A miscellaneous collection of material, photos, postcards, catalogs, etc. at bargain prices.
Bin7. MOSQUE IN ALGERIA BY PROD’HOM. Cabinet Card by Prod’hom although image does not have Prod’hom’s blindstamp. Identified by other cabinet cards that came with this one all with blindstamp. Titled in ink on verso “Mosque de Guelma.” VG. $20
Bin13. Postcard. The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, Me. Printed in Frankfort on Main, Germany. John Brown’s House, Adirondacks. Unused, undivided back. VG. $5
Bin15. Postcard. The Valentine & Sons’ Publishing Co., Ltd., NY. Printed in Great Britain. B. and O. Depot, Mansfield, O. Postmarked Jan. 9, 1911. 1-cent green stamp. Addressed to Rev. EB Cobb, Elizabeth, NJ. VG. $8
Bin16. Postcard. Published by S. Langsdorf & Co., NY. Germany. Union Depot, Springfield, Mass. Unused, undivided back. VG. $5
Bin42. Anthony Glass Stereoview of Central Park, NY. E&HT Anthony, 501 Broadway titled 1136. New York. Central Park. Rustic Stone Arch, near the Cave. The contrast is stong but there are a few scratches on the image. G. $75
Bin93. MILAN ITALY GROUP OF 4 EARLY STEREOVIEWS. 4 Stereoviews each with the blindstamp of Debouche & Heyland of Milan. Titles are: Near view of Chatreuse, Pavia; Facade Chatreuse, Pavia; Chatreuse, Pavia; & Entrance of Chatreuse, Pavia. VG. $15
Bin110. CARLSBAD CAVERN COLLECTION OF 4 REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS. Collection of 4 Real Photo Postcards of Carlsbad Cavern. All are unused. VG. $3.50
Bin115. PAIR OF EARLY COLORADO VIEWS. 2 Stereoviews of Colorado. One is titled Manitou, other is a scenic view of tourists. G+. $35
Bin116. MOBILE ALABAMA RUINS OF FIRE 1890. Boudoir Card Photo (5 x 8) showing the ruins of the fire at Mobile Alabama October 26, 1890. Card is nibbled along bottom as shown. G. $89
Bin146. EARLY TEDDY BEAR. Image measuring 5 1/2″ x 4″ on an 8 3/4″ x 5 3/4″ mount. Image is by W.L. Hall of Belfast, Maine and shows a smiling child holding her favorite Teddy Bear. VG. $50
Bin167. SG&C RAILROAD VIADUCT. Stereoview by W.S. Jones of Watkins NY titled 23-Watkins Glen Viaduct S.G. & C. R’y. VG. $10
Bin181. 5 VIEWS BY SOULE. 5 Stereoviews by John P. Soule. Titles are: No. 554. Faneuil Hall, Boston; No. 570. Cathedral Building, Franklin Street, Boston; No. 776. Niagara-Suspension Bridge and Rapids (Instantaneous); No. 622. Marine View, Nahant, Mass.-Instantaneous; & No. 599. Coral. VG. $22
Bin208. TIPTON CIVIL WAR VIEW. Stereoview by WH Tipton of Gettysburg, Pa titled 915-Monument of 1st Mass. Vol. Inf.-Emmitsburg Road. VG. $35
Bin213. MAJOR GENERAL REYNOLDS STATUE. Stereoview by W.H. Tipton, Gettysburg, Pa. titled No. 603. Statue of Major Gen. John F. Reynolds in Soldier’s National Cemetery. G. $16
Bin232. 4 Stereoviews by F.C. Philpot, Limerick Maine. Philpot traveled around York County Maine and these views can be anywhere in that vicinity. 2 have “1880″ on back, one has “1881,” other is blank. Also on back No. 2, No. 6, and 12. No titles. All came together with some other views by Philpot. VG. $20
Bin248. SWEDISH STEREOVIEW. Stereoview from an Industrial Fair in Stockholm in 1897 titled 82. Maskinhallen. VG. $7.50
Bin297. COLLECTION OF 24 STEREOVIEWS OF NIAGARA AND VICINITY. Titles are: No. 5385. Suspension Bridge Carriage Way; Grand Rope Ascension (tightrope walker on wire); 99. Suspension Bridge, Niagara, Winter; 2. Niagara-Prospect Point in the Park; 207. Horse-Shoe Falls Canada side; 37. The Great Ice Bridge, American Falls; No. 636. The Horse Shoe Fall from the Clifton House, Canada side. The Maid of the Mist in the foreground (I don’t see the Maid in this view, rather a building that looks like a lumber loading point); Sunset, Niagara River; 260. Rapids and Head of First Sister Island; 16. The Great Horse Shoe Falls, and the Ice Wall; 255. Bridge to