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THBCabinet Card Collection of Musical Wonders and One Man Bands, Including "Prof. C. E. Charles, Musical Genius"
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LiveJun 22, 2018
Cowan’s American History: Premier Auction, scheduled for June 22, 2018 is comprised of early photographs, documents, manuscripts, broadsides, flags, and more dating from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Late Indian Wars, World War I and II and beyond. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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Lot of 5 cabinet cards featuring various musical wonders and their captivating music machines, including: Professor Charles with his musical inventions, inscribed, "Prof C. E. Charles, Musical Genius, Adrian Mich" on mount, and inscribed, "Original Musical inventions, and copy right secured. 12 years study and experience. Prof Charles" on verso. Backmark of Hugo Broich, Milwaukee, WI.
Charles Crawford with his violin and music machine, with, "Crawford The Musical Wonder" written in the negative, and penciled identification on verso. Credited on mount to Goble & Wenzel, Columbus, OH.
Studio view of man with a violin, seated next to a large, complicated music machine, with "Pickaphone / Pat. Sept. 4·1888," written in the negative. Credited on mount to Howie, Detroit, MI.
Two cabinet cards featuring Professor Dobie of Detroit, MI with his music machine. In one image Dobie is shown posing with the machine; in the other, he plays it as a man in a top hat poses from behind the machine. Posing card stamped, "Prof. Dobie / Detroit / Mich" on verso. Both credited on mount to Wendt, Boonton, NJ.
Steve Roden Collection: Music in Vernacular Photographs
Lots 269 - 279 represent a selection of images from the Steve Roden Collection of photographs related to music, sound, and listening, many of which are illustrated in the book,...i listen to the wind that obliterates my traces: music in vernacular photographs, 1880-1955, published by Steve Roden, 2011.
Provenance: Steve Roden Collection: Music in Vernacular PhotographsFirst two cards with wear and soiling, mostly to mount. Third card with a break at lower left, causing image to crack and mount to bend along diagonal line (not fully separated, however). Dobie cards rather toned, with some soiling and discoloration to one image.Condition
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