Smith, William Thomas (1919-1978); Smith, Mary Louise (née Mason) (1925-?). Album of Over 390 Original and Studio Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Panama (US Navy Shore Patrol, a Naval Banquet, Portraits of Shore Patrol Officers; Boating on the Panama Canal; Portraits of Indigenous Panamanians; Panamanian Cities (Colon, Cristobal, Balboa, etc.)), an Inspection of the Fifth Naval District Shore Patrol (Virginia), Shooting Range Practice for the US Secret Service Uniformed Force Pistol Team, etc. Ca. 1940s.
Very Attractive Original Manuscript Autograph Book of Members the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Titled in Calligraphy: Autographs of the Members and Officers of the Members and Officers of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, Session 1843. Designed by J. A. Reigart for Mr. Isaac G. McKinley, State Printer. 1843.
MEARS, E. (ca. 1807-1978); PATTRIDGE, S (ca. 1802-1866); PATTRIDGE, M. (ca. 1835-?). Historically Interesting Collection of Two Autograph Manuscript Letters by Minnesota Pioneers Eliyah C. Mears and Marion & Sylva Pattridge, Addressed to Ephriam Mills in Plains, Georgia, Discussing the Legal Disputes Over His Mortgaged Land, Unresolved Claims by Creditors, and Severe Economic Crisis in Minnesota; also with Mentions of California Gold Rush and Disheartened Emigrants Returning from Pike’s Peak. Pleasant Grove, Minnesota: 19 July 1859.
Gilman, C. Historically Interesting Original Letter Signed by Nevada Pioneer C. Gilman from Ruby Valley and Addressed to Jno. M. Duncan & Hardware Co. in Austin, Urging Immediate Sale of Oats Before Barley Shipments from Salt Lake City Flood the Market. Ruby Valley, Nevada: 22 May 1866.
Shashkov, Serafim Serafimovich (1841-1882). Rossiysko-Amerikanskaya Kompaniya [Russian American Company] // In: Istoricheskye Etudy/Izdaniye N.A. Shigina [Historical Sketches/Published by N.A. Shigin, Vol. 2, pp. 295-325]. Saint Petersburg: Typ. of A. Morigerovsky, 1872.
Interesting Collection of Twelve Albumen Photographs Documenting an Early Cruise by Steamship from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Lima, Peru with Stops in Peru Along the way. Ca. 1890.
Album with Twenty-four Original Gelatin Silver Photos Documenting the 1919 Voyage of S.S. Boveric Through the Strait of Magellan Starting in the South Atlantic and Ending in Iquique, Chile. September - October 1919.
Album with 243 Photographs Taken and Collected by an American Tourist during Her Early Car Trips from Wisconsin to San Antonio, Texas, in October 1933 and May 1935; Showing S. A. Missions (Mission San Francisco de Espada, Mission of the Immaculate Conception, etc.), Churches (National Shrine of the Little Flower, Our Lady of the Lake Church, etc.), Local Landmarks (Governor’s Palace, Sunken Garden, Fort Sam Houston), etc.; also with the Photos of Mexico (Saltillo, Monterey, Matamoros), Illinois (Rochelle, Springfield, Elkville), Oklahoma (Miami), Missouri (St. Louis, Florissant, Devils Elbow), Arkansas (Forest City, Little Rock, Devall’s Bluff), and Other Texas Cities (Hearne, Edinberg, San Juan, etc.). 1933-1935.
A Historically Interesting Original Letter by an Early Texas Resident, Reporting a Horse Theft by Shawnees in the Frontier Town of Preston, Grayson County, TX, and Asking Col. Arthur Upshaw, an Indian Agent and Former Superintendent of Indian Removal, to Help Recover the Lost Property “Without Trouble and Difficulties.” Preston, Grayson County (Texas): Ca. 1846-1850.
Lindsey, Lilah (1860-1943); Lindsey, Lee (1845-1920). Original Handwritten and Notary Certified Deed of the Early Sale of a Town Lot in Tulsa, Indian Territory, Signed by Lilah Lindsey, a Pioneer Muscogee Women’s Activist, and Her Husband Col. Lee Lindsey. Tulsa, Indian Territory: 31 October 1899.
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.
Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States (Northern Sheet) From Umpquah River to the Boundary, by the Hydrographic Party under the command of Lieut. James Alden U.S.N. Assistant. Geographical positions by G. Davidson, Assistant / J. # 7. U.S. Coast Survey. A.D. Bache Superintendent.
