On June 25, Cowans, a Hindman company, held an American Historical Ephemera and Photography Auction realizing more than $705,000 and saw active and competitive bidding throughout. The sale presented an outstanding selection of 18th- to early 20th-century material and reflected important historical periods including the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Indian Wars, World Wars I and II, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Womens Suffrage Movement. The Civil War collection of Dennis C. Schurr and the Richard B. Cohen Civil War collection, which included the third installment of Brown Water Navy photographs and a carefully curated selection of autographs and manuscripts from Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Gideon Welles, D.G. Farragut, David Dixon Porter, U.S. Grant, and W.T. Sherman, saw strong results. Offerings from the Eugene R. Groves collection of 19th century photography also saw outstanding engagement. The standout lot of the sale was an archive of more than 200 letters related to Danvers, Mass., physician and statesman Dr. Samuel Holten, who was an officer during the Revolutionary War and a delegate to the Continental Congress The lot realized over four times its presale estimate, ultimately selling for $46,875. Philip Henry Sheridans personal headquarters flag, used when he led the 2nd Michigan Cavalry during the spring and summer of 1862, climbed past its presale estimate of $20,000-$30,000 to ultimately realize $40,625. A half plate daguerreotype of firefighter Walter Van Erven Dorens sold for more than double its presale estimate, going for $31,250. A collection of 27 stereoviews from John Carbutts series, Excursion to the 100th Meridian, from October 1866, realized $17,500 against an estimate of $10,000-15,000. Ferdinand V. Haydens Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery soared past its presale estimate of $1,500-$2,500 to sell for $16,640. Other sale highlights included a previously unknown quarter plate daguerreotype of Zachary Taylor, which sold for $16,250, more than double its presale estimate. A presidential Standard flag identified to Theodore Roosevelts administration, from Navy Yard, N.Y., also saw excellent bidding activity and ultimately sold for $15,000, five times its presale estimate. The navy flag features an appliqued federal eagle with embroidered detailing holding an olive branch and 13 arrows in its talons and is superimposed by a federal shield. A Union Forever! Lockwood Legion! poster also exceeded its estimate, selling for $12,500 against an estimate of $4,000-$6,000. Bidding for the June 25 auction was available via absentee bid, by phone, or live online on Cowans website. To learn more, visit www.cowanauctions.com.