Second Sister Island; 259. The Sister Islands; 254. Bridge to First Sister Island; 95. Behind Horshoe Fall, Winter, 1875; 39. Niagara Falls from Ice Bridge; 35. Niagara Falls from Ice Bridge; Niagara Falls (sign on tree: Caution: Cave of the Winds); 286. Whirlpool Rapids (Train on bridge); Suspension Bridge (same as prior view, train on bridge); Great Ice Bridge of 1875; 452. The New Suspension Bridge and Falls; 415. American Lake; 5641. Niagara. Luna Island. Winter; Winter half-conquers the mighty cataract-from Prospect Point over the ice-fringed fall and river; & 4203. The Maid of the Mist. Photographers include: E&HT Anthony; Geo. Curtis; Geo. Barker; C. Bierstadt; John P. Soule; International Stereoscopic View Co.; Universal Photo Art Co.; U&U; & BW Kilburn. G-VG. $75
Bin298. 4 PHILADELPHIA STEREOVIEWS. Titles are: 149. Custom House, Phila. (with a nice open fruit and paper market on the right); Old Liberty Bell; Independence Hall (creased); & 9353. The Sunken Gardens, Fairmont Park (tinted). VG. $15
Bin302. CAMPANILE OF SAN ANTONIO DE PALA MISSION. This is a photogravure or a related photomechanical process print Copyright 1906 by A.W. Elson & Co., Boston. It measures 5 1/2″ x 8″ on a 9″ x 12″ sheet. Title is Campanile of San Antonio de Pala Mission. It is in beautiful and fine condition, very rich tones. $10
Bin315. ART AND AGRICULTURAL FAIR, BOSTON. Stereoview by Edwin H. Lincoln of Boston showing an Art and Agricultural Fair held under a tent. Paintings, grapes, fruit, stuffed eagle, etc in view. Chips. G. $10
Bin324. MT. PELEE EXPLOSION. 4 Stereoviews of the Mt. Pelee Explosion. Titles are: Planting a twig where he supposes his wife and ten children, victims of distant steaming Souffriere, are buried, St. Vincent; 14940. Amid the ruins, St. Pierre, Martinique; One of the Streets of Morne Rouge, just outside the zone of destruction-near St. Pierre, Martinique; & Mount Pelee’s appalling power-where 30,000 persons perished in one explosive flash-St. Pierre, Martinique. 3 by U&U, 1 by Kilburn. VG. $18
Bin325. STARUCCA CREEK, ROUTE OF THE ERIE RR. Early ivory mount Stereoview by E. Anthony from A Ramble Through the Southern Tier of the Route of the Erie Rail Road. This is No. 679. A View on Starucca Creek. G. $8
Bin326. SUGAR LEVEE, NEW ORLEANS. Stereoview by U&U titled The Sweetest Spot on Earth, Sugar Levee, New Orleans. E. $10
Bin329. 6 REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS. Included in this lot are: City Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco by Piggott; 35507. Auke Lake, Alaska by Ordway; Badlands, So. Dak by Rise Photo; Grand Canyon, Arizona; Actress PC with 4 actresses: Lillian Gish, Margarite Clark, Pauline Frederik, top right no ID, and a photo of Indians or East Asians, I think unloading a ship. VG. $10
Bin332. COLLECTION OF 6 FLAT MOUNT EUROPEAN VIEWS, one showing a busy street market in an unknown location, an Interior view of Melrose Abbey, a view from the Louvre titled 2780. Salle des Cariatides, an Italian view No. 40. Sala dei bronze, another titled 32. Venere e Amore, and a final view of a bare-breasted statue of unknown location. VG. $12
Bin340. 2 MINNESOTA VIEWS. One by Zimmerman titled Dalles of the St. Croix River; one by A.A. Palmer titled St. Anthonys Falls. G-VG. $10
Bin346. KANSAS, MARYLAND, JERUSALEM, AND SWITZERLAND. Lot of 4 miscellaneous Stereoviews: Washington Monument, Mt. Vernon and Washington Place by D.B. Chase; Roundup on the Sherman Ranch, Genesee, Kansas by Keystone; 3970. Where Liberty dwells is me Country, near Grindelwald, Switzerland by BW Kilburn; & Tower of David, Old Wall and Olive Trees, Jerusalem. VG. $8
Bin350. B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, NH. 10651. Blooded Stock, Atlanta Exposition. VG. $5
Bin360. GENERAL GRANT Stereoview titled 520. General Grant by C.W. Woodward of Rochester NY. G. $5
