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Previous|12|Next Lot #204 Printed and handwritten Marriage License and (attached) Marriage Certificate for Benjamin Petty and Mary Robinson, "Colored", "legally solemnized" and signed by (white) Minister Benjamin Tiller, Warsaw, Kentucky, November 7, 1871 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1871 Kentucky 'Colored' Marriage Certificate)Headline1871 Kentucky ‘Colored’ Marriage CertificateDate PublishedNovember 7, 1871 Lot #208 Argument In behalf of appropriating unpaid bounties of United States colored soldiers to certain Institutions View details Estimate$80 - $120StatusUnsold Heading(1880 Negro Soldiers Civil War Bounties to fund Black Colleges)AuthorPainter, C.C. and S.C. ArmstrongHeadlineWork on Civil War Bounties for Colored SoldiersDate Published[c.1880] Lot #214 Autograph letter Signed from the New York photographer of Harriet Tubman View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Heading(Photographer of Harriet Tubman, 1889)AuthorLindsley, H[arvey] B.HeadlinePhotography, African-American, Harriet TubmanPublisherSunbeam GalleryDate PublishedSeptember 24, 1889 Lot #219 Autograph letter, signed on pictorial stationery, with photograph of William Davis in black-face View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Heading(1895 "Black-Face" Entertainment)AuthorHall, William DavisHeadlineALs from Wm Davis w/photo of "black-face" 1895Date PublishedAugust 20, 1895 Lot #222 Blue & White. Los Angeles High School [Year Book] - with Senior photograph of Frederick Roberts, the school's first black student (later the first California Black legislator) View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Heading(1900 Los Angeles High School Graduates 1st Black California Legislator)HeadlineLA high school year book winter 1902Date Published1902 [1900] Lot #225 Under Fire With The Tenth U.S. Cavalry, Being a Brief, Comprehensive Review of the Negro’s Participation in the Wars of the United States. Especially Showing the Valor and Heroism of the Negro Soldiers of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalries, and the Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Infantries of the Regular Army; As Demonstrated in the Decisive Campaign around Santiago de Cuba, 1898, when These Soldiers Crowned Themselves with a Halo of Unfaded Glory View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1902 African-American Regiments in Spanish-American War)AuthorCashin, Herschel; Charles Alexander; William T. Anderson; Arthur M. Brown; and Horace W. BivinsHeadline1902 African-American Regiments Span-Amer WarPublisherAmerican Publishing HouseDate Published[1902] Lot #226 Twentieth Century Negro Literature, A Cyclopedia of Thought. Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro. By One Hundred of America’s Greatest Negroes View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1902 First Twentieth Century Negro Cyclopedia)AuthorCulp, D.W. editorHeadline1902 First Twentieth Century Negro CyclopediaPublisherJ.L. Nichols & Co.Date Published[c.1902] Lot #227 The Underground Railway (From the Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Second Series, Volume VIII, Pp. 49-77) View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Heading(1902 Rare Canadian Account Of The Underground Railroad)AuthorWithrow, W.H.HeadlineThe Underground Railway 1902PublisherFor Sale by J. Hope & Sons, Ottawa; The Copp-Clark Co., Toronto; Bernard Quaritch, London, EnglandDate Published1902 Lot #234 The Brownsville Affray. Senate Report No. 355 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$562.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1908 Dishonored Buffalo Soldiers of Brownsville, Texas)Author[Foraker, Joseph and Morgan Bulkeley]HeadlineBrownsville Affray. Senate Report No. 355PublisherU.S. Senate Committee on Military AffairsDate PublishedMarch 11, 1908 Lot #236 “Reverend London Ferrill” [in] Lore of the Meadowland: Short Studies in Kentuckiana View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Heading(1911 First Kentucky Black Preacher)AuthorTownsend, John WilsonHeadline“Reverend London Ferrill” 1911PublisherJ.L. Richardson & Co.Date Published1911 Lot #240 Darkey Ditties - inscribed by the author View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1915 Inscribed Black author’s "Darkey