[POLITICS]. 54 postcards & photographs of politicians incl. ROOSEVELT, TAFT & BRYAN.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 27, 2023
Lots Close
Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$100 -
200
Price Realized
$536
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Lot Description
[POLITICS]. 54 postcards & photographs of politicians incl. ROOSEVELT, TAFT & BRYAN.
The lot is comprised of a combination of real photo postcards, printed postcards/images, and photographs, most approx. 4 x 5 1/2 in. or smaller. The following subjects are represented in the collection: Theodore Roosevelt (7 RPPCs, 4 printed postcards/images). -- William H. Taft (5 RPPCs, 3 printed postcards/images). -- William McKinley (2 RPPCs, 3 printed postcards/images). -- W.J. Bryan (2 RPPCs, 3 printed postcards/images). -- Calvin Coolidge (1 RPPC). -- James Garfield (1 RPPC, 1 printed image). -- Chester A. Arthur (1 RPPC). -- Mrs. Benjamin Harrison (1 RPPC). -- Abraham Lincoln (9 printed images/postcards). -- George Washington and other political figures are also represented in the collection.
Highlights include: Postcard promoting Taft and Sherman featuring slogan "Here's a Tip," with small tip attached to card. -- President Taft speaking from a train. -- Woodrow Wilson and William H. Taft together. -- Memorial cabinet card of James Garfield. -- RPPCs of Roosevelt and his family credited to Pach Bros., NY. -- RPPC of W.J. Bryan on Wall Street. -- Photograph of President McKinley at L.A. La Fiesta, 1901. -- Photograph of Grant's Tomb.
Together, 54 real photo postcards, printed images/postcards, and photographs. Condition generally good to very good. Some with edge wear, toning, and album residue to verso. Some of the postcards include handwritten notes.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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