Topographical Engineer John Abert Writes About Surveys In The State Of MississippiAs Soon As Practicable
by JOHN J. ABERT
JOHN ABERT (1788-1863). John Abert was born in Virginia in 1788 and graduated from West Point in 1811. He served during the War of 1812 in defense of Washington, and following the war became head of the Topographical Bureau in Washington, DC. As such, he was responsible for many of the expeditions dispatched to explore and map Americas westernmost regions, such as the Fremont Expedition of 1842 to 1844.ALS. 1pg. March 25, 1829. Topographical Bureau. An... Read More
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John Quincy Adams Signs A Michigan Territory Land Patent
by JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848). John Quincy Adams was the Sixth President.DS. 1pg. August 20, 1827. Washington, D. C. A document signed J. Q. Adams as President. He granted 84 acres in Monroe County, Michigan to James Cornell. This was done a decade before Michigan became a state. This patent is issued under the Land Act of 1820, showing the shift from selling massive tracts of land bought by speculators to smaller, more affordable plots bought by... Read More
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Joy Adamson Inscribes And Signs Her Second Book, Living Free
by JOY ADAMSON
FRIEDERIKE VICTORIA JOY ADAMSON (1910-1980). Adamson was an Austrian naturalist, author, and wildlife conservationist. She is best known for Born Free, her book about her experiences raising an orphaned lion cub named Elsa, and its two sequels, Living Free and Forever Free.SB. 161pgs. N.d. N.p. An American first edition of Joy Adamsons second book, Living Free: The Story of Elsa and Her Club, with a lengthy inscription and signature Joy Adamson on a free front page. The book is... Read More
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Photo Scrapbook Shows Life And Leisure During The Gilded Age On Long Island
by (LONG ISLAND IN THE GILDED AGE)
(LONG ISLAND). This scrapbook displays photographs taken between 1887-1889 that capture a wealthy familys life on Long Island during the Gilded Age. The term The Gilded Age, created by Mark Twain, refers to the period of the late nineteenth century (typically the 1870s through the turn of the 20th century) during which rapid economic growth, rapid industrialization, and widespread European immigration, primarily unskilled labor, transformed the economies of the Northern and Western United States. According to the United... Read More
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Pioneering California Arborist John Q. A. Ballou Fills An Order For Trees
by (CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE)
JOHN Q.A. BALLOU. Ballou was a noted Californian arborist. Born in New England, Ballou eventually settled in San Jose, where he became known for cultivating fruit trees in particular.
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The Diary Of An American Officer Stationed In Japan In 1950; It Includes Dozens Of Photographs Of Labor Protests And The Officers Comments About The Unrest And Communism
by (1950 JAPAN DIARY & PHOTO ALBUM)
(JAPAN). Diary. January 14, 1950 to late 1954. Various places [Philadelphia, Japan, Fort Meade]. A lengthy diary of an American officer, Lieutenant Louis T. Holtz, who was stationed in Japan during the Korean War. It was written on dozens of sheets of loose-leaf notebook pages, and it contains many black and white photographs with captions, as well as newspaper and magazine cutouts and brochures from places he visited. The diary begins on January 14, 1950... Read More
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An Archive Of Photographs Showing Flogging In The Pacific Region
by (FLOGGING PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM)
(FLOGGING PHOTOGRAPHS). Archive. No date [circa 1910s]. No place [likely a place in the Pacific, perhaps the Philippines]. An archive of images showing corporal punishment for natives. Some of the men are bound and hooded, and some images show multiple lashings across their backs. There are sixteen photographs attached to three independent pages (they were probably removed from a larger album). Five photographs are hand-colored and the remainder are black and white. Two... Read More
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A Photography Album Of Theodore Robinson, Roosevelt Family Member And Future Assistant Secretary Of The Navy, Kept While At Harvard
by (HARVARD PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM)
THEODORE ROBINSON (1883-1934). Robinson, a member of the Roosevelt family, was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1924 to 1929. He graduated from Harvard in 1904.Photography album. Circa 1901-1904. A photograph album kept by Theodore Robinson during his Harvard University days in the early 1900s. The images include an early Harvard-Yale football game, photos of Robinson and his future wife, travels to Europe when an undergraduate, a photograph of Hyde Park, and more. The... Read More
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Buzz Aldrin Signs An Apollo 11 Poster
by BUZZ ALDRIN
DS. 1pg. 14 x 11. No date. No place. A poster of the Apollo 11 mission signed Buzz Aldrin above his photograph. The poster has individual images of all three astronauts, the mission patch, and the plaque they left behind. There is some spotting and aging, and is in very good condition overall.
