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

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  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 192

Photograph Coal Miners Underground Admiral No 3 1933

Estimate: $50 - $400
Starting Bid
$10

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Silver gelatin photograph showing a group of six coal miners posed underground with mining tools including shovels and picks beside ore cars. The miners wear work clothing and helmets with electric lamps and are posed in a tunnel with exposed rock walls. The ore car at left is marked “Admiralty No. 3 1933,” and a hand-lettered sign reading “Good Money” is visible among the tools.

The photograph documents underground mining work and equipment in 1933, showing miners with headlamps, tools, and ore cars within a working tunnel.

Mounted print with the marking “T5” visible in the lower right corner of the image.

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