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June 2026 Vernacular Photo History Auction

Wed, Jun 24, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-06-24 11:00:00 2026-06-24 11:00:00 America/New_York Michael Lehr Michael Lehr : June 2026 Vernacular Photo History Auction https://auction.michaellehrantiques.com/auctions/michael-lehr-antiques/june-2026-vernacular-photo-history-auction-23574
Our June 2026 auction presents a focused and exceptional selection of historical photographs spanning the 1840s through the early twentieth century, with unusual depth in named subjects, rare formats, and documented provenance anchored by strong vernacular material that rewards close looking.
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Lot 585

Stereoviews, Victorian Genre and American Views, Group of 8

Estimate: $50 - $100
Starting Bid
$25

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Eight stereoviews spanning the Victorian and Edwardian periods document street musicians, sculpture, architectural settings, and genre scenes across a range of publishers and mount styles. Cards include a Keystone View Company example titled "A Hardy-gurdy Man in the Lovely Little Town of Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England," numbered 34412, on a gray mount with the publisher's Chicago and New York imprint. A Moulton of Salem, Massachusetts card from the New Series American Views features a sculptural group depicting a hurdy-gurdy player with children, rendered on a yellow ochre mount, while a Wellman Photo card from 203 Dearborn Street, Chicago depicts children gathered around a street musician in a garden setting.

Additional cards include a Stereoscopic Groups Philadelphia example titled "Music for a Cent" numbered 119, showing two men in conversation beside a small organ, and a Metropolitan European and American Views card depicting a New York street scene. Two further cards on gray and yellow mounts show outdoor figure groups with architectural backgrounds, one featuring a columned gateway.

The group also includes an unmarked gray-mount card depicting a crowd scene with figures in white dress gathered around a large animal, possibly a horse or ox, with details obscured by exposure.

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