‎Western‎

‎[WESTERN AMERICANA]. MORGAN, Dale (Ed)‎

‎Overland in 1846. Diaries and letters of the California-Oregon Trail. Volume I; Volume II. Edited by. . . .‎

‎Georgetown CA: Talisman Press 1963. Two vols. 8vo. 457 1; 3 458-825 1 pp. Colour-illust. titles 2 large folding maps. Half-red buckrum over illustrated red boards gilt lettering on spines w/ d.j.’s price-clipped F/NF set. First edition 1 of 1000 sets printed of this excellent set reprinting accounts letters and diaries from the California-Oregon Trail. The editor has included the complete diary of Virgil Pringle an early Oregon Pioneer a number of accounts by Donner-relief party members and much more. Talisman Press, hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 64209

‎[Western Australia; Aboriginal] Giraux, Louis‎

‎Pointes de Fleches des Indigenes Actuels de l'Ouest Australien‎

‎Le Mans: Monnoyer 12 Place des Jacobins 1912. Paperback. Good overall. Not recorded on Trove. 8vo 4pp illustrations of three spear heads based on the author's examination of pieces exhibited at the Exposition Universelle de Paris in 1889 from the collection of M. A.-C. Bonnet. The author states that two were made of glass and the third of china. Green publisher's self wrappers sunned and a bit ruffled at edges text loose in wrapper. An unusual Western Australian aboriginal item. Monnoyer, 12 Place des Jacobins paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 28540

‎[Western Australia] Cliff, F‎

‎Pressed Kangaroo Paws wildflowers from trip to Collie Western Australia‎

‎1909. Very good overall. Three large album pages and one scrap of pressed Australian wildflowers likely made by a Perth resident in the early 1900s. The album pages is entitled in manuscript "Wild Flowers of Western Australia" and signed in ink in the lower corner F. Cliff. <br /> <br /> The flowers loosely arranged in a heart shape are entitled in ink at the center of the arrangement "Kangaroo Paws. From Collie W. A. gathered in early Sept. 1909"; and "Kangaroo Paws. From various parts of W. A. Gathered in Sept. 1909". The small scrap approximately 4 x 6 1/2" is untitled with pencil notations 205 206 & 207.<br /> <br /> Ancestry locates a Norman Franklin Cliff residing in Perth from 1914 to 1917 and again in 1919 and 1921. In 1925 he is in Fremantle.<br /> <br /> 3 album pages 9 x 12 1/4" unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 26137

‎[Western Americana]‎

‎RAND MCNALLY INDEXED POCKET MAP TOURISTS’ AND SHIPPERS’ GUIDE OF MONTANA: Railroads Electric Lines Post Offices Express Telegraph and Mail Service Counties Congressional Townships Cities Towns Villages Rivers Lakes Islands Creeks Mountains Etc.‎

‎San Francisco Chicago New York: Rand McNally & Company 1925. Highly detailed three-color map of Montana delineating the county borders showing relief by hachure and indicating the locations of thirteen railroads. Another map printed on the verso shows the main highways and principal trails in the state.<br />  <br /> Montana was the only state that lost population during the 1920s. A prolonged drought in 1917-18 started the exodus during which more than 60000 people left the state many of them moving to Washington Oregon and especially California. By 1925 farmland prices had fallen by 50 percent 20000 mortgages were foreclosed upon and half of Montana’s farmers had lost their land.<br />  <br /> 36 p. with the folding map 28†x 21â€. Original printed brown paper wrappers bound with two staples. Some minor edgewear; else very good or better. Rand McNally & Company unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 78133

‎[Western Americana]‎

‎RAND MCNALLY & CO.’S INDEXED COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP POCKET MAP AND SHIPPERS’ GUIDE OF ARIZONA‎

‎Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co 1908. Uncommon folding map of the Arizona Territory published four years before statehood. In addition to locating all cities towns post offices railroad stations villages counties islands lakes and rivers it shows in detail the entire railroad system identifies the nearest mailing point of all local places and names the express company doing business over each road. The 14†x 21†color map is housed within printed brown paper wrappers 4†x 6 ½†along with a list of Arizona railroads a 10-page index and advertisements for Elmer Chute’s New Map of Goldfield and other Rand McNally & Co. maps.<br /> <br /> 18 p. with the folding map. Original printed brown paper wrappers bound with three staples. A few very minor creases to the map with some minor edgewear to the wrappers; otherwise very good. Scarce OCLC locates no holdings of this 1908 map with only two of the 1907 issue and just one of the 1909. Rand, McNally & Co unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 78140

