American Historical Ephemera and Photography

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Lot 159

[ABOLITION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS]. 4 CDVs featuring subjects related to the cause of abolitionism.

Lot 159

[ABOLITION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS]. 4 CDVs featuring subjects related to the cause of abolitionism.

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Estimate: $400 - $600

Estimate$400 – $600

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Closed

[ABOLITION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS]. 4 CDVs featuring subjects related to the cause of abolitionism.

Seated studio portrait of Quaker, abolitionist, and women's rights activist Lucretia MOTT (1793-1880), wearing a gauzy bonnet and silky shawl (corner trimming). Philadelphia: Broadbent & Phillips, ca 1871. Photographers' large pictorial imprint on verso along with inscription reading, "Lucretia Mott / Taken 1871." -- Vignetted bust portrait of Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf WHITTIER (1807-1892) with sideburns (toning, soiling/discoloration). Hartford, CT: H. Webster & Co., n.d. Photographer's imprint on verso. -- Seated portrait of poet and abolition proponent William Cullen BRYANT (1794-1878) with full white beard and balding head (light toning, corners clipped). New York: E. & H. T. Anthony, n.d. Publisher's imprint on verso (with negative credit to Brady's Gallery) along with penciled identification. -- Vignetted seated portrait of abolitionist and women's rights activist Anna Elizabeth DICKINSON (1842-1932), captured from behind as she sits in a chair and looks just over her shoulder to one side (some toning, spotting, edges and corners clipped). New York: C. D. Fredricks & Co., n.d. Photographer's imprint on verso. -- Together, 4 CDVs.

Estate of David O'Reilly, Old Bridge, New Jersey

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Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

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American Historical Ephemera and Photography

[ABOLITION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS]. 4 CDVs featuring subjects related to the cause of abolitionism.

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