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Americana 19th Century Printing History Typography
1873 Engraved Wedding Invitation with Embossment Second St. M.E. Church New York Thursday November 20th at 2 O'clock G. Lane Taneyhill Carrie A. McAllister.
New York NY: Not Published 1873. A folding announcement for the wedding at the Methodist Episcopal Church in NY of this prominent Baltimore MD physician and his fiancee. Elaborately engraved invitation copper-plate style in black on polished paper. On the opposite side of the text is an embossed stylized coat-of-arms. Approx. 5 1/4" x 6 1/2" size; simple folded paper format; some offsetting to the printing on the embossment side. Light wear in very good condition. Ephemera. Soft Cover. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 26237
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Americana 19th Century Business History Banking Le Roy New York First National Bank of Le Roy
1878 First National Bank of Le Roy N.Y. Check with Revenue Stamp
Le Roy N.Y.: First National Bank of Le Roy 1878. Check made out to James M. Goodwin by Robert Brown and signed by him for $ 2465; with the Internal Revenue 2 cent stamp affixed. Approx. 2 7/8" x 7" size; light wear; bank with old cancellation closed tear-cuts old stains at bottom corner; ephemera from the late 19th century banking industry in New York state. . Ephemera. Not Bound. Very Good. First National Bank of Le Roy Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25464
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Americana 19th Century Chicago Business History Canada Southern Railway LInes
1878 Letters Western Agent for the Canada Southern Railway Lines Chicago
Chicago Illinois: Not Published 1878. Group includes 3 letters on Canada Southern Railway Lines Chicago letterhead: January 3 from W.H. Hurlburt Gen'l Western Passenger Agent to A. Jackson 2 pages on smaller note-size sheets concerning some lands in which he had an interest - back payments taxes; on Jan. 11th larger paper 1 page the same property is being discussed naming other parties - of Oldrich Blanchard and a Mrs. Long - there was a 'consideration' of $ 10000.00 mentioned at the close; January 22 asking Jackson to communicate as Hurlburt is traveling - he is trying to wind up the legalities of the lands concerned; with a 1873 short note written to Jackson on the letterhead of David Dall Vessel Agent 241 South Water Street Chicago asking for his fees due for freight on a schooner signed by Dall; light wear old fold lines; in very good condition. According to the C.S.R. Line letterhead it was the "Only Route Through Canada Under American Management." At this point in its history the Vanderbilt family exercised control over this rail line. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23510
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Americana 20th Century Typography Lithography Amalgamated Lithographers of America
1882 - 1957 75 Years of Lithography Lithographers' Journal September 1957 Part II
USA: Amalgamated Lithographers of America 1957. 99 pages 63 pages of advertisers illustrated contributions. The text section illustrated with examples of the lithographer's art; with chronology of the trade aspects of the occupation by over a dozen authors. Edited by Patricia Donnelly and including the various printing credits. Approx. 9" x 11 1/2" size; illustrated paper covers plastic spiral binding. Some light wear on binding edges; contents clean and in very good condition. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Very Good. Amalgamated Lithographers of America Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25494
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Americana 19th Century Theatre Photography
1882 Cabinet Card Photograph of Actress Christine Nilsson By Sarony New York
New York: Sarony 1882. Cabinet card image of theatre actress Christina Nilsson Countess de Casa Miranda 1843 - 1921 with the photographer's name of Sarony 37 Union Sqr. N.Y. on the mount below the image; about 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" overall size; light wear; in very good condition. Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. Sarony Paperback
Bookseller reference : 22646
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Americana 19th Century Manuscript Business History Richard Dudgeon Hydraulics Pioneer Inventor
1882 Letter Signed with Related Ephemera From Richard Dudgeon Patentee and Manufacturer of Improved Hydraulic Jacks Punches Steam Hammers and Patent Roller Tube Expanders 24 Columbia St. NY Regarding the Resolution of a Bankruptcy and Payments
New York NY: Not Published 1882. Handwritten letter of two pages dated Feb. 13th 1882 on Richard Dudgeon company letterhead acknowledging payment of a debt:".Allow me to congratulate you on your ability to accomplish what you have been so earnestly striving to do�I found none who for a moment doubted your sincerity in the matter ." signed Richard Dudgeon & F. Dettmar atty. Approx. 5 3/4" x 9" size; with 2 checks affixed at side edges made to the McAnerney & Co. and to Richard Dudgeon with a printed sheet dated in ms. 1879. This is a notice regarding the insolvency of John McAnerney and Henry St. George Offutt the firm of John McAnerney & Co. and its assignment to Bentley D. Hassell for the benefit of the creditors of which the Richard Dudgeon business was one. Witnessed by Richard Dudgeon & F. Dettmar attorney and W.E. McDonough with a small red seal. Old paper tape residue at sides; light wear to all; in very good condition; interesting 19th century business and banking history ephemera. Richard Dudgeon 1819 - 1895 was a Scottish-American mechanic inventor of the hydraulic jack and a prototype steam carriage now housed at the Smithsonian; he also proposed a steam-powered aircraft. The business still exists as Richard Dudgeon Inc. located in Waterbury Connecticut. Please see Willi H. Hager Hydraulicians in the USA 1800-2000: A biographical dictionary of leaders in hydraulic engineering and fluid mechanics CRC Press 2015 for his biography. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 26437
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Americana 19th Century Manuscript Business History Theo W. Morris & Co. Glass
1882 Letter Signed with Related Ephemera From Theo. W. Morris & Company Importers of Plate and Sheet Glass New York NY Regarding the Resolution of a Bankruptcy and Payments
New York NY: Not Published 1882. Handwritten letter dated Feb. 13th 1882 on Theo.W. Morris company letterhead acknowledging payment of a debt:".We cannot but express our pleasure for your sake more than our own at this phenomenal experience. It is so unusual that we hardly know how to refer to it and trust that you may reap the firm benefit of your honorable and exceptional course ." signed Theo. W.Morris. Approx. 5 3/4" x 9" size; with 2 checks affixed at side edges made to the McAnerney & Co. and to Morris Co. with a printed sheet dated in ms. 1878. This is a notice regarding the insolvency of John McAnerney and Henry St. George Offutt the firm of John McAnerney & Co. and its assignment to Bentley D. Hassell for the benefit of the creditors of which the Morris Co. was one. Witnessed by Theo. W. Morris Co. with a small red seal. Old paper tape residue at sides; light wear to all; in very good condition; interesting 19th century business and banking history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 26435
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Americana 19th Century Manuscript Business History Crosby Steam Gage and Valve Co. Boston
1882 Letter Signed with Related Ephemera From the Crosby Steam Gage and Valve Co. Boston Massachusetts Regarding the Resolution of a Bankruptcy and Payments
Boston Mass.: Not Published 1882. Handwritten letter dated Feb. 11th 1882 on Crosby company letterhead acknowledging payment of a debt: ".Please accept our thanks and congratulations on the prosperity which has enabled you to carry out a noble plan; such examples of business integrity are quite too rare in these days but the few which do come to light shine all the brighter." signed Geo. H. Eager treas. for the Crosby company. Approx. 5 1/2" x 9" size; with 2 checks payments affixed at side edges made to the McAnerney & Co. and to Crosby co. with a printed sheet dated in ms. 1879. This is a notice regarding the insolvency of John McAnerney and Henry St. George Offutt the firm of John McAnerney & Co. and its assignment to Bentley D. Hassell for the benefit of the creditors of which the Crosby business was one. Witnessed by P. Clark & the Crosby Co. treasurer with their company's blindstamp seal. Old paper tape residue at sides; a little edge-wear; in very good condition overall; interesting 19th century business and banking history ephemera. The Crosby company held over thirty patents mostly for steam engine accessories. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 26440
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Americana 19th Century Business History Long Island New York Hewletts Manuscript
1886 Manuscript & Printed Statement Bought of F.A. Darling & Co. Hewletts Long Island New York
Hewletts Long Island New York: F.A. Darling & Co. 1886. Statement from this company to the Estate of Peter T. Hewlett 1797 - 1885 for the purchase of a quantity of seed. Approx. 5 1/4" x 8" size; old fold lines light wear. In very good condition and interesting 19th century Hewletts Long Island history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. F.A. Darling & Co. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25129
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Americana 19th Century New York Real Estate Italy
1892 Group of Manuscript Letters from William Brewster Valentine Touring Italy & Switzerland to His Lawyer Charles P. Buckley in NYC Regarding Land Transactions Lawsuits and Investments.
