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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 207

RPPC Medical Students With Cadaver

Estimate: $50 - $400
Starting Bid
$10

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Real photo postcard depicting a group of young men posed in a clinical or instructional setting with a body on a table. Real photo process on postcard stock. No printed publisher line is visible; the reverse is a divided-back “POST CARD” with a C.T. Photo stamp emblem and a handwritten identifier.



Visible details include four men in white coats or aprons, one wearing a dark protective apron and gloves, gathered around a table holding a body wrapped or partially covered in cloth. An anatomical chart labeled “TAB. III.” hangs behind them, and a large cast-iron radiator runs along the wall. The men face the camera with a posed, documentary feel typical of training or demonstration images. The reverse is unused for correspondence and includes a brief handwritten label that is not present on the front.



The front bears the printed text: “TAB. III.” visible on the wall chart. The reverse reads: “POST CARD.”. Handwritten inscriptions read: “Young Doctors” with a date “2/8/03” and an additional notation that is not fully legible in the scan.

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