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Americana
12:00 PM PT - May 8th, 2003

offered by
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.

6270 Este Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45232
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Preview hours for the sale are on Thursday, May 8, 2003, 9 AM to 12 Noon, AND Friday, May 9, 2003, 9 AM to 12 Noon, at the Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville, Ohio 45246. (Conveniently located immediately off I-75, just south of I-275).

644 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
51 Lot 51

Full Plate Union Case of "Landing of Columbus", (Berg 1-1, Krainik 1). Contains a ruby ambrotype of Freem...

2,000
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3,000
52 Lot 52

Very Rare "Horse Racing" Union Case, quarter plate (Berg 1-46; Krainik 86), case set up for medal. ...

300
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400
53 Lot 53

Half Plate, Union Case "American Country Life 2", (Berg 1-12; Krainik 8), brown.
Condition:VG+, with o...

400
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600
54 Lot 54

Quarter Plate Union Cases, lot of 4, including a black "Lyre in Wide Portal" (Berg 1-45; K...

350
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500
55 Lot 55

Three Union Cases, includes "The Faithful Hound" in brown, double sixth plate case...

350
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450
56 Lot 56

Four Sixth Plate Union Cases, includes "Bobby Shafto," black (Berg 1-65; Krainik 135), with n...

200
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300
57 Lot 57

Two Union Cases, includes quarter plate "Washington Monument, Richmond, VA." (Be...

400
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600
58 Lot 58

Three Scarce Union Cases, includes double ninth plate "Children Playing with Toys" (Berg ...

300
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400
59 Lot 59

Four Union Cases, includes sixth plate "Fireman Saving Child" (Berg 1-96; Krainik...

400
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600
60 Lot 60

Four Patriotic Sixth Plate Union Cases, includes "Liberty 2" (Berg 1-67S; Krainik 107), brown, with tin...

400
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600
61 Lot 61

Patriotic Union Cases with Images of Civil War Soldiers, lot of 3. Includes ninth plate "The Union and Co...

400
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600
62 Lot 62

Sixth Plate Historic and Patriotic Union Cases, Lot of 4. "The Indian Monument, Havana, Cuba" (Berg 1-60;...

400
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600
63 Lot 63

Four Fanciful Ninth Plate Union Cases, includes "Fairy Emerging from Rose" (Berg 1-139; Krainik 401), ...

300
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500
64 Lot 64

Three Sixteenth Plate Union Cases, includes oval "Catching Butterflies 2" (Berg 1-172; Krainik 672...

300
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500
65 Lot 65

Union Case "Beehive 1, Farm Motif", (Berg 1-90; Krainik 121), containing a tintype of two men drink...

150
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250
66 Lot 66

Full Plate Thermoplastic Floral Wall Frame, with tintype portrait of 2 seated gentlemen. Frame is "Four R...

600
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800
67 Lot 67

Three Thermoplastic Wall Frames, includes a quarter plate floral (Berg 7-21), with daguerrotype ...

500
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700
68 Lot 68

Union Case Box, with "Landing of Columbus", (Berg 1-1; Krainik 1), lid in dark brown with walnut box, cove...

500
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700
69 Lot 69

Two Thermoplastic Wall Frames, both oval geometric, includes a quarter and a sixth plate, brow...

300
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400
70 Lot 70

Large Group of Dags and Cases, lot of 14, including a fine signed "Potter Cin. O." (Henry H. P...

400
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500
71 Lot 71

Fine Early Sixth Plate Embossed Leather Daguerreotype Case, in red morocco with gilt roses, daguerreotype ...

150
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200
72 Lot 72

CDV of an Intellectual Dog, PLUS cdv-sized tintype of two gents and their dogs. The intellectual...

100
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150
73 Lot 73

Important Early Mammoth Cave Albumen Photograph, oval, 7.25 x 5.25" mounted on larger 8 x 10" board, with ...

500
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700
74 Lot 74

Important Early Mammoth Cave CDV by Waldack, with imprint of Charles Waldack, Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1866...