Ditties")AuthorHenderson, Elliott B.HeadlineDarkey Ditties - inscribed by the author 1915Date Published1915 Lot #241 1915 "Injustice of African Exclusion" and "Protection of Negro Womanhood" - Two offprints of speeches by Illinois Congressman Martin B. Madden View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Heading(1915 Offprints)AuthorMadden, Hon. Martin B[arnaby]Headline2 Govt offprints of Martin Madden speechesPublisherGPODate Published1915 Lot #243 Stock certificate for shares in the Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(1918 Black Answer to Racist Epic Film "Birth of a Nation")Headlinestock certificate for birth of a race movie co.PublisherBirth of a Race Photoplay CorporationDate PublishedSeptember 27, 1918 Lot #246 Songs and Spirituals of Negro Composition for Revivals and Congregational Singing View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Heading(1921 - 1st Black cosmetics company Negro Spirituals Ad Book)AuthorOverton-Hygienic Co.HeadlineSongs and Spirituals of Negro Composition for RevDate Published1921 Lot #254 The Negro In Our History View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1928 Carter Woodson’s classic Black History)AuthorWoodson, Carter GodwinHeadlineThe Negro In Our History and Negro History WeekPublisherAssociated PublishersDate Published[1928] Lot #257 Four issues of Judge Magazine with cover art by E. Simms Campbell View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1931-32 First Nationally Recognized Black Cartoonist)AuthorCampbell, E. SimmsHeadline4 issues of Judge w/art by E. Simms CampbellPublisherJudgeDate Published1931-1932 Lot #264 Carter Woodson’s African Studies - two volumes View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Heading(1936-39 Two African Studies by Carter Woodson)AuthorWoodson, Carter GodwinHeadlineTwo African Studies by Carter Woodson 1936-39PublisherAssociated PublishersDate Published[1936-1939] Lot #268 1938-39 Black Cartoonist's First Black Themes - within the pages of Esquire magazine View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Heading(1938-39 First Black Cartoonist's Black Themes)AuthorCampbell, E. SimmsHeadlineE Simms Campbell illus from Esquire mag 1938PublisherEsquireDate Published1938-39 Lot #272 Printed letter from "Father of the Blues" W.C. Handy at the New York World's Fair View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1939-40 Printed Letter from 'Father of the Blues')AuthorHandy, W.C.HeadlineTL from WC Handy "Father of the Blues" 1939-40Date Published[c.1939-1940] Lot #274 Dedication by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, South Side Community Art Center, May 7, 1941 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1941 Eleanor Roosevelt Dedicates 1st African-American Art Museum in Chicago)AuthorRoosevelt, Mrs. Franklin D.HeadlineDedication by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, South SPublisherSouth Side Community Art CenterDate PublishedMay 7, 1941 Lot #276 Autograph letter, signed by a liberal economist in wartime Washington, lamenting the Harlem Riots View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1943 letter about the Harlem Race Riots)AuthorDresher, Mrs. MelvinHeadlineALs lamenting the Harlem Riots 1943Date PublishedAugust 1-2, [1943] Lot #283 Petition to Mayor Finerty and School Board - 1945 Gary, Indiana Fights Over School Integration View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Heading(African American - 1945 Indiana fight over School Integration)HeadlinePetition to Mayor Finerty and School Board 1945PublisherPat Riley, Indiana State C.I.O. Anti-Discrimination CommitteeDate Published[October, 1945] Lot #285 Flash Photography - 1947 Gordon Parks, 1st Photography Manual by an African-American View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1947 Gordon Parks. 1st Photography Manual by an African-American)AuthorParks, GordonHeadlineFlash Photography by Gordon Parks 1947PublisherFranklin WattsDate Published[1947] Lot #298 Two Dick Gregory Presidential campaign "dollars" View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$62.