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[Puzzle Map Titled:] Amerique du Nord. Paris: M.D. Editeur, ca. 1890.
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Rayev, Grigory Ivanovich (1863-1957). Collection of Eighteen Original Albumen Photographs of Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk, and the Georgian Military Road from the Series “Views of the Caucasus”. Ca. 1900.
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Chepigovsky, I. Kratkaya osetinskaya grammatika [i.e. Brief Ossetian Grammar]. Vladikavkaz: Tipografiya-Skoropechatnya Z. I. Shuvalova, 1880.
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O’Meara, James (1825-1903). Historically Significant Autograph Letter Signed by an Oregonian Democrat Journalist James O’Meara to a Member of the Oregon House of Representatives, Colonel Benjamin Stark, Following the Democrats’ Defeat in the 1860 Presidential Election. Jacksonville, Oregon, 13 November 1860.
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Pringle, Virgil Kellog (ca. 1804-1887). Historically Interesting Original Letter by Virgil Pringle, a Salem Pioneer, Encouraging a Local Landowner to Make Immediate Repairs on His Property and Promising Significant Income if Completed Quickly. Salem, Oregon: 23 December 1872.
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Guyles, R.B. Original Autograph Letter Written by a Forty-Niner from Cayuga County (NY), Talking about His Voyage to the Oregon Territory Onboard the USS “Massachusetts” in Winter 1848-May 1849, Life and Work in the Oregon City, Local Climate, Prices, Plans to go to the Walla Walla Mines, &c. Oregon City: 25 June 1850.
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Historically Important Original Autograph Manuscript Letter by a Fortune-Seeker from Dayton, Yamhill County, Oregon, Exposing the Web of Deception Surrounding the Fraser River Gold Rush ("It is all a Humbug and Nothing Els"), Citing 50 Casualties by Indian Attacks and 500 Drownings en Route to the Gold Mines, and Urging His Friends to Forsake the Allure of Prospecting in Favor of More Promising Trading Realm. Dayton, Yamhill County, Oregon: 27 November 1858.
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King, G. Historically Interesting Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Regarding the Death of Ezra Prentice, Member of a Prominent New York Merchant Family. Grants Pass, Oregon: 21 January 1872.
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[McLean, Margaret Rebecca, née Davidson] (1835-1925). Original Autograph Letter Signed by an Oregon Pioneer Margaret McLean, Talking about the Leaders of the United Presbyterian Church of Oregon, Her Family’s Upcoming Wagon Trip to the Oregon Coast, Where They Planned to Have “Plenty of Fresh Oisters [sic!] and Big Fish in Abundance,” a School Teacher in Eugene - a “Young Lady” Who Gets Paid “Forty Dollars a Month in Gold,” the Author’s Relatives, Including William who “was out Fighting Indians,” Her Love to Oregon which is “One of the Best Fruit Countrys [sic!] in the World,” &c. Eugene City, Oregon: 18 June 1866.
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Interesting Early Autograph Letter Signed Regarding a Legal Dispute Likely over a Common Law Marriage in Oregon, Addressed to “Mr. Harding” (Most Likely a Notable Salem Attorney Benjamin Franklin Harding) and Mentioning Judge Cyrus Olney, then the Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Oregon City, O.T., 4 June 1855.
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Monteith, J. (ca. 1825-1888). Historically Significant Manuscript Letter Signed by John Monteith, a Pioneer Farmer in Oquawka, Illinois, and Addressed to James Allen of West Lancaster, Iowa, Discussing his Postponed Plans to Relocate to Oregon Due to Crushing Wages, Economic Hardships, a Desperate Job Market, and the Surge of California Gold Seekers; also Warning of Unparalleled Hardships in Oregon. Oquawka, Illinois: 3 March 1851.
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NIXON, Joseph (ca. 1824-1892). Historically Important Original Letter Signed by Joseph Nixon, a Pioneer Hotel Owner in Oregon Territory, and Addressed to Daniel Hubbard, an Early Farmer from Washington Territory, Discussing the Nearing Completion of the Famous Umatilla Hotel in the Dalles, Two Successful Balls Held in Celebration of its Upcoming Opening, and News of the Fraser River Gold Rush. The Dalles, Oregon Territory: 12 September 1858.