Bin377. AMBATO ECUADOR. Stereoview titled Peach Orchards of Ambato from Views in South America Series. G. $5
Bin378. NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION Stereoview by Edward L. Wilson for the Centennial Photographic Co. from the New Orleans Exposition series. While there is a faint title at the bottom of the left print, I cannot read the name of this frozen family scene. G. $10
Bin382. Stereoview by Cross of Hot Springs, S.D. titled No. 25. Bad Lands. Written on side of view is “Visited by 6th Cav. in 1905.” VG. $15
Bin383. CENTENNIAL EXPO ART GALLERY! Stereoview by The Centennial Photographic Co. titled 1366. Italian Dept. Memorial Hall Annex. VG. $15
Bin384. CENTENNIAL EXPO INTERIOR OF SWEDISH SCHOOL HOUSE! Stereoview by The Centennial Photographic Co. titled 731. Swedish School House, Interior. G+. $12
Bin385. BOUDOIR CARD Image (5″ x 8″) by W.E. Hook of Colorado Springs, Colorado titled 293. Sunrise, from Summit Pike’s Peak. A really fabulous image above the clouds. VG. $20
Bin388. AN AFTERNOON REST. Stereoview of women resting on the lawn in front of a tent. VG. $5
Bin390. MAN AND HIS DOG. Stereoview of a man smoking a pipe with his dog, several women in swing by G.S. Gregg of Storms, Ohio. G. $4.25
Bin393. [George Stacy]. No. 301. View on Broadway–Instantaneous. G. $12
Bin407. WASHINGTON’S TOMB Stereoview by N.G. Johnson, “Only Authorized Publisher of Mount Vernon Views,” Washington DC. Title is Old Tomb of Washington, Mt. Vernon. Label on verso reads “Old Tomb at Mt. Vernon. In which Washington’s remains were first placed, and from which they were removed in 1831 to the New Tomb, which was built according to directions in Washington’s will, and where they now lie.” VG. $12
Bin411. HARRISBURG PENNSYLVANIA Stereoview titled 1363. Water St., Dam on the Guniatha, Harrisburg, Pa. G. $5
Bin414. GLEN CURTIS IN SKY LARK. Postcard by The Leighton & Valentine Co., NY City titled Brunot’s Island Race Track, showing Glen H. Curtis in his “Sky Lark,” Pittsburg, Pa. Unused, divided back. VG. $10
Bin416. REAL PHOTO POSTCARD of a beautiful young woman, no ID. VG. $2.50
Bin418. Lot of 19 postcards of actresses and women, all but one real photo. Included are De Morlaix, Suzanne Andre, La Vigne, Thermonde, Marguerite, Miss Billie Burke, Miss Maud Darling, Cantor, Miss Gertie Millar, Miss Hazel Thompson, Miss Deborah Volar in “The Merveilleuses,” Miss Ruth Vincent as “Amasis,” Bella Crisanlema, Pepita Duran, Mlle, Marcia, and 4 unidentified women. Six are by Walery, Paris; 1 by Reutlinger, some by Rotary Photo, etc. All unused, all divided backs. VG. $85
Bin419. 4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VIEWS by B.W. Kilburn. Titles are: 4528. Beautiful is Monterey, Cal; 9983. Avenue of Pepper Trees, Magnolia, Cal; 10024. Beautiful as a Bride is San Rafael, Cal; & 10060. View from the Raymond, Pasadena, Cal. VG. $12
Bin422. MCKINLEY LAYING IN STATE. 2 Stereoviews by U&U. Titles are: Floral tributes to our martyred President, East Room of the White House, Sept. 17, 1901; and “It is God’s way”–Mortal Remains of William McKinley in the White House, Sept. 17, 1901. VG. $10
Bin423. PAIR OF NATIVE AMERICAN POSTCARDS. The first is titled Home, Sweet, Home and has a pre-written message on the back: “I am sending you by to-days train an Indian Baby in a papoose carrier. It is “good” and will not keep you awake nights.” Very cute message. This pc is copyright 1904 by H.H. Tammen, Denver and is no. 3435. The second card is, appropriately, 3439. Indian Papoose. Both are divided back, unused. VG. $6
Bin430. Collection of 8 Panel Cards (5″ x 10″) of the Adirondacks. 6 are by Charles Derby, Paul Smith’s, NY; 1 is by Baldwin Art Studio, Saranac Lake, NY; and one is not labeled as to photographer. Titles are in manuscript on verso: Saranac River from (can’t make out the word); From White Face Inn; Mirror Lake; White Face; Lake Placid; St. Regis Lake; Lower St. Regis Lake; & Lower Saranac Lake. F-G. $65
