The
More Things Change...
Below is a small pictural history of auctions
from photographs taken from 1900 to 1930.
These images are from the US National
Archives.
A photo of hopeful landowners at an
Auction of the California Development Company, Apr 12, 1904
Pictures of Auctions taken during
the 1920's and 30's
Why
are many auctioneers called Colonel? At the end of the Civil War, auctions
were used to dispose of surplus goods. Officers with the rank of Colonel were
given the assignment of Auctioneers.