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Drummond, Augusta (1842-1908). Original Initialed and Dated Watercolour View Titled: "Swedish coast from Klampenborg." 27 June 1880.
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Schematismus der orthodox-orientalischen Bukowinaer Dioecese für das Jahr 1863 [Hierarchy of the Bukovina Diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church for 1863]. Czernowitz: Johann und Rudolph Eckhardt, [1863].
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Wyld, J[ames] (1790-1836). European Dominions of the Ottomans or Turkey in Europe [Folding Map]. London: J. Wyld, 1824.
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Bougainville, Hyacinthe Yves Philippe Potentien, Baron de (1781-1846). Private Autograph Note Signed ‘de Bougainville’ to His Friend “cher Henry”. N.p., 3 August.
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Pereira-Caldas, . Ihlas Carolinas, Conflicto Hispano-Allemao. Arbitrativamente Solvido em Roma a 17 de Dezembro de 1885, Pelo Papa Leao XIII em Mediacao Diplomatica Entre os Contendentes Escolhida. [Caroline Islands, Spanish-German Conflict, Arbitration solved in Rome on December 17, 1885, by Pope Leo XIII in Diplomatic Mediation Chosen by the Contenders]. Porto: A. J. Da Silva Teixeira, 1886.
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Novaya Zelandiya i Okeania, ili Ostrova Yuzhnogo Moria [i.e. New Zealand and Oceania, or the Islands of the South Sea]. St. Petersburg: Obschestvennaya pol’za, 1874.
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[Faulkner, Farr. G.J.?] Album with 189 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars’ Military Service on the North West Frontier, Showing Group Portraits of the Regiment’s Officers, Military Marches and Reviews, Cantonments, Khyber Pass, Landi Kotal, Peshawar, Lahore, Attock, Aerial Views of the Himalayas, Nowshera, Jamrud and Attock Forts, Taj Mahal, Delhi, Gilgit Landing Ground, Takht-i-Bahi Ruins near Mardan, Destruction after the 1935 Quetta Earthquake, Robert Baden-Powell in Risalpur. Ca. 1920s-1930s.
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Unsigned Watercolour View of the Rohtas Fort, Punjab, Pakistan, Titled on Verso: Fort of Rhotas, Punjab. Ca. 1870.
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Holmes, Randolph Bezzant (1888-1973). Collection of Twenty-One Loose Gelatin Silver Photos of the Operations of British Indian Army during the Waziristan Campaign of 1919-1920, and Showing British Camp in Sorarogha, Military Engineering Works and Roads in Barari Tangi, Hazara Cliff, Zawa Kili Tangi, Hurley’s Corner, Marobi, Piazha Algal River, Bangilawa Tower, Portraits of British Military Commanders, Local Chiefs, Scenes with British Troops Firing Cannons, Taking Part in a Review, &c. Ca. 1919-early 1920s.
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$ 950.00
Conant, John H. (1825-1881) & Conant, William F. (1822-1897). Pair of Autograph Letters Signed by a Young American Merchant in Panama City to His Brother in Boston. Panama: 20 September 1857 & 30 March 1858.
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Collection of 96 Loose Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Panama, Including US Army Air Base France Field (Airplanes on Tarmac, Base Headquarters, Base Chapel, Bachelors’ Quarters, “France Field Exchange,” Group Portraits of Officers), Colón (Balboa Avenue, Washington Hotel, Municipal Palace), Cristóbal (High School, Fire Station, Union Church, Christ Church by the Sea), Street Scenes, etc. Ca. 1945.
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$ 2250.00
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Fisher, J. Album of 130 Original and Studio Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Panama Canal Zone During the Interwar Period Showing Fort Clayton (Aerial View, 16th Pack Train, Pacific Sector Review), the Miraflores Locks, US Fleet in Panama, a Visit from Secretary of War George Dern, Panama City, Colon, “Arrajan,” Taboga Island, etc. Ca. 1930s.
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Collection of 24 Vernacular Gelatin Silver Photographs Documenting the 117th Engineer Combat Battalion during the Bougainville Campaign (November 1943 to September 1944), etc. July 1943 - September 1944.
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