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[Spanish-American War] West's Studio and Unknown Photographer(s)
Eight Candid Photographs of Camp Life in Preparation for the Spanish-American War
United States and the Philippines: West’s Studio and others 1900. Eight photographs mounted on heavy cardstock measuring 5 ½ x 6 ¼ inches and smaller. Some with manuscript captions verso. Some with manuscript captions verso. Some staining and damage to mounts especially at corners; overall excellent. A collection of eight photographs from the Spanish-American War with seven of stateside training camp scenes and one portrait of an unknown soldier taken at Fort McKinley near Manila. Three are captioned verso identifying their locations as Camp Presidio San Francisco; Camp Powers Augusta Maine now Camp Keyes; and Savannah Georgia likely Camp Onward. The latter photo which depicts a Thanksgiving scene also mentions in its caption that “Robert Golding was in the Army in Savannah at that time.†Golding from Eastport Maine was in Company I of the 2nd Infantry Regiment; interviews with Golding about his life and experience in the war are available from the American Folklore Society. Note that the portrait does not appear to be of Golding. Besides Thanksgiving shots include several of soldiers posing in front of their tents one of a haircut at the Presidio and an excellent shot from Augusta of a soldier being tossed in the air on a makeshift trampoline. Of interest to historians of the Spanish-American War and US training camps from the time. West’s Studio and others unknown
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[SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR].
EXTRA! Spanish Fleet Cervera’s boats destroyed by Admiral Sampson. Ladrone Islands are ours also. Oregon Boys do business as well. American Squadron Grand Victory. In: Oregon Statesman Vol. 47 No. 89 -- Extra.
Salem OR: Oregon Statesman 1898. Elephant folio. 4 pp. Nicely engraved vignette of American Eagle clutching arrows & flag on front page couple text illusts. illust. ads vry slght creasng some edgewear an excellent copy. First edition thus of this very scarce Extra which was published in addition to the July 4th daily edition of the Oregon Statesmen announcing the destruction of the Spanish fleet in Santiago Bay. The editor notes how arrangements were made with Western Union and the Associated Press in order to generate this special edition for 4th of July celebrations and all citizens were encouraged to bring flags and bunting to celebrate the victories of Admiral Sampson and General Shafter near Sevilla Cuba. Shafter would later accept the surrender of Santiago de Cuba and 24000 Spanish troops on July 17 1898. Oregon Statesman, unknown
Référence libraire : 44203
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[SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR] SARGENT, Alice Applegate
Following the Flag: Diary of a Soldier's Wife
Kansas City: E.B. Barnett N.d. 1919. First Edition. First printing. Octavo 21cm. Blue publisher's cloth with applied pictorial device to front cover; 91pp; portrait frontispiece. Faint stain to front cover else a square Near Fine copy free of markings or significant wear. <br /> <br /> A lively first-person memoir of experiences as an Army wife on the Frontier and then the Spanish-American War including residences in Santiago de Cuba and Manila. Mrs. Sargent daughter of a first-generation Oregon pioneer was the spouse of Col. Herbert H. Sargent 5th Infantry commander in the Philippines and noted military historian. Infrequent in commerce and apparently overlooked in bibliographies. E.B. Barnett unknown
Référence libraire : 61524
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[Spanish-American War] [Massachusetts] Second Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Forty-Nine Photographs of the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Most Identified
Massachusetts 1898. The 2nd Massachusetts Volunteers mustered into service in May 1898 and within a month saw significant action in Cuba at the Battle of El Caney. They were one of three volunteer units from Massachusetts to see action on the Santiago Campaign. The regiment was inexperienced - 55% were untrained recruits. The lack of experience combined with their rifles giving off a very visible black smoke led to a heavy casualties in the Battle of El Caney. After an encampment near Santiago de Cuba in which a large number of the soldiers became ill with disease - estimates are as high as 65% - the regiment returned home in August. Historians have noted that soldier demographics changed considerably from the Civil War to the Spanish American war as the smaller number of troops and the lack of a draft led to a more enthusiastic army with higher morale. <br /> <br /> The photographs in this group are interesting as a typological grouping of images of untrained soldiers and also for their historical value as most contain identifications to versos. The highlight of the group is forty-four uniformly mounted portraits of soldiers nearly all identified measuring 3 ¾ x 2 ½ inches each. Other photographs include a large portrait of Captain Frederick E. Pierce with the blindstamp of Goldsmith Studio Springfield Massachusetts and a 3 ¼ x 3 ¼ inch square card of Capt. Pierce in Camp Turner. Also included are two slightly larger photographs on similar mounts. <br /> <br /> Overall an interesting group. Good condition overall with assorted chips and wear. unknown
Référence libraire : List319
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[SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR -- PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION]. [GILBERT, William S (Chaplain).]
Oregon in the Philippines 2nd Division 8th Army Corps. Second Regiment Oregon Volunteer Infantry in two wars.
