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THBThree Cabinet Cards of Cowboys and Performers, Two Armed, Incl. George Gillies, Caretaker of Wisconsin's "Old Abe"
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About Auction
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 3 cabinet cards, featuring a studio view of George Gillies, dressed in wide-brimmed hat and fringed jacket adorned with various medals, with a Remington Rolling Block sporting rifle leaning against a rock beside him, on mount credited to Spicer, Clintonville & Wittenberg, WI. Gillies is best known as the last caretaker of famed bald eagle "Old Abe," the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteers; view of mustached man wearing cowboy hat and fancy fringed jacket, aiming his Smith & Wesson Russian revolver at an unknown target, by Bennett, Chesaning, MI; and view of a different mustached man wearing cowboy hat and western attire, by Watson, Cincinnati, OH.
Light toning to photo of Gillies, overall very fine condition. Man with Smith & Wesson, image a bit light, few spots on mount. Cincinnati cowboy, toning to print and mount, water stain along left edge of mount and print.Condition
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