“WICHITA STREET FAIR AND CARNIVAL” WITH MONKEY PAINTING THE TOWN RED.
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$97.75 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #207 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1234 in auction 207
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Item Description
1.75”. Backpaper is covered by a second sticker naming a Wichita Jeweler. Some tan age on the back and a small dent on the collet. Celluloid has numerous but light surface scratches. There is no stain and the piece still displays cleanly. Shown is a square labeled “Wichita” with a grid of streets. Before this is a seated monkey in a fez using a paintbrush to paint the street grid from his red paint can. His text below is “I Want To Tell You On The Dead/Everything I Saw At Wichita Was Read.” Item is dated for six days in October 1899. Overall condition is about Fine but piece still displays clean and glossy. Scarce.
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