Not your ordinary advertisement, an illustrated souvenir printed on fiberglas and distributed to fair-goers at the 1939 New York City’s World Fair. The printed sleeve..... Read More about Glass—But Not Fragile! Souvenir from Glass Center. New York World’s Fair
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American antiques dealer Israel Sack, Inc. was founded in Boston in 1903 as a furniture repair business. As their antiques business thrived, they started to..... Read More about Trade Catalogs:] Reproductions of Antique Fittings [and] Reproductions of Antique Fittings....
From Edinburgh to New York. Document issued by King George III’s lords-in-council in Edinburgh on October 15, 1776 ordering George Dempster and Robert Baillie, “Messengers..... Read More about 1776 Scottish Legal Document curiously sent to the Editor of the New York Herald, concerning the...
Scarce religious text printed as a memorial upon the death of Garrat Noel Bleecker (1815–1853) and written by the then-pastor of Amity Street Baptist Church..... Read More about Worship At Work. A Discourse Occasioned by the Death of the Late Garrat Noel Bleecker of New York
First edition of this first collection of the “Simple” short stories written about the everyday lives of Harlemites. Given by Hughes, in the year of..... Read More about Simple Speaks His Mind. (Inscribed
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Rare New York City government directory for 1838. Includes names and addresses of aldermen, assistant aldermen, their standing committees, and the mayor and executives of..... Read More about New York City] Names and Places of Abode of the Members of the Common Council, and the Officers...
Just over two feet tall. An illustrated 8-page catalog issued by this New York home goods and clothing wholesaler. Butler Brothers of 495-497 Broadway in..... Read More about Pre-Inventory Semi-Annual Sale…Butler Brothers…New York. [caption title of oversized circular
Abraham Oakey Hall (1826 – 1898) was elected twice as New York City mayor, on the Tammany Hall ticket, and serving 1869 to 1862. The..... Read More about 1871 Salary Check Autographed by A. Oakley Hall, as New York City mayor, Boss Tweed’s Ring member
Romaine: “Until proven wrong I shall name William Prince the first American seedsman who took advantage of the mail order business.” Horticultural trade catalog from..... Read More about 1844 & 1845. Catalogue of Dahlias, and Bulbous and Tuberous Rooted Flowers, of the Most...
Photograph of the 40th “Stiftungsfest” or anniversary celebration of a New York branch of Schlaraffia, a worldwide German-speaking fraternal group. The Schlaraffen, as members were..... Read More about 1925 Photograph of the Stiftungsfest or Anniversary Gathering of the Schlaraffia in New York City
Rare Jazz Age photoplay based on this 1927 Paramount Studios film, written by Barbara Chambers and Becky Gardiner. Gardiner scripted the 1926 film The Great..... Read More about New York. A Story of the Titan City, Adventure, Heart-Throbs and Romance. [Jazz Age Romance...
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Autographed by five Negro League Baseball players all of whom played for the New York Cubans. The New York Cubans team was organized in 1935..... Read More about Negro League Legends. [limited edition print autographed by 5 New York Cubans players
Published by antiquary and bookseller William Gowans, an 1862 edition of this late 17th century description of New York City and New York Province and..... Read More about A Description of the Province and City of New York; with Plans of the City and Several Forts as...
“The wounds are scarcely healed which were acquired in the establishment of our liberties ... It shall never be said that the YOUTH OF AMERICA..... Read More about An Oration, delivered on the Fourth of July, 1798, at St. Paul’s Church, before the Young Men...
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Constitution of the Veteran Association 1st Battalion, Naval Militia, New York (N.M.N.Y.) listing all of its Articles and an extensive list of its members and..... Read More about 1913 Veteran Association 1st Battalion, Naval Militia, New York [Constitution of
New York City’s Flower Hospital was the first location where homeopathic medicine gained recognition by the federal government. It was established in 1889 as the..... Read More about C.1910s Photograph of New York City’s “Flower Hospital” Ambulance at the Homeopathic...
Pair of New York Central Park advertising circulars promoting the now iconic horse-drawn Central Park Carriage Service. For a fee of 25¢, park visitors were..... Read More about City of New York Department of Public Parks. Central Park. Central Park Carriage Service,...
History of missionary outreach to Native Americans and African Americans by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts in colonial New..... Read More about Anglican Humanitarianism in Colonial New York
Rare title ostensibly offering travelers’ advice on visiting and organized coach itineraries of New York City, but whose main purpose was to promote performances of..... Read More about New York in Ten Tours, Including Hoyt’s A Trip to Chinatown
New York City wool broker’s circulars issued by Kitching Brothers reporting on ship arrivals in New York and Boston; the import and export of clothing..... Read More about Six New York 1872 Wool Brokers’ Circulars issued by Kitching Brothers; Statistical Data for...
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U.S. Post Office announcement by First Assistant Postmaster General Preston S. Sanford concerning the transmission of funds via postal money orders to American soldiers and..... Read More about 1898, Spanish-American War broadside:] (No. 6243.) Postal Money Orders Drawn in favor or...
Captain Daniel Tracy (1815-1888) was known as “The Seaman’s Friend” as he devoted his time establishing safe houses for mariners (first in New York City..... Read More about Sixteen Letters, 1865 to 1886, Incoming to Captain Daniel Tracy (1815-1888), “The Seaman’s...
Scarce advertising booklet for “Diamond” brand eyeglasses, issued by the Spencer Optical Mfg. Co. of New York City, manufacturers of “Gold, Silver, Steel, and Plated..... Read More about Diamond Spectacle Receipt Book. [cover title of eyeglasses advertisement and cooking recipe book
Civil rights reformer, Mary White Ovington, caucasian, was a founder of the N.A.A.C.P. “Ovington began in 1904 a study of black Manhattan. Focusing particularly on..... Read More about Half a Man. The Status of the Negro in New York
Recipes and menu suggestions from the Woman’s Exchange Restaurant, founded in New York City in 1919. The restaurant was an outgrowth of the Woman’s Exchange..... Read More about Dining for Moderns with Menus and Recipes—The Why and When of Wining