‎[WESTERN AMERICANA -- NATIVE AMERICANS & WASHINGTON TERRITORY]. HUNTER, Colonel George‎

‎Reminiscences of an old timer. A recital of the actual events incidents trials hardships vicissitudes adventures perils and escapes of a pioneer hunter miner and scout of the Pacific Northwest. . . .‎

‎Battle Creek MI: Review & Herald 1889. Thick 8vo. xxv 1 508 pp. Lithograph frontisp. 15 lithograph and woodcut-engraved plates. Pictorial red publisher’s cloth cover art image of author being named “Timus White Chief of the Palouses†gilt decorative lettering on spine decorated endpapers minor shelfwear rubbing soiling to back cover inner front hinge starting still VG- copy. Fourth edition of this expanded edition of the author’s memoir detailing his life emigrating across the Oregon & California Trail in 1852 to Shasta City gold mining the 1853 Rogue River Indian War including the Takelma Shasta and Applegate River People Athabascan; details on the events leading to the Whitman Massacre defending the Northwest against Confederate sympathizers mail carrier and later gold mining in the Okanagan/Kootenay Valley and later as scout and translator for General O.O. Howard during the Nez Perce Indian War. Of particular interest in this later edition is the inclusion of the detailed biographical supplement and addresses for Oregon Idaho & Washington Territory Pioneers gathered together by Hubert Howe Bancroft including occupations and genealogical information. Howes H811; Smith 4891; Graff 2018. Review & Herald, hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 62722

‎[Western Americana]‎

‎ROAD MAPS: Pacific Coast Highways‎

‎San Francisco: Pacific Highway Association of California 1930. Highly detailed folding map with large cartographic renderings of the highway system in California Oregon and Washington along with several insets including street diagrams and traffic information for Seattle Portland Oakland San Francisco Los Angeles Sacramento Grants Pass and San Jose. There are also photographic illustrations of the Great Carquinez Bridge and the Antioch Bridge respectively eight strip maps and mileage tables.<br /> <br /> Designed and printed by Independent Pressroom San Francisco. Printed in black and orange on a 16" x 18 1/2" sheet which folds to 4" x 9 1/4" 16 panels. Some light toning and wear along the extremities; otherwise very good. Scarce OCLC located only one holding at Stanford University. Pacific Highway Association of California unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 77734

‎[Western Americana]‎

‎SANTA FE NEW MEXICO TRAVEL BROCHURES CIRCA 1950‎

‎A collection of travel brochures and a map dating from the 1950s for travel in Santa Fe New Mexico. The materials were likely gathered as part of a trip to the southwestern city for the 239th Annual Fiesta de Santa Fe which was held from August 31 to September 3 1951. An official program for this event is among the materials. The Fiesta has been criticized over the years for its reenactment of the 1692 reconquest of the city by General Don Diego de Vargas 1643-1704 and glorification of the defeat of Pueblo Indians at the hands of the Spanish an event that is described in this brochure.<br/> <br/> This group includes:<br/> <br/> WELCOME! 239th Annual Fiesta de Santa Fe August 31 - September 1-2-3 1951. 24 p. booklet 8 ½" x 11" with pictorial yellow paper wrappers. Official program with fiesta history calendar of activities and local advertisements.<br/> <br/> CITY OF SANTA FE SANTA FE COUNTY NEW MEXICO. Folding map 23 ½" x 19" printed in black on light pink paper. Dated January 1 1949 and distributed by the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce. Small ink notation along the border.<br/> <br/> RELAX AND PLAY IN SANTA FE'S BRACING MOUNTAIN AIR. 12 p. booklet 8 ½" x 11" filled with sepia tone images of outdoor activities. Undated issued by the Chamber of Commerce. Vertical crease along the middle as though folded in half.<br/> <br/> LA COCINA DE SANTA FE. Menu 5 ½" x 8 ½" for the restaurant which was recommended by Duncan Hines and the A.A.A. Four panels printed in black on tan cardstock and undated.<br/> <br/> LA FONDA: The Inn at the End of the Trail in old Santa Fe New Mexico. Stapled folding brochure 4" x 9" promoting expansion of the pueblo-style hotel. 12 panels internally printed in two colors with a full color cover illustration.<br/> <br/> FRED HARVEY SOUTHWESTERN HOTELS IN NEW MEXICO ARIZONA AND RESTAURANTS IN OHIO ILLINOIS MISSOURI KANSAS NEW MEX. ARIZONA CALIFORNIA 1951. Folding brochure printed in red and black on a 24" x 9" sheet of cream stock that folds to 4" x 9" 12 panels.<br/> <br/> EL NAVAJO GALLUP NEW MEXICO: "The Heart of the Indian Empire" - A Fred Harvey Hotel. Folding brochure promoting the hotel and local Navajo Country tours. Printed in black on an 8" x 9" sheet of yellow paper that folds to 4" x 9" 4 panels.<br/> <br/> THE ALVARADO ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO: A Fred Harvey Hotel. Folding brochure advertising stays at the hotel which was named after Hernando de Alvarado commander of artillery in Coronado's expedition. Printed in black on an 8" x 9" sheet of white paper that folds to 4" x 9" 4 panels. unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 74081

