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Originally Posted by Goldberg
Thanks for the input from all! These two cabinets came from a prewar collection of a long time collector. I know there are tons of cabinets that remain anonymous, but was just curious if I was missing something obvious. Through my years in the industry I have been fortunate to have seen many rare and obscure items, and the gentleman pictured on the Stevens Studio cabinet looked familiar. No matches in the OJ book, or any old catalogs from REA, Heritage, Mastro, or Lew Lipset. Maybe not a baseball player. Actor? Politician? Chicago person of prominence? Again, thanks to everyone who has offered any help so far!
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My gut tells me that they are both images of a random person who had their image taken back in the day. It was not just famous people who sat down for a sitting to have their photograph taken.