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Cincinnati, OH, United States
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American History: Premier Auction
Cowan?s Fall American History: Premier Auction is comprised of over 400 lots, with more than half of the auction devoted to Treasures of the Civil War, ranging from an exceptional selection of Union and Confederate photography to manuscripts, imprints, artwork, medals, relics, and more. Included are previously unknown quarter plate tintypes of CSA President Jefferson Davis and First Lady Varina Davis, taken on the eve of the Civil War; a rare antebellum daguerreotype of slavery in Georgia, believed to be the earliest known image of enslaved African Americans with cotton; and several important images from the American Indian Photography Collection of John W. Painter (1929-2008), most notably, a William S. Soule photograph album containing portraits of Southern Plains Indians, gifted by Soule to his Sister. Additional highlights include a Custer Tuebor 14K Gold badge presented to Captain Albert T. Henshaw, 6th Michigan Cavalry; Archive of William Courtenay, Postmaster and Indian Agent for Fort Berthold, Dakota Territory; Archive descended in the family of a Nuremberg Trial Guard, featuring page signed by 21 Nazi War Criminals; and many other important artifacts from landmark moments in American history.
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0020: Silver Palmetto Medal Awarded to Sergeant Thomas BeggsEst. US$1,800-US$2,200
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0021: New York City Silver Mexican War Medal of C.L. StrobillEst. US$1,800-US$2,200
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