‎[Western Americana]‎

‎SOUTH DAKOTA: The Land of Plenty and Sunshine‎

‎Highmore South Dakota: Keiser Land Company 1910. Printed by Will A. Beach in Sioux Falls using the E. Frank Peterson map of South Dakota to promote settlement in Stanley Sully Hughes Hyde and Hand Counties which are highlighted in green of course. The remaining counties and the Indian Reservations are outlined in red. Advertisements and agricultural statistics frame the map with a lengthy text on the verso describing the natural resources educational advantages and other local opportunities.<br />  <br /> Printed on both sides of a 22†x 17†sheet which folds to 3 ½†x 8 ½â€. A few minor splits and tears with some mild toning to the outer panels; else very good. Scarce OCLC locates only three holdings: Yale South Dakota and Michigan. Keiser Land Company unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 78148

‎[WESTERN AMERICANA -- PORTLAND, OREGON].‎

‎Souvenir of Portland Oregon & vicinity. . . .‎

‎San Francisco CA: C.P. Heininger 1890. Oblong 12mo. 6 x 5 in. 18 leaves unnumbered. Albertype sepia-tinted lithographs from photographs and original drawings including double-page “Birds Eye View of Portland & Vicinity†a few folds neatly repaired minor age toning some slight edgewear minor closed tear head of spine old reinforcement on verso of spine still a VG- copy w/ publisher’s advertising label mounted on rear pastedown bookseller’s stamp for Eli Sherwin Denison General Newsagent Southern Pacific Company Portland OR. First edition of this very scarce original view book issued by one of the most dominant travel souvenir publisher’s in 19th-Century California and the West C.P. Heininger. Not only did they publish and sell view books photo albums and guidebooks but also created business cards walking canes and novelties made from Redwood and Redwood tree bark. This souvenir view book’s Birds-Eye fiew of Portland focused on the Willamette River looking South with western downtown Portland and docks on right-hand side of image while East Portland and Albina appear to the left-hand of the image capturing the railroad shops and grain elevator. Of additional interest are the included views of the North Pacific Exposition Building constructed in Goose Hollow on Burnside in 1888 serving as the venue for the annual Industrial Exposition flower shows and athletic field which later evolved into the Multnomah Stadium and was destroyed in a 1910 fire. Heininger 1857-1943 first established his souvenir lithograph printing offices sometime in 1885 and would continue selling novelties and printed view books until 1924-1927. Denison 1827-1898 was a longtime General Newsagent for the Central Pacific & Union Pacific Line and in 1869 developed his business under the Southern Pacific where he remained until the end of 1890 when he set up his own line The Laundry Farm Railroad. Worldcat locates 5 copies of the 1890 ed. Stanford Bancroft Multnomah County Lib. U of O Seattle Public. C.P. Heininger, unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 63750

‎[Western Americana] .‎

‎Tending the Talking Wire: A Buck Sergeant's View of Indian Country 1863-1866. Edited by William E. Unrau.‎

