Wonderful mixed collection of original antique and vintage American photographs, real photo postcards, advertising and historical ephemera dating from approximately the early 1900s through the 1940s.
Lot includes:
- 2 antique/vintage real photo postcard-format photographs (RPPCs), including an unusual Silver Dollar Day scene and a photograph of people with a horse
- Antique photograph with handwritten identification on reverse: “Aunt Emma, teacher about 1902”
- Antique mounted child portrait photographs
- Antique Brumfield, Ordway, Colorado studio portrait of a gentleman
- Large vintage group photographs
- 2 colorful Buffalo Ammonia advertising labels — American Bluing Co., Buffalo, NY, marked “Established 1872”
- Vintage Sea Island Sugar 5 lb cloth sack — Western Sugar Refinery, San Francisco, California. Reverse reads “Since 1863 – Refined by Americans to American Standards” and retains printed opening instructions.
- War Work: A Daybook for the Home, General Mills, copyright April 1942. Original WWII home-front booklet with information relating to Civilian Defense Councils, Air Raid Wardens, American Red Cross, salvage service, wartime radio programs and the American homemaker’s contribution to the war effort.
- 1947 Country Fair invitation/admission piece for Civic Auditorium
- Additional vintage photograph and paper items shown in the photographs
A really fun group for collectors of Americana, WWII home-front history, RPPCs, antique photography, advertising, general-store memorabilia and vintage ephemera.
Items are approximately 80–120+ years old and show appropriate age and use, including toning, staining, writing, edge/corner wear, creases and other imperfections. The Brumfield photograph has substantial creasing/damage.
Please review all photographs closely as they are an important part of the description.
Everything shown is included and sold together as one lot. Sold as found. As is, No returns. Lt1
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