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March 2026 Unreserved Photo Auction — Curiosities, Performers & Vernacular Photography

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Our March 2026 auction presents a wide selection of historical photographs, postcards, entertainment memorabilia, and visual curiosities spanning the mid-nineteenth through twentieth centuries. Every lot is offered completely without reserve, ensuring that each item sells to the highest bidder regardless of price. Combined purchases totaling $500 or more qualify for free shipping, providing collectors an added incentive to bid across multiple lots. The unreserved format creates opportunities for both new and experienced collectors to acquire unusual and historically interesting material.
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Lot 171

Cabinet Card Couple with Book and Stereoview – Honeore NY

Estimate: $50 - $400
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Albumen cabinet card portrait of a young couple posed in a studio interior, photographed by Smick of Honeore, New York. The seated woman holds a stereoview card while the man stands beside a decorative easel and elaborately framed print and copy of a boolk titled "Wit of Women."Studio props include an elaborate chair and small table with a stereoscope. Clothing and mount style suggest a date in the 1880s.

The inclusion of a stereoview within the portrait suggests a commemorative or personal context, possibly representing a family image or favored view. Such self-referential photographic elements are occasionally found in late nineteenth-century studio portraiture.

Mount imprint reads “Smick, Honeore, N.Y.” with photographer’s name in script at lower left.

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