‎<p>Western Americana . Tending the Talking Wire: A Buck Sergeant's View of Indian Country 1863-1866. Edited by William E. Unrau. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press 1979. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. Hervey Johnson of Hillsboro Ohio was a private in the 11th Ohio Cavalry stationed in the mid-1860s at a string of small posts along the Sweetwater River from Independence Rock to South Pass 100 miles to the west. Their main duty was to protect the line of the transcontinental telegraph—"the line" he calls it here. Frequently the line was cut by American Indian tribesmen; often large portions of the line were carried away to make it more difficult to repair During his three years in the Army Johnson wrote about 100 letters home to his sisters and mother in Ohio. The family were Quakers so he often uses the pronouns "thee" and "thy" instead of "you" and "your." From various sources at the time he heard about the July 25 1865 battle at Platte Bridge Station. At the time he wrote this letter Johnson was stationed at a post on the Sweetwater near Independence Rock about 55 miles west of Platte Bridge which he generally refers to here as "the Bridge." </p> University of Utah Press, hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 27309

‎[Western Americana] Young Otis E‎

‎THE FIRST MILITARY ESCORT ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL 1829 From the Journal and Reports of Major Bennet Riley and Lieutenant Philip St. George Cooke‎

‎Glendale CA.: The Arthur H. Clark Company 1952. First edition. With illustrations from contemporary sources these being two portraits a military scene a facsimile from Riley's journal and a fold-out map of the Santa Fe Trail. Tall 8vo in the publisher's original red cloth the spine gilt lettered. 222pp. A very fine copy but for a little cosmetic scarring to the endpaper along the front fold line otherwise pristine. FIRST EDITION OF THIS FINE ACCOUNT OF EARLY TRAVELS ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL. An often overlooked aspect of American History the trail was one of the first major route west; connecting Franklin Missouri with Santa Fe New Mexico. Beginning in 1822 the trail was used to take advantage of new trade opportunities with Mexico which had just recently won its independence from Spain. This caught unwelcome attention from the Plains Indians. By 1829 it was decided the caravans needed a military escort a decision which was extremely controversial at the time.<br> The escort consisted of four companies of the Sixth United States Infantry commanded by Captain brevet Major Bennet Riley after whom Fort Riley of Kansas is named. Major Riley had fought as a young officer in the War of 1812. While well intentioned the military escort and a number of armed clashes along its route complicated United States relations not only with the Plains Indians but also with the Republic of Texas and with Mexico.<br> This work is drawn directly from the journals of Major Riley and the reports of Lieutenant George Cooke; very early and important accounts of Americans in regions previously controlled by Spain. The Arthur H. Clark Company hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 32978

‎[Western Australia] Sclater, William Lutley and A H Evans (Eds)‎

‎The Ibis A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology Ninth Series Vol. 111. No. 9 to 12. 4 Issues‎

‎London: R. H. Porter 1909. First printing. Pamphlet. Very good condition. Four issues of this journal of ornithology. The October issue has an article by W.R. Ogilvie- Grant with field notes by G.C. Shortridge on "On a Collection of Birds from Western Australia" Pages 650 to 689 to be continued includes a fine hand colored lithograph of Sericornis Balstoni and Malurus Bernieri fairy wren. Large 8vo printed paper wrapped issues of the journal housed in a slip box. Bright clean copies with some chipping of spines and one cover. R. H. Porter unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 27730

‎[Western Art] Davidson, Harold G‎

‎The Lost Works of Edward Borein‎

‎Santa Barbara CA: Harold G. Davidson 1978. Limited to 200 copies this copy unnumbered and unsigned. 4to 288pp. Photo frontis black and white facsimiles throughout. Bound in publisher's red leather with gilt lettering. Housed in gray marbled paper slipcase with red leather paste on with gilt lettering on front. Fine book in slipcase with some light wear. Harold G. Davidson unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 8811

‎[WESTERN AMERICANA -- PERIODICALS]. [GREENLY, AH, BOTKIN, Benjamin A, DECKER, Peter, SANDOZ, Mari, DRAGO, Harry Sinclair, CROY,‎

