![[Three Photographs in El Reno Showing Participants Preparing for the Oklahoma Land Rush]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/930/958/1721958930.0.l.jpg)
[Three Photographs in El Reno Showing Participants Preparing for the Oklahoma Land Rush]
by [Oklahoma]
El Reno, Ok: Baker Hickman Music Co, 1890. Very good.. Three cabinet card photographs, each 4.25 x 6.5 inches on slightly larger mounts, two with ink stamp on verso reading "Sold by Baker Hickman Music Co. El Reno, Okla." Minor edge wear, a few small bumps, scattered minor soiling. Three rare images featuring hundreds of hopefuls preparing to participate in the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889. The images were taken in El Reno, Oklahoma, often referred to as... Read More
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![Employees and Students Fort Sill Indian School Lawton Okla. Dec. 5 1932 [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/310/025/1737025310.0.l.jpg)
Employees and Students Fort Sill Indian School Lawton Okla. Dec. 5 1932 [caption title]
by [Native Americans]: [Education]: [Oklahoma]
[Lawton, Ok.], 1932. Panoramic photograph, 8 x 28.75 inches. Some staining along border, with a few spots in the image area, a few small chips and creases. Good plus. A striking panoramic photograph featuring several dozen Native American students, along with some faculty, at the Fort Sill Indian School in December 1932. The Fort Sill Indian School was founded in 1871 with twenty-four students and two employees. Within ten years, the school had many more students and seventy-five employees... Read More
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![The Truth About Oklahoma [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/823/958/1721958823.0.l.jpg)
The Truth About Oklahoma [cover title]
by [Oklahoma]
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1899. Very good.. 102,[2]pp. Publisher's cream wrappers printed in blue. Minor edge wear, short closed tear along front joint, wrappers detached from text block. Tiny ink stamp on title page, otherwise clean internally. An illustrated pocket-sized guide issued by the Santa Fe Route's Passenger Department to promote settlement in the Oklahoma Territory. This copy is identified on the title page as one of the "Fortieth Thousand." According to the introductory note: "This is not a... Read More
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![Chilocco Presents "The Tom-Tom Speaks" [wrapper title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/725/958/1721958725.0.l.jpg)
Chilocco Presents "The Tom-Tom Speaks" [wrapper title]
by [Native American Education]: [Oklahoma]
Chilocco, Ok: Printing Department, Chilocco Agricultural School, 1946. Original printed wrappers. Minimal wear. Near fine. A seemingly-unrecorded program for a patriotic "Pageant" performed by the students at the Chilocco Agricultural School in Oklahoma, put on "in memory and recognition of the splendid record made by all of our men as well as women who entered the various branches of the armed forces during World War II." The program was intended to honor specifically "the 180th Infantry, 45th Division, which... Read More
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![Sun-Ray Hair Preparation. Notice to Drug Stores and Agents...One of the Best Known for Colored People [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/855/958/1721958855.0.l.jpg)
Sun-Ray Hair Preparation. Notice to Drug Stores and Agents...One of the Best Known for Colored People [caption title]
by [African Americana]: [Beauty]: [Oklahoma]
[Oklahoma City, 1943. Very good.. Broadsheet, approximately 11 x 8.5 inches. With original mailing envelope. Original folds, light toning and wear. A rare advertising circular issued by Sun-Ray Hair Preparation, an African-American beauty supply company based in Oklahoma City. The circular features illustrations and brief descriptions for three main products -- a "Hair Dressing Comb," a "Hair Straightening and Shampoo Comb" (available in both metal and wooden handles), and a "Curling Iron" aimed at African-American women ("Every woman... Read More
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Salem Indian Training School. Chemawa, Oregon
by [Native Americans]: [Education]: [Oregon]
Salem, Or., 1919. [90]pp. Oblong octavo. Original illustrated tan wrappers printed in darker tan. Moderate edge wear and minor toning to wrappers. Occasional minor foxing or thumb-soiling to text. Overall very good condition. A very rare promotional pamphlet illustrating the opportunities awaiting Native American youth at the Salem Indian Training School in Chemawa, Oregon. The wrapper title is Salem U.S. Vocational School Chemawa, Oregon. The Salem Indian Training School opened in early 1880 as one of the first Native... Read More
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![[Original Cover Painting for a Seemingly Unproduced Science Fiction Novel, NOT IN OUR STARS]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/188/409/1738409188.0.l.jpg)
[Original Cover Painting for a Seemingly Unproduced Science Fiction Novel, NOT IN OUR STARS]
by [Original Art]: Brillhart, Ralph
New York: Monarch Books, 1964. Gouache and tempera on art board, 19.5 x 14 inches, total board size 25.75 x 20 inches. With Monarch Books' printed label on verso. Minor edge wear and thumb-soiling to margins, publisher's registration marks framing the edges of the painting. A visually stunning original painting produced as cover art for a seemingly unpublished Monarch Books mass market paperback title in the 1960s. The artist, Ralph Brillhart (1924-2007), painted just over a dozen covers for... Read More
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![[Original Humorous Cartoon by Robert C. Dell, Likely Intended for Publication in ESQUIRE or Similar Periodical]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/708/817/1738817708.0.l.jpg)
[Original Humorous Cartoon by Robert C. Dell, Likely Intended for Publication in ESQUIRE or Similar Periodical]
by [Original Art]: Dell, Robert C.
