Lot 37

Estate Archive of Medical and Historical Paper, Photo Albums, Ephemera

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $50,000

Large estate archive of ephemera, letters, photographs, prints, medical reports, and others. More than shown. Portfolio of approximately 20 photographic prints of mummified remains, skulls, approx. 14 in. x 11 in., Air Force publication (binder documentation with letters and snapshots) of an airplane crash that occurred in Sioux Falls, 1945, Partial snapshot photo travel album from Mexico dated 1937-43, 1906 edition of 'The Casket' magazine, which shows coffins and burial garments, 1947 dated photo album on Gastrophotography with letters explaining and documenting the process, book of Plates for the Anatomy of the External Forms of Man for the use of Artists, Painters, and Sculptors (London, early 20th c.) detached, rough condition.

Several dozen early hand-written examination papers (late 18th-early 19th century) and other related letters. Other items in this group appear to be tangental material such as miscellaneous aircraft photographs, two sweetheart silks, 1909 Alaskan-Yukon exhibition trade cloth, and other assorted ephemera relating to medical, science, osteology.

Condition

Large groupings of ephemera, paper, and photos will show varying degrees of condition from excellent to poor, which includes creasing, tears, discoloration, and other imperfections. This group is mostly in good to very good overall condition, with expected imperfections commensurate with age and material type.

Shipping/Pickup

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