‎The Westerners Brand Book New York Posse. Vol. I No. 1 - XII No. 4.‎

‎New York: The Westerners 45 West 57th St. 1954-1964. 48 issues in 6 volumes. Approx. 1150 pp issues & vol. runs separately paginated. including biennial indexes for each volume. With colour plates illustrated ads inserted ads photo illustrations maps issues were printed on varying grades and types of paper over this 10 year run so some are a little toned and there are a few colour-tinted publisher’s inserts. Uniformly bound in burgundy-coloured simulated calf gilt lettering & ruling on spines a couple issues w/ minor tears and wear to corners still an excellent set bound and from the library of William Henry Bishop b. 1922 w/ TLS laid-in from Peter Decker on letterhead addressed to Bishop Shelburne Hotel New York dated March 16 1954 including New York Posse Membership No. 117 on the laid-in card as well as 4 ff. mimeographed copy of The Westerners by-laws. First editions of this complete run of the first 10 years of The Westerners Brand Book quarterly which included articles and memoirs by some of the most significant Western historians of the 19th & 20th Centuries. Articles ranged in topics from the Hudson’s Bay Company fur traders to Western Knives along with outlaws gunfighters pioneering families and Western artists. A number of articles detail the lives mistreatment and condition of American Indians including those of the Umpqua Cheyenne Sioux Pawnee as well as Indian Health Service military campaigns and more. At the time of Bishop’s acceptance as a Westerners New York Posse member he was managing the Alaska Livestock & Trading Co. sheep & cattle ranch at Chernofski Harbor on Unalaska Island which encompassed 120000 acres as well as executive with Oregon Worsted Co. The Westerners were originally founded in Chicago by Leland Case Don Russell Ray Allen Billington Elmo Scott Watson and others but quickly grew to include Corrals in Denver Los Angeles Washington D.C. London and others with the groups publishing articles and reviews. The Westerners, 45 West 57th St., unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 58591

‎[WESTERN AMERICANA - STEREOVIEWS]‎

‎Twelve Stereoviews of Western American Scenes Including Native American Subjects‎

‎N.p. n.d. ca 1910s: Cosmopolitan Series. Twelve lithoprint stereoviews on cardstock each 3-1/2" x 7". Very mild edge-rubbing occasional light soil on versos; Very Good to Near Fine. <br /> <br /> A selection of Western and Native American scenes from this anonymously-published series. Though not expensively produced and though printed images halftones rather than original photos this selection is unusual for being very well-preserved. Includes scenes in New Mexico Colorado Yellowstone Park Alaska Minnesota and Arizona along with a few unlocated western views - "Camping in the Wild West;" "A Real American Cowboy;" and three Native American views including "Chippewa Squaw Making Birch Canoe" "Chief Blackhaw Squaw and Papoose;" and "Mounted Sioux Indians Western Plains." For brief reference on the series see DARRAH p.120. Cosmopolitan Series unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 62435

‎[Western Americana]‎

‎WATER BOND FOR COLORADO GOLD MINING GHOST TOWN: The Town of Nevadaville Gilpin County Colorado New Water Bond‎

‎Denver: The Denver Litho Co 1899. Engraved and printed in black green and red on thin cream stock 14 ¾†x 15 ½†this is bond number 54 unsigned. $500 six percent bond issued by the town of Nevadaville in Gilpin County to help fund a “gravity system of water worksâ€. The total issue was $20000 and the bonds’ mature date was 10 years. Includes 30 coupons valued at $15 each.<br /> <br /> Nevadaville was founded in 1859 and is now a gold mining ghost town. It was once one of the most important mining settlements in the area and originally part of the Kansas Territory. It grew to house the miners working the Burroughs lode and the Kansas lode and the population was predominantly Irish. The Denver Litho Co unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 79680

‎[Western Australia] Stirling, Capt James‎

‎Western Australia as reported in The Annual Register or a View of the History Politics and Literature of the Year 1828‎

‎London: Baldwin and Cradock 1829. First edition. Hardcover. Good overall. Highly important early Western Australia content with report by Captain Stirling on his expedition to the Swan River undertaken in the year prior to the first settlement. A 7 page report from Captain Stirling's despatches describes the results of his 1827 expedition. <br /> <br /> Other topics include: The Netherlands: Progress of the Insurrection in Java; Russia: Hostilities with Persia renewed; Russia declares War against Turkey; Piracies in the West Indies; Account of Franklin's Second Journey to the shores of the Polar Sea; Present State of the Jews; Steam Boat; American Great Western Canal; and the First English Newspaper established in China.<br /> <br /> Single 8vo volume in two parts. The article appears at pp 510-517. Part I: viii 1 - 267pp 1; Part II: 545pp Index 11. Rebacked with the original leather spine laid down still quite rubbed and worn. Part of the original label loosely inserted inside paper label laid down at top of front board. Text clean and bright. Hard copy not found in Trove. Baldwin and Cradock hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 22252

