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[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.
$ 3250.00
Historically Significant Album with ca. 330 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Documenting Oil Drilling and Transportation by the Texas Company of Mexico in the Amatlan and Tepetate Oil Fields South of Tampico, Veracruz. Ca. late 1910s – early 1920s.
Historically Significant Archive of Over Fifty Original Manuscripts and Period Copies, Merchants’ Receipts, Two Rare Printed Caribbean Broadsides and an Autograph Letter Signed, Documenting Trade Voyages of Canadian-Built Wooden Schooner "Lima," Manned and Commanded by Americans, from New York to St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, Mostly Focusing on its Damage during a Storm in the Caribbean in September-October 1865 and Subsequent Auction Sale in St. Thomas. New York, St. Thomas (Danish West Indies), Kingston (Jamaica), ca. 1865 – early 1866.
$ 1250.00
Collection of 34 Large Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska, Showing Unalaska (Views of the City, Dutch Harbour, Captain’s Bay, Holy Ascension of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Naval Ships Docked at Port, etc.), Biorka Village on Sedanka Island (Russian Orthodox Church and Residences), Attu Island (Chichagof Harbour, Troops and Camps from the 1943 Battle of Attu), Juneau (Mendenall Lake and Glacier, Duck Creek, Auk Bay), Denali, Ketchikan, Admiralty Island (Tongass National Forest), Akutan Island, etc. Ca. 1938-1944.
$ 1750.00
McNeil, Albertus James (ca. 1823-1881); McNeil, Mary Ann (ca. 1838-1888); McNeil, Homer H (ca. 1856-1842). Collection of Four Autograph Manuscript Letters from the McNeil Family, the Pioneer Publishers of Arizona, Discussing Financial Affairs, Future Prospects, and Plans to Move to the Arizona Territory; with Notes on Severe Job Crisis in San Francisco and Observations on Jew Settlers in Phoenix and Prescott. San Francisco, California: 13 April 1880; Carson City, Nevada: 13 April 1880; Carson City, Nevada: 13 June 1880; Carson City, Nevada: 21 July 1880.
$ 375.00
[Peacock], [Alfred?] Original Unsigned Watercolour Titled:] "Barbadoes from the North-West. Bridgetown." Ca. 1889.
$ 1250.00
Collection of 96 Albumen Photographs of California, Showing Monterey (Hotel Del Monte, St. Junípero Serra Statue, Coasts), Santa Catalina Island (Catalina Harbour, Little Harbour, Hotel Metropole), Riverside (Magnolia Avenue, Orange Packers and Grove), San Leandro (“Hotel San Leandro,” “Central Grocery,” Street Scenes), etc. Ca. 1890s.
$ 525.00
Cook, Myra; Lamb, Herman Dwight (1823-1900). Original Autograph Letter Signed by Myra Cook and Herman Dwight Lamb of Big Oak Flat, Tuolumme County, California, Talking About Weather Conditions Over Christmas Holidays, Extended Family, and the Knowles & Maxim Publishing Company. Big Oak Flat, [Tuolumme County, CA], 26 January 1884.
$ 2250.00
Guthrie, Abelard (1814-1873). Historically Significant, Extensive, Content-Rich Original Autograph Letter Signed, Talking About His Experiences on the “Gold Diggins” near the Newly-Founded Town of Marysville (Yuba Co.) during the Early Years of the California Gold Rush and Mentioning the Hardships of “Gold Hunting,” High Prices for “the Bare Necessaries of Life,” “Much Poverty and Suffering” “Centipedes, Tarantulas and Scorpions,” His Lodgings in the “Chinese Boarding House,” Newly-Elected U.S. President Millard Fillmore, Guthrie’s Refusal to “be Tormented on the Subject of Religion and My Domestic Affairs,” &c. Marysville, Cal.[ifornia], 6 November 1850.
$ 850.00
Collection of 19 Real Photo Postcards of the Aftermath of the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake, Showing Long Beach (First Presbyterian Church, Destroyed Storefronts, Sailors Assisting with Recovery, etc.) and Compton (Recovery Efforts, “Ruins of Ray’s Famous Dancing Hall,” Debris on Main Street, etc.). Ca. 1933.
$ 1250.00
Gray, Thomas, Colonel (1802-1892). Autograph Letter Signed by Colonel Thomas Gray, One of the First Ferry Operators in San Francisco Bay, to California State Senator Charles Fayette Lott of Butte County, Asking for the Amendment of California Ferry Laws. San Francisco, 2 March 1853.
$ 950.00
Garrison, John G. Interesting and Lively Autograph Letter from San Francisco, Written by one John G. Garrison, Talking About His Stay at the International Hotel, His Visit to Lone Mountain Cemetery Where He Saw the Ocean “For the First Time For Eight Years,” Goods He Ordered from J. H. Coghill & Co., etc., With Many Spelling Errors. San Francisco, 8 March 1862.
$ 1250.00
Historically Significant Collection of Two Original Autograph Letters Signed, With an Eyewitness Account of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Compiled Hours and Days After the Event, and Mentioning “The Whole Town is Burning Up and There is No Water,” a Side of Van Ness Avenue Being “Burned Clear to the Water Front,” and Being “Broke” After Buying “All the Bread [They] Could Find the Morning of the Quake”. San Francisco, 17 & 21 April 1906.
$ 2250.00
[Browning, Frank Elisha] (1866-1917). Historically Significant Album with ca. 189 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs from the Estate of Alameda’ First City Clerk Frank E. Browning, Showing Alameda Officials, Destruction of San Francisco after the 1906 Earthquake, a Military Parade San Francisco, a Service of a “Masonic lodge, Hopi Point, Grand Canyon – 1913,” Browning, his Family and Friends during Car Trips around California and Arizona, Group Portraits from a Gathering in Truckee, &c.; With 10 Printed Postcards Showing the Exterior and Interior of the Elks’ Club in Alameda. Ca. 1900s - 1910s.
$ 750.00
Chandler, Charles (ca. 1928-2001); Chandler, Edwin (ca. 1898-1973). Album with Thirty-Nine Original Photographs Collected by an 11-Year-Old Camper at YMCA Camp Fox on Catalina Island, Capturing Early Views, Daily Activities and Portraits of Campers Just Before WWII. Ca. 1938-1949.
$ 525.00
Collection of 22 Gelatin Silver Photographs of Costa Rica, Illustrating American Naval Sailors’ Shore Leave in the 1920s, and Showing Puntarenas (“Liberty Landing and Welcome Crowd,” Advertising Board of Film Showings), San Jose (“Admiral McLean and City Officials,” Costa Rican Police Officers with “American Patrol,” Bellavista Fortress, Iglesia de la Merced, “Native Ice Cream Vendor”), Pacific Railroad, etc. Ca. 1920s.
$ 750.00
Collection of 25 Gelatin Silver Photographs of El Salvador, Illustrating American Naval Sailors’ Shore Leave in the 1920s, and Showing La Union (“Liberty Landing,” Church), San Miguel (Train Station), San Salvador (Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Plaza Gerardo Barrios, “Orphans” Walking to School, Street Scenes), etc. Ca. 1920s.
$ 7500.00
Historically Significant Original Manuscript Logbook, Recording the First Voyage of a New England East Indiaman “America” from New York to Macao and Back in June 1809 – June 1810, Including Notes on the Trade with the Natives of the “Bally Town” (Eastern Lombok, Indonesia) and Audience with the Local “King,” Navigation in the Western Pacific Ocean and Sighting of an “island I did not Find Laid Down in any Chart,” Observation of Two Large Comets in the Indian Ocean “the Blare of Which Lasted Nearly 5 Minutes,” Entries on Endured Storms, Encountered Vessels, a Fight on Board, a Crew Member Falling Overboard, &c. 24 June 1809 – 9 June 1810.
$ 2250.00
Historically Significant Album with ca. 330 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Taken and Collected by a Sailor from U.S.S. “Huron” and U.S.S. “Black Hawk” during Their Service in China and the Philippines in the 1920s, Showing U.S. Naval Ships, Naval Exercise at Sea, U.S. Fleet in Chefoo/Yantai, Views of Chefoo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tsingtau/Qingdao, Villages and Native People in the Philippines, American Sailors at Service and Touring the Cities, &c. Ca. 1920s.
[Kitchin, Eleanor Harriet] (1888-1969). Interesting Private Archive of Nineteen Original Gelatin Silver Photographs and ca. Thirty Manuscript, Typewritten and Printed Documents and Ephemera (Letters, Notes, Mandarin Chinese Reading Worksheets, Invitations, Business Cards, Greeting Cards, Newspaper Clippings, a Program of a Charity Enterntainment in Shanghai, &c.), Made and Collected by an American Female Teacher and Administrator in the Y.W.C.A. Establishments in China in the 1920s. Ca. 1922-1925.
$ 525.00
Collection of 32 Albumen Photographs of Central Colorado, Showing Glenwood Springs (Hotel Colorado, Hot Springs Bathhouse), Colorado Springs (Street Scene), Rocky Mountains, Arkansas River, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, William’s Canyon. Ca. 1890s.
$ 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.
$ 950.00
Trist, Nicholas Phillip (1800-1874). Manuscript Letter Written by US Consul of Havana Nicholas Trist to the Captain General of Cuba, Regarding the Circumstances of the Arrest of the Crew of the American Ship William Engs, Who Committed a Mutiny in the Port of Havana. Havana [Cuba], 2 September 1839.
$ 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.
Historically Significant Manuscript Letter by an English Immigrant Woman in Penfield, Georgia, Describing Her Harrowing Voyage to America, a Shipwreck that Left Them “Complete Skeletons,” Intentions to Acquire Slaves for Housework, and Observations on Southern Fashion and the High Cost of Goods. Penfield, Georgia: 6 November 1843.
$ 1500.00
Zemaitis, William O. (1935-2021). Album of 84 Original Photographs of Guam, Showing Andersen Air Force Base, Including a Review (Marching Band, 54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron), the “Special Service Shack,” Commissary, Barracks, Runways and Hangars, Celebrations (a Christmas Party, “Comm-Elect. Section Party”), etc. Ca. 1953.
$ 1500.00
Bal; [Malet Du Gravier, Francois, comte]. Manuscript Letter Written to Comte Francois Malet du Gravier, former Major of Cap-Tiburon (Saint-Domingue) and Plantation Owner, from His Former Secretary Regarding the Poor Treatment He Suffered While Employed in Saint Domingue ca. 1782-1783, Including Du Gravier Attempting to Knock Him Out with a Chair and Punching Him in the Face. Cap [Cap-Français], 5 Juin [June] 1785.
$ 2500.00
Manuscript Document of a Report on French Defences in the French Colony of Saint-Domingue, Including Fort Dauphin, Cap-Français, the Dependencies of Port-de-Paix, and the West and South Governments, and Recommendations Concerning the King’s Troops. Ca. 1745.
$ 1250.00
Magnytot, Louis-Maurice Taupin de (1757-1823). Historically Significant Original Manuscript Letter Signed by the Colonial Prefect of Saint-Domingue, Writing to a French Government Agent in Caracas About Plans to Send Money Through the British Naval Blockade. Au Cap [Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue], 13 vendémiaire an 12 [6 Octobre 1803].
$ 1750.00
[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.
$ 1250.00
Historically Significant Archive of Eight Original Manuscripts and Period Copies, Documenting The Fate of The Crew of US Schooner "Golden Fleece," Its Captain Edward Funcke, Who Were Shipwrecked At Kozlov Cape In Kamchatka, Taken Into Custody, Released After Cleared Of Charges In Poaching, Refused A Place at HMS Daphne, And Finally Brought Safely To American Consulate in Yokohama. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia); Yokohama (Japan), Septermber-October, 1897.
Historically Significant Archive of Eight Original Manuscripts and Documents, Regarding the Siege of Fort Texas and the Service of Texas Rangers during the Mexican-American War, Including Reports of the Use of Tents for Making Sand Bags, and Return Forms for Personnel, Forage and Fuel. [Mexico], 1846-1848.
$ 575.00
Coverley-Price, A. Victor (British, 1901-1988). A Grisaille Watercolour Signed "V. Coverley-Price" Titled: Bivouac on Ixtaccihuatl (16,200 feet), Mexico. Ca. 1925.
$ 750.00
Otte, Pauline (1919-2005). Album of 59 Original Gelatin Silver Snapshot Photographs of a 1944 Tour of Mexico Taken by an American Woman, Showing Mexico City (Hotel Reforma, Metropolitan Cathedral, Palace of Fine Arts, House of Tiles), Cuernavaca, Desert of the Lions National Park, a Bull Fight in Xochimilco, Teotihuacan, etc. With Over 15 Pieces of Ephemera from the Tour. Ca. 1944.
[Weinhard, Henry, Portland brewer (1830-1904); Failing, Henry, Portland mayor (1834-1898)]. Original Manuscript Bond Regarding a Saloon License Between the City of Portland and Signatory Parties (Including Noted Portland Brewer Henry Weinhard) and Affirmed by Portland Mayor Henry Failing, Mentioning That the Principal “Will Not Permit or Suffer Any Female to Be Employed in or about Such House,” etc. [Portland, 30 June 1866].
$ 3500.00
Ayton, Charles Dudley (1873-1950); Ayton, Ethel Lydia (1883-1970, née Reich). Interesting Extensive Private Archive of ca. 45 Original Manuscripts (Including a 98-Page Diary), Typewritten Official Documents, Invitations, Newspaper Clippings and Printed Ephemera, from the Estate of a Spanish-American War Veteran (Later Resident of California) Who Lived and Worked in Manila in the 1910s – Early 1920s. Ca. 1911-1925, 1939, 1950.
$ 750.00
Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Written by German Immigrant Mother and Daughter in Early Fredericksburg, Texas, with Observations on Pioneer Life of Children and the California Gold Rush. [Fredericksburg], Texas: 20 June 1850.
Historically Significant Archive of 583 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, One Real Photo Postcard, Three Newspaper Clippings, Two Printed Invitation Cards, and One Piece of Printed Ephemera Taken and Collected by Maurine Janice Kranson, a Jewish Teacher from Marshall, Texas, Showing Graduation Ceremony at Marshall High School, Fellow Jewish Students from the University of Texas, the Phi Sigma Delta Fraternity House for Jewish Alumni, Texas Landmarks (The World’s First Inland Water Oil Well on Caddo Lake, Texas State Capitol, Pacific Mail Office, Austin Dam, etc.), Views of Marshall and Austin, Portraits of Family Members, etc.; titled: Photographs. Ca. 1914-1932.
$ 950.00
[Kingsly, Colonel; McNamee, William]. Original Manuscript Bond Regarding a Sale of a “Pack Train” to Run Along the Oregon Trail Between Either Umatilla or Dalles City (Or) and Idaho City (Id) During the “Packing Season” of 1865. [Oregon, 1865].
$ 850.00
Collection of 14 Real Photo Postcards of a Equatorial Line-Crossing Ceremony, Showing Crew Members in Costume as King Neptune and His Retinue, Ceremony Rituals (“Equatorial Baptism,” Being Sprayed in the Face), and Officers and Sailors in Uniform. Ca. 1920s.
$ 1500.00
[Tiffin, Edward] (1766-1829), 1st Speaker of the Northwest Territory House of Representatives. Historically Significant Period Copy of an Official Letter to the Sheriff of the Ross County of what was then the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, Regarding the Detention of “Negro Joe” and “Negro Sinah” on the Request of a Chillicothe Pioneer, Robert W. Finley, with the Signature of a Local Politician and Future First Governor of Ohio, Edward Tiffin. Territory of the United States North West of the River Ohio, [December 1799].