San Francisco CA: William S. Gilbert August 1899. 12mo. 2 33 1 pp. Self-printed blue-tinted colour-illustrated softcovers lettering & flag in red & blue on front & back covers minor sunning to fore-edges toning still VG copy. First edition of this scarce regimental history of the Second Regiment which was mustered in April 1898 and served through August 1899 in the Second Oregon Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection. The 2nd Regiment fought in all five campaigns 42 battles engagements and skirmishes through 1899 and the Chaplain Gilbert has listed biographical specifics on all including those who mustered out and remained to work in The Philippines. William S. Gilbert], paperback
Référence libraire : 63218
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[Spanish-American War]. [Nebraska]
Roster of the 2d Nebraska Volunteer Infantry
Chattanooga: Times Print 1898. Very good. 29pp. Narrow 12mo. Original red cloth cover gilt. Spine heavily chipped corners worn. Contemporary ownership inscription on front pastedown contemporary notations to several leaves. Regimental roster for the Second Nebraska Volunteers mustered into service for the Spanish American War at Lincoln in May 1898. The regiment consisted of forty-six officers and 975 enlisted men each detailed herein by company. The regiment never saw active duty spending time training at Chickamauga before being transferred to Omaha and then mustered out in October of the same year. This copy with the ownership inscription of Irene G. Courtnay dated September 2 1898. Irene has made notations about several of the men -- presumably friends or acquaintances -- in the Remarks section of some pages. On the page for Company B she has written "Ernest G. Briggs drowned in Chickamauga Creek. 1st death in 2nd Neb. Regiment." Rare and likely produced in limited numbers for friends and family. Only a single photocopy reproduction located in OCLC. An interesting piece of Western Americana from this mostly-forgotten episode in American history. Times Print unknown
Référence libraire : 1081
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[Spanish-American War]: [Tennessee]: [Georgia]
The "Boys" in Camp Thomas. Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park Georgia wrapper title
Chattanooga TN: Sidebottom & Kerr 1898. 48pp. Slim oblong octavo. Original orange-tan wrappers printed in black stapled. Wrappers soiled creased and chipped with contemporary ownership inscription on front wrapper. First and last leaves detached from text block text block itself detached from wrappers. Good only. A scarce historical photobook that doubles as a catalogue for a Chattanooga photography studio at the outset of the Spanish-American War. Named after Union General George H. Thomas Camp Thomas was a massive temporary military training facility established at the Chickamauga Battlefield in Georgia during the Spanish-American War. The camp hosted up to 70000 troops but became a national scandal after deadly disease outbreaks. The work features seventy total monotone photographs from third-page to full-page with brief printed captions and plate sizes memorializing various scenes at Camp Thomas in 1898. The subjects of the photographs include military structures scenes on the training ground soldiers from various state units in small and large groups soldiers hosting local visitors the large corral of horses at the camp monuments inside the camp / national park views of the natural scenery and more. According to explanatory text on the inside front wrapper "the main idea is to show by photograph such scenes of every day occurrence; routine work both on and off duty as will give nearest a correct idea of what the life of a soldier in camp is made of or as you would see him were you on the grounds in person."<br /> <br /> The rear wrapper reveals an additional motivation for the publication of the work in the form of instructions for ordering any of the photographs featured within. Such is the reasoning behind the plate sizes listed by each example. The Chattanooga studio Sidebottom & Kerr states that "Every Plate in this Book was made expressly for it and having the negative can furnish upon short notice photograph of any plate." The company offers to send the catalogue free of charge to anyone east of the Rocky Mountains. A scarce and unusual photobook that does double duty as a Tennessee photographic studio's order book. OCLC reports just eight total institutional holdings. Sidebottom & Kerr unknown
Référence libraire : 13100
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[SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR]. HART, E[dward] H (Photographer).
The authentic photographic views of the United States navy and scenes of the ill-fated Maine before and after the explosion group pictures of Army and Navy officers. . . photographs of the leading Spanish Men-of-War. Vol. 5 No. 6 Franklin Series.
Chicago: W.B. Conkey Co. 1898. Oblong 8vo. 191 1 pp. Cancel title page. Over 200 photo illustrations. Colour-illustrated softcovers in red white & blue cover art of flags and U.S. battleship on front cover minor scuffing creasing scuffing with minor loss to back cover still a VG- copy stapled as issued. First edition of this invaluable illustrated history of the Naval forces during the Spanish-American War including detailed information concerning the type grade cost displacement dimensions when commissioned and individual characteristics; leading Spanish Men-o-War; views of harbors and places where naval engagements have taken place group pictures of the President’s cabinet army and Navy officers and equipment. W.B. Conkey Co., paperback
Référence libraire : 52923
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[Spanish-American War]: [Philippines]: [Rear Admiral George Dewey]
The Battle of Manila. Fought May 1st by Rear Admiral Dewey. Spanish Loss: 11 Ships 150 Killed 250 Wounded. American Loss: None caption title
New York: Muller Luchsinger & Co 1898. Color chromolithograph 16 x 20 inches printed on thick glossy paper. Corners a bit chipped several short closed edge tears minor surface wear. Image area still vibrant and clean. Very good overall. A striking and very rare lithograph capturing an important moment during the Spanish-American War specifically the American Navy's assault on Manila Bay in the Philippines in 1898. In the present scene three U.S. warships from the Asiatic Squadron in the left and middle including Admiral Dewey's flagship the U.S.S. Olympia fire their guns toward a few retreating ships flying the Spanish flag. A Spanish ship at middle right is almost completely sunken with just a portion of the flag peaking above the water. The scene depicts the first major engagement of the Spanish-American War a decisive victory for the American Navy that stands as one of the most lop-sided naval battles in history. During the course of the encounter the Spanish Pacific Squadron was destroyed and effectively ended Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines. The bombardment was commanded by Rear Admiral George Dewey 1837-1917 whose head-and-shoulders portrait appears in the bottom left corner.<br /> <br /> The work was accomplished by the New York firm of Muller Luchsinger & Company a prolific but still somewhat obscure producer of prints lithographs and chromolithographs in the latter-19th and early-20th centuries. OCLC records just two institutional copies at the Library of Congress and the Clements Library. A dynamic and patriotic American naval scene picturing the United States Navy's obliteration of the Spanish Navy in Manila. Muller, Luchsinger & Co unknown
Référence libraire : 13092
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[Spanish-American War] Baker, Private A[rthur] G
The Colorado Volunteers
Boulder 1899. First edition. 12mo 66pp. Original beige textured paper over boards title in gilt on front cover. Binding a bit shaken hinges tender. A few charming pen and pencil vignette illustrations including a frontis added by a Clair Brubaker likely a student and who has signed at the front. A very good copy. <br /> <br /> A nice little regiment history of the Colorado Volunteers and in particular the experience of the author Private Arthur G. Baker in the capture of Manila at the tail end of the Spanish-American War. Includes rosters of the officers and companies at rear. This copy nicely illustrated in a contemporary hand likely by a school-age child. <br /> <br /> Wynar 426. unknown
Référence libraire : 6247
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[SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR -- PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION]. GANTENBEIN, Brig General CU C U
The official records of the Oregon Volunteers in the Spanish War and Philippine Insurrection. Compiled by. . .
Salem OR: W.H. Leeds 1902. Thick 8vo. xv 3 700 pp. Frontisp. numerous photos plates tables. Full leather publisher’s binding red black & gilt morocco spine labels minor bumping some minor scuffing & wear rebacked inner hinges renewed still VG- copy w/ presentation slip from Governor Theodore Thurston Geer 1851-1924 who served as governor of Oregon from 1899-1903 and was the 1st native Oregonian to hold the office and Eric Anderson brother to Sergeant Harry Anderson of Portland who served w/ the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry 2nd Regiment Company E during the Insurrection. First edition of this unit history of the Second Oregon Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection. The 2nd Oregon fought in five campaigns and 42 battles engagements and skirmishes through 1899 with 16 killed in action 48 of related wounds and 88 wounded in action. W.H. Leeds, hardcover
Référence libraire : 63216
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[SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR].
The United States Army and Navy including Cuba Puerto Rico The Philippines and Hawaii. History biography description illustration geography statistics. . . photographic views with appropriate explanatory text. . . .
