Sale 800: Americana - Travel & Exploration

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(Mormon)
Headline
Early news of Mormon movement to Ohio
Publisher
For the Proprietors---Publishers of the Laws of the Union, by Authority
Date Published
1831

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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177

Document signed by Robert Morris

Author
Morris, Robert
Headline
Signed by Robert Morris, Founding Father
Date Published
1785

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179

Picturesque California and the Region West of the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to Mexico

Author
Muir, John, editor
Headline
Picturesque California
Publisher
The J. Dewing Co.
Date Published
1888 [©1887]

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181

The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in search of De Long and the Jeannette

Author
Muir, John
Headline
First Trade Edition of Cruise of the Corwin
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1917

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183

The Mountains of California

Author
Muir, John
Headline
John Muir's Mountains of California
Publisher
Century Co.
Date Published
1894

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185

Steep Trails

Author
Muir, John
Headline
John Muir, Steep Trails, first trade edition
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1918

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186

Stickeen

Author
Muir, John
Headline
Muir's Alaskan storm story
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1909

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188

Travels in Alaska

Author
Muir, John
Headline
John Muir Travels in Alaska 1st Edition
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1915

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190

The Yosemite

Author
Muir, John
Headline
First Edition of Muir's The Yosemite w/ maps
Publisher
The Century Co.
Date Published
1912

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192

Panoramic San Francisco, from California Street Hill, 1877

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(Muybridge, Eadweard)
Headline
Muybridge's 360 degree panorama of San Francisco
Publisher
Thomas C. Russell
Date Published
[c.1910]

Estimate$300 - $500

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196

The Klaus Werner collection of newspapers relating to the California Gold Rush and the exploration and expansion into the western territories of the United States - Part Two

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(Newspapers - California Gold Rush, etc.)
Headline
Klaus Werner collection of Gold Rush Newspapers
Date Published
1817-1859

Estimate$2,000 - $3,000

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197

The Weekly Herald

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(Newspapers - California Gold Rush, etc.)
Headline
N.Y. Weekly Herald bound volume for 1849
Publisher
James Gordon Bennett, Proprietor
Date Published
1849

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198

Collection of 25 early California newspapers, plus 4 from other states

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(Newspapers - California)
Headline
19th century California newspapers
Date Published
1853-1889

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199

Newspapers relating to Hawaii from the Klaus Werner Collection

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(Newspapers - Hawaii)
Headline
Klaus Werner's Newspapers relating to Hawaii
Date Published
1785-1888

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200

Mississippi Free Trader

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(Newspapers)
Headline
Mississippi Free Trader, trial of J.C. Fremont
Publisher
T.A.S. Doniphan, Editor
Date Published
1848

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201

New York Weekly Tribune

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(Newspapers)
Headline
Donner party cannibalism, Mormons in California
Publisher
Greeley & McElrath
Date Published
1847

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202

New York Weekly Tribune

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(Newspapers)
Headline
Early Mexican-American war coverage
Publisher
Greeley & McElrath
Date Published
1846

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204

Le Livre du Nouveau Monde Moral Contenant Le Systeme Social Rationale Base Sur les Lois de la Nature Humain

Author
Owen, Robert
Headline
Scarce French edition of New Moral World
Publisher
Paullin
Date Published
1847

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205

Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for A Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-54...

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(Pacific Railroad Reports)
Headline
Excellent full Pacific Railroad Report set
Date Published
1855-1860

Estimate$4,000 - $6,000

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206

Six volumes from the Pacific Railroad Reports

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(Pacific Railroad Reports)
Headline
6 Pacific RR Report vols., w/ vol. 11 maps
Date Published
1856-1861

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208

The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie, of Kentucky, during an expedition from St. Louis, through the vast regions between that place and the Pacific Ocean, and thence back through the City of Mexico to Vera Cruz, during journeyings of six years; etc.

Author
Pattie, James O.
Headline
Stuart E. White's copy of Pattie's Narrative
Publisher
The Arthur H. Clark Company
Date Published
1905

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209

The Peoples Antient and just liberties asserted, in thf [sic] Tryal of William Penn, and William Mead

Author
Penn, William
Headline
On trial of future founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn
Publisher
[n.p.]
Date Published
1670

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210

Illustration and Study for ATSF San Francisco Poster

Author
Perceval, Don Louis
Headline
2 original Don Perceval poster drafts
Date Published
c.1950

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211

Columbian Centinel

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1789)
Headline
Newspaper with death of Martha Washington
Publisher
Benjamin Russell
Date Published
1802

