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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 274

CDV Size Patriotic Tintype with Flags and Group

Estimate: $200 - $300
Starting Bid
$100

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Exceptional CDV-sized tintype housed in a decorative red-ruled mount, featuring a vibrant and festive group portrait unmistakably themed for the Fourth of July. Six young adults pose in a painted studio setting, flanked by large American flags. The central woman stands proudly with a full-length flagpole, while another wears a boldly star-spangled skirt that wraps around her lap. Two of the men hold beverages, adding to the celebratory atmosphere. The mix of patriotic symbols, youthful exuberance, and period attire, particularly the star-patterned garment and extravagant hats, makes this an outstanding vernacular image of American holiday culture in the late 19th century. An unusually spirited and well-composed example.

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