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Fall Photographic History Auction, 2025

Sat, Sep 6, 2025 01:00PM EDT
  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 341

Duggan Brothers Horseshoe Cabinet Card Snyder, Topeka, KS

Estimate: $300 - $500
Starting Bid
$150

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Occupational cabinet card portrait of the Duggan Brothers of Topeka, Kansas, posed with a display case of hand forged horseshoes, in a carefully arranged array in a glazed frame bearing their name. Both men stand confidently in full suits with watch chains and wide-brimmed hats, their tailored attire contrasting with the utilitarian craftsmanship showcased between them.

Photographed by C. J. Snyder at 632 Kansas Avenue, opposite the Windsor Hotel, the image captures not only the pride of trade but the entrepreneurial spirit of late 19th-century American artisans. The ornate studio backdrop and decorative table elevate the portrait beyond mere documentation, transforming it into a celebration of identity, labor, and legacy.

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