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212

The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces...and First President of the United States

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1789)
Author
Marshall, John
Headline
Marshall's Life of Washington
Publisher
C.P. Wayne
Date Published
1804-1807

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213

The Massachusetts Magazine: or, Monthly Museum of Knowledge and Rational Entertainment

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1789)
Headline
Coverage of George Washington inauguration 1789
Publisher
Isaiah Thomas and Company
Date Published
1789

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214

National Intelligencer issue with Thomas Jefferson's final State of the Union Address

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1801)
Author
Jefferson, Thomas
Headline
Jefferson's final State of the Union, 1st printing
Publisher
Printed by Samuel Harrison Smith
Date Published
1808

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216

Fourteen cards signed by U.S. First Ladies

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1845-1963)
Headline
Fourteen cards signed by U.S. First Ladies
Date Published
1848-1963

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217

An Account of the Pilgrim Celebration at Plymouth, August 1, 1853

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1861)
Headline
Book owned by Lincoln's law partner W.H. Herndon
Publisher
Crosby, Nichols, and Company
Date Published
1853

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222

Fourteen signed portraits of First Ladies

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1869-1993)
Headline
Fifteen signed photographs of U.S. First Ladies
Date Published
1869-1993

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229

Fourteen cards signed by U.S. Presidents

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1893-1977)
Headline
Fourteen cards autographed by U.S. Presidents
Date Published
1881-1977

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237

The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt with a Special Introduction and Explanatory Notes by President Roosevelt

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1933)
Author
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Headline
FDR's Papers and Addresses, Vol. 1-5
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1938

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244

Why England Slept

Heading
(Presidents & First Ladies, 1961)
Author
Kennedy, John F.
Headline
Signed by President John F. Kennedy
Publisher
Wilfred Funk, Inc.
Date Published
1961

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246

The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963-1969

Heading
(Presidents & First Ladies, 1963)
Author
Johnson, Lyndon Baines
Headline
Inscribed and signed by LBJ on bookplate
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Date Published
[1971]

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248

Two volumes about Lyndon Johnson

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1963)
Headline
Two volumes signed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Date Published
1964-1968

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249

The Memoirs of Richard Nixon [and] No More Vietnams

Heading
(Presidents & First Ladies, 1969)
Author
Nixon, Richard
Headline
Three volumes by Richard Nixon, signed
Date Published
1978-1986

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250

2 books by Gerald Ford + 2 books by Bob Dole

Heading
(Presidents & First Ladies, 1974)
Headline
4 by 1976 Presidential running mates
Date Published
1979-2001

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252

Photograph signed by Rosalynn Carter as First Lady [with] signed note

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1977)
Author
Carter, Rosalynn
Headline
Photograph signed by Rosalynn Carter w/ signed note
Date Published
1976-1977

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254

Between Hope and History [and] My Life

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 1993)
Author
Clinton, Bill
Headline
Two by Bill Clinton, signed
Date Published
1996-2002

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256

Four volumes by Presidents Bush

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 2001)
Author
Bush, George H. W. and George W. Bush
Headline
Bush, father & son, 4 volumes, signed
Date Published
1999-2010

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257

Becoming

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(Presidents & First Ladies, 2008)
Author
Obama, Michelle
Headline
Becoming, signed by First Lady Michelle Obama
Publisher
Crown Publishing
Date Published
2019

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258

Journal in Mexico, by William Preston of the Fourth Kentucky Regiment of Volunteers, Dating from November 1, 1847 to May 25, 1848

Author
Preston, William
Headline
Finely bound Journal in Mexico, by William Preston
Publisher
Privately printed [for Jack Kahane by Lacram-Servant]
Date Published
[1929 or after]

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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259

A Tour of Duty in California; including a Description of the Gold Region: and an Account of the Voyage around Cape Horn...

Author
Revere, Joseph Warren
Headline
Joseph Revere A Tour of Duty in California 1849
Publisher
C. S. Francis & Co.; J.H. Francis
Date Published
1849

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260

Seven Came Through

Author
Rickenbacker, Edward V.
Headline
Signed by Rickenbacker and 5 other survivors
Publisher
Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.
Date Published
1943

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261

Nehalem: A Story of the Pacific A.D. 1700

Author
Rogers, Thomas H.
Headline
Nehalem: Story of the Pacific, with wax sample
Publisher
H.L. Heath
Date Published
1898

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263

Bronze sculpture of horse

Author
Russell, Charles Marion
Headline
Charles M. Russell small horse sculpture
Date Published
Early 20th c.

