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Sat, Jan 27, 2018 11:00AM EST - Sun, Jan 28, 2018 11:00AM EST
Lot 302

Photo Album of Civil War Era Actors, Actresses, and Entertainers, including John Wilkes and Junius B. Booth.

Estimate: $500 - $750

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Photo Album of Civil War Era Actors, Actresses, and Entertainers, including John Wilkes and Junius B. Booth. Circa 1860s—70s. Disbound group of 19 leaves, a.e.g, containing approximately 75 CDV-format images in window mounts, identities of the subjects written in below, some signed by the performers; other subjects include Signor Blitz (magician), Charlotte Cushman, Ada Webb, a banjoist, a lyre player, and others. Booth inscription not attributed to John Wilkes.

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