are wearing matching uniforms with Railroad Hat Badges, possibly Baggage Draymen.

19
Pastor Siram Soren Mahan Sornen Cabinet Photo
Photographer is Dorge of Minneapolis Minnesota. Reverend Siram Soren and wife Mahan Soren. Siram Soren (born 1844) was the first to be baptized in the Mission, 28th March 1869. Rev. Siram Soren became the first pastor, ordained 1876. He served at Alu...

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Nude Tribal Girls Columbian Exposition Photo
Photographer is Gibson. Taken at the World's Columbian Exposition also known as the Worlds Fair. Girls are shown holding war clubs and Winchester rifles. Phenomenal and rare early image.

21
Lansing Iowa Patriotic Parade Cabinet Photo
Boeckh Photographer. Back says Merchants Parade Lansky Iowa.

22
East Oakland California Identified Scottish Photo
Identified as Mrs. Norman Beaton.

23
Wealthy Indian Family India Cabinet Photo
Hellis & Sons Head Studios London Photographer.

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Tad Lucas Champion Cowgirl Signed Photo
Photo by Doubleday. Signed and inscribed by Tad.

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Salvation Army War Cry Newspaper Woman Photo
Photographer is S.L. Platt of Elgin Illinois.

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Armed Cowboys or Gunfighters Cabinet Photo
One is Holding a Colt Single Action. Photographer is Rosenquist of Rockford Illinois.

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Armed Cowboy or Gunfighter Cabinet Photo
Holding a Colt Single Action. Photographer is Rosenquist of Rockford Illinois.

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Steer Horn Chair Foot Stool Cabinet Photo
Lenning Photographer, Indiana. Nice image.

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Steer Horn Chair Cabinet Photo
Photographer is C.G. Sargent of Taylor Falls Minnesota.

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Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
Guitar Player or Musician. Photographer is E.E. Mangold of Moline Illinois.

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Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
One is a Singer and one is a Musician. Photographer is C.L. Harper Clearfield Iowa.

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Occupational Female Guitar Player Cabinet Photo
Musician is identified as Ethel Fletcher Rust. Photographer is Paul Tralles of Washington DC

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Occupational Guitar Player Musician Cabinet Photo
Dunkeson & Benton Traveling Photographers.

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Whippets Racing Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is James of Iowa City Iowa.

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Woman with Poodle Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is Burkholder of Mansfield Ohio. Identified as Aunt Tracy with Dog Juneau.

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Man with Scotch Collie Dog Cabinet Photo
Photographer is J.H. Clark of Indianapolis Indiana.

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Children with Goat Cart Cabinet Photo
Miller Photographer, Ashland Ohio.

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Pride of Mull Clydesdale Stallion Cabinet Photo
Dunn Photographer, Ripon Wisconsin.

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Queen the Pug and Her Puppies Cabinet Photo
Frank Boggess Photographer, Chillicothe Illinois.

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Man with Child and Pug Dog Cabinet Photo
A.H. Beck Photographer, Washington DC

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Man with Racing Greyhound Dog Cabinet Photo
Snow Photographer, Elgin Illinois.

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Organ Grinder Show Cabinet Photo
Interesting photo, almost some sort of vaudeville act. G. Stoeckle Photographer, Stuttgart Germany.

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Organ Grinder Occupational Cabinet Photo
Very unusual image, one man is dressed up in a monkey costume holding a violin.

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Boston Massachusetts Organ Grinder Cabinet Photo
Hackford photographer, Boston Massachusetts.

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Immigrant Child Organ Grinder Cabinet Photo
Has a rat on his organ rather than a monkey. Taken in Kent England

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Boy with Taxidermy Owl Occupational Cabinet Photo
More than likely the Son of a Taxidermist. Barrett & Kerzman Photographer, Chicago Illinois.

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Havana Cuba Produce Dealer Cabinet Photos
Harry H. Huey Photographer, Indianapolis Indiana.

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Occupational Toy Seller Merchant Cabinet Photo
Clarence Studios, Ramsgate Kent England.

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Saturday Evening Post Paperboy Cabinet Photos
One is from Cambridge Minnesota.

