Historical Memorabilia & Americana
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Lot 173
[ILLINOIS]. M.W. Dunham?s Oaklawn Farm. Wayne, Illinois. Th...
Estimate: $500 - $700
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| $500 | $50 |
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[ILLINOIS]. M.W. Dunham?s Oaklawn Farm. Wayne, Illinois. The Largest Importing and Breeding Establishment in the World. Chicago: Shober & Carqueville Litho. Co., n.d., 1880s. Tinted lithograph broadside (21 ? x 26 ??) with a central panoramic bird?s eye view of Oaklawn (including Oaklawn Castle), and surrounding views of Quarters for Brood Mares and Colts, Superintendent?s House, Weaning Stables, a Group of French Coach Mares and Colts and Foaling Stables and Exercising Yards. Handsomely matted and framed, overall 28 ? x 34?. Staining in lower corners only slightly affecting image. SCARCE early lithograph of Oaklawn Farm, the horse breeding establishment of Mark Wentworth Dunham (1842-1899). The farm was especially well-known for importing French coach and Percheron draft horses, and for establishing the Percheron breed in America. The horses were exhibited during the 1893 Chicago World?s Fair.