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A Buzz Aldrin Signed Reaching For The Moon
by BUZZ ALDRIN
SB. No date. No place. Reaching For The Moon signed signed Buzz Aldrin on the title page. This childrens book was published in 2005 for Harper Collins. It is in very fine condition.
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An Archive Of Letters Of The Early Industrialist James P. Allaire To His Wife; He Mentions Cornelius Vanderbilt And Notes That His Wife Is In Charge Of The Enterprise: You Must Show Her How To Keep Book And Let Her Go To The Store With YouI Expect To Engage An Engine And It Will Not Do For Me To Be AbsentNow My Dear As You Are Manager Of The Howell Works
by JAMES P. ALLAIRE
JAMES P. ALLAIRE (1785-1858). Allaire was a mechanic and businessman who produced engines for Robert Fultons steamboats. He built the Allaire Works in New Jersey, where he mined for iron ore and produced machines. An archive of five James Allaire letters to his wife Calicia Allaire at the Howell Works. The Village collapsed in 1846, and these letters to his wife were done in the aftermath. He wrote on long blue paper. The... Read More
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A Signed Photograph Of The Tonight Show Host Steve Allen
by STEVE ALLEN
PS. 8 x 10. N.d. N.p. A black-and-white photograph signed To Chuck, Best wishes, Steve Allen. The photograph is framed and in fine condition.
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Episcopal Bishop William Bacons Stevens Replies To A Report About Chinese Immigration In The Late 1800s: The Chinese Are Most Addicted As Such A Description Might Prejudice Some People Against Them? Again Would It Not Be Well To State How Many Chinese Are Here In Such A Number Of Laundries
by (CHINESE IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA)
WILLIAM BACON STEVENS (18151-1887). Stevens was an Episcopal Bishop in Pennsylvania.ALS. 2pgs. November 23, 1883. Philadelphia. An autograph letter signed Wm Bacon Stevens as Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania. On official Diocese of Pennsylvania letterhead, Stevens wrote to a Lyle about a report that had something to do with a mission to educate Chinese or Chinese-Americans. Dear Dr. Lyle I have just finished reading your report & am very much pleased with it. I think that it ought to be... Read More
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An 1819 Letter Concerning Donation by Charity for the "Aid of the Civilization &c of the Indians Within the U.s."
by (ROBERT RALSTON - NATIVE AMERICANS)
L. (1761-1836). A Pennsylvania merchant, Ralston created a large fortune in the East Indian trade. He spent his fortune on various charities, including the establishment of a widows' and orphans' asylum, the Mariner's Church in Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Bible Society. EDWARD CROUCH (1764-1827). An United States Representative from Pennsylvania, he fought during the Revolutionary War and the Whisky Insurrection of 1794. He served in Congress from October 12, 1813 until March 3, 1815. L. 2pp. 7... Read More
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Author Sherwood Anderson Autographs Books For A Fellow Writer
by SHERWOOD ANDERSON
TLS. 1pg. 8 x 11. No Date. No Place. A typed letter signed Sherwood Anderson to author Henry Tatnall Brown, Jr. (1871-1938), obliging a request to autograph books: I have your letter. It happens that I am going away for ten days. After that send the books to Ripshin Farm, Trout Dale, VA, And I will inscribe them for you. Ripshin Farm, as mentioned in the letter, was Andersons home and was declared a... Read More
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Directions From Belgium To The Netherlands In The 19th Century
by (LOOS TO ANTWERP)
(BELGIUM TO THE NETHERLANDS). D. 2pg. c. 19th century. Antwerp, Belgium. A document highlighting directions from Antwerp, Belgium to Rotterdam, Netherlands. An unknown scribe wrote in English : from Antwerp to Bergen op Zoom 7 Leagues half way you meet with the French custom house Inn at Bergen op Zoom the Golden Lion from Berg op Zoom to Breda 7 leagues & inn the prince Cardinal from Breda to Laage Swaluwe 4 Leagues you pay about... Read More
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An Apollo 12 Crew Signed Cover Celebrating The Pacific Splashdown
by APOLLO 12
(APOLLO 12). A cover signed Alan Bean, Dick Gordon and Charles Conrad Jr., the crew of Apollo 12. This cover has a cachet on the left side celebrating the U.S. Navy Recovery Force and the cover was cancelled on November 24, 1969 from aboard the USS Hornet. There is also an Apollo 8 stamp in the upper corner. It is in fine condition.