‎[WESTERN AMERICANA -- OREGON]. GRAY, Edward‎

‎William “Bill†W. Brown 1855-1941: Legend of Oregon’s high desert. Including a history of the “Wagontire Mountain Range Feud.â€‎

‎Salem OR: Your Town Press & Edward Gray 1993. 4to. 6 222 pp. Numerous photos text illustrations maps. Embossed & decorated beige cloth copper lettering on front cover & spine w/ brands on front cover F copy. First edition of this fascinating work set in the desolate regions of Crook Deschutes Harney and Lake Counties at the end of the 19th century when Bill Brown was known as the Horse King of the Northwest. He owned the largest branded horse herds on the Pacific Coast and was caught between two factions in the Wagontire Mountain Range Feud employing at one time nearly all of the participants. Your Town Press & Edward Gray], hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 59803 ISBN : 0962260916 9780962260919

‎[Western Baptist Theological Institute] [Education] [Religion]‎

‎First Annual Report of the Western Theological Institute of Covington Kentucky. May 1 1843‎

‎Cincinnati: E. Morgan and Company Printers 1843. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 22 pages. Yellow covers with printed title on the front wrap. Ex-institutional copy from the Western Reserve Historical Society with an embossed stamp on the title page. "Withdrawn" written in black over the stamp. Light soiling to the covers. Some margin marks in the text. A good copy. Scarce. 3 copies located in OCLC. Despite an excellent start the Western Baptist Theological Institute proved very fragile. The institute was established to serve western Baptist both those from the north and the south. The issue of slavery however divided the western Baptists from the very founding. Reverend Patterson the institute’s president also served on the National Board of Foreign Missions. This board published a number of articles indicating that slavery should not be tolerated in the Baptist faith. This association between Patterson and abolitionism caused much concern among the institutes southern trustees and students. On May 8 1845 Baptists delegates from the southern states met in Augusta Georgia and formally established the Southern Baptist Convention. This split would have grave consequences for the Western Baptist Theological Institute.<br /> <br /> Several southern members of the board of trustees asked Dr. Patterson to publicly state his opinions on abolitionism. He refused to do so. Instead Patterson left Covington and was replaced by Dr. S.W. Lynd. In 1848 a southern member of the board introduced a resolution that spoke of slavery as divinely inspired. The resolution was defeated. The four southern board members who voted for the resolution were undaunted. These members without consent of the rest of the board lobbied for the passage of a bill at the Kentucky General Assembly in Frankfort. The bill called for the appointment of 16 new members to the Board of the Western Baptist Theological Institute. In addition all future trustees were required to be Kentucky citizens. The bill became law.<br /> <br /> The northern members of the board were stunned by this obvious attempt to take control of the institute. They were particularly angry because most of the funds that had donated to the institute were donated by northerners and because most of the students were from the north. The northern members of the board fought to strike down the new law. Eventually the Kenton Court of Appeals declared the law null and void. The abolitionist controversy and the split between factions on the board took its toll on the institute. Donations plummeted along with the student enrollment. In 1855 the board decided to close the Western Baptist Theological Institute. Both factions agreed to a sale of all the property with the proceeds being divided equally.<br /> <br /> In August 1855 the Main building of the institute was sold to W. Scott. Mr. Scott operated a small female college and preparatory school in the building for several years. During the Civil War the hospital was utilized as a convalescent hospital for wounded Union soldiers. In 1867 the building was purchased by the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis. The sisters relocated their St. Elizabeth Hospital to the site. St. Elizabeth Hospital occupied the building until 1914 when the current hospital was completed. In 1916 the main building of the Western Baptist Theological Institute was razed and Wadsworth Electric Company was built on the site. Ware Orie S. “Western Baptist Theological Institute†In the Papers of the Christopher Gist Historical Society Vol. I p. 43-49; James W.C. “A History of the Western Baptist Theological Institute†In the Collection of the KCPL; Licking Valley Register May 25 1842 p. 3 June 4 1842 p. 3 May 31 1845 August 23 1845 p. 1; Covington Journal August 24 1849 p. 3 November 22 1851 p. 2 August 12 1854 p. 2; Kentucky Post November 24 1916 p. 1. E. Morgan and Company, Printers unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 33589