New York - London: Not Published 1892. A group of 4 letters: February 1892 Capri March Castellammare di Stabia and June & July the Grand Hotel Axenstein Switzerland. All the letters are signed by W.B. Valentine and discuss giving Charles P. Buckley in New York City power of attorney and releases for various transactions concerning real estate deals and rental properties. Quite detailed asking the attorney for various assurances and advice in complex deals since his opponents are as ".sharp as O'Sullivans. Still they might have other properties we could sell under judgement. We have them now in a tight place.I am concerned that there is a swindle some where for I cannot understand why this man should hold his deed back for over 15 years." Some of the properties were at West Deer Park perhaps on Long Island this area later became Wheatley Heights; mention is also made of interest in B & M stock and properties at Lockwood. Valentine also requests his friend Buckley to advise 'Frank' on his investments and his greenhouses since ".Poor Frank has been done very badly in the past." and also reflects some of the prejudice and bias typical of the time against Jews in business: ".How is Moses if he were not a Jew I should have hopes of seeing his a/c paid but I am very doubtful of that race - I never came in contact with them with being the loser." The four letters averaging 4 1/2" x 7 1/2" size approx. with 3 written on good hotel-type notepaper one written on very thin 'onionskin' type paper slightly browned; with one envelope mailer stamped 'United States Consulate' return from Castellammare Italy to Charles P. Buckley Esq. Benedict Building 171 Broadway New York; the envelope very worn & soiled chipped. The letters in very good condition; New York business and European touring correspondence from the late 19th century. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23214
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Americana 19th Century Illinois Niantic Women's Business History
1893 Opening Display of Fall and Winter Millinery Sept. 21st 1893. Maggie Herrod Niantic Illinois Business Card Announcement
Niantic Illinois: Maggie Herrod 1893. Printed in a flowing very handsomely calligraphic style on pale lavender-pink stiff cardstock; a small announcement-card for this business approx. 2" x 3 1/2" size; a little soiling light wear; in very good condition. . Business Card. Not Bound. Very Good. Maggie Herrod Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23962
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Americana 19th Century Business History Connecticut
1895 Group of Billheads Regarding the Business of Larkin & Sparks Merchants Winsted Connecticut
Winsted Connecticut: Not Published 1895. Group of 11 different billhead receipts for various businesses having transactions with Larkin & Sparks; including Hotchkiss Paper Co. Waterbury with a good lithographic vignette illustration of their premises; J.D. Dewell of New Haven wholesale grocers; Winsted Gas Co.; Apothecaries Hall Co. Waterbury; Culver & Bristol Winsted lumber & masonry supply dealers; F. Woodruff & Sons Winsted millers & dealers in flour grain & feed; C. M. Dean Winsted Steam Laundry 2; J.C. Eddy "Hop Brook Farm" Simsbury asparagus strawberries and gem melon specialties; Citizen Printing Company Winsted; Fowler & Huntting Hartford commission merchants; average size approx. 5" x 8" some larger some smaller; light wear; old fold lines; in very good condition interesting Connecticut business history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23503
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Americana 19th & 20th Century Pennsylvania Hollisterville Education History
1896 - 1905 Group of Manuscript Billheads for Orders Received from J.E. Elliott of Hollisterville Pennsylvania Salem School District for Various Supplies
Pennsylvania: Various 1896. Group of seven billheads addressed to J.E. Elliott; from the Scranton Packing Co. with 1/4" x 1" edge-chip; the Pennsylvania School Journal double-sided much advertisement; Christopher Sower Co; F.S. Bixler Dry Goods; Pennsylvania Baking Co.; Rice Levy & Co. and undated Durland Thompson Shoe Co.; average size approx. 6" x 8 1/4" size some larger some smaller; light edge tips wear old fold lines; several with interesting vignettes; interesting late 19th & early 20th century Pennsylvania business educational and community history ephemera. Manuscripts. Not Bound. Very Good. Various Paperback
Bookseller reference : 24040
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Americana 19th Century Connecticut South Norwalk Industry Iron Works
1898 Collection of Letters Business Correspondence Bills & Receipts concerning the Norwalk Iron Works South Norwalk Connecticut
South Norwalk Connecticut: Not Published 1898. Collection includes: Pennsylvania Railroad Company typed correspondence 19 pieces concerning the purchase and use of Norwalk compressor systems; H.K. Porter & Co. Builders of Light Locomotives Pittsburgh PA 11 pages concerning the promotion sales pricing of Norwalk products to Porter clients - Porter often with a sense of urgency about the competition shaving prices and with complex details of client requirements and arrangements economic changes occurring and the uncertainty of the anthracite coal mining business; The Old Dominion Steamship Co. was often used for transport of the Norwalk Iron Works raw materials & productions who in turn used the Collyer Brothers Lighterage and Transportation Co. services for the heavy pig iron shipments - with 8 items here; The New York Central & Hudson River R.R. Co. were also customers with 3 detailed receipts for items; The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. of Danbury Ct. with 5 pieces of correspondence two of which are lengthy letters protesting the RR's innocence to the claim of local newspapers that they had obtained confidential information regarding Works shipments from the railroad's shipping agents; Other clients or prospective customers included the Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh; the Philadelphia Co. suppliers of natural gas with very detailed requirements for their needs 5 pages; The Royal Electric Co. of Montreal; the New Era Process Co. of Boston MA 4 pages handwritten notes; the Pennsylvania Co.; the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Co.; purchases by the Iron Works included from the General Electric Co. of Schenectady N.Y. 2; Miscellaneous office purchases from the Bundy Time Recorder Mfg. Co. of Binghamton NY; and another from the National Pipe Bending Co. of New Haven Ct.; 2 billings from the Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. recording company for communications with named Works clients in Denver San Francisco Pittsburgh and Washington DC; also advertising expenses bills from the Western Directory Co. of Denver Co the NY Railroad Club the Western Soc. of Engineers journal the Railway Age; In addition to the records of transactions concerning the sales of Norwalk Iron products there are receipts for the running of the Iron Works including a 3 -page very detailed list of expenses from the Norwalk Street R'y Co. for shovels picks wheelbarrows wire labor wire Edison wall sockets lamp switches cartage dozens of items billed; Norwalk Gas Light Company bills 5 give an energy-use history for several months; 3 notes detailing motor & metering services from the Norwalk & South Norwalk Electric Light Co.; 3 billings from the Southern New England Telephone Co. - one for the iron works one for Eben. Hill at 48 West Ave. and another for the First Methodist Church Society premises on 22 West Ave. of A.J. Kavanagh; Most items are approx. 