Bin433. Collection of 6 Stereoviews having to do with the McKinley funeral. 5 are by Kilburn; 1 by U&U. Titles are: The Cortege leaving the White House, President McKinley’s Funeral, Sept. 17, 1901; 14579. The National Guard on duty at the Court House, Canton, O; 14539. The last words of President McKinley’s address, Pan American Exposition; 14565. The last sad homecoming. At the depot, Canton, O; 14584. Tributes of Love to our Martyred President, M.E. Church, Canton, O., Sept. 19; & 14570. Bearing the President’s body into the court house, Canton. VG. $29
Bin438. BOY SCOUTS! Stereoview titled P-26377. Boy Scouts Raising the Flag. VG. $5
Bin449. 7 Real Photo Postcards. Miscellaneous grouping of various topics, A Happy Birthday and Good Luck in your New Year card, Lulu Glaser in her new play, Lola from Berlin, Lucette de Berny, In Lovers Lane, etc. $7
Bin455. JAPANESE TINTED PHOTO. Nicely Tinted 8″ x 10.25″ Photo of a Ujigawa River Scene near Kyoto in Japan. Image is numbered 665. G. $35
Bin462. LAKES OF KILLARNEY. Stereoview titled The Lakes of Killarney. General View of the Lakes, from the Kenmare Road above the Upper Lake. Located in County Kerry, Ireland. VG. $5
Bin463. LAKES OF KILLARNEY. Stereoview titled The Lakes of Killarney. Macarthy’s Island, from St. Ronayne’s Isle; Upper Lake, Macgillicuddy’s Reeks, and Purple Mountains in the distance. Located in County Kerry, Ireland. VG. $6
Bin464. SCOTLAND. Pair of Stereoviews by Archibald Burns of Edinburgh. Titles are Burns’ Monument, Holyrood Palace, & Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh; and Glasgow Cathedral, west door. VG. $5
Bin469. 3 Stereoviews by George Stacy of New York City scenes. Titles are: No. 356. The High Bridge, side view, Harlem; No. 168. Balcony Bridge, top view; & Arch over Traffic Road, Central Park. VG. $19
Bin470. EISENMANN PHOTO. Cabinet Card by Chas. Eisenmann, NY. Image is of a woman looks to be dressed as a European Fraulein or Bavarian dancer of some sort. Given Eisenmann’s propensity to photograph visiting celebrities, it is likely this image is of a performer from a troupe visiting NYC. G. $12
Bin471. BURTON, POWELL, HITLER. Lot of 3 copy Stereoviews made by Brandt Rowles in 1994. Titles are: Richard Powell in Mrs. Mike, 1949; Richard Burton in The Robe, 1953; & Adolf Hitler greeting a young girl. VG. $9
Bin481. WRAPPED IN THE FLAG. Stereoview by the Climax View Co. of a woman all wrapped in the American Flag. Looks like a scene from a play or a Vaudeville Act. VG. $8
Bin482. THOMAS REED. Stereoview by Keystone View Co. titled V26141. Thomas Reed. On back is detailed info on Reed including: “If you could have been present at a meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1889-1890, or in 1895-1898, you would have seen a remarkable man in the speaker’s chair. This man was Thomas B. Reed and he had more power than any other man in the United States.” VG. $8
Bin483. Stereoview by William England, under the Special Patronage of The Alpine Club, from Views of Switzerland. This is 159. Statue de Guillaume Tell, Altorf, Canton d’Uri. Suisse. VG. $8
Bin484. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. Pair of Stereoviews, one by Keystone, one by U&U. Titles are: The Hon. William Jennings Bryan in his Home Library, Lincoln, Nebraska, copyright 1900; and 4205–Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Bryan. The first view is ex-Library of Congress with appropriate stamps on back of view. VG. $12
Bin486. SILK INDUSTRY Stereoview by Keystone View Co. titled 20332. Printing Cloth, Silk Industry, So. Manchester, Conn. E. $5
