Lot 165 - Grouping of Five Antique Cabinet Card Photographs of Children Including Anna, Maude, and Grace Seaman, Photographed by Stewart, Minonk, Illinois and Lequist Bros., Peoria, Illinois

Lot 165 - Grouping of Five Antique Cabinet Card Photographs of Children Including Anna, Maude, and Grace Seaman, Photographed by Stewart, Minonk, Illinois and Lequist Bros., Peoria, IllinoisFive antique cabinet card photographs of children. One card, photographed by Stewart of Minonk, Illinois, features a decorative fan shaped vignette of three young girls identified in pencil as "Anna," "Maude," and "Grace Seaman," with printed daisy motifs incorporated into the composition. A second card depicts a young girl in profile within an oval floral vignette; no photographer imprint is visible on the front. Two additional cards are by Lequist

Nails replaced in house

There is a paper tag on the back indicating that this item was once sold by "Come Again Shop - Where Unusual Goods are Found" on Boylston Street in Boston

Evidently whoever stole this object was proud enough of their spoils to have it engraved

Includes a folding color map of Gallia Antiqua showing ancient Gaul

Antique embossed and gold-accented Halloween postcard titled “Wishing You a Jolly Halloween

The velvet pillow on the opposite leaf is embossed with a floral motif

The text reflects mid-19th-century sentimental attitudes toward hair as a keepsake and memorial material

but the key is missing

and shoulder areas

Antique boarded photograph depicting a group of male and female farm workers posed in front of a barn with a large apple harvest spread across the ground before them

Each plate features text in relief along with illustrations depicting various insects and figures relevant to the content

The lamp retains its original desk lamp form and includes an antique tube-style bulb