8 1/2"x 11" size; some receipts smaller other items larger; old fold lines; mostly light wear; in very good condition an interesting collection of documentation for this company's industrial activities at the end of the 19th century. Ebenezer J. Hill 1845 -1917 Hill was the owner of the works inventor and patent-holder of many of its innovations in compressor technology a Union civil war Army veteran & political office holder. For good in-depth background on the company see Tod Bryant's Historic SoNo article on the Discover Norwalk site. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 24069
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Americana 19th Century California Placerville Mining
1898 Pocahontas Mine Placerville El Dorado County California Jean F. Webb Manager Billhead
Placerville California: Pocahontas Mine 1898. Typed letter on the Pocahontas Mine letterhead dated Jan. 19th 1898 to the Norwalk Iron Works Company of South Norwalk Conn. asking for compressor parts & catalog; the mine was using the Norwalk equipment at the time; approx. 8 1/2"x 11" size; old fold lines; light wear; in very good condition. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Pocahontas Mine Paperback
Bookseller reference : 24068
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Americana 19th Century South Dakota
1899 American Express Company Yankton South Dakota Receipt for the Express Forwarding of a Fifty Dollar Watch for Mrs. C.J. Fault Marked F.D. Parmer Omaha Signed for the Company By G.W. Foster Agent with U.S. Internal Revenue Tax Stamp
Yankton South Dakota: American Express Company 1899. Receipt for this express transaction with all the printed disclaimers and noted as having paid the fee of 25 cents. One cent internal revenue stamp affixed to the front with the stamped date of Nov. 14 and initialed 'Amx.' Reverse gives a three-column list of services and branches for the company. Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size; the form dated as printed Feb. '98. Some splitting along old fold lines darkened at middle; in good condition. Manuscript. Not Bound. Good. American Express Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25705
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Americana 20th Century Business History Long Island New York Construction Industry Manuscript
1900 Manuscript & Printed Receipt from C. & G. Parks Mason Contractors Plastering Inwood New York
Inwood N.Y. : C. & G. Parks 1900. Dated March 1 1900; Inwood N.Y. Morris Ave. near McNeil Ave.; to William Willet Jr. Committee of Joseph McKim; for plastering two ceilings. Approx. 6 7/8" x 8 1/4" size; old fold lines a little light wear. In very good condition and interesting early 20th century Long Island construction industry history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. C. & G. Parks Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25132
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Americana 20th Century Long Island Lawrence Business History
1901 Manuscript & Printed Billhead Receipt from Charles Hetrick Plumber and Gas-Fitter Lawrence N.Y. For Joe Porter
Lawrence Long Island N.Y.: Charles Hetrick 1901. Receipt dated April of 1901 on printed Charles Hetrick billhead for Joe Porter. For one pump with pricing and the paid stamp from Hetrick. Approx. 4 1/2" x 8 1/2" size. Light wear old fold lines old punch-holes; in very good condition and interesting Lawrence Long Island business history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Charles Hetrick Paperback
Bookseller reference : 24797
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Americana 20th Century Manuscript Correspondence Indiana Postal History
1901 Two Letters Signed By J.E. Westfall Attorney Remington Indiana Regarding an Estate Settlement and Lawsuit with Mr. John G. Kinkle of New York City with Original Postmarked Envelopes
Remington Indiana: Not Published 1901. Handwritten letters one side; dated Remington Indiana June 17th & July 1st 1901; accomplished on lined J.E. Westfall letterhead paper. Written to John G. Kinkle the correspondent in a lawsuit and the second letter written to his attorneys in the same matter Charles P. & Wm. W. Buckley in New York City; the matter seems fairly complex and threatening to Kinkle via the content: ".Do you remember the contract you made with Mr. Isaac Westfall of Remington Ind. which states that if the said Isaac Westfall produced evidence which would prove the marriage of Mrs. Harry Giles to one Dr. J.B. Wilson you would bind yourself and the heirs of the Harry Giles to pay to said Westfall the sum of one thousand dollars. He furnished the evidence.We are now ready for settlement either amicable or through courts of law." the second letter to the attorneys Buckley notes ".my attorney in your city .states that we have a good cause of action and awaits my orders to begin suit. In regard to a compromise would say that we expect to hold Mr. John G. Kinkle to his contract for the payment of one thousand dollars for services rendered." Approx. 8 1/4" x 11" size; with the original mailing envelopes postmarked Remington Indiana & with 2 cent 1901 Commemorative Fast Express stamps. An old pencil note on the front of one of the envelopes refers to Scott 55 P. 12 A 110. A little splitting along old fold lines darkening; envelopes with travel-wear and dustiness; in very good condition. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25485
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Americana 20th Century Long Island Lawrence Business History
1902 Manuscript & Printed Billhead Receipt from John A. Wood & Son Dealers in Lumber and Brick All Kinds of Building Materials.Office Yard and Mill: On Mill Street Opposite Depot.for A.C. Haynes for Mrs. Burns.