Chicago: Donohue Henneberry & Co. 1898. Oblong folio. Appro. 150 pp unpaginated. Over 200 photo illusts. & woodcut engravings. Red & blue cloth in horizontal bands elaborate illustration & lettering in silver on front cover inor rubbing minor bumping to couple corners very minor soiling to fore-edges still a VG- bright copy. First edition of this lavishly illustrated reference of the Naval and Army forces available for the United States directly after the declaration of war in April 1898. In addition numerous photos are included of Cuba Puerto Rico the Philippines training areas in Florida and other places for the American forces and more. Donohue, Henneberry & Co., hardcover
Référence libraire : 44266
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[SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR & HAMPTONS, NEW YORK -- PHOTO ALBUM]
Through a lens: Christmas 1898. Souvenir camera club photo book documenting events at Camp Wikoff Montauk Point Long Island as well as landmarks in and around Southampton and East Hampton following the Spanish-American War.
Long Island NY: n.p. August-Nov. 28 1898. Oblong 8vo. 7 x 5.25 in. 24 leaves unnumbered. on thick card stock. Albumen photo showing four boys seated on a ledge with one holding a camera mounted on front cover 21 mounted albumen photos sized 3.75 x 4 in. to 3.75 x 4.75 in. each w/ neatly written caption describing the scene below. Bound at gutter margin through punch-holes very minor bowing to the textblock due to the mounting of the photos occasional light foxing and very minor soiling still VG exemplar. This intriguing photo souvenir book appears to have been created by four aspiring Long Island NY photographers in 1898. Five early photographs shot August 28-29 1898 show Camp Wikoff which had been opened at Montauk Point Long Island NY a couple weeks before to house returning Spanish-American War soldiers possibly infected with malaria and other communicable disease outbreaks. By the end of August 1898 when these photos were taken the camp housed over 21000 soldiers and camp hospitals with 300 female nurses were treating over 10000 patients. The images show a panoramic view of the camp from Observatory Hill two photos of the “Rough Riders†First Cavalry Troop I seated and arranged in a group and the second showing the “Camp Barber†shaving the soldiers. Another photo shows the First Cavalry troopers in a dinner line and another the Second Cavalry Troop K heading out on maneuvers. These are followed by shots of the young boys camping on Ram Island Sept. 19-24 on Ram Island near Shelter Island were many fish processing plants and canneries operated until the opening years of the 20th Century. Other images include the Minnesunk Lake on Long Island possibly Little Fresh Pond; one of the iconic windmills at East Hampton; along with the Gothic Revival tomb of Lion Gardiner 1599-1663 designed and built in 1886 by James Renwick Jr. architect perhaps best remembered for St. Patrick’s Cathedral. In addition there are images of the Clinton Academy shown with the James Renwick 1881-1886 addition -- later demolished; the Rogers Memorial Library designed by R.H. Robertson in 1895 and opened in 1896 as well as the country residence of Walter Lewis Jagger 1846-1918 successful Southampton farmer and older brother to Charles Albert Jagger editor of the Southampton Press newspaper. n.p., unknown
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[Spanish-American War]
Typed Letter of Commendation for Sergeant Major George J. Oden of the 36th Infantry
Manila 1900. Very good. Typed letter signed 1p. Typed on thin paper. Folded. A true copy of a typed letter by Gen. J.F. Bell that recommends Sgt. Maj. George J. Oden of the 36th Volunteer Infantry for a Certificate of Merit for gallantry during an engagement with Insurgents native Filipinos who rebelled against American rule after Spain ceded the islands to the United States in the mountains near Mangaterem on November 28 1899 during the Spanish-American War. According to the text of the letter "When the attack was finally made he tore down the mountain side at the head of a half dozen men into the midst of a large number of Insurgents shooting right and left and displaying great fearlessness and gallantry. He was foremost of all and seemingly tireless flew down the rough trail finally winding up at the bottom chasing all he could see alone. His enthusiasm and unconscious fearlessness was something pleasant to see." Certified as a true copy of the letter by a Buffalo Soldier a First Lieutenant in the 10th U.S. Cavalry. unknown
Référence libraire : 208
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[SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR -- USS MAINE]. ATWOOD, F[rederick] N[elson].
USS Maine colour lithograph published in 1898 commemorating the sinking of the tragic ship which triggered the Spanish-American War reverse mounted on glass with brass chain frame.
Boston MA: F.N. Atwood c. 1895 1898. One colour lithograph reverse mounted on glass sized 8 x 13 in. fitted with brass chain frame and hanger possibly used as chimney flue cover minor edgewear to glass minor soiling to chain very minor spotting dustsoiling still an excellent piece w/ bright strong image. The USS Maine ACR-1 was launched in 1895 and was an armored cruiser together with her near-sister ship USS Texas with two gun turrets staggered en echelon rather than on the centerline with fore gun sponsoned out on the starboard side of the ship. As she took seven years to build she was out of date upon launching. She sailed with the North Atlantic Squadron operating from Norfolkd along the East Coast and the Caribbean. Feb. 15 1898 an explosion obliterated the forward third of the ship killing 260 sailors and the Spanish-American War began in April 1898 two months later. Atwood b. 1844 was a Massachusetts nautical maritime painter who operated studios in Boston and Maine and painted the original for Brigadier General H.A. Wheeler in 1895 and in 1898 the colour print was issued as a patriotic souvenir. Victorian flue covers were used after the chimney flues were removed in 19th-century homes following Winter and often served as an advertising giveaway. F.N. Atwood, unknown
Référence libraire : 54270
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[STRASBOURG].
-FISCHBACH (Gustave). Le siège et le bombardement de Strasbourg. 4eme ed. Strasbourg Schauenburg 1870, (2ff.), 175pp., 1 plan repl. -BONNEFOY (Marc). Strasbourg en 1870. Notes et impressions d'un officier pendant le siège. Documents inédits. Paris Librairie Alsacienne-Lorraine 1911, VI, 87pp. -EUTING-BECHSTEIN. Guide illustré de la ville de Strasbourg et de la cathédrale. 9eme ed. Strasbourg 1913/14. IV, 63pp. 1 plan. -HASS J. Cathédrale de Strasbourg. Guide illustré. Strasbourg Beust 1918, 48pp. -UNGERER. L'horloge astronomique...1919, 8pp. ill.
1870 in-12, demi-velin, titre et dessin à l'encre sur le dos.
Référence libraire : 4389
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[STEIN (Edith)].-
Edith Stein, 1891-1942. Par une moniale française. Préface de H.-I. Marrou.
P., Le Seuil (Collection "La Vigne du Carmel"), 1954, in 8° broché, 222pp. ; illustrations.
Référence libraire : 27764
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[STALAG] - BICHET (G.A.) -
Evadés!….
Nancy, Héio-Lorraine imprimerie E. Spillmann, 1945 ; in-8, 152 pp., broché, couverture illustr. Couverture et bois originaux de Jean Paul Guiart.