Bin487. WOOL INDUSTRY Stereoview by Underwood & Underwood titled 10793. Spinning Machine Showing Bobbins and Spools in a great woolen mill. E. $5
Bin488. LINEN INDUSTRY Stereoview by Keystone View Co. titled 20934. Mangling the Linen Fabric-Linen Industry, Canada. E. $5
Bin489. YOSEMITE Stereoview by Kilburn Brothers, Littleton, NH titled No. 977. Mt. Hoffman, Yosemite, Cal. VG. (KR) $5
Bin490. SPINNING SILK Stereoview by Keystone View Co. titled 29467. Spinning Silk–Showing Roving Frame, So. Manchester, Conn. E. $5
Bin493. SEA BREEZE FLORIDA Photograph by Henry Stanton, Scenic Photographer, Sea Breeze, Fla. measuring 4.75″ x 6 7/8″ on a 6.5″ x 8.5″ mount. Image shows an attractive home, woman seated on porch, man at tree, other man with bicycle. On verso is written “Late 1890′s,” “Gift of Ms. Chas. Kost March 1953,” “Duplicate.” Also stamp for “Halifax Historical Society, Daytona Beach, Florida.” G. $12
Bin500. BERLIN PORTRAIT STEREOVIEW by E. Linde’s Depot, Berlin from Beautes Du Jour Series. G. $3
Bin508. Stereoview of Pisa by Van Lint. VG. $3
Bin518. GURNEY CELEBRITY PORTRAIT Stereoview identified on verso as S. Campbell. VG. $10
Bin519. MAISON DOREE HOTEL. Stereoview showing the Maison Doree Hotel, a popular NYC hotel of the time. G. $5
Bin520. ALBERMARLE HOUSE HOTEL. Stereoview of the Albermarle House Hotel in NYC. VG. $8
Bin521. 6 INDUSTRIAL Stereoviews by Underwood & Underwood. Titles are: 12409. Great drying cylinders through which the crushed rock is passed to extract moisture; 12451. The wet process mill in which the material is finely ground; 12394. Large steam hydraulic presses in which belting, matting, etc. are vulcanized; 12452. Removing ground material from wet process mill-emptying the pan; & two views without title. VG. $10
Bin535. WILLIAM ENGLAND Collection of 2 Stereoviews for the Alpine Club. Titles are: 115-Panorama de Thun pris du Cemetiere; & 151-Le Bristenstock et le Lac d’Uri, Fluelen, Suisse. G. $20
Bin536. 4 KILBURN HUNTING STEREOVIEWS. Titles are: 2 view are titled 4975. The Hunter’s Home again, each a variant of the other; 5329. Our Christmas Hunt; & 5330. Uncle Laban’s Story. Kilburn often appeared in these views himself. He also used his friends and acquaintances, also employees and even other stereophotographers in these views. G-VG. $16
Bin539. SHOOT THE CHUTES. Pair of Litho Stereoviews from the “Metropolitan Series.” Titles are: No. 514. One of the Pike Attractions (showing Capt. Paul Boyton, Shoot the Chutes); and No. 524. View on the Pike. VG. $5
Bin541. MT. PELEE Stereoview by Underwood & Underwood titled The silent City of Death, entombing 30,000 victims of Mt. Pelee’s eruption-St. Pierre, (looking south), Martinique. G. $3
Bin543. GEORGIA. 6 Stereoviews of Georgia. Two are by O. Pierre Havens titled 36. Christ Church, and 51. Independent Presbyterian Church. The other 4 are of various scenes in Bonaventure. All 4 are likely by Palmer although only one is labeled as from Palmer’s Photographic Gallery, Cor. St. Julian St. & Market Square, Savannah, Georgia. VG. $25
Bin549. AUTUMN TREASURES. Stereoview by E&HT Anthony titled No. 5933. Autumn Treasures. VG. $5
Bin550. HOBOKEN Stereoview by E&HT Anthony titled No. 6618. Old Willow Tree, at Hoboken, N.J. VG. $8
Bin552. Sarony, NY. Group of 3 Cabinet Cards by this renowned NYC photographer. Sitters are unidentified. One card has corner damage o/w VG. $7.50
Bin556. Cabinet Card by Albert Schittenhelm, Villingen titled in manuscript on verso “Main Street of Villingen with old watch tower 1200 A.D. in distance.” Willingen is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany, some 80 km west of Kassel. VG. $5
Bin559. GLACIER INTERIOR Stereoview by William England By Permission Dedicated to the Alpine Club titled 304–Vue Dans L’interieur de Glacier a Grindelwald,Suisse. VG. $10
Bin561. EAGLE CLIFF NH Stereoview by Dodge, Collier & Perkins, Boston titled Eagle Cliff, Franconia Notch, NH. VG. $5
Bin563. SNOW ARCH TUCKERMAN’S RAVINE NH Stereoview titled 2785 Looking out of Snow Arch, Tuckerman’s Ravine, NH. VG. $5
Bin565. FIRENZE Stereoview by Sommer & Behles, Napoli & Roma titled 829. St. Croce e Statua de Dante, Firenze. VG. $5
Bin569. EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1878. Stereoview from the Collection L.L. Paris of the Exposition Universelle 1878 in Paris. There is no title on the card. E. $3
Bin570. CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. 2 Stereoviews of the International Exhibition 1876 by the Centennial Photographic Co., Edward L. Wilson. Titles are: 999. Mrs. Maxwell’s Rocky Mountain Museum Series, Colorado Building; & Main Building North Ave. East Entrance. G. $9
Bin572. HEIDELBERGER SCHLOSS. Stereoview by Fec. Remele, Editeur E. Linde, Berlin form Le Rhin & Ses Environs titled 8. Heidelberger Schloss. Eingang zum Schloss. VG. $3
Bin573. Stereoview by B.K., Paris from Paris et ses Environs Series. Titled in manuscript on verso Dome d’Honneur. There is an old crease mark at center only obvious on the back and card is very firm. G. $3
Bin577. DANBURY CT Stereoview titled on verso “Old M.E. Church, Danbury, Conn.” G. $3
Bin589. W.M. Chase. United States Views. High Rock. VG. $5
Bin590. Keystone: V17124T. Southwest from the Lykabettos past Royal Palace and Acropolis to Sea, Athens, Greece. $4
Bin593. HOTHOUSE INTERIORS. 2 Stereoviews of the interior of a hothouse showing various plants. Great depth in these views. These are unmarked but came with a lot of views by E.R. Ober of Waterbury, VT. VG. $10
Bin597. SAVANNAH. 3 Stereoviews by J.N. Wilson, Savannah, Ga. Untitled view of church steeple; Fountain, Forsythe Park; & South, Broad St. VG. $15
Bin598. Tinted Stereoview from America Illustrated The Rural Series titled The Old Oaken Bucket. G. $3
Bin604. WEST POINT Stereoview by U&U titled 5392-Skirmish line drill of cadets-our future army officers, West Point, N.Y. VG. $4
Bin605. The Ideal Photo Studio, Boston, Mass. Cabinet Card of a nurse. VG. $6
Bin607. E&HT Anthony. Prospect Park, Brooklyn. No. 7527. The Dairy Cottage. G. $6
Bin610. Miscellaneous collection of 8 Cabinet Cards. First by Daniels, Worcester, Mass. of a bride and groom; a woman with photo album by Kellogg, St. Johnsbury, Vt.; a military man by W. Hollick, Woolwich; another military man with “129″ on his collar by A. Grossin, Paris; a woman with odd strands hanging off her dress that look like strings of popcorn to me by Wade, Marlboro, Mass.; Rev. Father Hauptmann by Spiker’s Gallerie, Grand Street; a fellow with all sorts of medals, etc on his uniform by J. Pomranz’s, Harrison, NJ; and a religious looking sort seated outdoors on a bench by L. Clement, Montigny. If the backs of the cards are not illustrated they are blank. VG. $25
Bin611. Collection of 5 CDVs. Three are by D. Appleton & Co., NY; 1 is by Silsbee, Case & Co., Boston; 1 has no backmark. Included are Edwin Hubbell Chapin (1814-1880), American preacher, editor of the Christian Leader; Rev. John Cumming (1807-1881), National Scottish Church, Covent Garden; Rev. Charles Kingsley; Rev. John Angell James (1785-1859); & Manton Eastburn (1801-1872), rector, Church of the Ascension. VG. $35
Bin612. 6 Cabinet Cards of Nurses. 5 of them are by Everett’s Portraits, Boston, Mass. and the group portrait is by Gilbert, Pitts(burg?). VG. $25
Bin614. Cabinet Card by The London Stereoscopic Company of Ouida (1 January 1839 – 25 January 1908) was the pseudonym of the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé (although she preferred to be known as Marie Louise de la Ramée).Maria Louise Ramé was born at Bury St. Edmunds, England. Her mother was English and her father was from Guernsey; his first language was French. She derived her pen name from her own childish pronunciation of her given name “Louise”. Her opinion of her birthplace fluctuated; she wrote: That clean, quiet antiquated town, that always puts me in the mind of an old maid dressed for a party; that lowest and dreariest of Boroughs, where the streets are as full of grass as an acre of pasture land. Why, the inhabitants are driven to ringing their own doorbells lest they rust from lack of use. She moved into the Langham Hotel, London in 1867. There she wrote in bed, by candlelight, with the curtains drawn and surrounded by purple flowers. She ran up huge hotel and florists bills, and commanded soirees that included soldiers, politicians, literary lights (including Oscar Wilde, Algernon Swinburne, Robert Browning and Wilkie Collins), and artists (including John Millais). Many of her stories and characters were based upon people she invited to her salons at The Langham. Ouida was described by William Allingham in his diary of 1872 as of short stature, with a “sinister, clever face” and with a “voice like a carving knife.” Convinced of her ability to influence foreign policy through a combination of womanly wiles and strategic brilliance, she made suggestions to some of her famous visitors which she thought they took seriously. Later, while living in France and Italy, Ouida continued to host locals and expatriates alike at her gatherings. Ouida considered herself a serious artist. She was inspired by Byron in particular, and was interested in other artists of all kinds. Sympathetic descriptions of tragic painters and singers occurred in her later novels. Her work often combines romanticism with social criticism. In her novel, Puck, a talking dog narrates his views on society. Views and Opinions includes essays in her own voice on a variety of social topics. For many years Ouida lived in London, but about 1871 she moved to Italy. She rented Villa Farinola at Scandicci, south of Bellosguardo near Florence. As before, she used her locations as inspiration for the setting and characters in her novels. The villa was a model for that portrayed in her novel, Pascarel (1873). The British and American colony in Florence was satirised in her novel, Friendship (1878). She continued to live in Italy until her death in 1908. Although successful, she did not manage her money well. She was poor by the time she died of pneumonia on 25 January 1908, in Viareggio, Italy. She is buried in the English Cemetery in Bagni di Lucca, Italy.During her career, Ouida wrote more than 40 novels, children’s books and collections of short stories and essays. She was an animal lover and rescuer, and at times owned as many as thirty dogs. Ouida’s work had several phases. Her first novel, Held in Bondage was published in 1863, when she was 24. (She later claimed to have written Idalia, a well-known novel, at the age of 16. It featured a heroine who was a rebel/ingenue sympathetic to Italian independence. In her early period, her novels were considered “racy” and “swashbuckling”, a contrast to “the moralistic prose of early Victorian literature” (Tom Steele), and a hybrid of the sensationalism of the 1860s and the proto-adventure novels being published as part of the romanticisation of imperial expansion. Later her work was more typical of historical romance, though she never stopped comment on contemporary society. She also wrote several stories for children. Under Two Flags, one of her most well-known novels, described the British in Algeria. It expressed sympathy for the French colonists (called pieds noir)—with whom Ouida deeply identified—and, to some extent, the Arabs. This book was adapted as dramatic plays, and was adapted four times as a film. The American author Jack London cited her novel Signa, which he read at age eight, as one of the eight