Lawrence Long Island N.Y.: John A. Wood & Son 1902. Receipt dated May 28 1902 on printed & illustrated John A. Wood & Son billhead for A.C. Haynes for Mrs. Burns. For lath mortar and other building material; with the paid stamp of the company. Approx. 4 3/4" x 8 1/2" size. Light wear old fold lines old pin & punch-holes; in very good condition and interesting Lawrence Long Island business history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. John A. Wood & Son Paperback
Bookseller reference : 24798
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Americana 20th Century Business History Mining Scripophily
1903 Receipt of Subscription in Re Cinch Mining Company
New York: Cinch Mining Company 1903. Receipt number 53 made out to C.M. McKeever for 200 hundred dollars in payment for 200 shares of preferred stock in this company signed by the syndicate manager Chas. E. Bally on July 28 1903; back is blank; front with engraved green border-work nice eagle vignette at top center in black; approx. 9 1/4" x 11 3/4" size; printed on medium quality certificate paper stock by H.K. Brewer Co. New York; old fold lines edgewear and chipping soiling; in good condition and interesting American mining business history scripophily from the early part of the 20th century. First Edition. Not Bound. Good. Cinch Mining Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23127
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Americana 20th Century Business History Pennsylvania Scranton Charles B. Engel & Son Jewelers
1908 - 1923 Collection of Correspondence Receipts Billheads Describing the Jewelry Business of Charles B. Engel & Son of Scranton Pennsylvania
U.S.A.: Not Published 1908. Collection includes over 30 individual billheads from suppliers to the Charles B. Engel jewelry business at 217 Lackawanna Ave. in Scranton PA with a few items of more domestic nature purveyed to Mrs. Engel; many of the billheads with illustrations some in colors with artistic designs business architecture & typographic interest including: Greenberger & Co. wholesale grocers of Scranton; the New England Advertising Co. New Haven; C.H. Eden Co. jewelry hair ornaments and pins Attleboro Mass; Daniel Jacobs livery and boarding stables Scranton; Thomas Long Co. diamonds watches cut glass silverware novelties - sending samples of their Cloisonne Opaque Enamel Collar-pins and Jabot-pins from Boston; the Scranton Truth fine book and commercial printing; Colonial Silver Co. silver plated wares Portland Me.; a salesman James J. Doll writing from The Elton hotel in Waterbury Conn. regarding a proposed visit to show Engel the "Keller" 10k line; Rose the Hatter Scranton; S. & B.C. Weinhaus Co. wholesalers of general merchandise offering reductions in price of Elgin Movements; Holland Sachs & Co. umbrellas & parasols Baltimore an order for 6 ebony canes; Cleland Simpson Co. Globe dry goods Scranton; John Benore lumber dealer contractor & builder Scranton; Lehigh Oil Co. Wilkes-Barre; Seeherman & Gross boots shoes rubbers also in Wilkes-Barre writing to Engle asking him to take care of a note due and enclosing money towards the account; Louis Manheimer & Bros. American watches wholesale Chicago & NY; S. Langsdorf & Co. manufacturers of holiday goods NY; The New Wall Paper Co. Wilkes-Barre wall paper paints mouldings; E. Brown & Son manufacturers & jobbers furniture stoves hardware tinware crockery enameled ware more Old Forge Pa. purchase of a drum of sweeping compound; Scranton Bedding Co. mattresses bed springs; Robert Steel jeweler and optician Victrolas Eastman Kodaks of Hammonton N.J. requesting information of Engel on their advertised "Jitney Plan"; The Tablet & Ticket Co. NY; N.L. Rogers jewelry auctioneer NY giving information regarding successful jewelry auctions and sales printed with additional testimonials on back; the Fiberloid Co. of NY waterproof collars novelties specialties & sheets; Bastian Bros. Co. advertising novelties & signs; NY; Kuehl Clock Co. manufacturers & importers Chicago; the last letter from 1923 concerns 'Electrical Protection" from the American Bank Protection Co. electrical burglar alarms sectional steel fixtures safety dep. boxes vault omnibuses etc. of Minneapolis and recommends procedures for the Engel business regarding anti-burglar systems; very few repeated items here almost all represented by single examples only; mostly from the 1908 - 1916 era only the one letter from 1923 is post World War I; some are full business-letter size sheets others average 6 x 8 1/2" and other sizes; some edge tips wear rubbing soiling dustiness; in good to very good condition overall and an interesting overview of this Scranton Pennsylvania jewelry business via its suppliers. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23853
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Americana 20th Century Guidebook Portsmouth New Hampshire
1908 Bass' Handbook of Portsmouth - & Vicinity
Portsmouth New Hampshire: C.W. Bass Druggist 1908. 72 pages; with a useful index to the contents at front the following page with alphabetical listing of "Where to Trade" which lists baker banks points of interest; candy manufacturers hotels jeweler shoes trolley rides more; advertisements some illustrated throughout in black and white; also with illustrations of local visit-worthy historic buildings and houses; giving automobile routes Boston & Maine R.R. schedule barges Portsmouth & Exeter St. R.R. Atlantic Shore Line; U.S. Navy Yard ferry schedule schedule for the Steamer Queen City; tide tables post office locations & hours; interior view of Bass' drugstore & soda fountain with their menu & prices; approx. 3" x 4 1/2" size; illustrated stapled brown paper covers; little edge tips wear dustiness; a few of the points of interest have been pencil-ticked in the margins the record of a visit; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. C.W. Bass Druggist Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23309
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Americana 20th Century Business History Insurance Long Island New York
1908 Manuscript & Printed Redemption of Lands Sold in 1908 for the Taxes of 1904-1905 Without Service of Notice. Town of Oyster Bay Long Island New York
Oyster Bay Long Island: Town of Oyster Bay 1908. Dated Aug. 10th 1908 on Nassau County treasurer's office form for this purpose. Town of Oyster Bay lands sold to Charles T. McCarthy with location numbers. Signed & with the blind-stamped raised seal by the county treasurer Charles Lewis and signed by the witnessing notary. Approx. 8 1/2" x 14" size; some splitting along old fold lines closed tears. In good condition and interesting Long Island real estate business & taxation history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Good. Town of Oyster Bay Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25125
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Americana 20th Century Business History Richardson & Boyton Company
1909 Catalogue 74 Richardson Boilers Steam and Hot Water Richardson & Boynton Company
Dover New Jersey: Richardson & Boynton Company 1909. 20 pages; illustrated with the boiler and heater equipment offerings of this concern noting parts and cut-away sectionals along with text descriptions dimensions & capacities for the various series offered; title page with illustration of the NJ plant. On the back inner endpaper is a tipped-on illustrated plate showing the '25 series' of the sectional end feed type also with the dimensions & ratings for water and steam. Printed at the Post & Davis Co. New York. Approx. 9" x 9 1/2" size; light gray stapled paper covers; titles decoratively printed in red & black. A little tips wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Richardson & Boynton Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 26496
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Americana 20th Century Theater History Chicago Ridgeway Club Womans Studies
1912 Alpha Iota Alpha Presents "Breezy Point" a Comedy in Three Acts under the Direction of Mrs. Percival B. Coffin Friday Evening May 24th Ridgeway Club 5532 Indiana Avenue Chicago.
