Richard Wright's "The Long Dream" First Edition, 1958
by Richard Wright
1958. [African American][Literature] Wright, Richard. The Long Dream. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1958. First edition. 384 pages. Original black cloth binding with white lettering on spine, in publisher's dust jacket. 8vo. Published during Richard Wright's later years in exile, The Long Dream is a searing examination of race, power, and survival in the Jim Crow South. Set in Mississippi, the novel follows Fishbelly Tucker, a young Black boy navigating the brutal realities of systemic racism and economic... Read More
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Native Son by Richard Wright, First Edition 1940
by Richard Wright
1940. [African American] [Literature] Wright, Richard. Native Son. First Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940. 359 pages. Measures 5.75" x 8.25". Bound in full gray cloth, stamped in navy and gold in matching, no dust jacket. This is the true first edition text, but in the later state gray binding. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of... Read More
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Richard Wright's Native Son
by Richard Wright
1990. Richard Wright. Native Son. The First Edition Library - FEL. Shelton, CT. Hardcover Facsimile First Edition that looks just like the true first edition that cost about $3000 today. Native Son (1940) is a novel written by the American author Richard Wright. It tells the story of 20-year-old Bigger Thomas, a black youth living in utter poverty in a poor area on Chicago's South Side in the 1930s. While not apologizing for Bigger's crimes, Wright portrays a systemic... Read More
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Interwar Aeronautics and Record Standardization Documents from McCook and Wilbur Wright Fields 1923
by Aviation; Orville Wright
1923. Wright, Orville. Archive of aeronautical speed record trials, 1923, a documentary record of early aviation competition and the formalization of international standards for measuring and certifying flight performance. Centered on trials conducted at McCook Field and Wilbur Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, the material documents world record attempts over one kilometer, 500 kilometers, and 1000 kilometers under the supervision of Orville Wright, who served as directing official. The archive captures a transitional moment in aviation history when experimental... Read More
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Is the English Law Unjust To Women?" 1912- No copies in Institutions as per OCLC Worldcat
by WSPU
1912. [Women's Rights] F.W. Pethick Lawrence. "Is the English Law Unjust to Women?" The Women's Social and Political Union. No. 55. No date, c. 1912. 2 pages (1 sheet). 10 x 7.5 inches. "The following statement with regard to the position of women under the law provides a complete answer to the assertion frequently made b Anti-Suffragists that 'women have no grievances.'" The essay lists the many ways in which women and girls are mistreated throughout their lives: socially,... Read More
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WW1 U-Boat Commander Felix Count Luckner Signed Photograph
by WW1
World War I. German U-Boat Commander Felix Count Luckner German nobleman, naval officer, author, who earned the epithet Der Seeteufel (the Sea Devil), and his crew that of Die Piraten des Kaisers (the Emperor's Pirates), for his exploits in command of the sailing commerce raider SMS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) during the First World War. After the war, was renowned around the world for his seamanship and chivalrous conduct during the war, which resulted in a minimal loss of life... Read More
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Set of Iran Photos 1940s WWII
by WWII
1940. A set of vintage black & white photos from Iran during the 1940s. The first image captures the typical early 20th century Persian architecture with oriental doorways and several horse drawn carriages and wagons making their way through the streets of Tehran. One carriage in the forefront is collecting and transporting a load of imported rubber tires for the war effort. Image size: 8.5" x 6.75". In the second image we can see a long and winding convoy... Read More
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Scrapbook from Woman Studying at Oswego State Teachers College, Including Newspaper Clippings and Ephemera Documenting WWII, 1944-1947
by WWII
1944. [Women Education] Scrapbook from a woman student at co-educational Oswego State Teachers College, filled with 141 pieces of ephemera, including newspaper clippings, full-issues of the campus paper, ticket stubs, programs, invitations, and more. 1944-1947. Original paper wraps. 15 x 11 inches. 80 pages. Large color image of fall foliage on front cover. Originally belonged to Marjorie O. Walker of Woodridge, NY. Includes rich material from Oswego College, as well as items from the schools in New York where... Read More
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Women's Military Service and Wartime Mobilization Press Photo Archive, "Lady Leathernecks" and Marine Women's Reserves, 1938-1950
by WWII
1939. Women in military press photograph archive, 1938-1950, documents the expansion of female participation in armed services across Britain and the United States in the years surrounding the Second World War. The images provide direct visual evidence of recruitment, training, and institutional integration of women into military structures prior to and during global conflict. A 1938 photograph of women drilling in England records early organization of the Women's Territorial Army, showing recruits in civilian dress arranged in formation under... Read More
