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May Vernacular Photo History Auction

Wed, May 6, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-05-06 11:00:00 2026-05-06 11:00:00 America/New_York Michael Lehr Michael Lehr : May Vernacular Photo History Auction https://auction.michaellehrantiques.com/auctions/michael-lehr-antiques/may-vernacular-photo-history-auction-22757
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Lot 329

Quadruplet Babies Cabinet Card H.J. Springer Scottdale PA

Estimate: $100 - $200
Starting Bid
$50

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Cabinet card photograph showing a seated husband and wife each holding two infants dressed in long white gowns. The babies appear nearly identical in size and age, suggesting a set of quadruplets posed together with their parents in a carefully arranged studio portrait.

The lower mount identifies the infants as “Adaline, Agatha, Agnis, and Alawisha Newton.” The photograph bears the imprint H. J. Springer, Scottdale, Pa. with “Copyright Secured” printed along the lower edge.

The reverse shows the ornate studio advertisement for H. J. Springer Photographic Art Studio, Pittsburgh St., Scottdale, Pa. with a handwritten note reading “I think they look like German folks but are not.” Unusual nineteenth-century cabinet card documenting parents posed with four infants.

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