Chicago Illinois: Alpha Iota Alpha 1912. A 4 panel flyer promoting this women's theatrical event; giving cast of characters & their roles including Rose Klein Jane McCarthy Lucy H. Jipson Ruth Murphy several other women; also including advertisements for Chicago businesses including the Hyde Park Home Bakery Louise V. Burke Millinery J.J.Sullivan funerals Ira J. Mix Dairy Co. F.W. Hane's Billiard Parlor Englewood Motor Car Co. others; printed black and white; approx. 5 1/2" x 8" size; a few short 1/2" closed edge-tears; bit of soiling & wear; in very good condition; interesting Chicago women's theatrical production ephemera from early in the 20th century. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Alpha Iota Alpha Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23638
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Americana 20th Century Gardening History The North Country Garden Club of Long Island
1913 - 1988 A Seventy-Five Year History of The North Country Garden Club of Long Island Inc. Member of the Garden Club of America
Long Island New York: The North Country Garden Club of Long Island Inc. 1988. 36 pages; illustrated in black and white. With information on the founders list of Presidents history of the beginnings of the Club the war years continuing projects; GCA Annual and Zone meetings hosted by the NCGC; Harrison House. Including the list of publications by members of the Club; plants named after members; list of garden-related trips taken by the club; information on the Junior Garden Club; medals awards won by members & the club; name-list of active members affiliates contributing members provisional & honorary. Compiled by Rita R. Weekes Patricia B. Wellington & Eleanore D. Everdell Historian of the North Country Garden Club. Previous club committee chair member name on top edge of title page. Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size; printed & illustrated stapled paper covers; light wear; in very good condition and interesting Long Island gardening club historical material. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The North Country Garden Club of Long Island, Inc. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 26505
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Americana 20th Century New York City Social History Hotel Claridge Dance Club
1914 - 1915 Season The Dance Club at the Hotel Claridge New York Membership Invitation & Member Form
New York NY: The Dance Club at Hotel Claridge 1914. Folding membership form not filled out and typed at top "At the request of Mme. Roe"; with an invitation card ".The Dance Club meeting at 10:30 nightly except Sunday in the Dining Room at the Claridge 44th Street West at Broadway"; these were mailed to Thos. Brown c/o Transportation Club City with the original postmarked envelope sent from Times Sq. Station. The invitation card is attached to the Dance Club's imprinted envelope. Approx. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" size; light wear; mailing envelope to the invitee with a few pencil notes use-wear; in very good condition; social history dance club ephemera from early part of the 20th century in New York City. Ephemera. Not Bound. Very Good. The Dance Club at Hotel Claridge Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25458
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Americana 20th Century Labor History Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America
1914 Working Card Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America Division 238 Lynn
Lynn Massachusetts: Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America 1914. Working card made out to Alfred Von Dreathen dated for month of July 1914; dues of $ 1.00; with the printed signature of the Int. Pres. W.D. Mahon and the stamped signature of E.B. Brennan the local sec.; small illustration of the union's streetcar logo at top. Approx. 2 1/2" x 4" size; printed on heavy tan cardstock; light wear faint old drink-ring; in very good condition. Ephemera. Not Bound. Very Good. Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America) Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25200
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Americana 20th Century Business History Missouri Mining Scripophily
1916 Barnett Mining Company No. 2 Missouri Stock Certificate
Missouri: Barnette Mining Company 1916. Stock certificate made out to J.W. Ground for 160 one-hundred dollar shares in this company signed by the president J.W. Ground on Feb. 28 1916 and the secretary E.S. Bigelow; with the company's corporate seal; back of certificate with Bigelow & Ground signatures also and with 3 & 5 dollar tax stamps; front with engraved gold border-work nice mining vignettes and central scene at in black; of another oil-field scene; back printed in green with another mines motif; approx. 8 1/2" x 10 3/4" size; printed on good certificate paper stock with 'Goes' signature in the front borderwork small black printers' slug of F.P. Burnap on back; old fold lines little bit of edgewear; in very good condition and interesting Missouri mining business history scripophily from the early part of the 20th century. First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good. Barnette Mining Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23126
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Americana 20th Century Business History Construction Industry Fibre Board
1916 Typed Promotional Letter Signed on Illustrated Letterhead of The Upson Company Fibre Board Authorities Lockport N.Y.
Lockport New York: The Upson Company 1916. Dated February 22 1916; printed with a multiple black and white illustrations of the uses for the company's fibre board products. Upson Co. letterhead a typed statement from the company sent to Saugerties Coal & Lumber with their schedule of upcoming advertising in major publications concerning the products that they wished Saugerties to promote and sell. Tipped-on is a small additional 'flyer' promoting the processed board since ".Carpenters say they can apply a quarter more.in a day than they can of soft spongy mealy boards." Approx. 8 1/2" x 11" size; light wear old fold lines. In very good condition and interesting commercial business history promotional ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. The Upson Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25108
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Americana 20th Century Business History Scripophily
1919 Stock Scrip Certificate American and British Manufacturing Corporation
New York: American and British Manufacturing Corporation 1919. Stock certificate No. 153 made out to C.M. McKeever. for a quarter share in this company signed by the president J.C. Stanley on July 1 1919 and the treasurer C.M. McKeever; with the company's blind-stamp corporate seal; also countersigned by C.M. McKeever as the Transfer Agent and the Registrar of the Metropolitan Trust Co. NY asst. sec. Benz; front with engraved orange border-work; approx. 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" size; printed on good certificate paper stock by American Bank Note Company N.Y.; old fold lines little edge tips wear clip-residue; with cancellation-hole; in good condition and interesting business history scripophily. . First Edition. Not Bound. Good. American and British Manufacturing Corporation Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23125
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Americana 20th Century Business History Lumber Industry Ohio
1919 Typed Letter on Illustrated Letterhead of C. A. Mauk Lumber Company Toledo Ohio
Toledo Ohio: C. A. Mauk Lumber Company 1919. Dated April 28th 1919; typed on company letterhead with color illustrations of bundles of the company's shingle products. The letter quoting prices for siding & shingles after an inquiry made by the Saugerties Coal & Lumber. Quantities were limited and supplies for certain items exhausted - and also noting that shipping products would have the war tax added extra. Approx. 8 1/2" x 11" size; light wear old fold lines. In very good condition and interesting commercial business history promotional ephemera. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. C. A. Mauk Lumber Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25113
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Americana 20th Century Natural History Science Long Island New York
1921 - 25 Torreya A Bi-Monthly Journal of Botanical Notes and News; Several Issues with Contents Including Flora of the Town of Southold Long Island and Gardiner's Island By Burnham and Latham
Lancaster Pennsylvania : Published for the Club 1921. Six issues of this botanical journal with various articles on natural history from various sources and scientists. Each issue in this group with continuing articles by Stewart H. Burnham and Roy A. Latham "Flora of the Town of Southold Long Island and Gardiner's Island"; these issues with the Second Supplementary List a continuation; the Third Supplementary list and its part 2; the Fourth List and the Fifth List of this series published in these issues over the years 1921 - 1925. The original list of flora of Southold had been published in Torreya in 1914 and the First Supplementary List in 1917. Each of the lists in our group gives Latin name of the finding the site specifics of the specimen and the geographical location along with the reference to the periodical in which it is mentioned and often with commentary from the scientist who'd made the determination; occasionally other information is added as in size of spores and possible sterility or the commonality of the species found. Across all the issues about 50 pages of material listings for Southold on Insect Galls Euphycae; Phycomycetes; Asomycetes Excluding Pyrenomycetes; Asomycetes Pyrenomycetes; Hypomycetes; Melanconiales; Sphaeropsideae; Ustilignaceae; Uredinaceae; Pucciniaceae; Tremellaceae; Thelaphorceae; Hydnaceae; Polyporceae; Agaricaceae; Gastoromycetes; Musci; Polypodiaceae; Lycopodiaceae. Approx. 6" x 9 1/4" size; stapled softcover printed gray paper covers; light wear; a few pencil marks; in very good condition and interesting East End LI natural history research findings from the early part of the 20th century. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Published for the Club Paperback
Bookseller reference : 26343
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Americana 20th Century Business History Connecticut Middlefield
1921 Manuscript & Typed Billhead Receipt from The Lyman Gun Sight Corporation Middlefield Connecticut
Middefield Connecticut: The Lyman Gun Sight Corporation 1921. Receipt dated 10/24/21 printed & illustrated in black with a small illustration of a leaping deer in gunsight. Lyman Gun Sight billhead for Ralph Space for a rear sight for his Winchester. Approx. 7x 9 1/2" size; a little wear old fold lines. In very good condition and interesting Middlefield Connecticut gun and arms equipment business history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. The Lyman Gun Sight Corporation Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25100
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Americana 20th Century Publishing History Newspapers The Manchester Union and Leader Frank Knox
