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
221 HOOVER, J. Edgar

HOOVER, J. Edgar. Group of 5 TLSs on FBI stationery.

Washington, D. C. 1950s. USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
222 J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Hoover inscribed photograph.

1953 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
225 LYON, Danny (photographer)

LYON, Danny (photographer) . Is He Protecting You? Offset printed poster

Atlanta, Georgia, USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
226

[CHICAGO EIGHT]. Group of 18 press photos.

Circa 1969-72. USD 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
227

[COUNTERCULTURE -- DIGGERS]. Free Acid! handbill.

 San Francisco 1967 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
228

[BLACK PANTHERS]. Group of 26 press photos.

 Circa 1967-72. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
229

[CIVIL RIGHTS]. Church-Labor Conference Calls for a Second Giant March up Market Street.

San Francisco 1964 USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
230

[AFRICAN AMERICAN -- SPORTS]. Our Sports #1-3

1953 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
231

[AFRICAN AMERICAN -- ENTERTAINMENT]. Group of 8 publicity photos of musicians and musical groups.

 1950s-70s. USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
232 MICHEAUX, Oscar

MICHEAUX, Oscar. Group of 3 production stills. Including: 2 productions stills for the "All Colored Cast" The Girl from Chicago

1932 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
233

Malcolm X.

 1972 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
234 [MALCOLM X].

[MALCOLM X]. SNCC portrait poster.

San Francisco ca. 1970. USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
235

[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. Large Group of African American Related Ephemera.

 Circa mid-19th to mid-20th century. USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
236

[AFRICAN AMERICAN -- ADVERTISING]. Simon Pure Beer.

Buffalo ca. 1970s. USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
237

[AFRICAN AMERICAN -- MILITARIA]. Scrapbook of a soldier in the Vietnam War.

Circa 1967-8. USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
238 PARKS, Rosa

PARKS, Rosa. Quiet Strength.

 Grand Rapids 1994 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
239

[BLACK HISTORY]. The Black Hist-O-Deck.

Cincinnati 1971 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
240 VAN VECHTEN, Carl

VAN VECHTEN, Carl. Joe Louis. Gelatin silver print portrait photographer of Louis

Circa 1941. USD 500.00 - 700.00 Unknown
241 VAN VECHTEN, Carl

VAN VECHTEN, Carl. Bill Robinson. Gelatin silver print portrait photograph of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

Circa 1940s. USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
242 VAN VECHTEN, Carl

VAN VECHTEN, Carl. Diahann Carroll. Gelatin silver print portrait of Carroll

Circa 1955. USD 250.00 - 350.00 Unknown
243 VAN VECHTEN, Carl

VAN VECHTEN, Carl. Dean Dixon. Gelatin silver print portrait photograph of the conductor Dean Dixon

Circa 1940s. USD 250.00 - 350.00 Unknown
244

[JAZZ PHOTOGRAPHY]. Seven photographs by William Gottlieb.

 1940s/printed ca. 1970s. USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
245 ELLINGTON, Duke

ELLINGTON, Duke. Inscribed and signed photograph. Portrait photograph by Bloom, Chicago, credited in the negative.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
246

[JAZZ]. Two posters promoting jazz musicians. Including: George Lewis & Ken Colyer's Jazzmen and Skiffle Group.

 Dusseldorf ca. 1960. USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
247

[BOXING]. JOHNSON, Jack. Silver print portrait.

 N.p. ca. 1910s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
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