Potter and Potter Auctions: Photography, Americana & Historical Memorabilia, 1229, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026
Page Size: 388 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
111

[LINCOLN, Abraham]. Albany Times and Courier reports Lincoln en route to Inauguration, plus an ad and article for John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's eventual assassin.

Albany, NY 7 March 1861. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
113 [BUTTRE, J. C. , engraver].

[BUTTRE, J. C. , engraver]. The Lincoln Family in 1861.

New York 1873 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
114

[CIVIL WAR -- PHOTOGRAPHY]. Group of 19 CDVs and picture cards.

Circa 1860s. USD 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
115 [CIVIL WAR DIARY]. PATTERSON, Captain Alva Gabriel

[CIVIL WAR DIARY]. PATTERSON, Captain Alva Gabriel. Manuscript Diary of Captain Alva Patterson of the 15th Indiana Infantry with First-Hand Accounts of the Battle of Shiloh and Other Engagements.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
116 [CIVIL WAR]. LAWLER, David F.

[CIVIL WAR]. LAWLER, David F. An Archive of Pvt. David Lawler, Company B of the 73rd Regiment of the Illinois State Volunteers. [Illinois, ca. 1860s-90s].

Illinois ca. 1860s-90s. USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
117

[CIVIL WAR]. Collection of over 30 titles. Including: JOHNSON, Rossiter. Campfire and Battlefield: An Illustrated History of the Campaigns and Conflicts of the Great Civil War.

New York n.d. USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
118

[CIVIL WAR]. Group of approximately 75 Civil War history titles.

V.p. ca. 20th century. USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
119 [CIVIL WAR]. MCPHERSON, James Bird Brigadier General

[CIVIL WAR]. MCPHERSON, James Bird Brigadier General. Signed Corps of Engineers Rail Road Employees Roster and Pay Record.

Corinth, Mississippi, July 1862 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
120

[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. The Connecticut Journal. April 10, 1776.

New Haven 1776 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
121

[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Battle orders for the 1st Battalion, commanded by Capt. Goulding.

N.p, n.d. USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
122

[WORLD WAR I]. French broadside announcing armistice ending World War I.

St. Nazaire 1918 USD 500.00 - 750.00 Unknown
123

[WWII -- PACIFIC THEATER]. Collection of maps, booklets, and ephemera.

Circa 1940s. USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
124 ROCKWELL, Norman

ROCKWELL, Norman. The Four Freedoms.

1943 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
130

Collection of Soviet Union badges.

20th century. USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
132

[PHOTOGRAPHY]. Group of 46 CDVs of soldiers, sailors, and servicemen.

V.p. American and European ca. 1860s-90s. USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
133 SALISBURY, Frank O.

SALISBURY, Frank O. Boy Cornwell, V.C., at the Battle of Jutland, 1916.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
134 CHURCHILL, Winston.

CHURCHILL, Winston. The Second World War. Chartwell Edition.

Boston 1983 USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
135 NIMITZ, Chester W.

NIMITZ, Chester W. Signed Time Magazine cover. Cover of the Feb. 26, 1945

1945 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
136

[V-J DAY -- WORLD WAR II]. Times Square V-J Day Kiss signed photograph.

USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
137

[SHEET MUSIC]. Large lot of sheet music, some World War related.

American, bulk 1910s USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
138

[PERIODICALS]. Group of World War I and II French publications.

1910s-50s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
139 [HOLOCAUST]. HARMON, Jeff B. , text; and Richard Reisen , photographer.

[HOLOCAUST]. HARMON, Jeff B. , text; and Richard Reisen , photographer. A Time Machine Jew in Auschwitz. 35 black and white silver gelatin matted prints with didactic text.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
140

Embroidered Pictorial Souvenir of an American Sailor's Cruise in the Philippine Islands.

Circa 1920s. USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
141

Patriotic Order Sons of America Ribbon Pin.

1893 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
142

WWI American Flag "Remember Me" Silk Handkerchief Pouch.

Circa 1914-1918. USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
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