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

Sat, Mar 28, 2026 01:00PM EDT
  2026-03-28 13:00:00 2026-03-28 13:00:00 America/New_York Michael Lehr Michael Lehr : March 2026 Unreserved Photo Auction — Curiosities, Performers & Vernacular Photography https://auction.michaellehrantiques.com/auctions/michael-lehr-antiques/march-2026-unreserved-photo-auction-curiosities-performers-vernacular-photography-22648
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 291

CDV Commodore Nutt & Minnie Warren Barnum

Estimate: $50 - $400
Starting Bid
$10

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Carte de visite photograph showing Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren, two well-known performers associated with P. T. Barnum’s exhibitions. The pair is posed together in a studio interior, with Nutt standing in formal attire beside Warren, who wears a full dress with decorative trim.

Printed caption beneath the image reads “Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren.” Both individuals were widely photographed during their careers and their portraits circulated extensively as collectible cartes de visite during the 1860s and 1870s.

Reverse bears a printed publisher’s mark and an inscription reading “Compliments of G. W. McWatters / Minnie Warren, Apr. 15, 1874.” Standard carte de visite format.

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