Référence libraire : 200702191
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[STOCK (Franz)] - CLOSSET (René).-
L'Aumonier de l'enfer. Franz Stock, Aumonier de Fresnes, du Cherche Midi et de la Santé, 1940-1944. 3e édition.
Mulhouse, Salvator, 1964, in 8° broché, 259 pages ; illustrations ; couverture illustrée en couleur (petits frottis).
Référence libraire : 61048
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[STALINE] - GRIGORENKO (Piotr).-
Staline et la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale. Préfacé par Carol Head. Traduit du russe par Olivier Simon.
Sans lieu, Editions de l'Herne (Collection "Théorie et Stratégie"), 1969, in 8° broché, 147 pages ; couvetrure illustrée ; quelques passage délicatement soulignés au crayon.
Référence libraire : 61823
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[STRASBOURG, GUERRE 39/45] - HAELLING (Gaston) -
Une préfecture désannexée strasbourg 23 novembre 1944 -8 mai 1945.
Paris, Le roux, 1954 ; in-12, 168 pp., br. Broché en bon état.
Référence libraire : 201402914
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[STANTON, Edwin M, Secretary of War]
Instructions for Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers on Outpost and Patrol Duty and Troops in Campaign.
Washington:: Governmetn Printing Office 1863. First edition. original printed wrappers. Old pencil calculations to two pages and the wrappers eraseable; wrappers dust-soiled and spotted with light edgewear; but attractive nonetheless. . 8vo. Engraved illustrations. Governmetn Printing Office, unknown
Référence libraire : 56583
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[State of Ohio] [Civil War]
Laws Relating to the Organization of the Militia of Ohio
Columbus: State of Ohio 1861. Wraps. Good. Stitched wraps. Approx. 9" x 6". 11 pages 2. Title on page 1. Light foxing to the first page. Contents clean and in very good condition. Contents contain correspondence between the Speaker of the House and the Senate dated between April 12th - May 13th 1861. Scarce. From Ohio History Central: <br /> <br /> With the outbreak of the American Civil War in April 1861 Ohio Governor William Dennison dispatched George McClellan and Jacob Cox to the state arsenal in Columbus to investigate the guns and other supplies that Ohio had on hand to help equip the state's militia units. The two men discovered a few crates of rusted smoothbore muskets mildewed harnesses for horses and some six-pound cannons that could not be fired. Despite the lack of equipment Dennison encouraged Ohio communities to revive the militia system and form units that they would send to Columbus the state capital. Dennison entrusted McClellan with command of these units asking him to create a cohesive and professional force out of the volunteers. Most of these units formed the basis of Ohio Volunteer Infantry units which the State of Ohio eventually provided to the United States government for the war against the South. State of Ohio unknown
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[State of Illinois] [Civil War] [Political]
Message of His Excellency Richard Yates Governor of Illinois. To the General Assembly. January 5 1863
Springfield: Baker & Phillips Printers 1863. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Wraps. Approx. 9" x 6". 64 pages. Stitched blue outer wraps with title on the front cover. Light scattered foxing to the contents. A blue note is written on the front cover referring to pages 63 and 64. Text of pages 63 and 64 are underlined with the same blue pencil and a short one word note written in the margin of page 63 not legible. <br /> <br /> Contents include the Governor's Message; Civil War and Troops; progress of the State; Wealth; Railroads; Opening of the Mississippi; Manufactures; Geological Survey; Education; Transportation; Banks; State Revenue and Debt; and much more. Baker & Phillips, Printers unknown
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[Stereographs] [Boer War]
A collection of eight stereographs published by Underwood and Underwood New York; all photographs were taken in South Africa
New York: Underwood & Underwood Publishers 1900. Good. New York Underwood & Underwood Publishers 1900 and 1901. The pairs of photographs are uniformly mounted on the publishers' salmon-pink cards with English-language captions underneath the photographs repeated in six languages on the verso. The size of the arch-topped prints is approximately 80 × 78 mm; the card size is 88 × 178 mm. Some photographs and cards are a little foxed or marked; all cards are a little rubbed and marked at the extremities; minor signs of age and use; overall in good condition. Three of the photographs show activities in the field. Another card has specific Australian content: 'Skirmish Drill New South Wales Mounted Rifles Cape Town'. <p>Offered together with two similar stereographs published by M.E. Wright Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours Burnley England. The captions are 'Ladysmith and Lombard's Kop from Convent Hill' 1900 and 'Interior of a Field Hospital' 1901. Both items are in very good condition. 10 items. Underwood & Underwood, Publishers unknown
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[STONE (George)]
A letter from a p**m**e in I**l**d to a certain great man, who was out of town on the first of August last.
8vo, with half-title, [4], 44pp., disbound.
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[SUISSE, GUERRE 39-45]
General GUISAN und der zweite weltkrieg 1939-1945.
Lausanne, Editions Marguerat, 1974 ; in-4, 163 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur. En très bon état avec sa jaquette.
Référence libraire : 201805183
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[SUISSE] - GAUTSCHI (Willi) -
General HENRI GUISAN.
Zurich, Verlag NZZ - neu zurcher zeitung, 1989 ; in-8, 912 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur. Comme neuf avec sa jaquette -die schweizeriche armeefuhrung im zweiten weltkrieg - 3e edition.
Référence libraire : 201804928
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[SUISSE] - ZIEGLER (Jean) -
La suisse, l'or et les morts.
Paris, Seuil, 1997 ; in-8, 318 pp., br. Broché comme neuf.
Référence libraire : 201804918
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[SUISSE, GUERRE 39/45] - COLLECTIF -
Les conditions de la survie-La suisse la deuxieme guerre mondiale et la crise des année 90.
Lausanne, Cahier de la renaissance vaudoise, 2002 ; in-8, 350 pp., br.