Marengo, IL, 1942. Pen and watercolor on art board, 11.75 x 10 inches, affixed to 13.25-x-11-inch mat, with typed caption on lower margin of mat. Staining and bumping to mat. Original art a bit toned, light dust soiling but overall very good. A delightful satirical cartoon by noted illustrator Robert C. Dell (1908-1972). Dell hailed from Chicago and was a prolific contributor of cartoons and illustrations to The Chicago Tribune, Esquire, Nifty, and other publications. The present cartoon depicts... Read More
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![[Collection of Original Photographs Documenting Construction of the Panama Canal, with Later Military Documents Related to Major William C. Foote's Service with the Coast Artillery Corps]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/091/959/1721959091.0.l.jpg)
[Collection of Original Photographs Documenting Construction of the Panama Canal, with Later Military Documents Related to Major William C. Foote's Service with the Coast Artillery Corps]
by [Panama Canal]: Foote, William C.
[Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, 1936. Very good.. Eighty-four black-and-white or sepia-toned photographs, each about 8 x 10 inches, many with typed or manuscript captions on verso, plus thirty-two typed documents, some signed. Moderate edge wear, occasional minor marginal chipping to photographs. Mostly minor wear to documents. A striking collection of photographs picturing construction of the Panama Canal during the years of the First World War. Many of the photographs are dated between 1914 and 1916, and almost all... Read More
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![Summary of Discussion Notes. Northern California Negro Commission April-July, 1962 [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/989/958/1721958989.0.l.jpg)
Summary of Discussion Notes. Northern California Negro Commission April-July, 1962 [caption title]
by [African Americana]: [California]: [Communist Party]
[N.p., probably San Francisco, 1962. Very good.. 20pp. of mimeographed text, on variously-sized and variously-colored paper stocks, paper-clipped. Minor overall wear. A long and detailed compilation of notes compiled by the Northern California Negro Commission, apparently overseen by the Communist Party of California between April and July 1962. The notes begin with an Introduction that provides context for the commission's activities. The Introduction begins: "After long discussion in this area, it is our considered opinion that bold new... Read More
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![[Photograph of the Habegger Evangelistic Party Quintet]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/813/958/1721958813.0.l.jpg)
[Photograph of the Habegger Evangelistic Party Quintet]
by [African Americana]: [Habegger Evangelistic Party]
[N.p., 1950. Very good.. Sepia-toned photograph, 6.25 x 8 inches. Minor dust-soiling, a few creases. An original photograph featuring the Habegger Evangelistic Party Quintet, a missionary musical group of African Americans. The typed caption in the negative reads: "Quintet - Habegger Evangelistic Party. Go ye unto all the world and preach the gospel. Mark 16:15." Somewhat incongruously, the image of the quintet features nine African-American men and women in their Sunday best (six men standing and three women... Read More
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![[Articles of Agreement Between a Landowner and Sharecropper in Reconstruction-Era Pennsylvania]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/605/146/1744146605.0.l.jpg)
[Articles of Agreement Between a Landowner and Sharecropper in Reconstruction-Era Pennsylvania]
by [Sharecropping]: [Pennsylvania]
Westmoreland County, PA: January 23, 1872. [2]pp. on a single folio sheet of lined paper. Old folds, minor wear and dust soiling. Very good. An unusual sharecropping agreement from Pennsylvania during the Reconstruction period, in which a farmer named Ross Wilson leases the entire farm of Col. J.B. Oliver on the west side of the Youghiogheny River. Wilson agrees to "find or furnish all that is necessary to carry on the business of Farming at his own expense, to... Read More
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![The Salt River Gazette - Extra. Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1867 [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/766/958/1721958766.0.l.jpg)
The Salt River Gazette - Extra. Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1867 [caption title]
by [African Americana]: [Reconstruction]: [Republican Party]: [Pennsylvania]
[Philadelphia, 1867. About very good.. Broadside, 12.5 x 9.25 inches, illustrated with several woodcuts. Old folds and creases, some scuffing and minor chipping to edges, rectangular-shaped portion of left margin cut away, not costing any of the printed area. A very rare political cartoon lambasting the Republican Party for its continued support of the African American community following the Civil War. This biting political cartoon announces the death of the "Great Negro Party" (i.e., the Republican Party) as... Read More
