Autograph letter signed by Alvan S. Southworth, travel writer, journalist, and former secretary of the American Geographical Society, to Philadelphia printers and publishers Sherman &... Read More
Stearns was a Massachusetts abolitionist who spent six years in “Bleeding Kansas.” After the war he became a teacher, missionary, and plantation owner in Columbia..... Read More
A handsome edition of Hamilton’s 1744 journey narrative, and with scenes from his travels, illustrated in facsimile with leaves from his journal. DAB: “His report..... Read More
Pierce Butler was a Georgia-born Philadelphian whose marriage to British actress Fanny Kemble was in discord as his ownership of Southern slaves clashed with her... Read More
Brief undated autograph letter signed sent to a literary editor by British writer and traveler, James Augustus St. John (1795–1875). St. John writes to the... Read More
C. 1950s hotel guest room guide book to Pittsburgh attractions issued by the Hotel William Penn, part of the “Statler” chain of luxury hotels. The..... Read More
First hand reports of travels in the Caribbean and the effects of the abolition of slavery there by authors Rev. James A. Thome and J.... Read More
From the Introduction: “This work is intended to reveal what the British traveller saw in America during the period 1836-1860 and to analyze his viewpoint..... Read More
Clark: “Mrs. Hall’s itinerary in the South was the same as that of her husband, whom she accompanied on his Travels in North America—Richmond, Norfolk..... Read More
Six items, some unique and unrecorded. In August and September 1904, members of Pilgrim Commandery, No. 11, Knights Templar, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania formed a “San... Read More
Salesman’s Sample Book in a trial binding with dust jacket for a proposed one-volume edition of Seymour Dunbar’s A History of Travel in America, first..... Read More
Full Howes: “As Consulting Engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad, Silas Seymour describes his trip with Jessie Williams, Government Director, and Gen. Dodge, in 1866... Read More
C.1930s travel brochure for Taos, New Mexico issued by The Don Fernando Hotel, named for late 17th and early 18th century Spanish Conquistador, Don Fernando..... Read More
1915 Photographic souvenir of an autobus tour of Colorado Springs and Manitou. The folding photo brochure contains two mounted photographs, one depicting a sweeping roadside... Read More
An interesting comprehensive collection of seventy items of vacation travel brochures, maps, guidebooks, menus, and related ephemera; all kept by a family of four traveling... Read More
Clark, New South (t.p. illustrated) II:6 — “[Archer] seemed unable to divest himself of certain English attitudes. His position on race is indicated by his..... Read More
![Hamilton’s Itinerarium. Being a Narrative of a Journey from Annapolis, Maryland, Through Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts & New Hampshire, from May to September, 1744. [S. Weir Mitchell’s Copy]. Dr. Alexander Hamilton, Albert B. Hart.](/pictures/thumb/3727225_1.jpg?v=1537471784)
![The Spotlight. Hotel William Penn. [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]. James W. Trullinger, Pittsburgh Hotels Association.](/pictures/thumb/3727224_1.jpg?v=1538000963)
![[Trip to the American West and the Canadian Rockies by the Pilgrim Commandery, No. 11, Knights Templar, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ]. No. 11 Pilgrim Commandery, Pennsylvania, of Harrisburg, Knights Templar.](/pictures/thumb/3727750_1.jpg?v=1537910629)
![TAOS—-worth a trip across a continent! The Don Fernando Hotel. Taos, New Mexico. [cover title]. The Don Fernando Hotel.](/pictures/thumb/3727610_1.jpg?v=1544633422)
![[1969 Hawaii Vacation Trip Archive of Seventy Items].](/pictures/thumb/3727755_1.jpg?v=1539207119)