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Post World War II Occupation of Japan Multiracial U.S. Military Life and Air Transport Command Operations 1946
by Black Segrgated soldiers in WWII
1946. U.S. Army Air Forces photographs, 1946, document racially integrated groups of American servicemen operating across Pacific bases and occupied Japan prior to the formal desegregation of the armed forces under Executive Order 9981 in 1948. The images place Black and white soldiers within shared military environments at a transitional moment between wartime mobilization and postwar occupation, capturing both daily life and operational infrastructure. The archive situates these servicemen within the logistical networks that sustained American presence in the... Read More
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Japanese American History Education Under Martial Law Hawaii School Class Photograph During World War II 1945
by Japanese Americans WWII
1945. Class photograph of a junior high school cohort in Hawaii, 1945, documents Japanese American student life during wartime military governance following the attack on Pearl Harbor attack. The image captures a predominantly Japanese American student body within a multiracial classroom at a time when the islands were placed under extended martial law rather than mass removal, in contrast to policies enacted on the mainland under Executive Order 9066. The photograph records a cohort that began its schooling under... Read More
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Japanese American Soldier Reuniting with Family At The Gila River Incarceration Directly After W.W.II, Arizona, 1940s
by Japanese American Family WWII
1945. Japanese American family photo archive documenting the intersection of Nisei military service and wartime incarceration through a postwar visit to the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona, circa 1945-1948. Executive Order 9066, signed on February 19, 1942, authorized the forced removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, and Gila River opened on the Gila River Indian Reservation in July 1942, eventually confining more than 13,000 people. These photographs capture the striking contrast at the center of the... Read More
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World War II Archive of 42 "Victory" V-mail letters from Capt. W.H. Minnich back home, Dated 1943 -1945
by U.S. Navy; WWII
1942. Lot of 42 War & Navy V-Mail from WW II from one officer to his family. All dated between 1943 and 1945, each about 4 x 5", This archive of 54 letters are from Capt. W.H. Minnich in original transmittal envelope with post marked date. Mostly personal correspondence to family. During WW II, V-mail system was adopted by the US Post Office in 1942 to save space. The weight of 150,000 letters was reduced from 2,575 pounds to... Read More
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World War I Era Nursing Education and Disease Response in the United States, Photograph Album of Student Nurses and Early Aviation, circa 1915
by Nursing School Students in WWI
1915. Nursing student photograph album, circa 1915, documenting the training, social life, and professional formation of young women entering the medical field during the First World War, with direct relevance to the expansion of nursing education, public health campaigns, and women's participation in wartime medical systems in the United States. The album centers on a cohort of fourteen student nurses, shown in clinical settings including operating rooms as well as in informal group settings, providing visual evidence of institutional... Read More
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The Lesbian Myth" 1974 Book Dispelling Religious Arguments Against Homosexuality
by Bettie Wysor
1974. [LGBTQ] Wysor, Bettie. The Lesbian Myth: Insights and Conversations. New York: Random House, 1974. Approx. 6" x 8.5". Cloth bound maroon boards with author's initials stamped on cover and title, author, and publisher stamped on spine. Original white dustjacket with fuschia text and ink-splatter style image of a woman's face. 438 pages. Journalist and playwright Bettie Wysor takes a systematic approach to dispelling popular myths about homosexuality, many of them stemming from Christianity. Wysor argues that social prejudices... Read More
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Two Ocean Yachts 19 century Antique lithographs
by Currier & Ives Ocean Yacht
1854. Two Antique Currier & Ives lithographs of Ocean Yachts. One is Litho is of the 1854 Clipper Ship "Dreadnought" and the other is the 1867 The Great Ocean Yacht Race between the Henrieta, Fleetwing and Vesta. New York: Currier & Ives. These lithograph prints were published by the Currier and Ives publishing house, which existed from 1835 to 1907. Lithograph, printed in color and finished by hand, 1857 and 1887. (c.1880). Large folio - image size apox 13.5"... Read More
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The Voyager The First Solar energy Airplane Pilots Signed "Jeanna Yeager" and "Dick Ruttan
by Dick Ruttan and Jeanna Yeager;
1960. Space and Aviation. The Voyager Airplane, manned by Dick Ruttan and Jeanna Yeager, made a record breaking flight with the first nonstop trip around the world in a plane that was powered by solar energy. FDC, postmarked June 10, 1960. This FDC was issued to commemorate "U.S. Air Mail." There is a photo of the Liberty Bell with "Let Freedom Ring" written above it. Signed by both : "Jeanna Yeager, Voyager" and "Dick Ruttan." In excellent condition. ... Read More
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Yearbook from Angola High School in Indiana, 1914
