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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 109

Valley City ND High School & Faculty Cabinet Card

Estimate: $50 - $400
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Cabinet card composite photograph showing the Valley City High School building surrounded by vignetted portrait photographs identified as the school’s faculty. The mount is printed for Fisher & Co., Photographers, Fifth Avenue South, Valley City, North Dakota, and the image is dated 1895.

The central view shows the High School building, with the portraits arranged in a decorative radial composition around it. The printed caption reads “High School and Faculty, Valley City N.D. 1895,” documenting the institution and its staff at the close of the 19th century.

Printed mount advertising Fisher & Co. photographers. The reverse includes a printed list titled “Fisher’s Views of Valley City, the Sheyenne River and Island Park,” describing a series of local views available from the studio.

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