![3733344] Black Contributors to Science and Energy Technology. U S. Department of Energy](/pictures/thumb/3733344_1.jpg?v=1679363112)
This pamphlet highlights profiles of Black scientists and inventors involved in energy technology development. Scientists are illustrated with a short biography and include: Elijah McCoy;..... Read More about Black Contributors to Science and Energy Technology
![3733318] Ca. 1945 photograph showing graduates of the Umatac School, Educational Department,...](/pictures/thumb/3733318_1.jpg?v=1679422070)
A group of students posed with their teachers outside of Umatac School in Guam circa the Second World War. A sign underneath the school sign..... Read More about Ca. 1945 photograph showing graduates of the Umatac School, Educational Department, Military...
![3733317] Cabinet card photograph of Henry Ward Beecher published in San Francisco, California....](/pictures/thumb/3733317_1.jpg?v=1679363111)
A Californian photography studio’s photograph of Henry Ward Beecher (d. 1887), the famed clergyman, orator, reformer, and abolitionist. Beecher’s name is printed in facsimile at..... Read More about Cabinet card photograph of Henry Ward Beecher published in San Francisco, California
![3733316] Ca. 1880s cabinet card photograph of Steve Brodie, theater performer and Brooklyn Bridge...](/pictures/thumb/3733316_1.jpg?v=1679363110)
A publicity photograph captioned in the mount, thus: “Steve Brodie. — On the Bowery. Thos. H. Davis & Wm. T. Keough.” In late 19th century..... Read More about Ca. 1880s cabinet card photograph of Steve Brodie, theater performer and Brooklyn Bridge jumper
![3733315] A Wine Which is the Pure Juice of the Grape. Mellowed by Age. [Croton Point Vineyards]....](/pictures/thumb/3733315_1.jpg?v=1679363109)
An unusual wine-themed trade card given out by H.K. & F.B. Thurber & Co., located at West Broadway, Reade and Hudson Streets in New York..... Read More about A Wine Which is the Pure Juice of the Grape. Mellowed by Age. [Croton Point Vineyards
![3733262] 1905 Old Colony Railroad Company stock certificate. Old Colony Railroad Company](/pictures/thumb/3733262_1.jpg?v=1679363109)
From 1845 to 1893 the railroad operated in southeastern Massachusetts and adjacent parts of Rhode Island. In 1893 the line was taken over by the..... Read More about 1905 Old Colony Railroad Company stock certificate
![3733252] The Parrot and Me. [mendicant’s appeal and poem with illustrated alphabet for the...](/pictures/thumb/3733252_1.jpg?v=1679363108)
“A parent uses a cage, I pay rent.” An early 20th-century mendicant’s appeal by a disabled man who self-identified as “deaf mute.” Pattee’s illustrated card..... Read More about The Parrot and Me. [mendicant’s appeal and poem with illustrated alphabet for the deaf
![3733160] “Plantation Negroes Carrying Rice in South Carolina, U.S.A.” [stereoview caption...](/pictures/thumb/3733160_1.jpg?v=1679363108)
Rice cultivation was a significant part of South Carolina’s economy in the 18th and 19th centuries, with enslaved Africans serving as the primary labor force..... Read More about “Plantation Negroes Carrying Rice in South Carolina, U.S.A.” [stereoview caption title
![3732979] Divine Horsemen: Living Gods of Haiti. (Presentation copy). Maya Deren, Eleonora...](/pictures/thumb/3732979_1.jpg?v=1679605654)
First edition. Inscribed by author, a giant in the history of avant-garde film in America: “For Herb — Simply, Maya.” Herbert Passin was a scholar..... Read More about Divine Horsemen: Living Gods of Haiti. (Presentation copy
![3732935] The First Men in the Moon. H G. Wells](/images/noimage-req.png)
First English edition, second issue. “Although Wells describes the discovery of an anti-gravitational force, Cavorite, his journey to the moon has a completely different purpose..... Read More about The First Men in the Moon
![3732778] L’Amour en Visites. (Love in Visits). Alfred Jarry](/pictures/thumb/3732778_1.jpg?v=1679363106)
First edition, first printing of this novel-play in eleven tableaux. A fellow member of the Symbolist movement, the French poet Paul Fort (d. 1960) founded..... Read More about L’Amour en Visites. (Love in Visits
![3732150] Blowing My Hero. Amber O'Neil, Libby Vaubel](/pictures/thumb/3732150_1.jpg?v=1679363105)
First Edition. Inscribed: “Cheers! Amber O’Neil” and hand-numbered in same ink pen, number 45/500. Eight letters to Charles Bukowski are reproduced inside. Withdrawn from sale..... Read More about Blowing My Hero
![3733188] Michael Todd’s Hot Mikado with Bill Robinson, staged by Hassard Short. Hall of Music,...](/pictures/thumb/3733188_1.jpg?v=1678416657)
Profusely-illustrated souvenir program for this jazzed-up adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado. A visual spectacle, the musical featured an African-American cast and starred the..... Read More about Michael Todd’s Hot Mikado with Bill Robinson, staged by Hassard Short. Hall of Music, New York...
