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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | African American Soldiers Real Photo Postcard Group |
1920s-1940s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 177 | Adams Harry (1918-1988) | Archive of Los Angeles Civil Rights and NAACP Photographs |
Los Angeles | 1962-1963 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown |
| 178 | Martin Luther King Jr. in Berlin |
Seattle | 1964 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 179 | African Studio Portrait Photograph Group |
1980s | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 180 | Black Power Images |
Early 70s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 181 | African American Portrait Photographs with Painted Backdrops |
Late 20th century | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 182 | African American Photography Collection |
1960s-90s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 183 | Snapshot Photographs of Young Snoop Dog |
Early 1990s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 184 | Ralph D. | Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Original Photographic Postcards |
1991-1994 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 185 | Ralph D. | Kobe Bryant Fila Summer League Photograph |
1997 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 186 | Collection of African American Snapshot Photography |
Early to mid-20th century | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 187 | Six African American Related Photographs |
Late 19th / Early 20th Century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 188 | Two Photo Collages |
1960s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 189 | Collection of African American Glamour Portraits & Social Snapshots |
Late 1990s–Early 2000s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 190 | U.S. Funk Band in Japan Snapshot Archive |
1979 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | ||
| 191 | Group of Women in Costume Holding Masks |
c. 1910-1920s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 192 | Group of Liberia PRC Military Photographs |
Monrovia, Liberia | 1981 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 193 | Group of Vernacular Studio Portrait Photographs |
1990s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 194 | Women’s Vernacular Photobooth Portrait Archive |
1930s–1970s | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | ||
| 195 | Pair of Sideshow “Half Man / Half Woman” Banner Display Snapshots |
1930–40s | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | ||
| 196 | Muench Josef (1904–1998) | 4 Books, including: Native American Subjects and Southwestern Scenes |
circa 1950s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 197 | Three Philippine Photo Albums |
1940s–60s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | ||
| 198 | Todd Studios | Bronze Nude Figure with Headdress |
St. Louis | Mid 20th Century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 199 | Group of Four Snapshot Photographs of Mummified Figures |
Early 20th Century | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 200 | Group of Three Snapshot Photographs of Jack Johnson |
Early 20th Century | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
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