Auction #15 - October 2023

All > 19th Century Tobacco

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This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/29/2023

The N158 Duke War Photographs set is a phenomenal real-photo card set detailing the combatants in the Spanish American War. The set is slightly oversized to other albumen photo sets of the day at 2-7/8" by 3-9/16". The set pictures thirteen individual military leaders as well as fifteen ships that were involved in the battle. Most notable subjects in the set include the recently discovered Teddy Roosevelt among the military heroes and the U.S.S. Maine, whose sinking precipitated the U.S. involvement in what later became known as the Spanish American War. The backs carry a printed advertisement for Honest Long Cut tobacco and note that the series was titled "War Photographs". The ship photos were used in other albumen photo sets of the day including the N50 Kinney and other manufacturers set and the N567 Newsboy Tobacco set.

This single N158 Duke War Photographs Teddy Roosevelt is in Fair condition with a punch in the card that goes through to the front but otherwise, the card displays nicely with good photo clarity. The back has some wear with very light surface paper loss. Roosevelt is arguably the key to the set after the incredibly scarce Holmes subject.