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$ 525.00
Historically Interesting Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Written by a Trailblazing Stockman of Bent County, Colorado, Offering a Prospective Buyer to Purchase his Ranch in West Las Animas for $35,000 and Urging Him To Consider the Acquisition with Haste “As Some Parties Are Negotiating for the Property.” West Las Animas, Colorado: 21 August 1878
$ 750.00
Historically Interesting Collection of Two Original Letters Written by W. S. Osburn, an Early Job Hunter in Canon City, Colorado, and Addressed to His Brother George T. Osburn, Discussing His Dramatic Journey to Colorado Springs, Including a Detailed Account of a Train Wreck, High Wages and Prices in Canon, Leadville, and Pueblo, and Prospects of Working as a Cook with Cowboys. Canon City, Colorado: 13 & 14 October 1890.
$ 450.00
Barker, Leverett N. (1834-1930). Autograph Letter Signed by the Owner of a Jewellery Store in Eddyville, Iowa, to His Brother in Oriskany Falls, New York, Talking About his New Shop, the Construction of a Railroad Planned to Reach Eddyville, and a Description of the Recent Pike’s Peak Gold Rush.
Eddyville [Iowa]: 25 January 1859.
$ 375.00
Cancellieri, Girolamo Francesco (1751-1826). Dissertazioni Epistolari Bibliografiche di Francesco Cancellieri sopra Cristoforo Colombo di Cvccaro nel Monferrato Discopritore dell' America e Giovanni Gersen ... Al ... Cavaliere Gianfrancesco Galeani Napione. [Bibliographical Dissertations and Correspondence by Francesco Cancellieri About Christopher Columbus]. Roma: Francesco Bovrlie, 1809.
Historically Important Album with ca. 236 Gelatin Silver Photographs (Including One Real Photo Postcard), Illustrating an Early Trip from New York to the West Coast and Showing San Francisco Post-1906 Earthquake (City Hall, Golden Gate Park, the Ferry Building, Call Building, Market & Sutter Streets (with Signs (“O’Brien Company,” “Hotel,” “Dentist.”), Damaged Structures, etc.); also, with the Photos of Trains and Old Ashland Passenger Depot in Oregon, Travelers in Colorado Springs, etc. Ca. 1906-1911.
$ 2250.00
Badger, William Cogswell, 1st. Lieut., Quartermaster, 6th Infantry Regiment (1826-1897). Collection of Two Historically Significant Official Papers, Compiled by 1st Lieu. William Badger, a Quartermaster of the 6th Infantry, U.S. Army, Who at a Time Served with Lt.-Col. George A. Custer during the Latter’s Commission in the Dakota Territory in the 1870s; the Documents Include: “Abstract of Expenditures at the Standing Rock Cantonment” (December 1875) and “Quarterly Return of Quartermaster’s Stores at Fort Rice” (December 1878). Standing Rock [Cantonment], D.[akota] T.[erritory], December 1875.
$ 1250.00
West, Isaac E., Attorney at Law (1838-1900) & “Laughing Sam” (Hartman, Samuel S.). Autograph Letter Signed Regarding the Defense of Dakota Outlaw “Laughing Sam” (Samuel S. Hartman), and Mentioning the New Governor of the Dakota Territory William A. Howard, the First State’s Attorney of the Lawrence County A.J. Flanner, and Yankton’s Store Owner and Public Figure A.W. Lavender. Yankton, D[akota]. T[erritory]: 25 April 1878.
$ 525.00
An Interesting Original Autograph Letter Written by a Pioneer Cowboy of Custer County (Dakota Territory) Working at the Short-Lived “Union Cattle Co.” to “Dear Mother” Back in the East, He Brags about the Company as the Largest Cattle Outfit (125,000 Head) in the American West, Urging His Hometown Friend to Immediately Move to Dakota Territory, and Talking about One of the Biggest Roundups Ever Conducted in the State; Also Delivering the Latest News about His Hard Work at the Newly-Established S&G Ranch (the Present-Day Town of Dewey) and Commenting on the Massive Wave of Migration to the West.