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Kenosha Wisconsin Street Scene Photo
Features the H.L. Rose Dentistry and Doctors Office. 7 1/4" by 9 1/4".

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Chicago Illinois Police Photos
Unidentified, one man appears to be Naval Police, the other man is wearing an Al Capone Era Star Badge.

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Seven Falls Colorado Springs Cabinet Photo
Seven Falls and South Cheyenne Canon. 7 1/4" by 10 1/4".

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Irish Man with Missing Eye Cabinet Photo
Has a shamrock on his collar, and is smoking a clay pipe.

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City Club Tobacco Window Display Cabinet Photo
Unusual image of a lighted window display at night. 8" by 10".

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Bartel's Beer Piel Bros New York Brewery Photo
Bartel's Beer Ale and Porter. Piel Bros Distributors. 8" by 10".

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Red Crown Gasoline Service Station Photos
The snow photo is identified as Robert Ward Chicago Illinois 1939.

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Poodle Performance Performer Photos
Bill Brickle and his Poodle Fantasy, Arwoods, Trudy Luvas and her Amazing Poodle Review.

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Lumber Yard Logging Sawmill Cabinet Photos
Nice grouping. Largest measures 8" by 10".

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Collection of Scarecrow Photos
Interesting subject matter. Largest measures 8" by 10".

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Natural History Museum Taxidermy Photos
Nice grouping. Largest measures 8" by 10".

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Jacksonville Illinois School for Deaf Mute Photo
One subject is identified as Rosie 4th from left.

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Blind Woman Reading Braille Cabinet Photo
Wineland Photographer, Centerburg Ohio.

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Woman with Amputated Arm Cabinet Photo
E.J. Smith Photographer, Fairfield Iowa.

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Woman with Amputated Arm Cabinet Photo
F.J. Janson Photographer, Milwaukee Wisconsin.

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Blind Deaf Children Birth Defects Cabinet Photo
G.W. Tull Photographer, Trenton Missouri. One child is severely cross eyed, the other has no pigment in her eyes.

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Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo
J. Lendon Berry Photographer. Identified as John Williams brother of Sarah Morgan.

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Blind Albino Boy Birth Defect Cabinet Photo
Jacobson Photographer, Chicago Illinois.

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Woman with Prosthetic Hand Amputee Cabinet Photo
Woman has a carved wood hand. Jones Photographer, Fort Wayne Indiana.

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Man with Peg Leg Amputated Leg Cabinet Photo
Sours Photographer, Denver Colorado.

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Chimney Sweep Occupational Cabinet Photo
Bill Philips 1904, Chicago Illinois.

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Walking Billboard Advertising Cabinet Photo
J.D. Miller Photographer, Aberdeen South Dakota. Rare Occupational image, men are painted in blackface. Buttolph Kurtz for Furs. Buttolph and Kurtz were located in Aberdeen South Dakota.

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Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
J.J. Clements Photographer, Elgin Illinois.

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Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
E.K. Barker Photographer, Milwaukee Wisconsin.

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Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Houseknecht Photographer, Batavia New York

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Miniature Horse Breeder Occupational Cabinet Photo
Root Photographer, Aledo Illinois.

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Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
M. Melander Photographer, Chicago Illinois.

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Launey & Goebel Black Chimney Sweeps Stereoview
Savannah Georgia. #153 sweeps. Features Black African American Children Chimney Sweeps.

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Children with Goat Cart Cabinet Photo
Identified as Harold Wisdom and School Friend.

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Child with Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Identified as Rachel Richardson Indiana 1905

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Blind Child with Cane Pet Dog Cabinet Photo
Child has a walking cane and is blind. 6 1/2" by 7 1/4".

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Walking Billboard Advertising Cabinet Photo
L'Homme Affiche or The Bill Poster.

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Organ Grinder Occupational Cabinet Photo
Identified on back as Mr. Griffin playing the hand organ, Camp Asquam New Hampshire, 1895. 4 1/4" by 5 1/4"

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Child Birth Defects Sideshow Freak Cabinet Photo
Child appears to have MS. There is a top hat on the ground, as he is playing the xylophone in front of a crowd. Frank Koons Traveling Photographer.

