Lot 107 - Grouping of 29 Antique Cabinet Card Photographs, Portrait Studies of Men, Women, and Children, Including Examples by Randall and Smith of Detroit, and Other Michigan Studios

Lot 107 - Grouping of 29 Antique Cabinet Card Photographs, Portrait Studies of Men, Women, and Children, Including Examples by Randall and Smith of Detroit, and Other Michigan StudiosTwenty nine antique cabinet card photographs depicting a range of portrait subjects including men, women, children, and infants. Several are attributable to Detroit, Michigan studios, with visible imprints including Randall, corner of Williams and Madison, Detroit; Smith, 153 Woodward Avenue, Detroit; and a partial imprint reading 274 Woodward near Grand Circus. Individual pieces show varying degrees of toning, edge wear, and fading consistent with

A chip and glue repair is visible at the junction where the carved hand meets the wooden handle

a woman in a plaid dress

Pre-Auction Notes: Pencil writing on the back

Here is a wonderful Smith Corona Standard 1C Series Floating Shift manual portable typewriter in fully functioning condition with a brand new black and red ink ribbon installed and ready to be used

Each pack contains six cards

manufactured by The American Tobacco Co

Includes a notable portrait of a boy with a dog

Antique scrapbook containing clipped logos

and handling marks consistent with age and long-term storage

including surface wear and patina to the bronze surfaces

Bureau of Identification

but it is still a wonderful piece