S.&G. Ranch [near Custer City, Dakota Territory], 12 May 1884.
$ 7500.00
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Beecher Stowe, H. Khizhina diadi Toma, ili Zhizn’ negrov v nevol’nich’ikh shtatakh Severnoi Ameriki [i.e. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, or Black Life in Slave States of North America]. Moscow: V tipografii Katkova i Ko, 1857.
$ 1950.00
Kahn, Mordecai (ca. 1887-1926), Kahn, Morris (ca. 1891-1934). Historically Significant Archive of Twenty Handwritten Pages of Correspondence, Including Fourteen Original Letters, Documenting the Personal and Professional Relationships of Kahn Brothers, Cardiologists in New York’s Beth Israel and Mount Sinai Hospitals, and Focusing on their Work on Treating Diabetes and Tuberculosis that Eventually Led to the Discovery of Intarvin by Max Kahn in 1923; also Concerning their Lives as Young Jewish American Professionals in New York and Washington, Max’s Work with US FDA, and Max’s Correspondence to their Mother in Yiddish. Washington, New York, Pittsuburg Ca.1910-1920.
$ 2250.00
[Woodbury, George Edward] (1902-1973). Historically Significant Collection of 61 Original Gelatin Silver Photos and 95 Film Negatives, Showing the Excavation of Native American Burial Mounds on Cape Canaveral, in 1933-1934: Mounds in their Original Stage, Excavation Process, Workers and Anthropologists, Unearthed Remains Identified by Numbers. Ca. 1933-1934.
$ 950.00
Welch, Philip. Historically Important Collection of Two Autograph Manuscript Letters Written by Early Gold Miners from Helena, Montana Territory, Discussing the Recent Discovery of a Ton of Gold Dust, Deep Diggings on Confederate Gulch, High Levels of Crimes, Scarcity of Water to Mining Claims, Labor on Mining Ditches, and Comparisons of Montana and California Gold Prospects. Helena, Montana Territory: 28 & 29 August 1866.
$ 850.00
Mhulack, E.; Friar, S. Historically Important Collection of Two Manuscript Letters Signed by California Pioneer Gold Miners “Esoch Mhulack” and “S. Friar” and Addressed to Their Business Associate “F. B. Haight,” Complaining About the Average Prices for 883 ½ Purity of Gold Dust and Calculating the Distribution of Income Among Stakeholders; also with Notes about Nicaragua Steamship Company’s High Second Cabin Fees and Operational Delays. San Francisco: 28 March 1857.
$ 950.00
Album with 106 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the USCGC Eastwind’s Annual Summer Cruise to Greenland (Thule Air Force Base, Cape Etoh, Grondal, and Godthab) Showing American & Canadian Vessels (USS Glynn, USCGC Westwind, and Labrador), Prominent Arctic Explorer Donald Macmillan, a Helicopter Crash Landing on the Ice, “Frog Men” Preparing for Underwater Dynamiting, Local Eskimos Posing with the Captain Rhanke, etc.; Also with the Images of Sailors Meeting Danish Admiral on the Fourth of July, Having a Beer Party, and Celebrating the Initiation Ceremony in Costumes. Ca. 1950s.
$ 1750.00
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Beaver bunk. Published weekly by 3rd Engineer & Special Troops. Volume 1. 27 issues for the years 1925 and 1926. [Schofield Barracks, Oahu], 1925-1926.
$ 750.00
Rice, Roger C.Album of 11 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing the Territory of Hawaii in 1915, Including ‘Iolani Palace, Ali‘iolani Hale, Kawaiaha‘o Church, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Hawaii State Library, Waikiki Beach, Nu‘uanu Pali, Moanalua Gardens, a “Typical Native Home,” and “the University Club”. Ca. 1915.