‎[WESTERN CANADIANA / PHOTOGRAPHY / MANITOBA / WOMEN'S HISTORY]‎

‎Striking Group Portrait of Five Sisters from Portage la Prairie Manitoba‎

‎Portage la Prairie Manitoba Canada: Palmer's Elite Studio Proprietor J. Thomas Palmer N.D. Circa 1900-1911. First Edition First Printing. Original Photograph on Mount. Original silver gelatin photograph measuring 14 cm x 7 cm mounted on its original thick textured black card-stock frame and housed within blind-stamped arabesque borders to an overall size of 33.5 cm x 13 cm. An utterly charming and highly uncommon pre-war group portrait capturing five young women most likely sisters arranged side-by-side in order of height. The eldest three sporting characteristic high-collared white blouses typical of the era with delicate lace trim and pin-tucks while the younger girls wear elaborately layered ruffled white dresses with large ribbon bows in their hair. Bears the stylized imprint of the rural Manitoba photography firm of "Palmer's Elite Studio Portage la Prairie Man." imprinted in silver-white cursive script to the lower-left margin of the mount. Captured and produced by the studios of Thomas J. Palmer a local photographer active in the rural locales of Gladstone MacGregor and the then growing City of Portage la Prairie between the years of 1900 and 1911. Exceptionally well-preserved retaining excellent clarity and sharp focus. Original mount remains equally without blemish. Near fine. Thoroughly lovely and charming turn-of-the-century group portrait. <br/><br/> Palmer's Elite Studio (Proprietor, J. Thomas Palmer) unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 7934

‎[WESTERN DAM BUILDING & IRRIGATION ALBUM -- TUMALO PROJECT, OREGON]. [LAURGAARD, Olaf (Project Engineer), & LOUTER, David].‎

‎A very good photo album visually documenting the engineering & surveying trips to revive and expand the Tumalo Irrigation District by the Bureau of Reclamation U.S. Geological Survey near Laidlaw Tumalo and Bend Oregon prior to World War I. In addition nearly half of the photos capture the construction of the new irrigation ditches wooden flumes and dams to irrigate 22500 acres.‎

