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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 181

Cabinet Card School Souvenir Portrait Insert

Estimate: $50 - $400
Starting Bid
$10

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Cabinet card featuring a printed souvenir mount titled “A Souvenir of our School” with an oval portrait photograph inserted within a decorative frame motif. The printed mount includes ornamental scrollwork, floral elements, a large illustrated vase, and a stack of books, with the photographic portrait of a young man placed within the printed frame. The card is copyrighted, as indicated at lower left.

The oval portrait shows a young man wearing a dark coat and high white collar, posed in three quarter view. His hair is neatly parted and combed, and he wears a waistcoat beneath his coat. The photographic image is mounted within a printed design simulating a framed picture resting against books, reinforcing the academic theme.

The printed text on the mount reads:

“A Souvenir of our School”

“Let fate do her worst, there are moments of joy,

Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy:

Which come in the night time of sorrow and care,

And bring back the features that joy used to wear.

—Moore.”

“Compliments of

Your Teacher.”

“COPYRIGHTED.”

No photographer’s imprint visible on the front.

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