Album with 66 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs and Cyanotypes of Utah, Showing Salt Lake City (South Temple Street, Downtown, LDS Business College, Tabernacle), Mining Industrial Facilities, Surveyors, Native Americans, Homesteaders, &c. Ca. 1900s.
Thomas, M. Historically Important Album with Sixty-Five Gelatin Silver Photographs and One Real Photo Postcard Taken by an American Officer, “Major Thomas,” during the Allied Intervention in Vladivostok, Showing Golden Horn Bay with Allied Naval Vessels Navigating Along the Waterfront, Bustling Scenes of Svetlanskaya Street with Pedestrians in Traditional and Western Attire, and Rare Early Views of the Railway Station, and the Now-Demolished Triumphal Arch and the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos; Also Documenting the Philippines, with Images of American Soldiers’ Quarters in Manila, Indigenous Filipinos Holding Shields, and Iconic Landmarks (the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz, and a Buddhist Sculpture); titled: Scrap Book. Ca. 1919.
[Boynton, J., Attributed to.] Historically Interesting Collection of Seventy-Six Original Photographs Taken by a Young Berkeley Resident During his Trip to Mount Rainier, Showing Group Portraits of Uniformed Travelers Ascending the Mountain and Rare Early Views of the Paradise Valley. Ca. 1928-1929.
Historically Interesting Original Letter Signed by Louis Lienemann, Owner of the “California Brewery” in Butte (Montana), Addressed to Theodore Kleinschmidt, Co-Founder of the First National Bank of Helena (Montana), Encouraging to Make a Land Investment in Port Townsend (Washington State) Just a Few Years Before the Economic Crisis Left Thousands of Investors Bankrupt. Butte, Montana: 30 December 1889.
Taylor, George B (1857-1938). Historically Interesting Letter Written by an Early Sawmill Worker from Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, and Addressed to “Friend Charley,” Talking about the Best Flavor and the Immense Size of Crops, the “Trees Breaking Down with Loads of Fruit,” the Abundance of Timber, Farm & Wild Lands (With the Indication of Prices), and Glorious Climate; Also, Inviting the Addressee Over to Experience a Life Akin to “Kings.” Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington: 20 July 1884.
Historically Important Original Letter by a Potential Miner and a Serviceman From Fort Steilacoom, Washington Territory, Addressed to One of His Siblings in Angelica, Allegany County, New York, Reacting to the News of Gold Discovery Near Fraser River, Contrasting the Salaries of Fort Steilacoom Carpenters With Pioneer Prospectors in British Columbia, and Highlighting the Massive Migration to Fraser Canyon: “Nearly All of the Citizens in This Part of the County Are Going to the Mines.” Fort Steilacoom (Steilacoom City, Washington Territory): 27 April 1858.
Tykel, George A.; [Hubbard, Daniel J.] (1828-1890). Autograph Letter Signed by a Thurston County Pioneer George Tykel to Another Pioneer Daniel J. Hubbard, Discussing Financial and Territorial Conditions of Their Potential Co-Ownership of the Chambers Prairie near Olympia, the Latest News from the Local Society and Olympia Masonic Lodge and Mentioning the Execution of the Nisqually Chief Leschi. Masonic Hall, Olympia, W.T., 6 and 11 February 1858.
Gray, Thos M. (ca. 1834 - ?). Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Signed by Thos M. Gray, a Young Farmer and One of the Earliest Residents of Walla Walla, Suggesting to “Dear Cousin” the Best Places to Buy Livestock and the Fastest Transportation Routes from Missouri to Washington Territory. Walla Walla, Washington Territory: 22 December 1860.
Milroy, Robert Huston (1816-1890), Gen., Indian Agent for the Yakama Agency. Historically Interesting Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Written by an Indian Agent Robert H. Milroy at Fort Simcoe during His Second Year of Service in Yakama, and Addressed to His Son Bruce Milroy in Olympia, Mentioning the Best Possible Route to Yakama and Talking About the “Hartsuck Note” Held Against Him by His Former Colleague in Puyallup. Fort Simcoe (Yakama), 2 March 1883.
Historically Interesting Album with 286 Original Photographs (Including One Real Photo Postcard) from a 1915 Railway Trip Through the American West (Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, California), Mexico, and British Columbia, Featuring the Pikes Peak Railway, Isleta and Albuquerque Depots, Tijuana Fair, and Over Ten Close-Up Portraits of Native American Men and Children in Patterned Dress; also with the Photos of the Panama International Pacific Exposition in California and Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia. Ca. 1915.