![3733094] Laws of William & Mary, in Virginia. The College](/pictures/thumb/3733094_1.jpg?v=1678416656)
A scarce Richmond-printed item pertaining to William & Marry College outlining regulations and procedures for students and faculty. Signed in type by William H. Wilmer..... Read More about Laws of William & Mary, in Virginia
This appears to be a xeroxed copy of a draft version of Ms. McCartney’s in-depth report and study of this Virginia plantation in James City..... Read More about The History of Green Spring Plantation, Colonial National Historical Park, James City County,...
![3732200] Vineland. (Review Copy). Thomas Pynchon](/pictures/thumb/3732200_1.jpg?v=1678416654)
“Review copy with publisher’s promotional sheet laid in. At the author’s request, no proofs, advance reading copies, or limited editions were done for this book..... Read More about Vineland. (Review Copy
![3731979] Ca. 1866–1888 manuscript collection kept by the White Family of Massachusetts. Edward...](/pictures/thumb/3731979_1.jpg?v=1677700442)
Eight handwritten notebooks kept by Dr. Edward Young White recording family memoirs, religious and scriptural notes, and genealogical research. The White Family were Scottish immigrants..... Read More about Ca. 1866–1888 manuscript collection kept by the White Family of Massachusetts
Jenkins: “The chief emphasis of [Beecher’s] sermon is the defamation of duellists as individuals unworthy of a good Christian’s vote.” Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry..... Read More about Remedy For Duelling. A Sermon, Delivered before the Presbytery of Long-Island, at the Opening of...
A special supplementary issue, the entirety of it is devoted to Magee’s article on the Christiana Riot, an event of African American-led armed resistance which..... Read More about The Christiana Riot: its Causes and Effects from a Southern Standpoint [within:] Papers Read...
![3733229] The Black Soldier and Officer In The United States Army, 1891-1917. Marvin E. Fletcher](/pictures/thumb/3733229_1.jpg?v=1677619807)
First edition. “In this careful study, Fletcher examines years in which the military blacks found themselves affected by the growing institution of prejudice and separation..... Read More about The Black Soldier and Officer In The United States Army, 1891-1917
![3733228] Slaves Without Masters. The Free Negro in the Antebellum South. Ira Berlin](/pictures/thumb/3733228_1.jpg?v=1677619806)
The story of the thousands of free Blacks who lived in the south before the American Civil War and of their struggle to expand their..... Read More about Slaves Without Masters. The Free Negro in the Antebellum South
![3733225] [Paint samples] Decorative Suggestions, a handbook of Color Schemes sent you by Paint...](/pictures/thumb/3733225_1.jpg?v=1679422070)
Trade catalog of Sherwin-Williams paints, lacquers, stains, varnishes, and floor enamels. Two pages display over 50 actual paint samples, a few showing wood grain, stippling..... Read More about Paint samples] Decorative Suggestions, a handbook of Color Schemes sent you by Paint Headquarters
![3733223] Ca. 1936 photograph of the “City of New Orleans” aircraft of the Chicago and...](/pictures/thumb/3733223_1.jpg?v=1679346538)
The 1936 Lockheed “City of New Orleans” (NC16021) was a Chicago and Southern Air Lines (C&S) passenger plane. The photograph shows the 10B Electra-style aircraft..... Read More about Ca. 1936 photograph of the “City of New Orleans” aircraft of the Chicago and Southern Air Lines
![3733222] Ca. 1950s Photograph of the soundstage of an experimental television production of...](/pictures/thumb/3733222_1.jpg?v=1679339319)
Photograph of the soundstage and set of an experimental, early television production of Helen Glaspell’s one-act play Trifles. The 1916 play, based on a real-life..... Read More about Ca. 1950s Photograph of the soundstage of an experimental television production of “Trifles,”...
![3733221] 1947 Brooklyn photograph of the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. Unkwn](/pictures/thumb/3733221_1.jpg?v=1679339318)
A 1947 aerial view of Brooklyn looking southeast shows Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues, a major thoroughfare from the Manhattan Bridge to Jamaica Bay. The four-lane..... Read More about 1947 Brooklyn photograph of the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues
