Dynes, Joseph (Canadian, 1825-1897). [Sepia Watercolour and Ink Painting:] Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado - Drawn from Nature by J. Dynes. Quebec V.C. [Canada].
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.
Martelli, Santina (ca. 1900-1975). A Keepsake Album of Santina ‘Tina’ Martelli of Genoa, Italy, Compiled by her Friends Prior to Family’s Departure to the United States, Consisting of Good Luck Wishes, Vows not to Forget Italy, and a Photograph of the Group. Ca. 1922.
Galinger, Abraham B. (1823-1877). Autograph Letter Signed by Ohio Merchant Abraham B. Galinger To His Friend in Cape Cod, Writing About His Business in Ohio, Including His Soon Move to “New York or Philadelphia” and the Theft and Recovery of Several “Calicoes”. Somerset, Ohio, 8 November 1845.
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.
Historically Interesting Album of 215 Original Photographs Taken by a Middle-Class American Family during a Road Trip to Oregon in the 1920s, Showing the Oldest Staying Bridge in Lake Creek, State River Hatchery in Leasburg, Fischer’s Flouring Mill and a Dam in Silverton, the first Santiam Fish Hatchery, and Candid Travel Scenes; also, with Rare Views of Yale-Duryea Mill in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Titled: Photographs. Ca. 1920s.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
[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.
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.
[Gilmore, J.W.], [Stephens, Adam] (1819-1891), Stephens, Lucinda Berilla (1823-1910, née Gilmore). An Interesting Early Letter to Oregon Pioneers, Adam and Lucinda Stephens (Founders of Hayesville near Salem), from Their Relative in Missouri, with Family News, Discussions about Real Estate and Confessions like “You have been Riting to me to Come to Oregon but I don’t think I ever will come” and “I Think as like as not I will Die in Missouri”. Sulphurlick, Lincoln Co., Mo, 16 [March?] 1853.
Taylor, Elizabeth (ca. 1829-1882). Historically Interesting Original Manuscript Letter by Elizabeth Taylor, a Pioneer of St. Helens (Oregon Territory), Complaining About Horrible Housing Conditions in Oregon, a Life “Worse than Pigs,” Months without a Drop of Milk, and Hopes of Returning to Vermont. St. Helens, Oregon Territory: [ca. 1850s].
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].
Bougainville, Hyacinthe Yves Philippe Potentien, Baron de (1781-1846). Private Autograph Note Signed ‘de Bougainville’ to His Friend “cher Henry”. N.p., 3 August.
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.
Historically Significant Collection of Fifteen Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Puget Sound Naval Station in Bremerton, Washington, and Early Scenic Views of the Columbia River Gorge and Its Environs. Ca. 1896-1901.
[Manly/Manley, Merle Wood] (1895-1982). Historically Significant Extensive Collection of Two Albums with ca. 500 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Documenting Hikes and Mountaineering Trips of the Mazamas Club (Oregon) in the Cascades and the Rocky Mountains in the 1920s, Including the Ascents of Mt. Hood (1923), Mt. St. Helens (Labour Day 1924), Mt. Jefferson (1923), “Glacier Peak Region” (1926), Mt. Rainier (1927), Mt. Adams, Mt. Chinidere, Manly’s Surveys for the Club’s “Research Committee,” Views of the Mazamas Lodge, the Interior of the Mazamas Club in Portland, Portraits of Mountaineers, Including the Compiler, &c. Ca. 1923-1927.
Historically Significant Album with 96 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Troops’ Movements and Maneuvres in the Western Provinces of British India – mostly, in Punjab and Sind (Modern-Day Pakistan), Showing Military Camps, Officers and Soldiers, a Military Train of the North Western Railway, Sialkot (British Cantonment, Clock Tower, Holy Trinity Cathedral, St. James Catholic Church, 0-Mile Monument), Kotri Bridge, Kamoke Railway Station, &c. Ca. 1920s.
Historically Important Album of Twenty-Seven Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Documenting the British Cantonment Town of Abbottabad (in Modern-Day Pakistan) in the Early 1900s, Showing the 25th Mountain Battery Playing Tug of War, Posing with a Ball and Hockey Sticks, Performing Artillery Salvos & Horseback Drills, and Taking Regimental Portraits, including with the Officers from the 22nd and 27th Batteries; British Colonial Architecture (Royal Army Mess, St. Luke’s Church, Officers’ Houses, Abbottabad Club), and General Views of Abottabad; also with a Hand-Drawn Illustration of Various British Cruisers and RIMs, and Early Printed Postcards of Delhi and Akbar; titled: “Photographs.” Ca. 1903-1906.
