Potter and Potter Auctions: Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography, 23627, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 23, 2026 - July 23, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | Southern California Chicano Gang Scrapbook Archive |
1980s-1990s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 303 | Collection of 18 Oversized Mugshot Photographs |
Bay Area, California | 1950s/60s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 304 | San Quentin Escapees Fred Landers, Alex McKay, Joe Kristy Press Photo |
1935 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 305 | Press Photograph of Man Killed by Submachine Gun |
c. 1950s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 306 | RPPC of Prisoner in Electric Chair |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | ||
| 307 | Group of 5 Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme Oversized Photographs |
c. 1975 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 308 | Bizarre Images of Experimental Animal and Human Surgery |
c. 1968 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 309 | N Books, including: Press Photos of Criminals |
1940s-1960s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 310 | Decomposed Human Remains Skeleton |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 311 | Suicide Crime Scene Photographs |
Riverside, California | c. 1973 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 312 | Crime Scene Photographs |
Riverside, California | 1975 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 313 | Collection of Surgery and Post-Surgery Photographs |
Mid to late 20th century | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 314 | Framed Photograph of Muscular Man in Grotesque Makeup |
c. 1920s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 315 | Photographs of Twins and Identically Dressed Subjects |
1890s-1950s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 316 | Large Grouping of Hippie Photographs |
1960s-1980s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 317 | Brake Brian (1927-1988) | Christs Church |
1970 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | |
| 318 | Jordan Louis (1908-1975) | Louis Jordan Playing Sax with Martha Jordan |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 319 | Photography Collection Featuring Couples Kissing |
Mid to late 20th century | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 320 | Grouping of 29 Photographs Featuring Women Holding Guns |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 321 | Grouping of Photographs of the Blacks Beach Nudist Protest |
San Diego | 1977 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 322 | Archive of Bodybuilding Physique Snapshot Photographs |
1953; 1949 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 323 | Mid-Century Professional Wrestling Photograph Archive |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 324 | Mil Mascaras Lucha Libre Wrestling Photographs |
1980s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 325 | Fourteen Kitsch Wrestling Promo Photographs |
1960s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 326 | Male Physique / Bodybuilding Experimental Photograph |
1950s | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
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