People and Personalities CDVs

People and Personalities

PPCDV1. J.E. Bruton, Cape Town. H.M. Stanley, The African Explorer. Henry Morton Stanley was born in 1841 as John Rowlands. He worked as a cabin boy in New Orleans for a man named Stanley and adopted his name. He served in the Confederate Army and later in the US Navy. As newspaper correspondent for the NY Herald he was sent in search of Livingstone in 1869. CDV. E. $150

PPCDV6. No ID. Pencilled on verso: "1st settler of Clinton Co. Iowa-west of the Mississippi since 1824-settled in ?? Co.-Sept 1836. In Dubuque since 1833." CDV. VG. $75

PPCDV14. Boissonnas, Geneva. Charles Loyson, called Pere Hyacinthe Loyson (1827-1912). Liberal French pulpit orator with reputation for eloquence. CDV. G+. $20

PPCDV15. Warren, Boston. John Ballantine Gough (1817-1886). Noted Anglo-American orator; temperance lecturer; author of "Sunshine & Shadow," 1881. CDV. VG. $25

PPCDV17. Mora, NYC. Charles O'Connor (1804-1884). American lawyer; prominent prosecutor in Tweed Ring cases; unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for president, 1872. CDV. VG. $25

PPCDV18. Mayall, London. George Peabody (1795-1869). American merchant and banker, celebrated philanthropist. CDV. VG. $45

PPCDV23. J. Laurent y Cia., Madrid. CDV of a man with decorative embroidered vest, hat, tasseled boots, and long pole over his shoulder. VG. $100

PPCDV24. Churchill & Denison, Albany. "To Mother," written on back. This nicely attired gentleman prominently displays his missing arm in this carte sent to his mother. There is a 2-cent blue tax stamp on verso and it is no great leap to assume that this fellow lost his arm in the Great Rebellion. VG. $85

PPCAB7. No ID. Chicago Tramps John Howard and Wife and dog, Mrs. Lulu Howard and Dog Lulu. Left Seattle March 10 for Chicago due 15 Sept and arrived 30 day of aug. 16 days a head of time. Won $5,000 at Wonderland Sept. 26 to Oct. 2nd, Milwaukee, Wis. Cabinet Card. Manuscript on verso. VG. $150

PPCAB9. Veeder, Albany, NY. Rare Cabinet Card of a Blind Man reading Braille. E. $150

PPCAB15. Elmer Chickering, Boston. The Gallaudet Family. Composite Cabinet Card of members of the leading pioneering family in the education of deaf people. VG. $150

PPCDV32. The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company. David Livingstone (1813-1873). Noted African explorer and missionary. G. $125

PPPC1. Published by the Lightfoot Collection, Huntington Station, NY. Group of 6 photo postcards of the Walt Whitman Sesquicentennial Commemorative Series. Includes the following:
     No. 1. Walt Whitman's Birthplace, at West Hills, Long Island, NY. Photograph by "Uncle Ben" Conklin, in 1903, when the third wing was still intact. Walt was born here May 31, 1819
    No. 2. Walt Whitman in 1854, when he was writing "Leaves of Grass." This is sometimes referred to as the "Christ" photograph.
    No. 3. Walt Whitman in carpenter's garb-an engraving used as the frontispiece of the first edition of "Leaves of Grass" in 1855. Taken from a daguerreotype.
    No. 4. Walt Whitman as he looked in 1863, while he was nursing the sick and wounded soldiers in Washington. Photograph taken by Brady's studio.
    No. 5. Walt Whitman as "The Good Gray Poet" after the Civil War.
    No. 6. Walt Whitman in old age, at Camden, New Jersey-the sage and prophet of American democracy.
This cards were issued by Frederick Lightfoot, an historian and major collector of stereoviews. They are unused. E. $25.

PPCDV37. No ID. Anna E. Dickinson (1842-1932). Last name spelled incorrectly at bottom of CDV. Abolitionist, woman suffragist, first woman to speak before Congress. G+. $45

PPCDV44. Kunst-Verlag der Photographischen Gesellschaft, Berlin. Leonhardt, Count von Blumenthal. Prussian general; Chief of staff army of the Crown Prince in Franco-Prussian War. VG. $25

PPCDV46. H. Hering, London. Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). Pioneering and adventurous nurse. Scarce CDV. G+. $250

PPCAB17. Noble, Lincoln, Neb. Mr. Cad Pace after the wreck at Kansas City. He is showing the bandaged stump of his left hand. There are two creases at the lower left off to the side. G. $150

PPCDV50. Manchester Bros. Ida Lewis (1842-1911), famed lighthouse keeper and rescuer of many seafarers. VG. $175

PPCDV52. J.A. Williams. Ida Lewis (1842-1911), the Grace Darling of America. 1869 copyright line bottom recto. VG. $150

PPCDV54. Ida Lewis (1842-1911). With a typed slip that reads: The daughter of the keeper of the light at Lime Rock off Newport and the greatest saltwater heroine in American history. Ida saved nearly 40 people in her lifetime. VG. $50

PPCAB18. Alex Bassano, London. Types of English Beauty, No. 10. Miss Moore. VG. $125

PPCAB19. Falk, NY. Hon. Chas. A. Dana (1819-1897). Asst. Secretary of War under Lincoln, famed newspaper editor, etc. VG. $150

PPCDV55. A. Pattiani, Chicago, Ill. Carte of two card players, one holding a deck with the ace of diamonds at the center of the image. There is a 3-cent green revenue stamp cancelled on Sep 21, 1864. VG. $100

PPCDV57. No ID. Isaac B. Sawtell, better known as the "Yankee Doodle Whistler." Sawtell's 1876 copyright line on bottom recto. VG. $75

PPCAB20. Chas. T. Allen, Postville, Iowa. Amazing early depiction of Santa Claus. E. $350

PPCAB21. Bruno Hentschel, Jerusalem. Penned on back is "Uncle Mottle Rothschild. Lived in New York-Passed away in Jerusalem." VG. $125

PPCAB22. Sarony, NY. Henry Ward Beecher. Abolition, temperance activist, clergyman. VG. $65

PPCAB23. Atelier Syriste Chrudim. Great portrait with great backdrop. VG. $20

PPCAB24. Home Photo Co., Williamston, Mich. Image of a man with crutch, foot in the air. VG. $45

PPCAB26. John H. Oleson, Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. & Mrs. Sven Norgaard & Family. VG. $20

PPCDV58. No ID. On back: "Benjamin Franklin, The Unfortunate Soldier, who lost all his limbs by freezing, while crossing the plains from Fort Wadsworth, Dacotah Territory, to Fort Ridgely, Minn. While he was making the journey, in company with four others, they were caught in one of those dreadful storms which frequently occur on the plains, and all of his comrades perished. He was out eight days and seven nights without food or fire, and when found by two Indians was nearly starved to death. He is now trying to sell his Photographs for the benefit of his family which consists of a wife and three children. Price 25 Cents." VG. $325

PPCAB28. J.J. Wolfe, The Leading Photographer, Lancaster, Ohio. Profile of a young lady, nice presentation. VG. $10

PPCAB29. B.A. Mink, Chicago. An amazing composite image. VG. $35

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