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Beacon Forum. Vol. II, No. 16
by [African Americana]: [Pennsylvania]
Pittsburgh: The Beacon Publishing Co, 1939. 24pp., likely mimeographed text. Quarto. Original green illustrated wrappers, stapled. Noticeable damp staining along top portion throughout, front wrapper stained, with some chipping along top edge costing some of decorative border but no text, top corner of rear wrapper chipped. Good condition only. A particularly interesting issue of an unrecorded Pittsburgh African American periodical, which bills itself as "America's Only Weekly Negro Magazine." This issue includes features, editorials, local gossip, stories on local... Read More
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![The NAACP and the Communists [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/025/959/1721959025.0.l.jpg)
The NAACP and the Communists [caption title]
by [African Americana]: [National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]
New York: NAACP, 1949. About very good.. Broadside, 11 x 8.5 inches. Old folds, short separations of crossfolds, minor toning. An offprint of an article printed in The Crisis, discussing the "old phrases," "name-calling," "angled 'news' stories," "half-truths" and "whole lies" being printed by the Communist Party in their mouthpiece, The Daily Worker. The object of this public attack, according to the NAACP, is to "discredit NAACP leadership", "tear the Association apart" and "take it over." This public... Read More
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Protect Your Family. Register and Vote!
by [African Americana]: [Voting Rights]: [National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]
[Albany: NAACP Northeastern Region, 1965. Very good plus.. Four-color broadside, 14 x 11 inches. Soft central horizontal crease, minor adhesive remnants on verso from former mounting. A striking four-color broadside produced by the New York State Conference of the NAACP in Albany to encourage African American men and women to exercise their voting rights in the mid-to-late 1960s, likely in the aftermath of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. The poster is illustrated with three pairs of African... Read More
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Album de Lima y Sus Alrededores
by [Peru]
[Lima, 1900. Very good.. 210pp. Oblong quarto. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled paper-covered boards. Minor rubbing and scuffing to edges and boards. Handsome bookplate to front pastedown, occasional very minor foxing. A delightful viewbook and commercial directory of Peru published in Lima at the turn of the 20th century. The monotone and sepia-toned photographs and photocollages picture numerous buildings, interiors, street scenes, storefronts, and more mostly in Lima but also in Callao, Chorrillos, Barranco, and Miraflores. An Index... Read More
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![[Photographically-Illustrated Annotated Scrapbook Documenting the Activities of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity at Morgan State College]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/427/843/1728843427.0.l.jpg)
[Photographically-Illustrated Annotated Scrapbook Documenting the Activities of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity at Morgan State College]
by [African Americana]: [Education]: [Omega Psi Phi]
Baltimore, 1954. [17] leaves, illustrated with twenty-seven original photographs, most in corner mounts, and numerous ephemeral items and periodical clippings. Folio. Original black cloth, embossed in blind on front cover, with titles and decoration in gilt, string-tied. Moderate chipping to edges of leaves, text leaves tanned and somewhat fragile, several leaves detached. Good condition. An informative photographically-illustrated and annotated scrapbook assembled at Morgan State College (now university) in Baltimore in the Eisenhower years, and documenting the campus activities of... Read More
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![Silicon Valley [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/755/161/1738161755.0.l.jpg)
Silicon Valley [caption title]
by [Technology]: [California]: [Pham Bach Phi]
[San Jose, CA]: Gist & Erdmann, Inc. / Panoramic Map Productions, 1989. Color printed map on sturdy, glossy paper, 39 x 26.75 inches. Small piece of old cellophane tape in the upper margin, tiny puncture in image area near top-middle portion of the map, lightly wrinkled, previously rolled. Overall in very good condition. A rare and charming 1989 pictorial cartoon map and calendar of Silicon Valley illustrated by Pham Bach Phi, one of at least three such works produced by... Read More