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(1968 Dick Gregory Presidential Campaign)AuthorGregory, DickHeadlineTwo Dick Gregory Presidential campaign "dollars"Date Published1968 Lot #299 The Martin Luther King, Jr. Companion - inscribed from Coretta Scott King to Greg Louganis View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(1993 - Inscribed from Mr. Luther King, Jr.'s Widow)AuthorKing, Coretta ScottHeadlineBook inscribed from Coretta Scott King to Olympian Greg Louganis.PublisherSt. Martin's PressDate Published[1993] Lot #301 The Challenge 1983 View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$250StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(America's Cup)AuthorGore, Philip, editorHeadlineThe Challenge 1983 1/1000 signedPublisherLyon ProductionsDate Published1984 Lot #324 Cabinet card of Dr. John H. Lochhead, an American port doctor of British Hong Kong View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Heading(China)HeadlineCabinet card of an American dr in Hong KongPublisherTaberDate Published1886 (manuscript note dated 1899) Lot #370 Three volumes by Mary Dillingham Frear, including two signed View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Heading(Hawaii)AuthorFrear, Mary DillinghamHeadlineIncluding a book inscribed to Jane Grabhorn.Date PublishedVarious dates Lot #371 A Monographic Study of the Hawaiian Species of the Tribe Lobelioideae Family Campanulaceae View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Heading(Hawaii)AuthorRock, Joseph Francis CharlesHeadlineMonograph on a Hawaiian bellflower plant 1919PublisherPublished by Authority of the TrusteesDate Published1919 Lot #372 Sepia-tone panorama photograph of Honolulu with the harbor and Diamond Head View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(Hawaii)HeadlinePanorama of Honolulu c.1920Date Publishedc.1920 Lot #382 Hawaii: A Pageant of the Soil - inscribed by the author, with a laid in typed letter from the author View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold AuthorHobbs, JeanHeadlineInscribed & with a 4 pp. typed letter from Jean Hobbs tPublisherStanford UniversityDate Published[1935] Lot #402 In Honolulu Gardens View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold AuthorNeal, Marie & Berta MetzgerHeadlineIn Honolulu Gardens by Marie Neal First EditionPublisherBernice P. Bishop MuseumDate Published1928 Lot #448 Our Little Hawaiian Cousin View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history AuthorWade, Mary HazeltonHeadlineOur Little Hawaiian Cousin in rare djPublisherL.C. Page & CompanyDate Published1902 Lot #463 Map of land for sale by Wm. E. Harmon & Co., Inc. in a Borough of Manhattan, called Remsen Village View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(Brooklyn, New York)AuthorHarmon, Wm. E.HeadlineReal Estate Map for Remsen Village in Brooklyn NY 1920PublisherRobert A. Welcke, Photo-LithDate Published1920 Lot #466 Official Map of Kern County California Compiled from Public Records and Private Surveys View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(California - Kern County)AuthorCongdon, Cha[rle]s H.HeadlineLarge Map of Kern County, CA 1898PublisherW.B. WalkupDate Published1898 Lot #473 I dedicate this Carte of Evolution to the California Rodeo of Salinas... View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$625StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(California)AuthorMora, JoHeadlineRare Jo Mora print of Rodeo & CowboysPublisherJo Mora MapsDate Published1933 Lot #479 The Tree of Life View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(Colonial America)AuthorKellogg & ThayerHeadlineLithograph Tree of LiveDate Publishedc.1850 Lot #482 The Old Mill-In Summer View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Heading(Currier & Ives)HeadlineCurrier & Ives Old Mill in SummerPublisherCurrier & IvesDate Published[c.1873] Lot #483 The Sunny South View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Heading(Currier & Ives)HeadlineCurrier & Ives Sunny South sm folio 1870PublisherCurrier & IvesDate Published1870 Lot #496 Apauly-Tustennuggee View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorMcKenney, Thomas L. & James HallHeadlineMcKenney & Hall lithograph of Apauly TustennuggeePublisherDaniel Rice & James G. ClarkDate PublishedNo date [mid 19th century] Lot #497 Meta-Koosega A Chippewa Chief View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorMcKenney, Thomas L. & James HallHeadlineMcKenney & Hall lithograph of a Chippewa ChiefPublisherF.W. GreenhoughDate Published1838 Lot #498 O-Hya-Wa-Mince-Kee A