Photograph Early View Street Scene, Dodge City, Kansas 1870s Early View Front Street RARE Start Price USD 12,000.00 Current Price USD 12,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Location El Cerrito, California See more about 'Photograph Early View Street Scene, Dodge City, Kansas' Description Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! Original Antique Cabinet Card Photograph of Early View Street Scene, Dodge City, Kansas, ca. 1870's. A very historic, early view of Dodge City, Kansas with numbers labeling the position of the original buildings. The numbers over the buildings correspond to the label on the reverse in period script ink, which lists four saloons among 16 total buildings. The label lists no. 6 as "Chas. Rath's & Co. Genl. Mdse." (General Merchandise). Also listed at no. 16 is the, "Dodge City Hotel". No detail is obscured and some of the signs can be observed. Due to the period identification on the reverse, a historical item such as this should be prized in any collection of Dodge City, Kansas or rare western photographs. Measures approximately 6.25" x 4.25". Condition: Very good, light toning, bump on the bottom left corner and some light staining.   Footnote: This photo has been recognized as one of the earliest known original photographic images taken of Dodge City to exist, this extremely rare cabinet card photograph was taken approx. between 1872-74 shortly after the founding of the infamous Queen of Cowtowns: "The Wickedest Little City in America". The historic photo showing the town as it was during the wild days of such noted men as Wyatt Earp , Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson and Luke Short. Clearly seen are freshly laid railroad tracks, several towns people, horses, and business signs along a very young front street. ~REASONABLE OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED~ ***FREE SHIPPING*** We are offering an impressive collection of western americana , a collection which had taken over three highly respected collectors lifetimes to acquire. Each and every item offered is Fully 100% GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC and bears a Lifetime Certificate of Authenticity. Check out our other items! Summary of My Selling Policies Payment Paypal OTHER etc. Contact us with any questions. Fees CA residents must pay 8.25% sales tax. A handling fee of $1.00-$4.00 may be applied to certain items depending on materials and amounts needed. Shipping International shipping is available to our valued customers overseas, however due to recent fraud ALL oversea purchases will require a verified signature upon receipt confirmation. Special rates and other restrictions may apply depending on your location. We usually ship using USPS Priority, USPS ground or other, however some special items may require Fedex Ground, UPS Ground, Fedex Overnight, and/or UPS Overnight. Delivery We ship all items within 24hrs when possible (except holiday's) upon receipt and or clearing of payment. Items are shipped out daily. Refunds & Returns (Q) Under what circumstances are refunds given? (A) All items that state GUARANTEE are guaranteed to be as described or your money back minus any shipping, handling and/or re stocking fees. Notification of intent to return an item must be made within 72 hrs. after receipt of said item, item must be returned in same condition as sent, same packaging etc. Certain items due to their nature being offered "as is,NO RESERVE or liquidated are sold as is, no guarantee or warranty expressed or otherwise. *****WATCHES****Please note: We are not watch specialists. All watches are offered "as is" as best described. Most watches are from collectors' estates, each in varying degrees of condition. If running, clearly we will state "Running" within the description. Obviously we do our very best to be 100% accurate and authenticate each and every item. However we do make honest mistakes on occasion so we encourage any questions on any item and encourage educated bidding. For further information on policies please refer to our "about me" section. Thank you. Contact Me The best way to contact us is via ebay. We check our email several times daily and try to get back to our customers in a professional & timely manner. We are accessible by email 24/7 including all holidays. If we are away for any period of time we usually try to have an employee available for your questions and or comments. Thank you. Best regards-Kaye & Ron (Octavia's Fine Antiques & Estate Liquidations) Please take a moment to view our various collection of wonderful pieces acquired from some of the finest estates available.  Always something unique! Please come back and see us often. BID WITH CONFIDENCE Read my policies on my SquareTrade Sealstwithpolicies On Nov-18-08 at 19:42:56 PST, seller added the following information: Sellers: Delight buyers. Get your own map of past buyers. Place a Bid!