Victor Herbert (1859–1924) was a noted composer and conductor, the author of numerous successful operettas such as Babes in Toyland. Here, Herbert pens a stanza..... Read More about 1923 Victor Herbert Autograph Musical Quote from Natoma and with Sentiment by this American...
Unrecorded auction catalogue held by Washington D.C. auctioneers Latimer & Cleary for Emmanuel Henri Victurnien, Marquis de Noailles (1830–1909), a French diplomat, historian, and literary..... Read More about By Latimer & Cleary, Auctioneers. Catalogue Sale of Superb Parlor and Chamber Furniture ......
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Autograph Note Signed by Dr. Gilbert Sersiron, French physician, anti-tuberculosis crusader, and proposer of the Cross of Lorraine as the symbol of the fight against..... Read More about Medical Symbols: Autograph Note Signed by Dr. Gilbert Sersiron, Anti-Tuberculosis Crusader
1924 Autograph Card Signed (“With pleasure Sincerely yours”) by William Howard Taft as 10th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Taft was the 27th..... Read More about 1924 Autograph Card Signed by William Howard Taft as 10th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Charles Tyng (1801–1879), a wealthy Boston merchant and ship captain is best known for his classic memoir Before the Wind: The Memoir of an American..... Read More about 1837 Manuscript Deposition Signed by Charles Tyng (1801–1879), Author of the Seafaring...
An 1846 certificate of deposit accomplished and autographed by Treasurer of the Mint Isaac Roach. Roach was a hero of the War of 1812, imprisoned..... Read More about 1846 United States Mint Partly-Printed Certificate of Deposit Autographed by Isaac Roach, U.S....
Letter from the founder of the Catholic institution St. Mary’s College, Brother Sabinian [i.e., John Downey], i.e., an Irishman of birth who died in 1909..... Read More about 1892 Autograph Letter Signed by School Founder John Downey, i.e., Brother Sabinian, writing from...
Deeply spiritual and empathetic letter from one Quaker minister to another. Eliza H. Varney is noted in the The Friend: A Religious and Literary Journal..... Read More about 1906 Autograph Letter Signed b Eliza H. Varney, Canadian Quaker Minister, to Minister Thomas...
With an Introduction by Nathan Huggins, a collection of standard classics authored by W.E.B. Du Bois. [New York]: The Library of America, (1986). 1334pp. Publisher’s..... Read More about Writings: The Suppression of the Slave-Trade. The Souls of Black Folk. Dusk of Dawn. Essays and...
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Revised and Enlarged Third Edition of The Negro in our History by Carter Godwin Woodson, the “father of black history,” with new Preface by the..... Read More about The Negro in Our History. [3rd Edition
A study of Philadelphia’s African American population, police, and the law, occasioned by a 1944 racial conflict involving a strike of workers of the Philadelphia..... Read More about Law Administration and Negro-White Relations in Philadelphia. A Study in Race Relations
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Two immediate post-WW II American movie theater posters advertising and promoting the sale of U.S. Treasury bonds during the early presidency of Harry S. Truman..... Read More about Harry S. Truman:] Come On, Movie-Goers Let’s Finish the Job! [Two Post-Second World War...
Separately issued public letter, “History Made to Order,” by Carter G. Woodson, “The Father of Black History” and prolific author, making a sustained critique of..... Read More about “History Made to Order”: Public Letter by Carter G. Woodson, “The Father of Black...
Inscribed and signed by the author. A very useful bibliography. Press of Maurice Jacobs, Philadelphia, 1955. Publisher’s blue cloth. Mild discoloration to boards; Very Good..... Read More about A Century of Fiction by American Negroes 1853-1952. A Descriptive Bibliography
Collection of ten essays on African American history, mostly delivered before learned societies, by the former president of Wilberforce University and the founding president of..... Read More about Neglected History, Essays in Negro-American History by a College President
Ephemeral manuscript document asking Patriot attorney Peter S. Du Ponceau (1760–1844) of Philadelphia to pay his law office rent. Du Ponceau emigrated from Paris in..... Read More about 1807 Manuscript Document requesting Patriot attorney Peter S. Du Ponceau to pay his law office...
A perennial All-Star and Gold Glove player, Roberto Clemente was also the NL batting title winner in 1964 and that year’s National League leader for..... Read More about 1964 Roberto Clemente Signed Team Photo; also Autographed by Pittsburgh Pirates Greats Donn...
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Real photo postcard “Made for R.J. Bennetts Nevada City, Cal.” handwritten and postmarked in this California town established during the Gold Rush of 1849. An..... Read More about 1916 Mountaineer Mine. Nevada City, California Real Photo Post Card
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A concurrent resolution likely put forth by California Representative Everis Anson Ayes “prescribing a new form for the American flag.” Hayes first introduced this resolution..... Read More about History of the American Flag:] 62d Congress, 1st Session. H. Con. Res. 16. In the House of...
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A concurrent resolution likely put forth by California Representative Everis Anson Ayes “prescribing a new form for the American flag.” Hayes had first introduced this..... Read More about History of the American Flag:] 63d Congress, 1st Session. H. Con. Res. 6. In the House of...
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With excellent tonal contrast, superb examples of these 9 images showing numerous activities at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, all circa the early..... Read More about Calgary Stampede: 9 Real Photo Post Cards of Rodeo, Native Americans, Horse Races
Written up watermarked paper with a 1923 date, an autograph quotation signed by this exceedingly popular Shakespearian thespian. Marlowe retired in 1924. Marlowe was distinguished..... Read More about Julia Marlowe Sothern Autograph Quotation Signed, ca. 1923, quoting from Shakespeare’s Romeo...
Good autograph signature of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Charles E. Hughes (1862–1948). As was typical of early autograph collectors, this signature was taken..... Read More about Autograph Signature of Charles E. Hughes, 11th U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice and Presidential...
Published for the first time, the autobiography of this remarkable man born into slavery on a Louisiana plantation. Lynch rose to become Speaker of the..... Read More about Reminiscences of an Active Life: The Autobiography of John Roy Lynch
Fair copy of a letter reacting to a critical review of American writer, educator, and Congregational clergyman Jacob Abbott’s book The Corner-Stone (1834). The review..... Read More about A letter containing remarks on Abbott’s Corner Stone by the Rev’d George Scott on reading a...
