Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Antique and

An Assortment of Antique and Vintage Photographic Ephemera and Documents from Ohio and West Virginia - This collection contains various formats of photographic ephemera including cabinet cards, studio portraits, mounted photographs, snapshots, and a formal document, primarily dating from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. The items have a strong regional focus on Ohio and West Virginia, with studio marks and inscriptions from Akron, Troy, Athens, Jackson, and Warren, Ohio, as well as Clarksburg and Salem, West Virginia. Key photographic items include a printed souvenir card of William F. Buffalo Bill Cody featuring a portrait and facsimile signature with the Courier Co. printer mark. A mounted photograph shows men in a field with rifles, with a pencil inscription on the reverse reading Military minuvers an the plains. rear view of Zack Indrick and Charlie Sayers. Industrial and civic subjects include a horse-drawn fire pumper marked for CLAY BAIRD TROY, O., a large-format photograph of a woodworking factory interior with employees and machinery, and a snapshot of a steam locomotive. Portraits in the lot include a studio image of Barbara Patterson from Peck Studio in Akron, Ohio, and individuals identified as Ambrose Hudkins and Ruth Hudkins. A portrait of a man from Clarksburg and Salem, West Virginia, is marked Nelson. Also present is a partial stereoview depicting W.H. Roderick at his desk. The document portion of the lot features a folded marriage certificate for Gilbert Leslie Knight of Athens, Ohio, and Rosaline Gramm Weese of Jackson, Ohio, dated May 3, 1941, printed by The Holt Concern in Warren, Ohio. Dimensions: Items range from approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches to 11 x 14 inches. Burns in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Thursday, May 28 from 11 am to 7 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction. AB281