by Indiana Angola High School Yearbook
1914. A rare 1914 yearbook from Angola High School in northern Indiana, offering a textured view of small-town academic life in the pre-WWI Midwest. First Edition with rich photographic documentation, the volume captures the community's scholastic, athletic, and social priorities during a transformative period in American secondary education. The inclusion of student humor, poems, and faculty write-ups gives insight into local character and generational voices on the eve of national and global upheaval. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white halftone photographs.... Read More
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Hartford High School Annual Yearbook The Owl, 1897
by Hartford High School Yearbook
1897. The 1897 Hartford High School Annual The Owl Yearbook. This 19th century hardcover yearbook includes many great photographs and text showing students in high school activities and sports, humor, literature, and local advertisement from Hartford small businesses. Many Photograph club includes : Varsity Football; Track Team; Drama "Mr. X" , Banjo Club ; Mandolin Club; and the Debate club; This Yearbook gives a great idea of American high school life at the end of the 19th century. Very... Read More
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Indiana Yearbook Evansville High School 1915
by 1915 HS Yearbook
1915. A richly detailed 1915 yearbook from Evansville High School in Indiana, offering a compelling visual and textual record of Midwestern educational life during the Progressive Era. The book captures a moment of regional pride and post-Reconstruction civic identity through its extensive documentation of student life, athletics, faculty, and community ties. Particularly notable is the wide array of full-page vintage advertisements from local Evansville businesses, offering a material snapshot of regional commerce and visual culture in the early 20th... Read More
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Postwar Hawaiʻi Education and Japanese American Reintegration, 1946-1948
by Japanese American Yearbook
1946. University of Hawaiʻi; Iolani School. Ka Palapala; Prize Day Program. 1946-1948. These materials document postwar educational and social life in Hawaiʻi following the end of wartime martial law, with particular attention to Japanese American students navigating the transition from military governance to civilian institutional life. The items capture how public visibility, ceremony, and academic recognition operated in the immediate aftermath of World War II, when Japanese Americans in Hawaiʻi emerged from a period of surveillance, curfews, and restricted... Read More
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Vassar Student-Made Yearbook, 1893
by Yearbook
1893. Vassarion Yearbook, 1893. 9.5" x 7.25" inches. Poughkeepsie, New York. 183 pages. Original tan boards with gilt title and Vassar College seal. Yearbook contents include advertisements at beginning and end, various lists of committees, boards and organizations, literature written by students and faculty, songs and more material relevant to class members. Featured clubs include the Shakespeare Club, Dickens Club, Tennis Club, Floral Society and Hellenic Society. Faculty editorials as well as student essays and satirical pieces noting important... Read More
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Negro Americans: The Early Years", 1962 Comic on the Contributions of Black Americans
by Negro Americans: The Early Years";
1962. [African American] [Comics] Negro Americans: The Early Years (Classics Illustrated No. 169). New York: Gilberton Company, Inc., 1962. Staplebound with color-illustrated wrappers. A standalone issue of Classics Illustrated, devoted entirely to the contributions of Black Americans from the colonial period through the 20th century. Published in 1962 during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, this comic-format educational work-unusual in the Classics Illustrated series for focusing on real historical figures rather than literary fiction-was part of a broader,... Read More
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Research Report Discriminatory Employment of Asian Americans
by Cabezas; Amado Y.; and Harold T. Yee
1977. [Asian American] [Labor] Cabezas, Amado Y., and Harold T. Yee. Discriminatory Employment of Asian Americans: Private Industry in the San Francisco-Oakland SMSA. San Francisco: ASIAN, Inc., July 4, 1977. First edition. Scarce. 350+ pages. Original printed tan and brown cardstock wrappers. 4to. A foundational civil rights study addressing systemic racial discrimination against Asian Americans in Northern California's private sector labor markets during the 1970s. Published by ASIAN, Inc. (Asian American Service Institute for Assistance to Neighbors), this comprehensive... Read More
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Japanese Cinema and Samurai Narrative Innovation in Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo, 1961
by Akira Kurosawa Yojimbo
1961. Kurosawa, Akira. Yojimbo (1961) advanced postwar Japanese cinema through its reinterpretation of samurai narratives, presenting a lone rōnin navigating competing criminal factions within a provincial town. Produced during a period of expanding international visibility for Japanese film, the work centers on strategic manipulation and violence within fractured local power structures, contributing to cross-cultural genre development. The film's influence extended into Western cinema, notably shaping the narrative framework of A Fistful of Dollars and later informing elements of popular... Read More
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