$ 950.00
Vansant, K.L., U.S.S. “New Mexico”. Attractive Keepsake Album with Sixty-Seven Gelatin Silver Studio Photos and Real Photo Postcards, and One Piece of Printed Ephemera, Compiled by a Sailor from U.S.S. “New Mexico” during the US Fleet Exercise at Hawaii and its Good-will Tour to South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand in April-October 1925; the Album is Titled: U.S.S. New Mexico. In Remembrance of Maneuvres at Hawaii – Australia – New Zealand, 1925. Ca. 1925.
$ 1250.00
Album of ca. 117 Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Philippines (Leyte-Samar Naval Base, Manilla National Post Office, Guiuan Church, Manicani-Barrio School, and Portraits of Filipino Locals and US Sailors), Qingdao (St. Michael’s Cathedral, Zhanshan Temple, Kiautschou Governor’s Hall), Honolulu (Waikiki Beach, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial), and US Naval Ships in the Pacific (USS Topeka, USS Logan, USS Leary). Ca. 1944-1949.
$ 2500.00
Vysheslavtsev, A.V. Ocherki Perom i Karandashom iz Krugosvetnogo Plavaniya v 1857, 1858, 1859 i 1860 godakh [i.e. Sketches in Pen and Pencil from the Circumnavigation in 1857, 1858, 1859 and 1860]. St. Petersburg-Moscow: M.O. Wolf, 1867.
$ 1250.00
[Spencer, Abigail Leilani] (1935 – ca. 2020). Interesting Album with ca. 230 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, from the Estate of a Native Hawaiian Resident of Waimea/Kamuela (Hawaii Island), Showing her Friends and Fellow Students from Waimea Intermediate School, Hawaii Episcopal Academy, and University of Hawaii, Views of St. James Episcopal Church and Hawaii Episcopal Academy (Waimea/Kamuela), Community Celebrations, Invitations to the Graduation Ceremony and Senior Prom of 1952, &c. Ca. 1948 – early 1960s.
Historically Interesting Album with ca. 202 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs (including Six Real Photo Postcards) Taken and Collected by Ernestine S. Roberts, a Student at St. Mary’s School in Knoxville, Illinois, Showing the Now-Destroyed School Grounds (Including the Main Building with Clearly Visible School Sign), Students Celebrating May Day and St. Patrick’s Day, the Compiler and Her Classmates Dancing, Playing, Posing in French Settlers’ Costumes, Performing Military Drill, and Engaging in Outdoor Activities in Palm Beach (Florida) and Star Island (Michigan). Ca. 1912-1913.
$ 350.00
Rickards, Peter (ca. 1843-1918); Rickards, Ellen (ca. 1845-1909). Historically Interesting Letter Written by an Indiana Farmer and His Wife to “Dear Brother and Sister” in Starr’s Point, Oregon, Talking About Suffering from the Food Shortage and Seeking Provisions in Springfield, Illinois, Mentioning the Exceptional Promise of Wheat, Corn, Meadows, and Clover, and Indicating Early Prices of Various Agricultural Commodities, Including Butter, Fresh Beef, Chickens, Turkeys, Irish Potatoes, Bacon, etc. Indiana, 11 June 1876.
$ 750.00
Reiner, Samuel (ca. 1805-1862). Historically Interesting Original Pike’s Peak Gold Rush Letter by Samuel Reiner, a Farmer from Columbus City (Iowa) and State Senator, Talking about Local Folks Rushing to Gold Areas to Escape Economic Crisis, Describing Ox Teams as the Best Mode to Cross the Plains, and Outlining the Ideal Timing & Team Composition for the Journey. Columbus City, Iowa: 4 April 1859.
$ 850.00
Breese, Samuel (1802-1873); Roby, Joseph (1795-1847). Historically Significant, Content-Rich Original Autograph Letter Signed by a Pioneer Resident and Real Estate Dealer in Bloomington (Muscatine), Iowa, Samuel Breese, Talking about the City Climate, Advantageous Location on the Mississippi River Bend, Recent Sales of Real Estate, Census Results, Recent Intelligence “of the Division of the Tarritory,” His Business Partner Niles Higginbotham, the Perspective of Bloomington Becoming the Seat of the Territorial Government, &c. Bloomington, Iowa Tary. [sic!], 27 June 1838.
