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June 2026 Vernacular Photo History Auction

Wed, Jun 24, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-06-24 11:00:00 2026-06-24 11:00:00 America/New_York Michael Lehr Michael Lehr : June 2026 Vernacular Photo History Auction https://auction.michaellehrantiques.com/auctions/michael-lehr-antiques/june-2026-vernacular-photo-history-auction-23574
Our June 2026 auction presents a focused and exceptional selection of historical photographs spanning the 1840s through the early twentieth century, with unusual depth in named subjects, rare formats, and documented provenance anchored by strong vernacular material that rewards close looking.
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Lot 211

CDV, Two Women with Stereo Graphoscope Viewer, Wm. B. White

Estimate: $100 - $200
Starting Bid
$50

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Two unidentified women pose together in a studio albumen portrait attributed to Wm. B. White of Rochelle, Illinois, a format and imprint style consistent with the late 1870s to early 1880s. The seated woman holds an open stereo graphoscope across her lap with a stereoview facing the camera. The standing woman rests her arm on the chair back and holds what appears to be a stereoview card. The pink-bordered mount and plain tonal ground are characteristic of the period.

The seated subject wears a dark bustle-style dress with tiered ruffle hem, a decorative brooch at the collar, and a pendant necklace, while her companion is dressed in a fitted dark gown with fur trim at the sleeve and a high ruffled neckline accented by a cross pendant. A tasseled chair with fringe-trimmed footstool anchors the center of the composition, and both women direct steady, unsmiling gazes toward the camera.

The stereoscope case and viewer held by the seated figure are a particularly uncommon prop for a CDV portrait, suggesting a personal or professional connection to the medium. The reverse bears the imprint of Wm. B. White, Rochelle, Illinois, with a decorative oval vignette, and penciled notations reading LDBC1 and 2/02 at the lower margin.

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