News
SUMMARY
A collection of 126 original, signed photographs featuring influential US Presidents and historical figures was auctioned at Swann Galleries. A signed 1863 portrait of Abraham Lincoln sold for $139,200, and an 1862 photo of his assassin, John Wilkes Booth, fetched $107,950. Other notable sales included images of Herbert Hoover, Theodore Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower alongside John F. The collection was curated by a late collector and expanded by his son before being consigned to auction.
TAKEAWAYS
Signed historical photographs of US Presidents were auctioned.
An Abraham Lincoln portrait sold for $139,200.
A John Wilkes Booth photo exceeded its estimate, selling for $107,950.
The collection included images of Hoover, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Kennedy.