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An Apollo 12 Crew Signed Cover Celebrating The Moon Landing
by (APOLLO 12)
(APOLLO 12). A cover signed Alan Bean, Dick Gordon and Charles Conrad Jr., the crew of Apollo 12. This cover has a cachet on the left side celebrating the second moon landing and the cover was cancelled on November 19, 1969 from Cape Canaveral. There is also a First Man on the Moon stamp in the upper corner. It is in fine condition.
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Petition To Admit General Elsiha Applegate, Pioneer Of The Oregon Trail, To The Oregon State Bar; Signed By Joaquin Miller, The Poet Of The Sierras
by ELISHA APPLEGATE
(OREGON). ADS. 8 x 10. April 18, 1870. Lane County, Oregon. An autographed document signed by various Oregon legal luminaries petitioning the Circuit Court of Oregon On the matter of the admission of Gen EL Applegate to practice in the courts of the Second Judicial District of Oregon. Signers of the petition, each in their own hand, are a whos who of mid-19th century Oregon legal leaders, including R. Strahan (Reuben S. Strahan, later the 15th Chief Justice... Read More
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A 1920s Military Wife Write About Life At Fort Liscum, Alaska
by (ALASKA ARCHIVE)
(ALAKSA ARCHIVE). Archive. 10 pieces. 1921-1922. Fort Liscum, Alaska Territory. An archive of four letters signed Alice and written by Alice Donaldson in Alaska to her mother and aunt in Massachusetts. Donaldson, her husband, and their children lived on the Fort Liscum Army base from 1921 until the bases closure in 1922. Written during the year that the Donaldsons lived on the base, Alice talks about adjusting to life in Alaska and then having to move again within... Read More
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Alaskan Hunting Photographs From About 1950
by (ALASKA HUNTING PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE)
(KODIAK, ALASKA HUNTING PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE). An archive of nearly 100 black and white photographs emanating from a mens hunting trip to Kodiak, Alaska about 1950. There are images of men with fishing rods and rifles, and dead bears, crabs, fish, moose and seals. Some photographs show the men inside the cabin relaxing, reading, sleeping and cooking. There are also photographs of the early planes that brought tourists, Alaskan scenery and small Alaskan towns. The... Read More
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An Archive Of The Second Bank Of The United States Contemporary Copies Of A Negotiation With The Treasury Department
by (BANK OF THE UNITED STATES ARCHIVE)
(SECOND BANK OF THE UNITED STATES). The Bank of the United States was the federal governments short-lived initial attempt as a central bank. The First Bank was active from 1791-1811, and the Second Bank operated from 1816-1836. Both versions, which acted as the governments fiscal agent, were highly controversial between those politicians in favor of central power and those against it. Neither had its initial, 20-year Congressional charter renewed.Archive. 8 pieces. 1829. A set of eight documents related to... Read More
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An Archive Of A Jewish Family Highlighting Immigration Journey Before And After Holocaust With Early Twentieth Century Immigration Document And Pained Family Letters From Exile In Havana, Cuba
by CUBAN - JEWISH ARCHIVE
(CUBA JEWISH ARCHIVE). An archive of documents includes three letters and one official United States immigration application. Besides these four listed manuscripts, there are a couple untranslated letters in Yiddish:a) DS. 3 pg. 8 x 10. June 2, 1911. An Application for a Certificate of Arrival and Preliminary Form for a Declaration of Intention signed by Jacob Aaron Katowitz. The application is a lens into the world of a recent Jewish immigrant with the desire to... Read More
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Depression Era Pennsylvanians Made to Pay for Cock Fighting Hootenanny
by (COCK FIGHTING ARCHIVE)
6pg. 8 " x 11". December 5, 1939 & December 6, 1939. Clearfield, PA. An archive of letters from the 1939 case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Various Individuals on Charge of Aiding and Abetting in Cock Fighting. The letter from the law firm of Smith & Maine explains the subsequent documents: "A transcript of the docket of 'Squire Johnston in connection with proceedings against a substantial number of individuals on charges of aiding and abetting in cock fighting... Read More
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Archive of Young Republicans of California Documents from the 1950s
by (CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN ARCHIVE)
Archive. 11 pieces. 1956-1957. California. An archive of several GOP pieces addressed to Ken Ladd, President of the Young Republicans of San Joaquin County. It includes two typed letters signed by Governor Goodwin J. Knight, as well as a typed letter signed by United States Senator Thomas H. Kuchel. There is also a letter from Lieutenant Governor Harold J. Powers and a signed photograph from Lieutenant Governor Bob Finch. The grouping also contains two typewritten documents; one lists the... Read More
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