1923 Typed Letter Signed By Frank Knox President and Editor of The Manchester Union and Leader Manchester N.H.
Manchester New Hampshire: Not Published 1923. Letter dated 31 August 1923 on The Manchester Union and Leader Manchester N.H. letterhead. One paragraph typed wishing a speedy recuperation after illness of a friend in hospital. Letter signed by Frank Knox 1874 - 1944 American newspaper publisher vice-presidential candidate with Alf Landon's campaign subsequently FDR's secretary of the navy: ".After leaving Alma College in 1898 Knox an ardent supporter of the war with Spain joined the First Volunteer United States Calvary popularly known as the Rough Riders.Knox was both a good businessman and a crusading editor using his papers to fight saloons Democrats and waste and corruption in government.deserves to be remembered for helping to revitalize the navy after its defeat at Pearl Harbor and for his role as a highly partisan individual who put country above politics at a time when many did not. President Roosevelt addressed this point in his tribute to Knox saying "I like to think of his bigness and his loyalty. Truly he put his country first." William L. O'Neill in the ANB Approx. 8 1/2" x 11" on good Debenture Bond watermark paper; light wear old fold lines diagonal crease little darkening at edges; in very good condition. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 26335
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Americana 20th Century Photography New York Westchester Carroll M. Guest
1925 Photograph Portrait Signed By Mount Vernon Westchester New York Artist Carroll M. Guest
Westchester New York: Carroll M. Guest 1925. Head-and-shoulders side-view portrait image of an unknown sitter signed and dated in pencil below the image Carroll M. Guest 1925; this Mount Vernon artist-photographer noted in publications of the time for his portrait work throughout Bronxville and Westchester in early part of the 20th century; on matte-finish photographic paper; image 7" x 9" approx. the border makes it 10 1/2" x 13 3/4" overall size; light wear in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Carroll M. Guest Paperback
Bookseller reference : 24029
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Americana 20th Century Shellfish Industry Long Island Islip
1926 & 1928 Manuscript Maps of Long Island Oyster Farms Inc. Conveyed to Town of Islip West Sayville Suffolk Co. N.Y. Two Great South Bay Oyster Bed Conveyance Documents
Islip Long Island New York: Eugene R. Smith Inc. Civil Engineers 1926. Two conveyance maps the Long Island Oyster Farms Inc. conveying to Town of Islip. Maps professionally drawn in black ink on architectural cloth vellum; giving the titles of various parcels and the engineer Eugene R. Smith Inc. Civil Engineers Islip N.Y. The 1926 is approx. 13 �" x 20 �" size scale of 1 inch = 40 feet; the map dated 1928 is approx. 19" x 21 1/4" size same scale. Both maps indicate the area to be conveyed; the canal & lands of Anson W. Hard the West Street Dock Town of Islip Basin and other details. Old fold lines some creasing & rippling; edge of the larger map with old stain-discoloring; overall in good condition; Islip Long Island Great South Bay commercial fishing oyster industry historical ephemera. Manuscript Map. Not Bound. Good. Eugene R. Smith, Inc. Civil Engineers Paperback
Bookseller reference : 19759
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Americana 20th Century Photography New Hampshire School Sports
1928 Two Large Format Cabinet Card Photographs of a Football Team and a Candid Fraternal Group of Boys By the Kimball Studio Concord N.H.
Concord N.H.: The Kimball Studio 1928. A football team posed for the camera on the field with goal posts in the background; the other photo a candid of a group of young men holding Will Rogers signs and dressed in cowboy outfits. The photographs are not identified and the football team photo ball being held with Champions & "1928" visible. Approx. 8" x 10" overall size including the mounts. Photos mounted on heavy gray cardstock with the studio name and location imprinted at bottom margins of both. A little fading to the images; light wear to the mounts; in very good condition. Photographs. Not Bound. Very Good. The Kimball Studio Paperback
Bookseller reference : 26681
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Americana 20th Century Photography Long Island Patchogue Automobile Accident Insurance Industry Arthur S. Greene
1929 Group of Large Format Photographic Surveys of an Automobile Accident Scene in Patchogue Long Island N.Y. By Arthur S. Greene Photographer of Port Jefferson N.Y.
