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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 132

David Herr Storefront Interior View; Early Shop Photograph

Estimate: $50 - $400
Starting Bid
$10

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Large albumen cabinet photograph showing the storefront of David Herr, the business name prominently displayed across the signboard above the entrance. The brick commercial building features arched windows and a striped fabric awning draped across the façade. The entrance door bears the street number 102, and several people stand in the doorway including a man in a vest positioned beside what appears to be a mechanical device or display apparatus placed just outside the door.

The window display includes small objects and containers arranged on shelves, while a poster or printed advertisement is mounted on the wall beside the doorway. The photograph captures a typical late nineteenth-century small-town commercial façade with decorative brickwork and storefront display windows designed to attract passing customers.

Street scenes documenting individual businesses are valuable visual records of local commerce and architecture. The reverse is blank aside from light pencil notations.

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