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2003 Americana May 8-9.

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., Este Ave 6270, Cincinnati OH 45232, United States
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Date of the auction: 17.05.2003

Lot number 1
Daguerreotype by James Presley Ball,

quarter plate, half case only, mat stamped "J.P. Ball" and "Cincinnati." A fine image of a...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$920
Lot number 2
Daguerreotype of the "Elephant Store" in Plymouth, Ohio,

anonymous sixth plate, circa 1852. A bird's eye view, taken from a second story window showing a...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$863
Lot number 3
Terrific Oversized Quarter Plate Daguerreotype,

anonymous, 3.5 x 4" plate in an embossed leather case. A great studio image, with a solar reflector...

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Lot number 4
Early Half Plate Daguerreotype,

anonymous, though judging from the case and mat style, likely taken in Philadelphia. A sensitively...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$805
Lot number 5
Sixth Plate Daguerreotype, Boy Holding Puppy by Head,

renders beautifully a classic pose of a child and his best friend, both probably eager to run...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,265
Lot number 6
Early signed Brady daguerreotype,

quarter plate, in original mahogany veneer ogee frame, signed in plate along lower right of...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$1,093
Lot number 7
Daguerreotype of a Daguerreotypist,

quarter plate size, uncased in mat and preserver. He sits beside his sixth plate camera (appears to...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$2,013
Lot number 8
Daguerreotype of a Southern Dandy,

sixth plate size, in full leather case. A fine image of a casually posed fellow wearing a...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$633
Lot number 9
Daguerreotype of a Carpenter,

sixth plate size, in full leather case. He proudly displays several large "plough" type planes, the...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$1,495
Lot number 10
Splendid Postmortem Daguerreotype of Girl with Flowers,

anonymous, sixth plate size in full leather case. Fine horizontal pose with great lighting, showing...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$748
Lot number 11
Daguerreotype of an Accordion Player,

sixth plate size, in a full pressed paper case. He holds a true accordion, not a concertina, which...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$978
Lot number 12
S. Broadbent Signed Daguerrotype,

mounted in a geometric 6th plate dark brown geometric thermoplastic case. Hand-tinted portrait of a...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$230
Lot number 13
Early American Daguerreotype Portrait,

anonymous sixth plate. In full, early leather case, with foil-covered paper mat typical of the...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$633
Lot number 14
Daguerreotype Portraits, Living and Dead,

lot of 3, of the same man at different times in his adult life. The living portraits (daguerreotype...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$259
Lot number 15
Daguerreotype of Daniel Spencer, Revolutionary War Veteran,

quarter plate size in full leather case, with mat stamped "Carden&Co. 293 B.way." A fine image of...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,265
Lot number 16
Daguerreotype of Twin Little Girls PLUS,

lot of 3, including a sixth plate leather cased daguerreotype of two little girls that appear to be...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$230
Lot number 17
French Military Daguerreotype,

quarter plate portrait of a young uniformed Frenchman, mounted in period oval wood frame. Rear...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$460
Lot number 18
Oval Pendant Daguerreotype, Portrait of a Woman with Lock of Hair,

The woman, apparently dressed for winter, wears a heavy shawl, a brocade bodice, and holds her hat...

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Lot number 19
Rare Ambrotype of Church in the Kanawha Valley,

wonderfully composed half plate image of a brick church building with scaffolding surrounding a...

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Lot number 20
Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Early Church,

unusual architecture for a church, parishioners stand on a bi-lateral staircase leading to the...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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Price realised:
US$115
Lot number 21
Ambrotype of a Fireman in Helmet Reading "Franco-American 8",

sixth plate size in full pressed paper case. An image from the time when belonging to a fire company...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$805
Lot number 22
Ambrotype of Man and Microscope,

quarter plate size. Anonymous studio pose of a young man and his son posed with a monocular...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,265
Lot number 23
Ambrotype of Hat Makers,

anonymous quarter plate size in full leather case. A fine occupational of three hat makers and their...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$1,093
Lot number 24
Ambrotype of Philadelphia Boot Maker,

signed on pad "Reimer. Philadelphia," sixth plate in full pressed paper case. He sits in his heavy...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$431
Lot number 25
Ambrotype By O.C. Benjamin,

Newark, N.Y., signed on felt mat, in 6th plate geometric Union case. An exceptional portrait, the...

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Lot number 26
Ambrotype of a Young Cobbler,

anonymous sixth plate in full leather case. He sits at his bench wearing a leather apron, holding a...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$374
Lot number 27
Ruby Ambrotype of Minnesota Man with Flute,

sixth plate size, in a full leather case with pad stamped "J.W. Monell, Artist. St. Anthony, M.T...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$460
Lot number 28
Sixth Plate Ruby Ambrotype of Man Holding Fur Hat,

depicts a rural-looking gentleman with tinted cheeks, bushy beard, unbuttoned plaid vest, and an...

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Lot number 29
Ambrotype of a Sailor with Buttons and Chest Pocket,

ninth plate size in a black geometric case. The gent in this self-confident pose sports a gold hoop...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$242
Lot number 30
Half Plate Tintype of a Town,

wonderful image of two horse-drawn wagons stopped in the middle of a wide dirt road. The background...

Cowan's Auctions, Inc., 17 May 2003
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n. a.
Price realised:
US$431
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