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Pre-World War I & Early 20th Century Photographs & Images Price Guide

What Pre-World War I & Early 20th Century photographs & images have actually sold for — 20 recorded sales from 4 auction houses and dealers, 2026.

$475
median realized
$180–$1,275
middle half of sales
$10–$3,500
full range
20
recorded sales

Figures are computed from realized prices (hammer or total with premium, as reported by the seller) — never asking prices. Small sample: 20 sales is enough to show a range, not to price a specific piece. Condition, attribution, and provenance move individual results far outside these bands. How these numbers are calculated →

Recent Recorded Sales

ItemSoldSellerRealized
CDV Major John P Finkelmeier AAGAugust 27, 2026War of the Rebellion$150
Excellent view of Color Sargent Simon W Scott 7th NYSMAugust 20, 2026War of the Rebellion$250
[GETTYSBURG] Genl. Abner Doubleday CDVJuly 10, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$3,500
[LINCOLNIANA, FOLK ART] Civil War Era Abraham Lincoln Artist’s Model Doll Owned by William Edgar MarshallJuly 10, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$2,750
[AFRICAN AMERICANA] Rare Integrated Childhood Vernacular PhotographsJuly 10, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$1,500
Unmounted Cabinet Card Image of a Union Veteran from Eureka, Il.June 28, 2026Akins Americana$20
Early 1900's Stereograph of Eskimo WomenJune 28, 2026Akins Americana$10
Juan Menchaca, Portrait of Brig. Gen. SibleyJune 27, 2026Vogt Auction$180
Juan Menchaca, Portrait of Col. Edward R. S. CanbyJune 27, 2026Vogt Auction$180
[CIVIL WAR] Double-Armed Defiance: Exceptional 1861 Union Officer CDV by Pioneer African American Photographer J.P. BallJune 20, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$500
[GETTYSBURG] Maine’s Marksman: WIA Capt. James McClure, 2nd USSSJune 20, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$225
[GETTYSBURG] Devil's Den Commander: Exceptional 3X WIA Presentation CDV of Lt. Col. Weygant, 124th NY InfantryJune 20, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$1,500
[CIVIL WAR] Founding Family at the Front: Historic 1861/1862 CDV Lot of Adjutant Philip Schuyler, Jr.June 20, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$400
[CIVIL WAR] Capt. Charles Wheeler and his Mount, 5th Massachusetts CavalryJune 20, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$1,200
[CIVIL WAR] The Fighting Frontiersman: Spectacular Signed CDV of Capt. Black Hawk Putnam, 1st Maine Cavalry, WIAJune 20, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$450
CDV Capt Richard S Collum USMCJune 4, 2026War of the Rebellion$500
[CIVIL WAR] (25) Portraits of Massachusetts Soldiers & OfficersApril 25, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$850
[CIVIL WAR] John W. Daniel "Lame Lion of Lynchburg" Cadet PortraitApril 25, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$550
[CIVIL WAR] CDV of Texas Confederate Soldier with Family Photo ArchiveApril 24, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$175
[RECONSTRUCTION] 1870 Tennessee Constitutional Convention AlbumApril 24, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$2,000
Currently for sale: 37 Pre-World War I & Early 20th Century photographs & images listings from 12 sources.
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Sold-price data via ArtifactSearch.com's sold archive; each sale links to its record. Relics of War does not appraise, authenticate, or sell.