‎Tumalo & Portland OR: Bureau of Reclamation Olaf Laurgaard 1913-1915. Oblong folio. 14 x 9.25 in. 98 pp unpaginated. on thick black paper stock. First 60 pp. with 139 silver gelatin photographs tipped-in w/ black corners or mounted at two corners many w/ negative number w/in negative at lower fore-edge a couple w/ captions w/in negative nearly all w/ bright strong contrast a few w/ creasing from poor storage a couple w/ closed tears. Contemporary limp black cloth Housh Co. post-binder label on rear pastedown punch-sewn at gutter margin w/ black silk braid gilt lettering stamped on lower front cover corner minor edgewear sunning to fore-edges minor bumping to corners a few photos removed by family still a VG bright exemplar. These historic photographs trace the efforts to revive and expand a troubled irrigation system constructed largely by private enterprise from the end of the 19th-Century through to 1905 after the failed Carey Act project was taken over by the US Bureau of Reclamation and the State of Oregon. Unscrupulous land promotion companies and developers such as the Columbia Southern Irrigation Co. had acquired the rights to the Tumalo Creek water flow from the Three Sisters Irrigation Co. and local landowners with the Union Pacific claiming that 18000 acres were tillable but by 1905 less than 1000 acres were supplied with enough water and far too much settlement in the Upper Deschutes River Basin. Within five years Bend is incorporated Laidlaw later Tumalo is platted and unfortunately for the latter the railroad completes to Bend by 1912 bypassing Laidlaw and settlers were incensed. One of the photographs shows a “Good Roads†protest parade by Tumalo residents as they began urging the State of Oregon to improve connections to Tumalo and the roads. The State and Bureau of Reclamation draft noted Civil Engineer Olaf Laurgaard 1880-1945 and transfer him from Okanogan WA where he has been competing roadbuilding and irrigation projects in order to improve and enlarge the Tumalo Project irrigation and canal system as well as build a new reservoir and dam at Wimer Flat. The first part of the album focuses on the survey crews surveying the route the rugged terrain in the area with shots of camp tents hunting mess tents original holding ponds and reservoirs mill wheels falling apart with need for repairs and occasional side trips to the Deschutes River. In addition the Tumalo Project office and Laurgaard’s office building is shown the barn filled with project supplies and other town scenes. These are followed by engineering crews digging and expanding irrigation ditches and canals building wooden water flumes crossing fields and through steep canyons well-digging equipment to reach aquifers and horse teams grading earth with Fresno scrapers. By the close of the album the project is nearing completion wooden flumes stretch across grain fields irritation ditches such as the “Finished Ditch in Howard Canyon†appear in the images and Laurgaard and his crew survey several of the finished areas. Unfortunately even with the newly enlarged canal system and the new well-built dam the new Tumalo Reservoir failed to hold water. By the time this was fully realized Laurgaard had moved onto new projects and become the City of Portland Engineer by 1917. He is perhaps best remembered for construction of the Columbia Slouth drainage channel improving the Ross Island Bridge widening Sandy Blvd. and entirely upgrading and developing the decaying Portland municipal wooden docks and port areas with concrete piers and abutments. In the following decades the Tumalo Irrigation District failed with additional diversion dams and still more canals to the point that it was recommended to the Federal and State Governments to not expend further funds while the City of Bend continued to expand and buy up local Water Rights. Later in the 20th Century the Bureau of Reclamation rebuilt the dam and reservoir at Crescent Lake. The Library of Congress holds copies of 59 prints from the files at the Tumalo Irrigation District offices HAER OR-151 but with only a few overlaps in this album; this cataloguer could find no similar contemporary record; See: McLaughlin Ewing & Powers Report on the Agricultural and Economic Phases of the Deschutes County Municipal Improvement District â€Tumalo Project†1928; Tumalo Irrigation District About Us Our History 2024; Winch Tumalo Irrigation District Oregon Encyclopedia 2024. Bureau of Reclamation, Olaf Laurgaard, hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 61776

‎[Western Exploration] .‎

‎The Northern Expeditions of Stephen H. Long. The Journals of 1817 and 1823 and Related Documents. Edited by Lucile M. Kane et al.‎

‎St. Paul:: Minnesota Historical Society Press 1978. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Very Good plus dust jacket with sunning to the spine and edges of the rear panel. Stephen Long was one of the most prolific explorers of the early 1800s. This volume describes two expeditions: one in 1817 up the Mississippi River to the Falls of St. Anthony; and a second in 1823 westward from Philadelphia to the Red River of the North down the Red and east along the old Canadian canoe route the Great Lakes and portions of the Erie Canal. Long's journals are especially valuable for their firsthand observations of the Midwest and its people in the early 1800s with references to many Indian peoples including the Assiniboine Dakota Iroquois Menominee Ojibway Osage Ottawa Potawatomi Sauk Winnebago and Yanktonai. Includes journals maps and correspondence pertaining to Long�s upper Mississippi explorations. Minnesota Historical Society Press, hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 28136

‎[Western Federation of Miners]‎

‎Five documents‎

‎Denver CO: the Union 1915. Ephemera. Five documents including a blank form for a local's quarterly report 8.5x11 inches fold-creased; note at bottom says "Will send you the password for the ensuing quarter immediately upon receipt of your report ending March 31 1903" an unused form for a monthly report from 1915 a nomination blank for delegates to the AFL convention in 1915 a receipt to the Pony Montana local for purchase of 100 delinquent notices from 1910 and a check from that local to headquarters from 1913 fold-creased. the Union unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 253479

‎[WESTERN INDIA - MAP] BARTHOLOMEW, J (ILLUS).‎

‎Presidency of Bombay Indore Agency Berar &c.‎

‎Edinburgh.: J. Bartholomew. circa1880s. Map 40.2 x 30.4 cms with printed colour and outline hand colour in very good condition. Handsome map with colonial interests attractively coloured. . J. Bartholomew unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 187528