Port Jefferson N.Y.: Arthur S. Greene Photographer 1929. Group of 13 professionally-photographed images of a roadway and vehicles one taken of a badly-damaged flatbed truck secured to a tow truck; another image an auto not damaged; also including measured areas with ruler; of an automobile accident site near Patchogue Long Island; a roadside sign in one image advertises Bailey's Lumber in Patchogue; several dated with August 21 1929 and a couple with a date of the 23rd or 27th same year; all with the A.S. Greene photographer identification on back via stamp or hand-written; black and white; each image approx. 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" size cropped to the edge and all are backed with linen for durability; light wear; in very good condition; interesting use of photography as a vital form of evidence-gathering in the legal insurance and accident claim business. See 1999 Kenneth C. Brady Arthur S. Greene 1867-1955: The life and work of a Long Island Photographer for very good information and pictorial history concerning this Port Jefferson photographic artist. Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. Arthur S. Greene, Photographer Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23770
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Americana 20th Century Periodical The Patchogue Advance
1930 Friday November 7 The Patchogue Advance Long Island's Leading Newspaper Friday Edition Section Two
Patchogue Long Island New York: The Patchogue Advance 1930. 8 pages; illustrated in black and white throughout. Content includes stories on: Road Worker Jolted Off Truck and Killed on Montauk Job; Escalloping Free from Child labor Investigator Reports on L.I. Conditions; Island's Motor Traffic 10 P.C. in Year; Bootleg Lobsters Bothered Officials; Babylon Woman Dies of Gas on Returning from Dance; Plan Continuation of Sunrise Highway Troublesome Problems Arise in Carrying Artery Eastward from County Line Through Amityville; and many other items from around the Island and NY state including a pictorial of then-governor FDR. Approx. 17 3/4" x 22" size newspaper format; newsprint. Old fold line browning splitting along spine; clean and in good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Good. The Patchogue Advance Paperback
Bookseller reference : 26141
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Americana Manuscript California 20th Century Business History
1934 - 1936 Group of Letters from a Travelling Fine Silverware Salesperson Working for the International Silver Co. Pacific Coast Div. With Accounts in California Washington Oregon Idaho Nevada and Utah
California: Not Published 1934. Group of 8 letters; sent from silverware salesperson Chauncey G. Nichols to his wife - who is in Great Neck Long Island NY at first - and later moves to California - and then back to New York; written from various hotels on their letterhead and in their imprinted envelopes including the Los Angeles Biltmore the U.S. Grant in San Diego the Olympic Hotel in Seattle Washington the Hotel Benson in Portland Oregon and finally with the return to the East coast the Hotel Adelphia in Philadelphia PA; the first letter containing a 3-page International Silver Co. Pacific Coast Division Route List with day-by-day typed information on Nichols' schedule - date city state which hotels - at which he would be for mailing and telegraphic contact; all the letters very clearly hand-written in ink and of several pages giving details of the struggle to make sales earn commissions names of clients and businesses appointments and success or failure - this all interspersed with family information - preparing for the move of the family to California - via bus train or automobile and the pluses and minuses of each mode - money & budgeting children pets great devotion and love between the partners and a few other family details - notice that Nichols give his wife that she should not pack the 'still' - that it was no longer required Prohibition having been repealed by this time; with a few portrait photographs laid-in; envelopes with postal cancellations most sent via airmail with stamps intact; some wear and soiling to envelopes; letters and photos in very good condition and an interesting group of business history from the depression era; ".The International Silver Company was formed in 1898 by various independent New England silversmiths that joined themselves together to form a company that became the world's largest manufacturer of silverware.International Silver Company and its factories were active in the whole Meriden-Wallingford area becoming possibly the larger center for silver craftsmanship in the US. The peak of the production was reached in the late 1930s." from the Silver Collection website information on the company; Barbour Meriden Silver Rogers Wilcox Forbes American Silver were all part of this consortium at one time. Manuscript. Broadside. Very Good. Not Published
Bookseller reference : 22838
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Americana Recreation History 20th Century Steamship Travel New York Long Island Montauk New London LIRR
1936 Broadside Advertisement Here's a Bracing 300 Mile Rail-Water Cruise.From New York or Brooklyn to Wild Primitive Montauk.Then Four Hours on Cool Refreshing Seas to New London Conn. And Back! All in One Day.Long Island Rail Road.
New York N.Y.: Long Island Rail Road 1936. Broadside with an illustration of the steamship 'Yankee' and a little map of the proposed journey; a traveler would take the Long Island Railroad from New York Brooklyn or Jamaica stations and arrive at Montauk on the east end upon arrival boarding the steamer and proceeding to New London and then reverse the trip coming back; "A Cruise that will Thrill the Whole Family"; M.N. Luthi A.H. Shaw E.M. Holt listed as passenger agents for the railroad; printed at the Cuneo Press Inc.; in dark brown ink on thin cream polished paper stock; approx. 6" x 18 1/4" size; old fold lines; old punch hole top center "v"-shaped chip there as well; very good condition overall and interesting Long Island recreation and transportation history ephemera. Broadside. Not Bound. Very Good. Long Island Rail Road Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23674
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Americana 20th Century Photography Chloro Bromide Robert Borsig
1938 "Nocturne" Large Format Photograph By Robert Borsig Brooklyn NY Exhibited at Minneapolis Salon of Photography 1938-39
Brooklyn N.Y.: Robert Borsig 1938. Photograph with label identifying it on the back of the mount card: "Nocturne" Chloro-bromide paper negative Gold Toned Robert Borsig 411 10th St. Brooklyn N.Y." on the back also with the exhibition label for the "Seventh Annual Minneapolis Salon of Photography held at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Dec. 3 1938 to Jan. 4 1939 under the auspices of Minneapolis Camera Club - This picture was accepted by the Jury of Selection and was Exhibited." The photo approx. 11" x 13 3/4" size cardstock mount is a little larger; detached from the mount. The photograph in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Robert Borsig Paperback
Bookseller reference : 24855
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Americana 20th Century Photography Catholicism Religious Orders
1939 -1940 Photograph Album Education and Ordination of Catholic Priests Including St. Rose Priory Kentucky
Kentucky: No Publisher Noted 1939. Containing approximately 130 black and white photographic images of varying sizes; most about 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" size; a few smaller and a few larger. Mostly these are candid photographs of the life of young aspirants to the Catholic priesthood; the first section identified only as Providence June 1939 and as a school commencement preparation graduation ceremonies & faculty and family interactions for 8 male graduates of an institution of higher learning perhaps a pre-seminary training. The rest of the album is identified as 'Life Begins Anew' August 1939 St. Rose's Priory Kentucky with photos of the gradual process of ordination in 1940 for a group of young men following the religious path of the Benedictine order. The photographs are mostly corner-mounted some glued into a 10 1/4" x 13 1/4" hardcover album with black paper pages side-string tied; decoratively blind- stamped brown oblong format covers. Some of the images have become unmoored from their mounting pages and are loosely laid-in. With some edge tips wear and rubbing to the album covers; images generally clear detailed and in very good condition. . Photograph Album. Photo Album. Very Good. No Publisher Noted Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 25608
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Americana 20th Century Music History Entertainment Howard Woods
1939 Flyer and Performance Card for Howard Woods His "Celeste" & His Orchestra Smooth Dance.Compelling Rhythms That Strike a New Note in Modern Music.