[Connor, John Richard, Colonel, Royal Pakistan Engineers, CBE] (1908-1970). Historically Significant Private Archive of Three Albums with ca. 870 Original Gelatin Silver Photos, Seven Large Loose Photos and Seven Documents, From the Estate of the First Commandant of the Royal Pakistan Engineers, With Interesting Images of the Royal Pakistan Engineer Centres and Traning Facilities in Sialkot and Risalpur, Scenes from Visits and Inspecitons by Government Officials and Military Commanders, Numerous Portraits of Members of Pakistan Engineers’ Athletic Teams, Scenes from Athletic Competitions, “Olympic Games Trials, 1956,” “Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958,” Views of Attock, Tota Khan, Chakdara, Kund, Torbela, Kaghan Valley &c.; The Documents Include Two “Grants” for Connors’ awards of the Order of the British Empire (signed by King George VI and later Queen Elizabeth II), and Two Farewell Addresses from the Training Centre of the Royal Pakistan Engineers in Risalpur. Ca. 1940s – 1960s.
[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.
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.
Historically Significant Collection of Nineteen Loose Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of Military Actions during WW1, Including Fourteen Views of Palestine and Syria (Official Surrender of Jerusalem, British Troops in the Judean Foothills, Pontoon Bridge over Jordan River at El Ghoraniyeh, Turkish Al Arish Redoubt in Gaza, Arab, Indian and British Troops in Damascus, Mt. Quruntul/Mount of Temptation Occupied by British Troops, &c.); and Five Photos from the Western Front, Showing the Ruins of Ypres, a Destroyed Railway, a Reconnaissance Aircraft of the Royal Flying Corps and a Group Portrait of King George V, French President Raymong Poincare and British and French Military Commanders. Ca. 1917-1918.
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.
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.
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.
[Jacobs, Johannes; Klink, Hans]. Historically Significant, Extensive Archive of Four Folders and Two Letter Books with Over 210 Typewritten and Manuscript Letters (Originals or Period Copies) and Printed Documents Regarding the Business Operations of the Famous South Pacific German Copra Trading Co.“Hernsheim & Co.” in German and Later Australian-Administered New Guinea in ca. 1912-23, Written by or Addressed to Johannes/Hans Jacobs, Manager of the Company’s Komuli Branch on the Admiralty Islands; In All over 530 Leaves of Text; WITH: Original Ink-Drawn Map of the Horno Group of Admiralty Islands (1908, with Jacobs’ Notes Dated 1913 Regarding Development of Local Palm Plantations); WITH: Original Pencil-Drawn Map of the “Kempf” Claim of Waria Gold Fields, WITH: Five Issues of Periodicals, Published in Rabaul (New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago) during German and Australian Administration (“Amtsblatt für das Schutzgebiet Deutsch-Neuguinea,” “Government Gazette” and “Rabaul Record” for 1914-1921). Ca. 1914-1923.
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.
Album with Thirty-Five Large Gelatin Silver Studio Photos of Paraguay, Presented and Signed by the American Ambassador George L. Kreeck to a Noted Writer Frances Parkinson Keyes during her Tour of South America; The Photos Include Views of Buildings and Sites in Asunción, Paraguay Military Regiments, Portraits of Graduates from the Asunción School of Aviation, Elementary Schoolchildren, Paraguayan President José Eligio Ayala, etc. Ca. 1929.
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.
Kurofune emaki, bakumatsu-sha. Hoku-Amerika hassenton-sen [黒船絵巻 幕末写 北亜墨利加八千トン船] [i.e. Illustrated scroll of the Black Ships, Bakumatsu-period copy. Arrival of the North American eight-thousand-ton ships]. Hodono henshukuchō jō-ge, Wada [Akita prefecture]. Manuscript. Bakumatsu era copy [1860-1861].
Collection of 38 Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing Mining in South America (Santo Domingo Mine, Peru; Concordia Tin Mine, Bolivia), La Paz, Santiago, Cusco, A Jungle River Tour, etc. Ca. 1908.
