1800s Historical Ephemera Collection with 2 Stereoscopes and 41 Cards Some Rare For Sale

Premium estate history salvage lot featuring rare cultural history portrait cards, a scarce 1897 military combat view, 41 total stereo view cards, and two original antique viewers. ALL ITEMS A RE PRE-OWNED. Some in color and b&w.Features a highly sought-after group of late 19th-century American cultural portraits and social history group scenes.Features an exceptionally scarce 1897 military history card titled "A Greek Skirmish Line above Tyrnavo, Turkish Frontier" documenting the Greco-Turkish War.The primary combat card was captured by renowned photographer J.F. Jarvis and published by Underwood & Underwood.Includes a prominent group of vintage promotional stereo view cards issued by The Quaker Oats Company of Chicago with early 1900s copyrights.Features a highly collectible, graphic advertising back on one card for "Honest Long Cut Tobacco" by The American Tobacco Company.Includes one antique H.C. White Co. "The Perfecscope" stereo viewer featuring a carved wooden body and matching wooden handle.Includes one antique Underwood & Underwood stereo viewer featuring an embossed aluminum viewing hood patented on June 11, 1901.Both antique stereo viewers display typical age-appropriate wear, surface scuffs, and natural vintage patina.The H.C. White wood viewer is missing its internal glass viewing lenses and is included for historical display, parts, or restoration.The Underwood & Underwood aluminum viewer features intact glass lenses that are clear and free of cracks.The collection of 41 cardstock views shows a natural vintage curl or bend typical of genuine antique photo cards.Individual cards show expected signs of handling including tanning, edge wear, spotting, and one card with a surface tear.The entire lot is sold together strictly AS IS as a single historic grouping for collectors, historians, or restoration.Every item and individual card angle shown across your uploaded image batches is included in this comprehensive listing.Please see photos, thanks for looking.