CDV of Tattooed Man Frank Ormond (New York, ca. 1885)

Costentenus, George. Captain Costentenus Tattooed Man. Lithographed Cabinet Card. New York: H. A. Thomas & Co., ca. 1880. Colored cabinet portrait (4 1/4 x 6 1/2") of "The Greek Albanian" tattooed fro

[NAVAL]. Scenes on Board a Man–of–War. U.S.S. Flagship Tennessee. New York: Hatton & Hart, [ca. 1885]. Oblong 4to (279 x 362 mm). 27 mounted albumen photographs on 20 thick leaves depictin

ARTIST: Frank L Spradling (New Jersey, New York, Indiana, 1885 - 1972) NAME: Illustration - Two Men Fighting MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Two punctures, few paint losses. Minor craquelure. No visi

Samuel Hart & Co. Faro Deck, with Case and Chips. New York, ca. 1885. Traveling set including a square-corner faro deck (52), one-way courts. Clasping buckram case with a sliding drawer of wee clay ch

Houdini, Harry. Snapshot of Houdini With F.E. Powell, T. Nelson Downs, and Frank Ducrot. [New York], ca. 1926. Vintage silver print. A note on verso names the subjects followed by a note reading, “T

ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT OF A SAILBOAT TRIP ALONG THE UPSTATE NEW YORK WATERWAYS, CA. 1885-86. SMALL FOLIO BOUND IN CLOTH MEASURES APPROX. 13" X 8 1/4". CONTAINS 45 PAGES OF HANDWRITTEN ENTRIES

[TATTOO] Five Portraits of Tattooed Men and Women. New York and elsewhere, 1880-90s. Including a half-length portrait of Irene Woodward by Baker of Columbus; two half-length images of shirtless tattoo

P. Lorillard 5 Cent Ante Insert Playing Cards. New York: Donaldson Litho., ca. 1885. Complete deck of 52 chromolithographed playing cards, which were issued individually as inserts in packages of toba

Miss Delina Rossa. Bearded Lady Carte de Visite (CDV). New York: Charles Eisenmann, ca. 1860s. Full-length portrait on original studio mount, identification imprinted to the lower margin. 4 x 2 1/2".

[TATTOO] Cabinet Photo of Nora Hildebradt, Tattooed Lady. New York: Charles Eisenmann, ca. 1880s. Photograph of Hildebrandt, one of the first tattooed performers in the United States, posing with a We

National Card Co. Superior Steamboats #9. Indianapolis and New York: National Card Co., ca. 1885. Blue star backs. 52+J (Joker a replacement). Very good. Hochman NU2.

Sporting Playing Cards. New York: Union Playing Card Co., ca. 1885. 52+OB (worn and chipped). Sporting back design featuring a hunting dog. Joker design on box. Good condition. Hochman L46.

Hoffmann, Professor (Angelo J. Lewis). Parlor Amusements and Evening Party Entertainments. New York: George Routledge and Sons, ca. 1885. Brown pictorial cloth stamped in black and gold. Illustrated w

Aladdin #1001 Playing Cards. Indianapolis & New York: The National Card Co., ca. 1885. 52, no Joker. Green griffon back design. In tarnished silver box with JD motif on lid. Hochman NU6.

Heavily Tattooed Men and Women. SIGNED! Spider Webb. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. First edition. Signed and dated on the front fly leaf by the author; the photograph on page 4 signed by Elizabeth, who

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. FARACH & LALUMIA, photographers. CDV of New York City police officer. Brooklyn, NY: ca 1860s.  2 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. CDV on cardstock mount (some spotting to upper right portion

[LEUTZE, Emauel (1816-1868), artist]. The Horse Tamer; or, The Boy Ulysses S. Grant Teaching Dave to Pace. [New York: Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, ca. 1880s]. Rare chromolithograph take

[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate ambrotype of Frank M. Chamberlin, Co. I, 79th New York Volunteers. N.p., ca 1862. Seated portrait of a youthful soldier wearing a regulation 4-button sack coat and having a be

Shepard Hardware Company. Buffalo, New York - 1885.

Photographer: Diane Arbus Born: March 14, 1923, New York, New York, United States. Died: July 26, 1971, Westbeth Artists Housing, New York, United States. Diane Arbus was an American photographer. Arb

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. LAWRENCE, Martin M., photographer. Whole plate ambrotype of a man posed in front of Niagara Falls. New York, NY: ca 1853-1860. Whole plate ambrotype. (Somewhat soft focus, clarity

Written in fountain pen verso- Wurtsboro end of O&W Ry Aug.31-1885 I made this sketch while waiting to get on train with cousin Frank New York with Harriett also on it to ride down to Ellenville signe

Brady & Ryan, Ellenville, New York. Stoneware ceramic pottery salt glazed crock decorated with a hand painted bird along the side, ca. 1885. Impressed faintly with the number 2 along the side above th

Mutoscope Reel. Subject No. 3216 / Serial No. 45. “The Final Goodbye.” New York, ca. 1910s (patent dates of 1895/98). Humorous reel depicts a doomed man in a jail cell seeing his girlfrien