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Lot 161
Sale 6356 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Lots Open
Jun 18, 2025
Lots Close
Jul 2, 2025
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
600
Price Realized
$488
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTO] CDV album incl. image of Lincoln's elk-horn chair, with photo of Buffalo Bill's boots
Leather-bound album, 6 x 5 in., gilt initials on front cover, "E.S.T.", possibly used as a salesman's sample based on the contents, ca 1860s. The album contains 49 CDVs, the highlight being a CDV captioned in the lower margin, "Elk-Horn Chair, Presented to President Lincoln, Nov. 26, 1864, by Seth Kinman, the California Hunter and Trapper." Washington, DC: Brady, 1865. With Brady's imprint on mount recto and verso, and 2-cent US Internal Revenue stamp on verso. The majority of the CDVs housed in the album feature printed images of artistic works, including paintings and sculpture, with content ranging from religious and genre scenes to wildlife and dogs.
[With:] Cabinet photograph of of a pair of tall leather boots beautifully embellished with patriotic and scroll designs, with period notation on verso, "Buffalo Bill Boots made at this place." Uncredited, ca 1880s. Accompanied by a printed postcard featuring Robert Lindneux's painting of "'Buffalo Bill' on his favorite Horse Isham," wearing what appear to be the same boots, 1922. Copyrighted by Mrs. Johnny Baker.
Together, a CDV album, cabinet photograph, and printed postcard.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.




