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Up for sale is a fantastic estate-found lot of 10 antique photographs and cabinet cards dating from roughly 1896 to 1905. This collection is a treasure trove for genealogy reserarchers and regional history collectors,as several pieces feature clear,handwritten identifications,names,dates,and locatios on the fronts or backs. LOT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: 1902 Battle Creek Sanitarium Staff Photograph:A highly collectible,Large outdoor group portrait.Handwritten at the top:Battle Creek San.Staff,1902.This piece holds incredible historical significance. The Brown Family Collection(Athens,Ohio):Several portraits are tied directly to this family with clear lineage notations on the reverse sides included are A handsome couple portrait in an ornate mat,identified on the back as Charles& Flora Brown, Athens,Ohio 1905. Notes documenting children:Gladys Lenora Brown-Born Sept.2518.. and Irma Winnetta Brown-Born August 17,1896 A Portrait noted on the backas Stella L Brown,1900 F.B.Family(Iroquois,South Dakota):An interior homestead/parlor portrait near a piano.Crisply insribed along the bottom edge:Home of F.B.Smith at Iroquois, S.Dakota:Great piece of Midwestern/Western regional history. Rembrandt Studio(Utica,New York):A striking,crisp Edwardian-era family portrait (Mother,Father,and Baby)featuring a clear studio stamp on front mat border. Identified Child Portrait:A lovely oval-matted individual child portraits clearly penciled on the front border with the name \"Dorothy Quick\" Includes additional classic late-19th/early-20th century port of children and families to round out the 10 piece collection.These are authentic,century-old antique items.They show normal signs of age,including edge wear,minor chipping/scuffs on cardboard mats ,and natural sepia toning or fading as pictured.The battle creek photo has chipping along the upper black mat board edge, but not the photographic image itself remains clear and intact.Please review all high -resolution photos closely for exact cosmetic condition details. Thank you for looking