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![[Vernacular Photograph Album Assembled by an African-American Family in the 1970s]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/805/958/1721958805.0.l.jpg)
[Vernacular Photograph Album Assembled by an African-American Family in the 1970s]
by [African-American Photographica]
[Livermore, Ca, 1970. Very good.. Nine leaves, illustrated with 104 color photographs. Quarto. Contemporary self-stick photograph album spiral-bound in brown snakeskin patterned paper-covered boards with central design on front cover. Minor wear to covers. Images largely in vibrant condition. An eclectic collection of photographs featuring an unknown African American family and their friends in the 1970s. The men and women are captured here in striking '70s clothing and with most women sporting elegant afro-style haircuts. The subjects are... Read More
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![Old Witch House, Salem, Mass. Built Before 1634 [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/822/492/1722492822.0.l.jpg)
Old Witch House, Salem, Mass. Built Before 1634 [caption title]
by [Salem Witch Trials]: [Photography]
Salem, Ma: Upton & Frisbee, 1900. Albumen photocollage, 4 x 5.5 inches, on a slightly larger printed studio mount. Minor surface wear and toning. Very good. A wonderful relic of the continuing fascination with the Salem Witch Trials, featuring four views of Salem's "Witch House" in a photocollage format produced in Salem around the turn of the 20th century. First built and inhabited by Roger Williams sometime before 1634, the house was later occupied by Jonathan Curwen (or Corwin),... Read More
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![A Month in Honolulu [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/815/958/1721958815.0.l.jpg)
A Month in Honolulu [cover title]
by [Hawaii]: [Western Photographica]
[Various locations in Southern California and Hawaii, 1914. About very good.. Sixty-one leaves, illustrated with 214 mounted silver gelatin photographs, most with manuscript annotations in white ink; plus numerous mounted postcards, menus, and assorted ephemera. Oblong quarto. Contemporary black textured limp cloth over boards. Edges a bit chipped and tattered, inelegant black tape repairs to spine. First leaf detached, contents otherwise clean. A wonderful, annotated vernacular photograph album documenting a well-to-do family's vacation to Hawaii via brief stops... Read More
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![[Pair of Photographs Featuring Groups of Native Americans]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/874/958/1721958874.0.l.jpg)
[Pair of Photographs Featuring Groups of Native Americans]
by [Native American Photography]
[N.p., 1900. About very good.. Two silver gelatin photographs, each 4.25 x 6.5 inches, on mounts measuring 8 x 9.75 inches. Moderate foxing to mounts, some surface wear, spotting, and silvering to images. A wonderful pair of original photographs capturing two different groups of Native Americans in traditional dress. The first image features nine Native Americans, including men, women, and one young girl. The second captures seven men and women. All of the subjects in each picture stare... Read More
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![[Annotated Vernacular Photograph Album Documenting the Personal and Academic Life of a Young Japanese American Woman and Her Family in Japan and California]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/764/958/1721958764.0.l.jpg)
[Annotated Vernacular Photograph Album Documenting the Personal and Academic Life of a Young Japanese American Woman and Her Family in Japan and California]
by [Japanese Americana]: [Photography]
[Various locations, mostly Japan, but also California and Hawaii, 1947. Good.. [24] leaves, illustrated with 206 mounted black-and-white or sepia-toned photographs of varying sizes, most with manuscript captions in Japanese. Quarto. Contemporary maroon photograph album with floral design and "Photo Album" printed on front cover. Spine chipped, both boards and spine detached, minor rubbing to boards. Photographs generall well preserved. A well-annotated vernacular photograph album documenting the life, schooling, and early work career of a young woman in... Read More
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23d United States Infantry. 2d Inf Div. Camp Swift Texas 16 March 1946 [caption title]
by [United States Army]: [Texas Photographica]
San Antonio: C. Ekmark, 1946. Very good.. Panoramic photograph, 8 x 52.25 inches. Very minor wear. A dramatic panoramic image capturing the 23rd Infantry Battalion of the Second Infantry Division while training at Camp Swift, Texas in the wake of the Second World War. Four large groups of soldiers are ranged across the photograph, with the officers in the middle-front of the image, all standing in front of three long rows of jeeps and military transport trucks. Camp... Read More
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