American Historical Ephemera & Photography

20 Kodak No. 2 photographs, each 4 x 5 1/4 in. Three include "Kodak Camera  / Eastman Co." logo on verso. All appear to show the same family, including the horse and dog. 

[With:] 25 cabinet cards that appear to be associated with a university class, ca 1884-1890s. Seventeen of the 25 are credited to Gibson, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Many are signed on verso, with “Dent ‘87” and the student’s hometown. This would appear to be the School of Dentistry at the University of Michigan. We located an obituary for Harry D. Heller (1861-1894) in the Ann Arbor Argus for July 13, 1894 which notes: “…Dr. Henry D. Heller, a Saline dentist of prominence, died unexpectedly last Tuesday…” Additional portraits are signed by: J.B. Horn, Northville, Wayne Co., Mich.; E.L. Drake, Marquette, Mich.; C.N. Leonard, San Francisco, Cal.; F.C. Baker(?), Galena(?), Ill.; F.L. Small, Anoka, Minn.; Ford W. Gordon, Detroit, Mich.; E.L. Avery, Howell, Mich.; Ed E. Paxson, South Bend, Ind.; F.A. Kotts; W.A. Wright, Allegan, Mich. The remaining 8 cards are similar in style and also feature young adults. 

[Also with:] 38 cabinet card portraits of subjects of varying ages, including several children and one postmortem view of an infant. Studio imprints include: Chas. Aikin, Evanston, Illinois: Mulligan Bros., Columbus, Ohio; Potter, Mansfield, Ohio; Pritt & Hegyessy, Alliance, Ohio; Foote & Smith, Wolcott, NY; Baker Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio; H.M. Platt, Oberlin, Ohio; Plummer’s, Wheeling, W.Va.; C.H. Newcombs, Huron, D.T.; Elliott, Columbus, Ohio; Rice, Washington, DC; Pfeifer, Columbus, Ohio; Keethler, Columbus, Ohio; Lyman & Wells, Columbus, Ohio; Obermiller & Son, NY; Gehring, Chicago;F.J. Buckmyer, Columbus, Ohio; Chas. V. Hamer, Columbus, Ohio; Haynes Palace Studio Car (Branch Studio in the National Park); Beebe, Denver, Colorado; Root, Evanston, Illinois; Y. Battersby, Chicago; Max Platz, Chicago; Clinedinst, Baltimore, MD.