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

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

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

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. Abolitionist, 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

PPCAB31. Cabinet Card by C.F. Garrison, Photographer, Laurens, Iowa from his
series Cyclone Views of Pomeroy, Taken after the Storm of July 6, 1893. This is
No. 7. Cabinet of Baby, blown one mile out of town and clothing all torn off.
Baby was eight months old and unhurt. On the back of the card Garrison's
location is indicated as Rolfe, Iowa. VG. $75

PPCAB32. Swain, St. Paul. Cabinet Card of two serious-looking hunters with
pistols, rifles, one holding a telescope as well. Both identified with names
written in the image. Man on left is Axel Nilson, man on right is Olaf Ochine?
VG. $200

PPCDV62. C. Meinerth. Seated, cigar-smoking man in cap reading a newspaper.
VG. $55



PPCDV64. No ID. William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879). Abolitionist,
journalist, social reformer. Editor of radical abolitionist newspaper "The
Liberator." One of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society. VG.
$125



PPCDV65. Photographic negative from Brady's National Portrait Gallery,
published by E. Anthony, NY. Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858).
Compelled the opening of Japan to the West. VG. $250



PPCDV66. E. Anthony, NY. General Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1777-1849).
Participated in the War of 1812, the Mexican War; "Gainesville" Florida and
other "Gainesvilles" named after him. VG. $150



PPCDV67. E. Anthony, NY. Dean Richmond (1804-1866). Financier, politician,
railroad man, NY. VG. $75



PPCDV68. E. Anthony, NY. John B. Gough (1817-1886). Renowned Temperance
orator. Trimmed at bottom. VG. $85



PPCDV69. E. Anthony, NY. Jacob Barker (1779-1871). Financier, lawyer;
founded Exchange Bank of NY in 1815; elected to the Senate from Louisiana but
not seated as Louisiana had not been readmitted to the Union at that time. VG.
$125



PPCDV70. J. Gurney & Son, NY. David Marvin Stone (1817-1895). Editor of NY
Journal of Commerce; resided in Brooklyn, NY; know for his floral and interests
and greenhouses as well. E. $125



PPCDV72. J. Gurney & Son, NY. John Decker (1823-1892). Businessman,
politician, firefighter. He was the last fire chief of the old NYC Firefighters
Brigade, the original colonial-era volunteer firefighters. He led the Fire Dept.
during the Draft Riots in NYC during the Civil War and tried unsuccessfully to
calm the rioters and prevent the burning of the Colored Orphan Asylum, among
other buildings. VG. $175



PPCDV73. Photographic negative from Brady's National Portrait Gallery,
published by E&HT Anthony, NY. Anna E. Dickinson (1842-1932). Abolitionist,
woman suffragist, first woman to speak before Congress. Trimmed at bottom. VG.
$75


PPCDV79. J. Gurney & Son, NY. William Backhouse Astor (1792-1875),
eldest son of John Jacob Astor. Trimmed. VG. $25

PPCDV81. W.B. Gleason, Lisbon, NH. Moses Sargent, the detective who arrested
Mills. VG. $85


PPCDV82. [Gustin, Troy, Pa.] This appears to be the information on the
cancellation stamp on the 2-cent orange revenue stamp on back. Also it is dated
May 10, '65. CDV, trimmed at bottom of a costumed couple. G. $35


PPCDV84. William Shew, San Francisco, Cal. Capt. Thos. G. Lambert, Ship
Jeannette, San Francisco, Cal. Sep. 29th 1868. Capt. Lambert (1826-1906) was a
whaler from Martha's Vineyard, who along with his brother, William H. Lambert
(1843-1930) owned a ship, which would occasionally land along the Big Sur coast
in California in order to acquire fresh water and game, and also to cut Santa
Lucia fir, which they used to replace broken masts. In 1865 the Lambert brothers
sold their ship to its crew and settled at Monterey, where they established a
lumber business. Thomas Lambert went on to work as a gunner on whaling ships and
played a prominent role in the Monterey community. G. $165


PPCDV85. M.S. Hagaman, Philadelphia. John Cox, Born at Moorestown, NJ
2/23/1754; died at Oxmead 4/15/1847. In his 94th year. Moorestown was a Quaker
town; John Cox was a Quaker abolitionist. There is a 2-cent tax stamp on verso.
Trimmed o/w VG. $165


PPCDV86. E.S. Marshall, West Chester, Pa. On back is written "A Quaker
sinfully posing for photo." VG. $20


PPCDV87. Negative by Brady. Published by E. Anthony. Conelius Vanderbilt
(1794-1877), financier, steamship and railroad magnate. VG. $85
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