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September 2026 Vernacular Photo History Auction

Sat, Sep 19, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-09-19 11:00:00 2026-09-19 11:00:00 America/New_York Michael Lehr Michael Lehr : September 2026 Vernacular Photo History Auction https://auction.michaellehrantiques.com/auctions/michael-lehr-antiques/september-2026-vernacular-photo-history-auction-24380
Our September 2026 auction is anchored by two remarkable private collections, together making up about half the sale, alongside a broader selection of consignments spanning early photography, Civil War material, and vernacular imagery. The Soffer Collection, built with an eye for rarity and historical significance, is particularly strong in vernacular portraiture, Native American photographs, and Iowa Civil War imagery. The Palmer, Massachusetts collection, much of it found at Brimfield, centers on maker-marked daguerreotypes from the golden age of the American daguerreian studio.
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Lot 615

RPPC, Mexican Revolution Sharpshooters Behind Barricade, c1910s

Estimate: $50 - $100
Starting Bid
$25

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A compelling action photograph from the era of the Mexican Revolution documents a group of fighters taking cover behind a low adobe brick wall, rifles and pistols leveled toward an unseen target. Captured as a real photo postcard in the early 1910s, the image carries a printed caption, "Mexican Sharpshooters," applied directly to the front in bold lettered text. No photographer's imprint is visible on the reverse.

Multiple fighters in wide-brimmed sombreros crouch and press against the wall in various firing positions, with one man standing atop a low section of the barricade at the rear. A figure in the foreground lies prone, sombrero flat against the dusty ground. Ruined adobe structures and scattered debris fill the background, and a canvas shelter is visible at the far right edge of the frame.

The scene shows Mexican sharpshooters firing from behind a brick barricade, with a figure in the foreground who has fallen. Real photo postcards documenting Mexican Revolution combat were widely produced and circulated among American audiences along the border region, serving as both news imagery and popular collectibles during the conflict of 1910 to 1920.

Reverse bears a handwritten message addressed to Miss Jeraldine Johnson, Peabody, Kansas, signed "Lovingly, Papa," with a catalog notation "VES 0604" stamped at the lower right. No postage stamp is present.

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