Auction #12 - October 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/23/2022
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 trio of N158 Duke Honest Long Cut War Photographs are in strong VGEX to EX condition and very clean front and back. Great cards from a great set.
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