Chippewa Chief View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorMcKenney, Thomas L. & James HallHeadlineMcKenney & Hall lithograph of a Chippewa ChiefPublisherDaniel Rice & James G. ClarkDate Published1843 Lot #500 Camino de Tacubaya a Chapultepec, Trajes de Indios Mexicanos [Road from Tacubaya to Chapultepec, Dresses of Mexican Indians] - Colored lithograph from Mexico y Sus Alrededores View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Heading(Mexico)AuthorCastro, C[asmiro], et alHeadlineColor plate of Mexican Indian CostumeDate Published[c.1860s] Lot #501 Trajes Mexicanos [Dresses of Mexicans] - Colored lithograph from Mexico y Sus Alrededores View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Heading(Mexico)AuthorCastro, C[asmiro], et alHeadlineColor view of Mexican Costume c1860sDate Published[c.1860s] Lot #509 Panorama of the Washoe Region from the Summit of Mount Davidson View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000StatusUnsold Heading(Nevada)AuthorVischer, EdwardHeadlineRare litho of Washoe Mining Disctrict, NVPublisherEdward VischerDate Published1861 Lot #511 The Great East River Suspension Bridge, Connecting the Cities of New York and Brooklyn View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(New York - Brooklyn Bridge)AuthorCurrier & IvesHeadlineCurrier & Ives Litho of Brooklyn BridgePublisherCurrier & IvesDate Published1881 Lot #512 Fort Plain, N.Y. and Nelliston - lithographed bird's-eye-view View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Heading(New York - Fort Plain)HeadlineBird's-eye view of Fort Plain, NYPublisherL.R. BurleighDate Published1891 Lot #514 Map of the Wellsville Oil Field View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Heading(New York)HeadlineMap of the Wellsville Oil Field 1880sPublisherCosack & ClarkDate Published[c. 1880s] Lot #529 Map of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R.R. Leased Lines and Connections View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$125StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(Southwest)AuthorPoole BrothersHeadlineMap of the Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe RR 1890Date Publishedc.1890 Lot #530 Engraving of the Magnificent Steam Ship, The Great Western View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Heading(Steamship)AuthorWalter, JosephHeadlineEngraving of the Magnificent Steam Ship, The Great WesternDate PublishedMid 19th century Lot #533 Ensign & Thayer's Travellers' Guide through the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin; with Railroad, Canal, Stage, and Steamboat Routes; Accompanied with a New Map of the above States View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$250StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(United States - Midwest)AuthorEnsign, Thayer & Co.HeadlineEnsign & Thayer's Travellers' Guide Ohio 1853PublisherThayer, Bridgeman & FanningDate Published1853 Lot #534 Collection of maps from the U.S. Coast Survey - approximately 42 maps View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$225StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Heading(United States Coast Survey)Headlineapprox 42 maps from the U.S. Coast SurveyDate Published1851-52 Lot #535 Sixteen maps of cities, states and counties of the United States of America View details Estimate$10StatusUnsold Heading(United States)Headlinemaps of various states within the USADate PublishedMostly mid to late 19th century Lot #551 The Westward Crossings: Balboa, Mackenzie, Lewis and Clark View details Estimate$10Sold for$12.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history AuthorMirsky, JeannetteHeadlineEarly explorers cross the continentPublisherAllan WingateDate Published[1951] Lot #552 The European Discovery of America View details Estimate$10Sold for$12.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history AuthorMorrison, Samuel EliotHeadlineEuropean Discovery of AmericaPublisherOxford University PressDate Published1971 & 1974 Lot #557 History of Pennsylvania Hall, Which Was Destroyed by a Mob, on the 17th of May, 1838 View details Estimate$10Sold for$112.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Author[Webb, Samuel]HeadlineThe destruction of Pennsylvania HallPublisherMerrihew and GunnDate Published1838 Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next