Coverley-Price, A. Victor (1901-1988). A Grisaille Watercolour Signed "V. Coverley-Price" Titled: Camp At 12,000 feet on the edge of the Puna in the Andes of Central Peru. Ca. 1925.
Boynton, Judd Emery (1912-1983). Historically Significant Collection of 54 Original Gelatin Silver Amateur Photographs, Taken and Collected by a Berkeley Mountaineer and Photographer, Judd Emery Boynton during His Trips in South America in the 1930s, and Showing La Paz, Tiwanaku Pre-Columbian Archaeological Site (Gate of the Sun, Stairs of Kalasasaya), “the Lost Canyon of Bolivia,” Mt. Huayna Potosi and the Bolivian Andes, “Bolivian Recruits for the War in the Chaco,” Mount Illimani, Andean Plateau, Cuzco, Sacsayhuaman Citadel, Rio Pampas, the Cities of Abancay, Ayacucho and Mejorada, the “Highest Railway Summit in the World,” Panama Canal, General Cemetery of Lima, Basilica and Convent of San Francisco in Quito, Portraits of Native Farmers, a “Gobnador of a Little Pueblo West of the Rio Apurimac in Peru” &c.; WITH: A Printed Advertising Leaflet of Boynton’s Documentary Movie, Titled: “Jungle Trek: A Tale of Glorious Adventure, A Motion Picture in Natural Color”. Ca. 1930s.
Boynton, Judd Emery (1912-1983). Interesting Collection of 27 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken and Collected by a Berkeley Mountaineer and Photographer, Judd Emery Boynton during His Trips in South America in the 1930s, and Showing La Paz, “the Lost Canyon of Bolivia,” Andean Pueblos, Mt. Huayna Potosi, Andean Plateau, A Suspension Bridge, Cuzco, Sacsayhuaman Citadel, Rio Pampas, Mejorada City, Train of the Central of Peru Railway &c.; WITH: A Printed Advertising Leaflet of Boynton’s Documentary Movie, Titled: “Jungle Trek: A Tale of Glorious Adventure, A Motion Picture in Natural Color”. Ca. 1930s.
Barber, George W. Album of 179 Photographs Showing the Philippines after World War II, Including Reconstruction Efforts by Weihe, Frick and Kruse (Group Portraits of Architects and Engineers, Construction Sites, Employees Working at Desks), Clark Air Base, Destruction of Manila (Manila Post Office, Legislative Building, etc.), Portraits of Filipinos, Street Scenes and Rural Life (a Parade, Oxen-Drawn Carts), etc. Ca. 1948.
Historically Significant Album with ca. 88 Photos, And Two Real Postcards of Mostly Philippines, Complied by an American Senior Chief Petty Officer In Service on US Navy Radio Station in Las Baños Showing The Panoramas of The Station, Views From The Top of Recently Constructed Radio Towers, And The Towers Itself, Coconut Rafts in Pagsanjan, Filipino Ferry, Fishing in the Filipino River, Santa Cruz Bridge, Manila, Candle Vendors in Antipolo, Market Scenes, Flooded Streets in Manila, Group Photos of Moro Children, The Excursion of the Nurses From St.Paul’s Hospital to Los Baños (1913), Riza St. in Los Baños, U.S. Ambulance & Signal Corp Camping in Los Baños Laguna, Isuan Factory Hotel, Los Baños Dock, Town Park in Cavite, Water Tower, Photos of 2 American Sailors, Their Wifes and Their Home in Philippines, Local Farmers with their Cattle and Riding Horseback, Taal Basilica, The Ricefields and Views of Philippine Scenery and Towns; Also Showing 7 Views of Radio Station on Tatoosh Island, WA. ca. 1913-1920s.
Hawley, E. (ca. 1757-1850). Historically Significant Original Manuscript Letter by Eli Hawley, One of the Earliest Settlers of Lower Alton, Addressed to “Grand Sons and the Family” in Saint-Armand, Quebec, Describing the Most Popular Travel Route to Illinois, the Unprecedented Outbreak of Illnesses Including Cholera, Detailed Crop Yields and Market Prices, and a Rapid Urban Expansion with Brick Stores, Warehouses, and Mills. Lower Alton, Illinois: 31 January 1834.