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

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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 343

RPPC Three Women on Crescent Moon Riverview Exposition Chicago

Estimate: $50 - $400
Starting Bid
$10

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Real photo postcard studio photograph depicting three women posed together on a large "paper moon" prop against a painted cloud and night sky backdrop. The trio are arranged along the curved surface of the moon in a standing or partially standing pose, with the elaborate painted cloud backdrop characteristic of the Foster and Coulter Official Photographers studio at Riverview Exposition in Chicago.



The reverse is identified as a souvenir from Riverview Exposition, Chicago, published by Foster and Coulter, Official Photographers. This card is from a series of Riverview moon portraits on this sheet and represents the larger format crescent moon prop used at the Riverview studio, which accommodated multiple standing figures within the composition.



The reverse reads: POST CARD Souvenir from Riverview Exposition, Chicago, published by Foster and Coulter Official Photographers.

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