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

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  2026-03-28 13:00:00 2026-03-28 13:00:00 America/New_York Michael Lehr Michael Lehr : March 2026 Unreserved Photo Auction — Curiosities, Performers & Vernacular Photography https://auction.michaellehrantiques.com/auctions/michael-lehr-antiques/march-2026-unreserved-photo-auction-curiosities-performers-vernacular-photography-22648
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 149

Zeppelin and Airship Aviation Stereoview Photograph Group

Estimate: $50 - $400
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Group of 10 curved mount stereoviews documenting early twentieth-century airship and Zeppelin aviation. The views include interior hangar scenes showing the enormous framework and construction stages of rigid airships, including images of the structural framework of the U.S.S. Akron (ZRS-4) during assembly inside its hangar.

Several stereographs depict German Zeppelin airships, including views of Zeppelins in flight and scenes showing damaged or wrecked airships following accidents. One stereograph shows spectators gathered inside a massive airship hangar beneath the towering structure of a completed dirigible.

Published by the Keystone View Company, these stereographs were part of educational series illustrating modern engineering and aviation developments. The photographs capture both the scale of early airship construction and the public fascination surrounding Zeppelin flight during the early decades of the twentieth century.

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