Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography by Potter & Potter Auctions

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Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography

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This diverse sale - made up of fine, vintage, and vernacular photographs - will focus closely on the snapshot. Once considered mere "fabrics of yesteryear," these fleeting images have been recently reclaimed by the collecting community, and appreciated for their candid, historical, and visual depth. Prices Realized

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Portrait of Man with Wind Model at Langley.

Lot 289

Portrait of Man with Wind Model at Langley.

Estimate

$200 - $300

Unsold

Camera Club or Style of Club Photos (7). Mostly Architectural. One Troubadour and a Boat on Water. 20th Century.

Lot 290

Camera Club or Style of Club Photos (7). Mostly Architectural. One Troubadour and a Boat on Water. 20th Century.

Estimate

$100 - $200

2 Bids

Sold for

$62.50

Four Detroit family photo snapshot albums.

Lot 291

Four Detroit family photo snapshot albums.

Estimate

$125 - $175

3 Bids

Sold for

$180

Collection of Familial Photographs and Ephemera of Mazatlan, Mexico. Early 20th century through the 1950s.

Lot 292

Collection of Familial Photographs and Ephemera of Mazatlan, Mexico. Early 20th century through the 1950s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

4 Bids

Sold for

$187.50

Three Photographs from a Minstrelsy Side Show of The Club Plantation Review. 1960s.

Lot 293

Three Photographs from a Minstrelsy Side Show of The Club Plantation Review. 1960s.

Estimate

$100 - $200

1 Bid

Sold for

$30

Penntthi Sammallahti Vuokkiniemi, Karelia, Russia, 1991.

Lot 294

Penntthi Sammallahti Vuokkiniemi, Karelia, Russia, 1991.

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

Unsold

Collection of Hand-Painted Wirephotos of Criminals. Circa 1950 - 1960s.

Lot 295

Collection of Hand-Painted Wirephotos of Criminals. Circa 1950 - 1960s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

Unsold

NY Herald Tribune Press Photo of Undercover Officers Dressed as Women. 1962.

Lot 296

NY Herald Tribune Press Photo of Undercover Officers Dressed as Women. 1962.

Estimate

$150 - $250

Unsold

Railroad Fatality Crime Scene Snapshot Archive with Original Photo Service Booklet. Mid-20th Century.

Lot 297

Railroad Fatality Crime Scene Snapshot Archive with Original Photo Service Booklet. Mid-20th Century.

Estimate

$200 - $300

10 Bids

Sold for

$390

RPPC of Execution of Moros. Jolo, Sulu: July 21, 1911.

Lot 298

RPPC of Execution of Moros. Jolo, Sulu: July 21, 1911.

Estimate

$50 - $100

3 Bids

Sold for

$48

Group of 5 Historical Photographs of the Shanghai Massacre of 1927.

Lot 299

Group of 5 Historical Photographs of the Shanghai Massacre of 1927.

Estimate

$200 - $300

2 Bids

Sold for

$180

Archive of 13 Riverside County Sheriff Female Booking Photo Cards. 1967–74.

Lot 300

Archive of 13 Riverside County Sheriff Female Booking Photo Cards. 1967–74.

Estimate

$400 - $600

Unsold

Group of 7 Color Polaroid Prison Portrait Photographs, Identified Sitters. March 1980.

Lot 301

Group of 7 Color Polaroid Prison Portrait Photographs, Identified Sitters. March 1980.

Estimate

$200 - $300

2 Bids

Sold for

$130

Southern California Chicano Gang Scrapbook Archive with Vernacular Photos, Prison Art & Handwritten Captions.

Lot 302

Southern California Chicano Gang Scrapbook Archive with Vernacular Photos, Prison Art & Handwritten Captions.

Estimate

$800 - $1,200

3 Bids

Sold for

$660

Collection of Hand-Painted and Annotated Mug Shots. Bay Area, California, 1950s/60s.

Lot 303

Collection of Hand-Painted and Annotated Mug Shots. Bay Area, California, 1950s/60s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

2 Bids

Sold for

$150

San Quentin Escapees Fred Landers, Alex McKay, Joe Kristy Press Photo with Clipping. 1930s.

Lot 304

San Quentin Escapees Fred Landers, Alex McKay, Joe Kristy Press Photo with Clipping. 1930s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

3 Bids

Sold for

$156.25

Press Photograph of Man killed by Submachine Gun (ca. 1950s).

Lot 305

Press Photograph of Man killed by Submachine Gun (ca. 1950s).

Estimate

$200 - $300

9 Bids

Sold for

$343.75

RPPC of Prisoner in Electric Chair. Nebraska State Prison.

Lot 306

RPPC of Prisoner in Electric Chair. Nebraska State Prison.

Estimate

$50 - $150

8 Bids

Sold for

$150

Group of 5 Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme Oversized Photographs. Circa 1975.

Lot 307

Group of 5 Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme Oversized Photographs. Circa 1975.

Estimate

$200 - $300

1 Bid

Sold for

$120

Bizarre Images of Experimental Animal and Human Surgery. Circa 1968.

Lot 308

Bizarre Images of Experimental Animal and Human Surgery. Circa 1968.

Estimate

$200 - $300

Unsold

A Group of 15 Press Photos of Criminals, Including Some Juveniles. Ca. 1940s-1960s.

Lot 309

A Group of 15 Press Photos of Criminals, Including Some Juveniles. Ca. 1940s-1960s.

Estimate

$100 - $200

Unsold

Decomposed Human Remains Skeleton.

Lot 310

Decomposed Human Remains Skeleton.

Estimate

$150 - $300

1 Bid

Sold for

$96

Suicide Crime Scene Photographs. Circa 1973.

Lot 311

Suicide Crime Scene Photographs. Circa 1973.