600
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800
75 Lot 75

CDV of Two Hunters, each holding a percussion long rifle, dressed in overcoats, hea...

150
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200
76 Lot 76

Cabinet Cards of a Boy and Toy Train, lot of 2. Portraits show a Victorian boy playing with his cast ...

100
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150
77 Lot 77

Boudoir Cards of 1890 Louisville Tornado, lot of 28, all with imprint of "W. Stuber & Bro., Tornado Views...

800
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1,000
78 Lot 78

Fine Group of Louisville, Kentucky Stereoviews, lot of 47, all regular sized mounts, save for two cabinet ...

1,000
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1,500
79 Lot 79

Rare Underwood and Underwood Book-Boxed Stereoview Set, Panama Canal (100). Contains scenic images of the...

300
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400
80 Lot 80

Underwood and Underwood Book-Boxed Stereoview Set, Yosemite Valley (24) with guide book. Set tours Yosemi...

200
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300
81 Lot 81

Underwood and Underwood Book-Boxed Stereoview Set, Egypt (100) with guidebook "Egypt Through the Stereovie...

300
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400
82 Lot 82

Underwood and Underwood Book-Boxed Stereoview Set, India (98 of 100), with guidebook "India Through the St...

300
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400
83 Lot 83

Underwood and Underwood Book-Boxed Stereoview Set, Palestine (100) with guidebook "Traveling In the Holy L...

300
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400
84 Lot 84

Underwood and Underwood Book-Boxed Stereoview Set, Africa (100). Includes wonderful urban scenes of the "...

300
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400
85 Lot 85

Underwood and Underwood Book-Boxed Sets of Stereoviews, lot of 3. Includes "Mexico" (100); "Alaska," prob...

400
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600
86 Lot 86

Boxed Stereoview Set of "S.S. Cleveland" and Viewer, views (17) and viewer by Underwood and Underwood. V...

150
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200
87 Lot 87

Keystone Library-Boxed Stereoview Set, Community Helpers (25). Superb images illustrating the process...

200
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400
88 Lot 88

Keystone Library-Boxed Stereoview Set, Air Transportation (25), portraying the history of flight and i...

300
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400
89 Lot 89

Keystone Library-Boxed Stereoview Set, Public Helpers (25). Contains assorted images of firemen, poli...

200
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400
90 Lot 90

Keystone Library-Boxed Stereoview Set, The Family (24). Wonderful images of American middle class fam...

200
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400
91 Lot 91

Keystone Library-Boxed Stereoview Sets, lot of 2. Includes "The Farmer" (24 of 25), AND "Farm Animals"...

300
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400
92 Lot 92

Keystone Library-Boxed Stereoview Sets, lot of 2. "Vehicles" (25) illustrates a history of transportat...

300
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400
93 Lot 93

Keystone Library-Boxed Stereoview Sets, lot of 2. "Birds" (25) includes beautiful views of the Magnoli...

300
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400
94 Lot 94

Two Keystone Stereoview Library Sets, Alaska (25) includes wonderful scenes of the countryside and da...

200
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400
95 Lot 95

Keystone Library-Boxed Stereoview Sets, lot of 2. "Homes" (24, and 1 extraneous biology view of Evolut...

300
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400
96 Lot 96

Keystone Library-Boxed Stereoview Sets PLUS Viewer, lot of 10. Includes: "Our Neighors in Western and Nor...

800
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1,200
97 Lot 97

Keystone Library-Boxed Stereoview Sets, lot of 2. Includes exciting views of "Cowboys" (25) at work on...

300
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400
98 Lot 98

Huge Lot of Keystone Stereoviews, includes 372 Keystone Stereoviews; 2 views by Underwood and Und...

400
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600
99 Lot 99

Rare Keystone Library-Boxed Stereoview Sets, lot of 4. "Trees A-H" (23) and "Trees L-W" (27) includes an ...

300
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500
100 Lot 100

Keystone Library-Boxed Sets of U.S. Stereoviews, lot of 5. Includes "Carlsbad Caverns" (36); "Alaska" (3...

300
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400
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