Référence libraire : 202002245
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[SUEZ WAR] LOVE, Kennett
Suez: The Twice-Fought War
New York: McGraw-Hill 1969. First Edition. First printing. Thick octavo 23cm. Black cloth hardcover; brown publisher's top-stain; dustjacket; 767pp. Light wear; top-stain unevenly faded; bottom edge of text block lightly soiled; Very Good. In the original dustwrapper unclipped priced $10.00 on front flap lightly soiled and toned; Very Good. An exhaustive study of the Arab-Israeli War of 1956; the author was the New York Times Middle East correspondent from 1953-56. McGraw-Hill unknown
Référence libraire : 82207
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[Swedenborg] [Mysticism] [Civil War] des Guays, JE Le Boys J E
The True System of Religious Philosophy in Letters to a Man of the World Disposed to Believe
Boston: Otis Clapp 1857. Third Edition. 8vo x 259pp. Publisher's brown cloth ruled in blind and lettered in gilt on spine. Corners worn spine faded few spots to lower board. Ownership signature of R.J. Ogelsby dated 1863 in Chicago on ffep. Half-circle moisture stain to outer margin of first 50 pages or so else clean internally and very good. <br /> <br /> A philosophical text with interesting provenance being owned by the Union Major General and 14th Governor of Illinois Richard J. Ogelsby 1824-1899. Ogelsby began his service in the Mexican-American War before becoming a prospector during the California Gold Rush. After volunteering for the Union Army he rose to the rank of Major General but after sustaining severe injuries in the Battle of Corinth and at the request of President Lincoln he left his commission and successfully ran for Illinois Governor in 1864. He was at Lincoln's side when he died at the Petersen House in 1865.<br /> <br /> The text itself is Swedenborgian Jean François Étienne Le Boys des Guays' outlining through a series of easily-understood letters of his ideas of rational faith and spiritual interpretations of the universe. Among topics discussed are God immortality of the soul logical reasoning in theological questions religious doubt religious skepticism existence of evil creation free agency laws of divine order the physical body and spiritual body angels the spiritual world space and time souls of animals creation of the universe infinity redemption memory and thought of man Holy Trinity and the Divine Word. This edition was translated by John Murdock and edited with corrections by Hebrew professor at NYU George Bush. Otis Clapp unknown
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[Sylvester Gordon Joubert] [World War I] [Canada]
Thoughts of a Private" hand written manuscript verse. With a hand written company roster titled "Third Relief" AND A reply letter to Joubert regarding a possible death of one of the company
n.p.: n/a 1915. Paper. Good. Small group of paper relating to a Canadian World War I soldier. Group includes a 5 page hand written manuscript verse titled "Thoughts of A Private"; a partial hand written roster list "Third Relief" which lists "Petty Officer Joubert"; and a typed letter from a civilian to Joubert discussing the possible death of a Company member. The typed letter is on "Northern Lumber Co. Limited Operating Retail Yards" letterhead from Kamsak Sask. and dated October 9th 1915. Letter signed at the bottom by W. G. Bluvett. A Canadian Expeditionary forces roster listing for Sylvester Gordon Joubert found on the site "data2 dot archives dot ca": Company D; Regimental Number 81468; Rank Private; Former Corps Nil; Next of Kin W. A. Joubert; Address Boston Mass rest of information is cut off. Poem describes combat and the psychology of a soldier in the trenches. n/a unknown
Référence libraire : 36662
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[SÉPULTURES, NÉCROPOLES, GUERRE] - SCHENK (Bernard) -
Réminiscences d'Histoire - Strasbourg un sanctuaire alsacien de la mémoire - Alsace sépultures de guerre et nécropoles nationales.
Strasbourg, Le verger editeur - association le souvenir français, 2003 ; in-4, 162 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur.
Référence libraire : 202205480
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[SÉPULTURES, NÉCROPOLES, GUERRE] - SCHENK (Bernard) -
Réminiscences d'Histoire - Strasbourg un sanctuaire alsacien de la mémoire - Alsace sépultures de guerre et nécropoles nationales.
Strasbourg, Le verger editeur - association le souvenir français, 2003 ; in-4, 162 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur.
Référence libraire : 200909599
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[Terre Magazine]
TERRE MAGAZINE - N° 22-23 - Mars-avril 1991
Revue de 80 pages, format 210 x 295 mm, illustrée, brochée couverture couleurs, bon état
Référence libraire : LFA-126724984
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[Terre Magazine]
TERRE MAGAZINE - N° 148 - Octobre 2003
Revue de 68 pages, format 210 x 295 mm, illustrée, brochée couverture couleurs, bon état
Référence libraire : LFA-126740925
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[Terre Information Magazine]
TERRE INFORMATION MAGAZINE - N° 229 - Novembre-décembre 2011
Revue de 58 pages, format 210 x 295 mm, illustrée, brochée couverture couleurs, bon état
Référence libraire : LFA-126740926
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[Ten printed Schedules of Contract for work for the service of the War Department, in the South-West and Sussex District; W H Du
War Department contractors 1858 10 printed items Schedule of Contract for Carpenters' Bricklayers'; Slaters'; Plasterers'; Plumbers'; Painters'; Glaziers'; Smiths'; Cast-iron and Metal Work for the Service of the War Department .
All ten schedules: 'London: Printed by Harrison & Sons. 1858.'. The collection is of great interest providing a mass of information regarding the Victorian building trade. The owner of the volume W. H. Dudley would appear to be a War Office official and as described at the end of this entry it contains manuscript details of two contracts. The ten printed schedules - totalling 34 17 14 10 12 13 12 10 16 11 = 149 pp. folio - are uniform in design and format bound together in a contemporary half-binding with brown leather spine and corners and marbled boards. All ten are in good condition on lightly-aged paper in worn binding. Inscription across front endpapers: 'W. H. Dudley. Contractors' Schedule. 1859. 59.' Each of the ten schedules is headed: 'N.B. - Tenders will be received at the War Office Pall Mall London on or before the blank The Secretary of State for War reserves to himself the right of rejecting the whole or any of the Tenders. No notice will be taken of any Tender unless upon the proper printed form.' Each begins with extensive 'Terms of Contract' followed by several pages of 'General regulations and specifications for the work.' These are followed by a detailed description of the specifics with the cost of 'Materials and Labour' under a number of headings. As an example in the case of plastering costings are given for 'Rendering' 'Lathing and plastering' 'Stucco' 'Cementing with half Roman cement and half sand' 'Rough casting on brick' 'Cornices and mouldings in plaster of Paris' 'Friezes and soffits; Cornices and mouldings in roman cement' 'Lime white and whitewashing' 'Colouring including size' 'Sundries' and 'Day work and materials'. The recto of a flyleaf preceding the first schedule is filled with two manuscript notes in a contemporary hand. The top half of the page is headed 'Mr. Robert Stratton Contractor for the Isle of Wight under contract dated 13 April 1858 Portsmouth 1 121' and lists the percentage under the prices printed in the schedule' of eleven contracts from 'Bricklayer' to 'Plasterer'. The lower part of the page is headed: 'George Wheeler Contractor for Hurst Castle - under contract dated 15 April 1858 Portsmouth 1 126' and listing eleven contracts again from 'Bricklayer' to 'Plasterer' again with percentages of four 'under' and seven 'at Schedule Prices'. Excessively scarce: no copy of any of the ten items on COPAC or in the National Archives. All ten schedules: 'London: Printed by Harrison & Sons. 1858.' hardcover
Référence libraire : 18980
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[TEXAS; MISSISSIPPI; CIVIL WAR] THOMTON (?) J R C
Autograph letter signed to Attorney at Law Colonel A. G. Mayers of Brandon Mississippi with stamped addressed envelope.