New Jersey: Howard Woods & His Orchestra 1939. Folding illustrated flyer-sheet printed one side with bandleader portrait and notes on the group's style and work ".manifested by the unusual record of six broadcast periods per week over the Mutual Network." With engagement appearance notes "via N.B.C." and recent engagements - Paramount Theatre Newark Hotel Adelphia Philadelphia Laurel in the Pines. The band featured The Glee Club Lou Valero and the Three Woodsman sic. Advertising card The engagement flyer approx. 8 1/2" x 11"; advertising card approx. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2." also with previous engagements listed on back. Light wear; both items in very good condition. . Ephemera. Not Bound. Very Good. Howard Woods & His Orchestra Paperback
Bookseller reference : 24747
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Americana 20th Century Manuscript WWII Home Front Pennsylvania
1943 - 1953 Collection of Letters Greeting Cards Including Ephemeral Materials Written to a Woman Veteran of the WWII Coast Guard SPARS
Williamsport Pennsylvania: Not Published 1943. Over 300 individual pieces of correspondence sent to Betty I. Carvell later Eckert mostly from her parents and with a few from friends. A few of the letters are from women who served with her in the SPARS the women's branch of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve established in 1942. Ms. Carvell Eckert's service career is documented by her mailing addresses: March of 1943 she attempted to join the USMC there is an official letter from their office requesting information; by August she is a A.S. W-10 billeted at the USCG women's training facility at the Palm Beach Biltmore Hotel Florida; becomes S 2/c advances to S 1/c and finally addressing her as Coxswain. Her living & working "barracks" address throughout 1944-45 was at the Embassy Hotel 154 W 70th Street NY. According to the official site 978 women officers and 11868 enlisted women served in the SPARs during World War II. Most letters are from her parents in Williamsport Pennsylvania. They usually consist of a letter each from father & mother and detail the vicissitudes of living in poverty their continuous and debilitating ill-health and their nearby relations and the struggle of finding work; having to buy expensive medicines required for their numerous maladies: rheumatism pneumonia high blood pressure sciatica nearly constant colds and bed-ridden bouts of collapse from various causes. Several letters written by the father go into great detail concerning meals that they occasionally are bought or can afford - the most basic of foods and preparation are appreciated as great important feasts. Occasionally having mashed potatoes are noteworthy as a luxurious culinary event. Local news is of great importance to Ms. Carvell who asked for the 2 Williamsport newspapers to be sent. Her parents are so poor they have to ask for money from their daughter to pay for the newspapers use the phone to call her and pay their rent as they move from place to place in the town. The father's writing is fairly literate and well-composed; the mother's is at an early grammar school level and still legible. Content includes local gossip neighborly strife and griping along with church school and other news regarding the town. During and after wartime there are concerns about brownouts due to the coal shortage worries about another war and labor & strike fears. A couple of elderly aunts run a shop rent out rooms and work until they die. At one point while still in the USCG Betty marries Robert Eckert and moves to Baltimore. Her parents are so poor they can't afford to attend. She also has a friend in Sheffield England who writes several letters to her over the years describing a pitiless tedious overworked life; a hard pregnancy; sick blind burned bruised children the telling of which hints at parental abuse; the injuries while severe are always reported as 'accidental' because the children are 'clumsy.' The post-war situation in England is rife with poverty; the most basic amenities are scarce. It was worth reporting that someone had traveled and been able to gain 4 pounds due to better nutrition possibilities and who promptly lost on return to the daily grind. Many of the greeting cards for holidays or personal events are sent unsigned. Also Betty's mom invariably signs her letters "Mother Carvell" not Mom or Mother; as if she may have been an adoptive parent; her father is always simply signed 'Dad'. A few SPARS-related items include a couple of decals and a one-stripe shoulder patch; also an official letter asking her to promote others to join the Coast Guard after her service commitment with guidelines for prospects & requirements for enlistment. There are a couple of dozen loose greeting cards and loose empty envelopes some of which may belong to the cards. There are a few news-clippings related to Williamsport news a letter from France from a service friend with a one-franc coin taped-in and some Methodist church bulletin ephemera from the town. Condition: For convenience the letters have been chronologically grouped by year and we will ship them thus. The first few years' envelopes are lacking stamps as Betty's father was collecting them; later years have their stamps & cancellations intact. Some soiling wear & tear to the envelopes; everything in very good condition. The content portrays small-town Pennsylvania American life in the 1940s and early 1950s the importance of family support and connection in the face of economic uncertainty ill-health and the struggle to start support and maintain families at all stages of life especially for women. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 26376
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Americana 20th Century Photography United States Navy
1945 Large Format Potograph U.S. Naval Training Center Sampson N.Y. Co. 188 Signed By the Members of the Class
Sampson N.Y.: No Publisher Noted 1945. Image showing about 100 U.S. Navy trainees at this center; photo with names on hats or uniforms back of photograph with names and home towns inscribed by the individuals; approx. 11" x 14" size; no photographer or studio noted; dated August 14 1945 in the image; some wedge wear and corner creasing soiling; in good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Good. No Publisher Noted Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23555
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Americana 20th Century Automobile Racing Convair Trophy Race
1951 Typed Broadside Official Results of the Convair Trophy Races Saturday 20 October the First Sports Car Race Held to Date in Allentown Pennsylvania
Allentown Pennsylvania: Not Published 1951. Listing the results for the Convair Trophy 10 laps car number driver auto type times 1st four places; J.S. Inskip Inc. Trophy 20 laps 1st six; same info and also for the Miller handicap Trophy 60 laps 1st twelve places; Cal Connell Cadillac Co. trophy winners also listed and ".This was the first sports car race held to date in Allentown and from all reports the twenty thousand spectators in attendance were highly pleased. Next important club events are the Mount Penn Hill Climb.David H. Ash Chairman Racing Committee"; approx. 8 1/2" x 14" size; typed sheet browned paper; light wear some darkening to paper; old fold lines; in very good condition interesting Allentown PA automobile racing ephemeral item. Broadside. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 24035
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Americana 20th Century Education History Psychotherapy
1958 - 1959 Group of Bulletins from the Society of the Postgraduate Center for Psychotherapy
New York N.Y.: The Society of the Postgraduate Center for Psychotherapy 1958. The Society of the Postgraduate Center for Psychotherapy 1958. First Edition. Group of 8 Bulletins published by the Society located at E. 70th St. NY: editor Anne L. Spiro; Advisor Arlene Wolberg; the issues usually 4 sides folded for mailing a couple of these have an extra inserted 2 pages; with announcements for Society events; reviews of lectures membership meetings book reviews editorial items more; Lecture Report on Dr. Edrita Fried Development of Personal Creativity; Dr. Emil A. Gutheil Importance of Today; Francis H. Bartlett on Involvement and a Sense of Identity; Dr. Clifford J. Sager on Coping with Anxiety and others; including bulletins September & Oct. of 1958; and Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May & September of 1959; previous subscriber mailing name of Gertrude MC Warner NY; 8 1/2" x 11" or 8 1/2" x 13" approx. size on colored paper; some edge-wear old fold lines a few notations; in very good condition. . First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good. The Society of the Postgraduate Center for Psychotherapy Paperback
Bookseller reference : 24411
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