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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 190

Two Cabinet Cards Miners with Tools Portraits

Estimate: $50 - $400
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Two albumen cabinet card group portraits showing miners posed with work tools including shovels and picks, wearing work clothes, boots, and metal helmets fitted with lamp attachments. The photographs show two different groups of miners arranged in studio settings. The mounts bear the photographer’s imprint F. J. Goodrich, Norway, Mich.

The miners are shown holding the tools of their trade, with the helmets and lamps identifying them as underground workers, likely from the mining region around Norway, Michigan.

Both mounts are printed F. J. Goodrich, Norway, Mich. with photographer imprints along the margins.

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