Crockett Houston Co. Texas Feb. 17th 1866. The writer laments "the wreck of his affairs" loss of his crops and library "and even the negroes" and hopes for news of a mutual friend; with the recipient's notation on the envelope "ratifying sale of land because I wrote him the facts & he orders a sale of the articles reserved from sale." . unknown
Référence libraire : 46350
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[Texas]. [World War I]
Bird's Eye View. Camp Bowie Fort Worth Tex. October 1917
Chicago: Mayhart Studio 1917. Very good. Large panoramic photograph 8 x 90.5 inches. Rolled. Light wear at edges with a couple of small chips and very short closed tears along top edge. minor dust soiling and toning. A fabulous and extremely long panoramic photograph measuring approximately 7.5 feet in length that depicts Camp Bowie in Fort Worth during October 1917. At this time the camp was still under construction but also housed an entire infantry division in training for World War I. Ongoing construction efforts are clearly evident as piles of lumber in various states of organization occupy the field in the center foreground. Already completed barracks and other out buildings occupy the right of the image and thousands of army tents sweep into the background of the center and left portions of the image. A group of standard houses likely for officers and their families is located at the lower left of the image. The photographers Mayhart Studio of Chicago were responsible for a number of military and patriotic views during the United States' involvement in the Great War including the well-known "Living Flag" image of thousands of servicemen composing an American flag.<br /> <br /> "Construction of Camp Bowie began on July 18 1917. The camp in the Arlington Heights neighborhood about three miles west of downtown Fort Worth was established by the United States War Department to give training to the Thirty-sixth Infantry Division. Local officials expected financial gain and urged that the camp be located at Fort Worth. Including the adjacent rifle range and trench system the site encompassed 2186 acres. Camp Bowie's greatest average monthly strength was recorded in October 1917 as 30901. For about five months after the departure of the Thirty-sixth for France in July 1918 the camp functioned as an infantry replacement and training facility with monthly population ranging from 4164 to 10527. Shortly after the Armistice on November 11 1918 Camp Bowie was designated a demobilization center. By May 31 1919 it had discharged 31584 men. The heaviest traffic occurred in June when it processed thousands of combat veterans of the Thirty-sixth and Ninetieth Texas-Oklahoma divisions. The demobilization having been concluded Camp Bowie was closed on August 15 1919" -- Handbook of Texas Online.<br /> <br /> A quite remarkable photographic document of this short-lived World War I-era army camp in Fort Worth whose grounds and surrounding neighborhood are now touted by the municipal tourism office as "the city's premier commerce corridor." We locate no other examples of this excellent and large panorama. Mayhart Studio unknown
Référence libraire : 1993
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[Texas]. [World War I]
Birds Eye View of Camp Travis. San Antonio Texas. Oct. 1917
San Antonio 1917. Very good. Large panoramic photograph 8 x 92 inches. Rolled. Minor wear at edges with one very short closed tear at top edge. Light blemish in negative at center of image. Light dust soiling and toning. An outstanding and extremely long panoramic photograph measuring well over 7.5 feet in length that depicts Camp Travis in San Antonio following its recent opening. Although the camp was open and housing an entire division-in-training at the time of this image the camp was still under construction as evidenced by the organized piles of lumber at the far right of the image and the incomplete barracks building in the center foreground. The panorama nevertheless gives a sense of the scope and size of the training camp with barracks and outbuildings stretching almost as far as the eye can see in the center and left sections of the photograph. Structures are sparser in the right-hand side of the image both because they as yet unbuilt and because some of the training fields were located in this part of the camp. The photographers Mayhart Studio of Chicago were responsible for a number of military and patriotic views during the United States' involvement in the Great War including the well-known "Living Flag" image of thousands of servicemen composing an American flag. <br /> <br /> "On July 15 1917 after its selection as the training site for the Ninetieth Texas-Oklahoma Division of the army Camp Wilson was renamed Camp Travis in honor of Alamo hero William B. Travis. The camp was ready for occupancy on August 25 1917. Additional land was subsequently acquired for vital training facilities and numerous structures were erected by the soldier welfare agencies. Camp Travis comprised 18290 acres of which 5730 were on the main campsite adjoining Fort Sam Houston. The Ninetieth Division was organized at Camp Travis in September and October of 1917. During the summer of 1918 Camp Travis served as an induction and replacement center with an average strength in July of about 34000 White and Black troops. On December 3 Camp Travis was named as a demobilization center. The facility was also designated a local recruiting station and a regional recruit depot in March 1919. Some 62500 troops were discharged at Camp Travis in about eight months. The camp then became the home station of the Second Division. Its service as a separate entity was terminated however upon its absorption by Fort Sam Houston in 1922" -- Handbook of Texas Online.<br /> <br /> A quite fascinating view of this enormous World War I-era training camp in San Antonio now a part of the even larger Fort Sam Houston military base on the east side of the city. We locate no other copies of this large and remarkable panorama. unknown
Référence libraire : 1992
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[Texas]. [Civil War]
Declaration of the Causes Which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union -- Also the Ordinance of Secession caption title
San Antonio: February 2 1861. Good. Broadside on silk 19.5 x 14 inches. Expertly cleaned and restored. Previously folded with some creasing still visible. Moderate staining and a few small holes and separations aided by conservation. Scattered contemporary manuscript notations. An exceptionally rare Texas secession broadside executed on silk satin in San Antonio in 1861. Printed in five columns with an ornamental border the broadside features both the Ordinance of Secession and the Declaration of Causes two of the three principal documents drafted by the Texas Secession Convention along with a list of delegates. According to the colophon "These sheets on Fine Satin may be had at the Herald Office for $1 or on fine Book Paper at 10 cents each." The present broadside belonged to Cyrus Halbert Randolph 1817-1889 who was the Texas State Treasurer at the time of secession. Randolph arrived in Texas in March 1838 and quickly became established as an attorney and politician. A member of the Snively Expedition in 1843 he served in several political roles in Houston County including justice of the peace 1840 chief justice of the county circa 1843 and sheriff 1847. He also represented the county in the Texas Legislature in two terms between November 1851 and November 1857. Randolph was elected state treasurer 1859 and won re-election in 1860. Notably small pencil notations are next to the names of several delegates in the list perhaps associates of Randolph. Other known copies have connections to delegates and it seems likely that the sheets printed "on Fine Satin" were ideal souvenirs for prominent Texas politicians. <br /> <br /> After South Carolina's secession in December 1860 Texas was not far behind in joining them. The Constitutional Convention was organized on February 1 1861 and voted overwhelmingly in favor of secession. The ordinance was ratified by popular vote on February 23rd. The document begins with the Declaration of Causes a fiery assertion of Texas's