[Bridwell]

Great questions, Steven. After 40 years of collecting I haven't heard anyone answer either of them. They are certainly some of the mysteries of the T206 set.

The drawings/paintings seem to be copies of photographs, so as artwork perhaps they were thought of as non-original art and not marketable at the time. Perhaps they were originally traced from photos, then colored. Surprising that none seem to have survived. I wonder who the artist or artists were who did the work. They did a great job, obviously, for us to be discussing them 100 years later.