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Fall Photographic History Auction, 2025

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  2025-09-06 13:00:00 2025-09-06 13:00:00 America/New_York Michael Lehr Michael Lehr : Fall Photographic History Auction, 2025 https://auction.michaellehrantiques.com/auctions/michael-lehr-antiques/fall-photographic-history-auction-2025-20189
We are pleased to announce our next auction, featuring approximately 200 individual lots drawn from a diverse and compelling range of 19th- and early 20th-century photography. This sale focuses on vernacular images, photographs created not as formal studio portraits or elite commissions, but as direct, unscripted records of lived experience. These are objects made by and for everyday people, preserving moments of intimacy, labor, travel, performance, identity, and loss.
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Lot 308

Boudoir Cabinet Photograph of Cowboy, Washington, 1893

Estimate: $100 - $200
Starting Bid
$50

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Large-format boudoir cabinet card depicting a young cowboy seated on horseback in a shaded outdoor setting. The rider wears a broad-brimmed hat, vest, and scarf, with chaps over his trousers and a coiled lariat hanging from the saddle. His posture and direct gaze convey a quiet confidence, while the horse stands alert beside a rustic fence and tree, the backdrop suggesting a rural homestead or ranch environment.

The reverse bears the inscription “Farmington, Washington, June the 24, 1893” along with the name “Johnnie Crump,” identifying both the location and the subject. The image captures the working dress and tack of a late 19th-century cowboy, offering an authentic visual record of frontier life in the Pacific Northwest at a time when cattle ranching was an essential part of the regional economy.

Boudoir cabinet cards of mounted riders from this era are sought after for their blend of portraiture and documentary value, preserving the likeness of individuals and the details of their working gear within the broader context of America’s ranching heritage.

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