rights which highlights her unique history as an independent country and leaves no doubt as to the core issue at stake: "Texas abandoned her separate national existence and consented to become one of the Confederated States to promote her welfare insure domestic tranquility and secure more substantially the blessings of peace and liberty to her people. … She was received as a commonwealth holding maintaining and protecting the institution known as negro slavery -- the servitude of the African to the white race within her limits -- a relation that had existed from the first settlement of her wilderness by the white race and which her people intended should exist in all future time. Her institutions and geographical position established the strongest ties between her and other slave-holding States of the confederacy. Those ties have been strengthened by association. But what has been the course of the government of the United States and of the people and authorities of the non-slave-holding States since our connection with them"<br /> <br /> Continuing in scathing language the authors accuse the North of interfering directly as they "encouraged and sustained lawless organizations to steal our slaves;" "invaded Southern soil and murdered reoffending citizens;" "sent seditious pamphlets and papers among us to stir up servile insurrection and bring blood and carnage to our fireside;" "sent hired emissaries among us to burn our towns and distribute arms and poison to our slaves;" and "finally by the combined sectional vote of the seventeen free or non-slave-holding States they have elected as President and Vice President of the whole Confederacy two men whose chief claims to such high positions is their approval of these long continued wrongs and their pledges to continue them to the final consummation of these schemes for the ruin of the slaveholding States."<br /> <br /> What follows is a list of the 168 delegates ending with Philip A. Work distinguishing this copy as a first edition. Noted bibliographer and Texas historian Everett C. Wilkie Jr. made a detailed study of the Texas secession documents in The 1861 Printings of the Ordinance of Secession Dallas 2011 and identifies three separate editions of the broadside essentially differentiated by the list of delegates. The first edition Wilkie 23 was almost certainly printed in February 1861 and ends the delegate list with Philip A. Work. The later editions Wilkie 24 & 25 were printed in early and mid-March respectively with additional delegates added to the list. The present edition is also the only one to include six lines naming the delegates who voted against secession. <br /> <br /> Printed in the right-hand column is the Ordinance of Secession stating the Texas is once again "a separate sovereign state." The preamble encapsulates the grievances of the state "Whereas the action of the Northern States of the Union is violative of the compact between the States and the guarantees of the Constitution and whereas the recent developments in Federal affairs make it evident that the power of the Federal Government is sought to be made a weapon with which to strike down the interests and prosperity of the people of Texas and her sister slave-holding states; instead of permitting it to be as was intended our shield against outrage and aggression; therefore."<br /> <br /> Parrish & Willingham note three institutional copies: University of North Carolina University of Texas and Baylor University. The Baylor copy however is actually a 7-page pamphlet edition Parrish & Willingham 4150. The UNC and Texas are therefore the only other known copies of the first edition. A unique opportunity to acquire one of the most significant broadsides in Texas history in the first edition and on silk.<br /> Crandall 2153. Parrish & Willingham 4151. Wilkie 23. Winkler & Friend 171. February 2 unknown
Référence libraire : 6200
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[Texas]. [World War II]
Manuscript Friendship Album of a German Prisoner of War in Texas During World War II
<p>Huntsville Tx 1945. Very good. 84pp. Primarily in German. Quarto. Brown cloth album with leather corners and snap closure. Manuscript initials on front cover. Corners lightly worn. Contents evenly toned. A rare friendship album kept by Franz Kozian a German prisoner of war at the POW camp in Huntsville Texas. The album contains over seventy-five entries from fellow incarcerated soldiers all of them lengthier than just an autograph. Many of them include lengthy expressions of friendship or quotations from famous German-language authors such as one that copies out the text of Rilke's poem "Herbst" "Autumn" with the illustration of a tree with falling red leaves. Most of the entries also include details of the internees' home towns and other camps they've been in. At the end of the album is a detailed list of fellow prisoners with their home addresses. By the end of World War II there were over 425000 enemy prisoners on U.S. soil and Texas had twice as many POW camps as any other state due to space and climate. The Geneva Convention specifies that prisoners must be kept in a climate similar to that of where they were captured and Texas was considered similar to northern Africa resulting in a serious influx. The present item seems to be a relatively unusual survival from the POW camps and is quite detailed in its contents. A valuable research tool for this unusual chapter of American military history.</p>
Référence libraire : 6431
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[Texas]: [Mexican-American War]
Autograph Letter Signed by Frank Boggs a Mexican-American War Soldier Written to His Sister Sophia Boggs in Ohio Describing His Route Through Texas
Near Milam Tx 1846. 1p. with integral blank leaf addressed on verso. Original mailing folds repairs to address leaf and small unobtrusive loss from removed wax seal. Text clean and highly readable. Very good. A rare communication from Texas during the Mexican-American War in which an Ohio Army soldier describes his march through Texas. Boggs writes as follows: "We arrived here last night about 9 o'clock. We crossed the Sabine River at Sabine town and traveled 5 miles in the dark. If you look at the map you can see our route. We came through Trinity and Alexandria and are now 5 miles into Texas. We will sleep tonight at Saint Augustine 20 miles from this place. Biddle is ahead of us. I have not seen him but he is well and getting on very well. He will get $100 per month. He has done better than most other captains. We will get to San Antonio about October and will expect to find some letters from you and those at home." Captain Charles John Biddle served as a captain in the Mexican-American War before serving as a lieutenant colonel for the Union in the Civil War. Biddle was also a prominent lawyer politician and newspaper editor in Philadelphia. unknown
Référence libraire : 12668
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[Texas]: [Civil War]: Alexander, ME M E
Autograph Letter Signed by M.E. Alexander Written to His Sister and Brother Regarding Family Matters and the Sense of "War Fever" in Texas
Marshall Tx 1861. 2pp. on an unusually tall folio sheet measuring 20 x 7.5 inches and totaling about 700 words. Old folds minor foxing and soiling a few small areas of loss at crossroads costing a few words. Good condition. An interesting correspondence from Civil War-era Texas. The letter opens with a report that the author and his child are unwell then swiftly makes mention of the Civil War original spelling retained: "I have not much to write only the war fever is raging down here. They is six Companys in Marshal now. They past here this morning. They are a going to start this morning to the war." A bit later he writes about a friend or family member who joined the war effort: "Tandy is gone to the war long ago. He went to Missouri. He came and staid with me two months before he went up and when he started home he said he would go up to see you if he did not join no Company. He joined." He makes another mention of the war towards the end of the weather: "If Giles goes to war you can live with me until he comes back. I have got plenty of room and plenty to eat and your company would be very exceptable." The remaining passages treat mostly with reports of friend and family matters. unknown