Estimate

$400 - $600

12 Bids

Sold for

$570

Crime Scene Photographs Circa 1975.

Lot 312

Crime Scene Photographs Circa 1975.

Estimate

$400 - $600

9 Bids

Sold for

$480

Collection of Surgery and Post Surgery Photographs. Mid to late 20th century.

Lot 313

Collection of Surgery and Post Surgery Photographs. Mid to late 20th century.

Estimate

$100 - $200

3 Bids

Sold for

$96

Framed Photograph of Muscular Man in Grotesque Makeup. Circa 1920s.

Lot 314

Framed Photograph of Muscular Man in Grotesque Makeup. Circa 1920s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

4 Bids

Sold for

$240

Photographs of Twins and Identically Dressed Subjects. 1890s - 1950s.

Lot 315

Photographs of Twins and Identically Dressed Subjects. 1890s - 1950s.

Estimate

$100 - $200

3 Bids

Sold for

$96

Large Grouping of Hippie Photographs.

Lot 316

Large Grouping of Hippie Photographs.

Estimate

$200 - $300

2 Bids

Sold for

$180

BRAKE, Brian (New Zealand, 1927-1988). Christs Church. 1970.

Lot 317

BRAKE, Brian (New Zealand, 1927-1988). Christs Church. 1970.

Estimate

$600 - $800

Unsold

JORDAN, Louis (1908 - 1975). Original photograph playing sax with topless Martha Jordan.

Lot 318

JORDAN, Louis (1908 - 1975). Original photograph playing sax with topless Martha Jordan.

Estimate

$300 - $500

Unsold

Photography Collection Featuring Couples Kissing (14).

Lot 319

Photography Collection Featuring Couples Kissing (14).

Estimate

$100 - $200

1 Bid

Sold for

$60

Grouping of 29 Photographs Featuring Women Holding Guns.

Lot 320

Grouping of 29 Photographs Featuring Women Holding Guns.

Estimate

$200 - $300

7 Bids

Sold for

$300

Grouping of Photographs of the Blacks Beach Nudist Protest of 1977.

Lot 321

Grouping of Photographs of the Blacks Beach Nudist Protest of 1977.

Estimate

$200 - $300

2 Bids

Sold for

$130

Archive of Bodybuilding Physique Snapshot Photographs. Circa mid-20th century.

Lot 322

Archive of Bodybuilding Physique Snapshot Photographs. Circa mid-20th century.

Estimate

$200 - $300

Unsold

Mid-Century Professional Wrestling Photograph Archive, including Signed Portraits and Action Scenes.

Lot 323

Mid-Century Professional Wrestling Photograph Archive, including Signed Portraits and Action Scenes.

Estimate

$300 - $500

Unsold

Mil Máscaras Lucha Libre Wrestling Photographs. Group of Nine. 1980s.

Lot 324

Mil Máscaras Lucha Libre Wrestling Photographs. Group of Nine. 1980s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

4 Bids

Sold for

$190

Fourteen Kitsch Wrestling Promo Photographs. 11 Female and 4 Male. 2 signed. 1960s.

Lot 325

Fourteen Kitsch Wrestling Promo Photographs. 11 Female and 4 Male. 2 signed. 1960s.

Estimate

$100 - $200

1 Bid

Sold for

$60

Male Physique / Bodybuilding Experimental Photograph. 1950s.

Lot 326

Male Physique / Bodybuilding Experimental Photograph. 1950s.

Estimate

$150 - $250

3 Bids

Sold for

$118

Group of amateur weightlifting photographs.

Lot 327

Group of amateur weightlifting photographs.

Estimate

$100 - $200

Unsold

Female Bodybuilder / Fitness Model Photograph Archive in Binder. 1980s-90s.

Lot 328

Female Bodybuilder / Fitness Model Photograph Archive in Binder. 1980s-90s.

Estimate

$300 - $500

Unsold

[FEMALE WRESTLING] Group of 12 Women’s Wrestling Photographs. 1980s.

Lot 329

[FEMALE WRESTLING] Group of 12 Women’s Wrestling Photographs. 1980s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

Unsold

[BEAUTY PAGEANTS]. Collection of over 100 press and publicity photos.

Lot 330

[BEAUTY PAGEANTS]. Collection of over 100 press and publicity photos.

Estimate

$200 - $300

3 Bids

Sold for

$180

Lembrança: Brazilian Souvenir Picture Frame. Circa late 19th/early 20th century.

Lot 331

Lembrança: Brazilian Souvenir Picture Frame. Circa late 19th/early 20th century.

Estimate

$100 - $200

Unsold

Group of Seven Erotic Real Photo Postcards. Circa 1930s–40s.

Lot 332

Group of Seven Erotic Real Photo Postcards. Circa 1930s–40s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

8 Bids

Sold for

$330

Snapshot Photograph of Tattoo Artist Kazuo Oguri with Tattooed Woman, Japan. Late 20th century.

Lot 333

Snapshot Photograph of Tattoo Artist Kazuo Oguri with Tattooed Woman, Japan. Late 20th century.

Estimate

$150 - $250

10 Bids

Sold for

$312.50

Tattooed Penis with Demonic Figure. Vernacular Photograph. 1970s-80s.

Lot 334

Tattooed Penis with Demonic Figure. Vernacular Photograph. 1970s-80s.

Estimate

$200 - $300

7 Bids

Sold for

$300

Biker Getting His Testicles Tattooed.

Lot 335

Biker Getting His Testicles Tattooed.

Estimate

$100 - $200

9 Bids

Sold for

$210

Vernacular Snapshot Archive of Tattooed Man & Social Circle. Circa 2000s.

Lot 336

Vernacular Snapshot Archive of Tattooed Man & Social Circle. Circa 2000s.

Estimate

$150 - $250

Unsold

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