reasons for his literary success.The British composer Frederic Hymen Cowen and his librettists Gilbert Arthur à Beckett, H.A. Rudall, and Frederic Edward Weatherly acquired the rights to Ouida’s 1875 novel Signa to create an opera for Richard D’Oyly Carte’s Royal English Opera House to succeed Arthur Sullivan’s Ivanhoe in 1891. Between Cowen not being ready with his work and the collapse of Carte’s venture, Cowen eventually took his finished Signa to Italy with an Italian translation of the original English text by G.A. Mazzucato. After many delays and production troubles, Cowen’s Signa was first performed in a reduced three act version at the Teatro Dal Verme, Milan on 12 November 1893. After further revision and much cutting, it was later given in a two act version at Covent Garden, London on 30 June 1894, at which point Cowen wondered if there was any sense left in the opera at all. Ouida’s impression of the work is unknown. Later, Pietro Mascagni bought the rights for her story “Two Little Wooden Shoes”, intending to adapt it for an opera. His friend Giacomo Puccini became interested in the story and began a court action, claiming that because Ouida was in debt, the rights to her works should be put up for public auction to raise funds for creditors. He won the court challenge and persuaded his publisher Ricordi to bid for the story. After Ricordi won, Puccini lost interest and never composed the opera. Mascagni later composed one based on the story, under the title Lodoletta. Soon after her death, her friends organized a public subscription in Bury St Edmunds, where they had a fountain for horses and dogs installed in her name.[8] Its inscription was composed by Lord Curzon: Her friends have erected this fountain in the place of her birth. Here may God’s creatures whom she loved assuage her tender soul as they drink. Fellow author “Rita” Humphreys (Eliza Margaret Jane Humphreys, 1850-1938) wrote a eulogy to Ouida and sent it to the press soon after her death. It was read at the unveiling of Ouida’s memorial. During Rita’s youth, Ouida had been popular but the girl was forbidden to read her. She made up for it later by purchasing every book written by Ouida and keeping them in her library for the rest of her life. Two Little Wooden Shoes (1874), also published with the title BébéeAfternoon (1883)An Altruist (1897)Ariadne (1877) Beatrice Boville and Other Stories (1868)Bimbi: Stories for Children (1882) Cecil Castlemaine’s Gage (1867)A Dog of Flanders (1872), English-language film versions in 1935, 1959 and 1999 (starring Jon Voight), popular cartoon TV series in Japan in 1975; Chandos (1866)Critical Studies (1900)Dogs (1897)Don Guesaldo (1886)Frescoes: Dramatic Sketches (1883)Friendship (1878)Folle-Farine (1871)Guilderoy (1889)Helianthus (1908)Held in Bondage (1863), first published with the title Granville de VigneA House Party (1887)The Silver Christ and A Lemon Tree (1894)Idalia (1867)In a Winter City (1876)In Maremma (1882)La Strega and Other Stories (1899)Le Selve and Other Tales (1896)The Massarenes (1897)Moths (1880)Muriella; or, Le Selve (1897)The New Priesthood: A Protest Against Vivisection (1893)Othmar (1885)Pascarel (1874)Pipistrello and Other Stories (1880)Princess Napraxine (1884)Puck (1870)A Rainy June (1885)Ruffino and Other Stories (1890)Santa Barbara and Other Stories (1891)Signa (1875)The Silver Christ (1894)Strathmore (1865)Street Dust and Other Stories (1901)Syrlin (1890)The Tower of Taddeo (1892)Toxin (1895)Tricotrin (1869)Two Offenders and Other Tales (1894)Under Two Flags (1867), film versions 1912, 1916, 1922 (directed by Tod Browning), and 1936 (starring Ronald Colman and Claudette Colbert); Views and Opinions (1895)A Village Commune (1881)Wanda (1883)The Waters of Edera (1900). 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