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Previous|1|Next Lot #6 1835 Quaker Lease to First African Baptist Church, Philadelphia View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$937.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1835)AuthorCollins, Isaac ; Joshua Bundick, William Stevens, David Norfleet, William ColeHeadlineFirst African Baptist Church, Philadelphia - 1835 Quaker LeaseDate Published1835 Lot #7 New Yorker admires slavery in Brazil, 1849 letter View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1849)AuthorGreen, L. C.Headline1849 New Yorker admires slavery in BrazilDate PublishedApril 11, 1849. Lot #8 Letter written by a well-connected Virginian on the eve of Secession and Civil War, possibly by the sister of Virginia's former US Senator View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1861)AuthorArcher, M[artha] J.Headline1861 Letter by a well-connected Virginian on the eve of SecessionDate Published1861 Lot #9 Personal Liberty Laws, (Statutes of Massachusetts,) and Slavery in the Territories, (Case of Dred Scott.) View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1861)AuthorParker, JoelHeadlineSlavery in the Territories 1861PublisherWright & PotterDate Published1861 Lot #10 "Little Ethiopians" - photograph of the heads and some shoulders of 21 African American babies or toddlers View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1881 - cabinet card photograph)HeadlineCabinet card of African-American babiesPublisherJoshua SmithDate Published1881 Lot #11 7 pieces of British sheet music - songs performed by the “Versatile Three”, American Black expatriate singers popular in England during and after World War I View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1915-23 - Jazz trio)Headline1915-23 Black expatriate Jazz trio in World War I England Lot #12 3 rare imprints exposing Lynching of southern Blacks during the Depression View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1933-34)Headline1933-34 Lynching of southern Blacks during the Depression, 3 exposesDate Published1933-1934 Lot #13 Negro Who’s Who in California, 1948 Edition View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(African-American, 1948 – California)AuthorCommodore Wynn, editor.Headline1948 Negro Who's Who in CaliforniaDate Published1948 Lot #14 Black Texas Minister's rare imprint: Origin and History of the Negroes and the Dark Races and Their Achievements Before and After Slavery View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1950)AuthorMerriwether, Rev. W.G.HeadlineTexas Black Minister's rare view of African rootsPublisherSelf-publishedDate Published1950 Lot #15 Letter written by the famous Black professional boxer – for ten years, Light Heavyweight Champion of the World – just after he had retired from sports. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1963 – Sport, Boxing)AuthorMoore, ArchieHeadlineArchie Moore, famous world boxing champion, 1963 letterDate Published1963 Lot #21 Cabinet Card photograph - Caucasian woman with two Chinese children in elegant "native" dress View details Estimate$250 - $400Sold for$162.50StatusSold Heading(Asian-American, 1880s – Chinese, photograph)Headline1880s Cabinet card photo, 2 Chinese children with Caucasian womanDate Publishedca. 1885 Lot #25 Photograph of the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima, signed by Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Atomic Bomb)AuthorTibbets, PaulHeadlineSigned by atomic bomb pilot Paul TibbetsDate PublishedNo date Lot #55 Hotel Del Coronado - Coronado Beach, California View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(California - San Diego)AuthorJackson, William HenryHeadlinePanoramic photo of Hotel del CoronadoPublisherDetroit Publishing Co.Date PublishedEarly 20th century Lot #76 George Washington Carver: An American Biography View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$375StatusSold Heading(Carver, George Washington)AuthorHolt, RackhamHeadlineSigned by George Washington CarverPublisherDoubleday, Doran and CompanyDate Published1943 Lot #94 A Hilltop Camp - Jicarilla View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorCurtis, Edward S.HeadlineCurtis photogravure of Apache dwellingsPublisherPlimpton PressDate Published[1915] Lot #133 Photo-montage of five photographs of construction of the Hoover Dam, with typed key to the images View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Heading(Hoover Dam)HeadlinePhoto-montage of Hoover Dam constructionDate Publishedc.1932 Lot #135 British Columbia 1946 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Hunting - British Columbia)HeadlinePhotographs of British Columbia Hunting trip 1946Date Published1946 Lot #154 Two early letters from Martin Luther King, Jr. regarding his doctoral studies at Boston University View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000Sold for$13,750StatusSold AuthorKing, Martin Luther, Jr.HeadlineTwo letters from Martin Luther King Jr at Boston UniversityDate Published1951 & 1952 Lot #190 Views of Ottawa, Canada View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Photographs - Canada)AuthorTopley, William JamesHeadlinePhotographs of Ottawa, Canada c.1880PublisherW.J. Topley, Photographer & PublisherDate Publishedc.1880 Lot #220 Archive of approximately 265 letters, documents, writings, and other items from and relating to the family and descendants of U.S. President John Tyler, including manuscripts, typed material, partially printed forms, and more, plus silver cups and spoons, an engraved gold watch, and other family memorabilia View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusUnsold Heading(Tyler-Goodwyn Family Archive)HeadlineArchive of President John Tyler descendantsDate Publishedc.1832-1980 Lot #224 Original photograph of a steam shovel used by Boston Consolidated Mining Company in open pit operations in Bingham Canyon, Utah View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Utah)HeadlineOpen pit steam shovel Utah 1906Date Publishedc.1906 Lot #235 Aunt Sally; Or, The Cross the Way of Freedom View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorWilliams, SallyHeadlineScarce 1859 Slavery NarrativePublisherAmerican Reform Tract and Book SocietyDate Published1859 Lot #237 Photograph album of flood and storm damage images, World War One soldiers View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Heading(World War I)HeadlinePhotographs of flood and storm damage, WW1 soldiersDate Published[c.1917-1938] Lot #241 "Pictorial Diary of Philip R. Andrews trip from Me. to the Orient 1910(?) MaB on ship 'Korea'" - holograph title on front endpaper View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Heading(Asia)AuthorAndrews, Philip R.HeadlinePhoto albums of trip to Asia 1910Date Publishedc.1910 Lot #246 Two photograph album recording a young woman's trip to Bermuda in 1918 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$343.75StatusSold Heading(Bermuda)HeadlinePhoto record of woman's tour of Bermuda 1918Date Published1918 Lot #260 Superb album of 75 photographs of the sights, scenes, and people of Egypt View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Heading(Egypt)HeadlineSuperb album of albumen photographs of EgyptPublisherAlinari & CookDate Published1890s Lot #305 Twenty-six original photographs by the firm of Sébah & Joaillier of scenes, buildings, and architectural details in Constantinople, now Istanbul View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Photographs - Middle East)AuthorSébah & JoaillierHeadlinePhotos of Constantinople at turn of centuryDate Publishedc.1890-1908 Lot #306 Twelve original photographs, 8 of scenes from Asia and the Middle East, and 4 views of French cathedrals View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Photographs)HeadlinePhotos of Middle East, India & FranceDate Publishedc.1880-1900 Lot #377 Norris Wright Cuney: A Tribute of the Black People View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$62.50StatusSold Heading(African-American, 1913)AuthorHare, Maud CuneyHeadlineNorris Wright Cuney, A Tribune of the Black PeoplePublisherCrisis Publishing CompanyDate Published1913 Lot #413 Family Photograph Album Featuring Polo in Southern California and Tour of France, 1926-1932 View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$62.50StatusSold Heading(Photograph Album)HeadlineFamily Photograph Album of California and FranceDate Published1926-1932 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next