Référence libraire : 12666
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[Texas]: [World War I]
Bird's Eye View. Camp Bowie Fort Worth Tex. October 1917
Chicago: Mayhart Studio 1917. Very good. Large panoramic photograph 8 x 90.5 inches. Rolled. Light wear at edges with a couple of small chips and very short closed tears along top edge. minor dust soiling and toning. A fabulous and extremely long panoramic photograph measuring approximately 7.5 feet in length that depicts Camp Bowie in Fort Worth during October 1917. At this time the camp was still under construction but also housed an entire infantry division in training for World War I. Ongoing construction efforts are clearly evident as piles of lumber in various states of organization occupy the field in the center foreground. Already completed barracks and other out buildings occupy the right of the image and thousands of army tents sweep into the background of the center and left portions of the image. A group of standard houses likely for officers and their families is located at the lower left of the image. The photographers Mayhart Studio of Chicago were responsible for a number of military and patriotic views during the United States' involvement in the Great War including the well-known "Living Flag" image of thousands of servicemen composing an American flag.<br /> <br /> "Construction of Camp Bowie began on July 18 1917. The camp in the Arlington Heights neighborhood about three miles west of downtown Fort Worth was established by the United States War Department to give training to the Thirty-sixth Infantry Division. Local officials expected financial gain and urged that the camp be located at Fort Worth. Including the adjacent rifle range and trench system the site encompassed 2186 acres. Camp Bowie's greatest average monthly strength was recorded in October 1917 as 30901. For about five months after the departure of the Thirty-sixth for France in July 1918 the camp functioned as an infantry replacement and training facility with monthly population ranging from 4164 to 10527. Shortly after the Armistice on November 11 1918 Camp Bowie was designated a demobilization center. By May 31 1919 it had discharged 31584 men. The heaviest traffic occurred in June when it processed thousands of combat veterans of the Thirty-sixth and Ninetieth Texas-Oklahoma divisions. The demobilization having been concluded Camp Bowie was closed on August 15 1919" -- Handbook of Texas Online.<br /> <br /> A quite remarkable photographic document of this short-lived World War I-era army camp in Fort Worth whose grounds and surrounding neighborhood are now touted by the municipal tourism office as "the city's premier commerce corridor." We locate no other examples of this excellent and large panorama. Mayhart Studio unknown
Référence libraire : 1993
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[Texas]: [World War I]
Birds Eye View of Camp Travis. San Antonio Texas. Oct. 1917
San Antonio 1917. Very good. Large panoramic photograph 8 x 92 inches. Rolled. Minor wear at edges with one very short closed tear at top edge. Light blemish in negative at center of image. Light dust soiling and toning. An outstanding and extremely long panoramic photograph measuring well over 7.5 feet in length that depicts Camp Travis in San Antonio following its recent opening. Although the camp was open and housing an entire division-in-training at the time of this image the camp was still under construction as evidenced by the organized piles of lumber at the far right of the image and the incomplete barracks building in the center foreground. The panorama nevertheless gives a sense of the scope and size of the training camp with barracks and outbuildings stretching almost as far as the eye can see in the center and left sections of the photograph. Structures are sparser in the right-hand side of the image both because they as yet unbuilt and because some of the training fields were located in this part of the camp. The photographers Mayhart Studio of Chicago were responsible for a number of military and patriotic views during the United States' involvement in the Great War including the well-known "Living Flag" image of thousands of servicemen composing an American flag.<br /> <br /> "On July 15 1917 after its selection as the training site for the Ninetieth Texas-Oklahoma Division of the army Camp Wilson was renamed Camp Travis in honor of Alamo hero William B. Travis. The camp was ready for occupancy on August 25 1917. Additional land was subsequently acquired for vital training facilities and numerous structures were erected by the soldier welfare agencies. Camp Travis comprised 18290 acres of which 5730 were on the main campsite adjoining Fort Sam Houston. The Ninetieth Division was organized at Camp Travis in September and October of 1917. During the summer of 1918 Camp Travis served as an induction and replacement center with an average strength in July of about 34000 White and Black troops. On December 3 Camp Travis was named as a demobilization center. The facility was also designated a local recruiting station and a regional recruit depot in March 1919. Some 62500 troops were discharged at Camp Travis in about eight months. The camp then became the home station of the Second Division. Its service as a separate entity was terminated however upon its absorption by Fort Sam Houston in 1922" -- Handbook of Texas Online.<br /> <br /> A quite fascinating view of this enormous World War I-era training camp in San Antonio now a part of the even larger Fort Sam Houston military base on the east side of the city. We locate no other copies of this large and remarkable panorama. unknown
Référence libraire : 1992
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[Texas]: [Border War]
Pennsylvania Division on the Border. Looking South from the 2nd Artillery. Camp Stewart - El Paso Tex. 1916 caption title
El Paso Tx: J.W. Medley & I. Shulman 1916. Good plus. About 9.5 x 51.25 inches. Backed on board. Some tanning to board. Minor spotting along edges minor staining and some surface lift along top left edge left edge and left bottom edge from being previously framed. One of a group of panoramic photographs depicting Camp Stewart at El Paso during the Mexican Revolution 1910-1919 known here as the Mexican Border War or Pershing's Punitive Expedition. The camp was set up in 1916 and the goal of the conflict was to stop Pancho Villa's military actions on the United States side of the border. American and Mexican forces pursued Villa for months and managed to quash the rebellion but Pancho Villa himself was never captured. This photograph provides a good view of the tents and small building erected in this dry Texas landscape. The photographers J. Urban Medley and Isaac Shulman of El Paso Texas were prolific chroniclers of the American Southwest and Mexican borderlands with a studio at 1709 Montana. A striking panoramic image of a large camp near El Paso during the Texas Border War. J.W. Medley & I. Shulman unknown
Référence libraire : 3127
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[Texas]: [Border War]
Troop "C" 1st Virginia Cavalry Brownsville Texas. Dec. 2nd 1916 caption title
Brownsville 1916. Very good. Panoramic photograph approximately 7.5 x 39.5 inches. Mounted on card manuscript identifications along foot. Light wear minor soiling. A large formal portrait of Troop C of the 1st Virginia Cavalry in camp at Fort Brown Brownsville Texas. National guard units were called up in 1916 to guard the border while General Pershing made his incursions into Mexico against revolutionary and regular military units involved in the Mexican revolution and civil war of the 1910s. The image depicts the entire troop mounted in a single file with the commissioned officers at far left sixty-six men in all. Although the photographer does not identify himself each man in the unit is named in clear manuscript along the foot of the photograph making the present image a valuable record of the Virginia Cavalry's service in Texas during the Border War. unknown
Référence libraire : 2445
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