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Augusto Hilario Coimbra Portugal Cabinet Photo
5 1/4" by 7 5/8". Occupational Musician.

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Organ Grinder Musicians Trade Cards
One is Badger Soap, the other is Amadon Keen New Hampshire.

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Japanese Itinerant Candy Seller Cabinet Photos
Kozaburo Tamamura. Largest is 4 3/8" by 6 1/2".

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Female Vendors with Animals Vegetables Stereoviews
Fine Fruit Sir by Mark Anthony 1858, Nice Duck Sir by James Elliot, Union View Co Publishers.

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Fancy Basket Maker Shop Stereoviews
Brighton Fancy Basket Shop

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Chimney Sweep Occupational Stereoviews
Nice grouping. One by F.G. Weller Littleton New Hampshire.

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Old John Latham Hobo New Hampshire CDV Photo
Rare identified image. Subject is identified as Old John Latham, Orford New Hampshire. A.F. Clough Photographer Warren & Oxford New Hampshire.

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Corn Candy Street Vendor Connecticut CDV Photo
Prescott & White Photographer, Hartford Connecticut.

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Peruvian Indigenous Girl Palomino CDV Photo
Juan de la Cruz Palomino. Peruvian, active Chile 1860s�70s.

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Occupational Match Seller or Maker Girls CDV Photo
Girls are either match sellers or match makers. Bryant & May's Patent Safety Matches. The Bryant & May company was the subject of the famous Match Girl Strike of 1888. Maull & Co Photographers, London. In the 1860s there were several match-making c...

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Occupational Canadian Chimney Sweep CDV Photo
Poole Photographer, St. Catharines Ontario Canada.

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Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo
He was a street person a seller of shoes, leather, clothing and anything he could make a buck on. His whistle signaled that he was in the area and had goods on him. He was convicted of rape in 1876 and in 1880 he killed his own brother in Maine. Whil...

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Isaac Sawtell Yankee Doodle Whistler CDV Photo
He was a street person a seller of shoes, leather, clothing and anything he could make a buck on. His whistle signaled that he was in the area and had goods on him. He was convicted of rape in 1876 and in 1880 he killed his own brother in Maine. Whil...

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Occupational CDV Photo Cobbler Shoemaker Bootmaker
Identified as Fred Thompson whos shop was on Drake's Mills Road. W.H. Van Dyke Photographer, Edinboro Pennsylvania.

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Famous Individuals CDV Photos
John Stuart Mill, Chester A. Arthur, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, King of Prussia and Voltaire.

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Famous Individuals CDV Photos
John Bright, Edward Stokes, and Isaac Newton.

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Benjamin Harrison Wife Celluloid Political Cards
Campaign Cards Depicting Benjamin Harrison and his wife Caroline Scott Harrison. 3 3/4" by 4 1/2" each.

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Wendell Phillips Civil War Abolitionist CDV Photos
One bears a faint signature to the front. Case & Getchell and Warren's photographers.

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African American Walking Billboard RPPC Postcard
Poplar Bluff Missouri Drummers Association.

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William Penfield Pole Sitting RPPC Postcard
Flagpole Sitting at Strawberry Point 1930 Iowa. Bill Penfield broke the world record in Strawberry Point, Iowa, who sat on a flagpole for 51 days and 20 hours, until a thunderstorm forced him down.

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John Rose Amputee Goat Cart RPPC Postcard
Overland Jack - Big Sandy Goat Cart, this is the only four Spanish goat team in the world, pulling 596 pounds, averaging 16 miles per day. These goats are five years old, were raised in Texas, their average weight being 84 pounds and were trained by ...

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Peanut Joe Vendor Rhode Island RPPC Postcard
Newport Rhode Island. Man is identified as Peanut Joe, he is being fed peanuts by his pet bird.

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Millie LaPell Ringling Bros Cowgirl RPPC Postcard
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows.

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Cowboys Branding Cattle RPPC Postcards
Two postcards and one Photo. Lewistown Montana and Argentina.

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Cowboys and Cowgirls RPPC Postcards
One is identified as Yakima Washington August 1/2 1914.

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Salvation Army Musician Occupational CDV Photo
Arthur Holborn Photographer, Bristol.