Estimate$300 - $500

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264

Notes of Travel and Mementos of Friendship

Author
Sargent, Angelina M.
Headline
Reminiscences of a girl in the Civil War south
Date Published
[1894?]

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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268

Studier Over Vinlondsreiserne, Vinlands Geografi og Ethnografi

Author
Storm, Gustav
Headline
Storm finds Vineland in Nova Scotia
Publisher
Thieles
Date Published
1888

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269

Painting of a house on Orr's Island, Maine

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(Stowe, Harriet Beecher)
Headline
Paining of house from The Pearl of Orr's Island
Date Published
c.1900

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271

Amerikanische Jagd- und Reiseabenteuer aus meinem Leben in den westlichen Indianergebieten

Author
Strubberg, Friedrich A.
Headline
German's account of his years in Texas
Publisher
J.G. Cotta'scher Verlag
Date Published
1858

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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272

Sutro Tunnel Company

Heading
(Sutro, Adolph)
Headline
Rare Sutro Tunnel Broadside 1889
Date Published
4 October 1869

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273

Four albumen prints on one album leaf - 3 of which are by Taber

Author
Taber, Isaiah West
Headline
Taber albumen prints of Yosemite and SF
Publisher
Taber Photo

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274

Abstract of Title to Magnolia Park Subdivision of the City of Houston, Harris County, Texas

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(Texas)
Headline
Title abstract Magnolia Park, Houston, TX 1909
Publisher
Magnolia Park Land Co.
Date Published
1909-[1911]

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276

Fort Worth, Texas City Guide and Commercial Directory: With State Map of Texas showing auto highways

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(Texas)
Headline
Rare guide to Fort Worth TX with map 1919
Publisher
The City Guide Publishing Company
Date Published
1919

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278

Municipal Hand Book of the City of Waco

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(Texas)
Author
Mackey, J.H., compiler
Headline
Illustrated handbook of Waco, 1914
Date Published
1914

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279

The Panhandle Realty Company operating over Santa Fe in the heart of the Pan Handle of Texas. Main Office Canyon City, Texas

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(Texas)
Headline
Promoting the Texas Panhandle, 1906
Publisher
The Henry O. Shepard Co., Printers
Date Published
1906

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280

Panorama photograph of a truck convoy of the Merchants' Fast Motor Lines

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(Texas)
Headline
Panorama photo of Texas truck convoy c1925
Date Published
c.1925

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281

Printed Copy of an Abstract of Title to the Property Owned by the Minor Heirs of Wm. B. Gregg, in the D. Gregg First and Second Additions on the North Side Buffalo Bayou, City of Houston, Harris County, Texas

Heading
(Texas)
Author
Ruby, John H., Manager
Headline
Title abstract for Buffalo Bayou, Houston, TX 1899
Publisher
Houston Abstract Company
Date Published
[1899]

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282

Die Natur und das Leben in den Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika in ihrer Licht- und Schattenseite nach den Schilderungen von Augenzeugen und und den Briefen ausgewanderter Landsleute dargestellt

Author
Thümmel, A. R.
Headline
Scarce German account of life in North America
Publisher
Palm
Date Published
1848

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284

Los Angeles Annual Builder's Guide (cover title)

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(Trade Catalogs)
Headline
Los Angeles Annual Builder's Catalog, 1925
Publisher
Builder's Exchange et al.
Date Published
1925

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286

The Buyers' Manual and Business Guide; Being a Description of the Leading Business Houses, Manufactories, Inventions, Etc. of the Pacific Coast, Together with Copious and Readable Selections, Chiefly from California Writers

Heading
(Twain, Mark)
Author
Price, J. & C.S. Haley
Headline
1872 Business guide w/ early Mark Twain
Publisher
Francis & Valentine
Date Published
1872

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287

Handwritten personal reference book used on his first voyage by a midshipman who had recently graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy

Heading
(U.S. Navy)
Author
Jacoby, H.M.
Headline
Notebook of U.S. Navy midshipman 1870
Date Published
c.1870

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288

Twenty two volumes signed by U.S. Senators

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(United States Senators)
Headline
Twenty two volumes signed by U.S. Senators
Publisher
Various publishers
Date Published
1970-2011

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290

Published Writings of Henry R. Wagner

Author
Wagner, Henry R.
Headline
H.R. Wagner's Writings insc. to Max Farrand
Publisher
Fine Arts Press
Date Published
[1934]

Estimate$300 - $500

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291

Ryderwood, Wash.

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(Washington State)
Author
Brown, Harold M.
Headline
Panorama of Washington lumber town 1929
Publisher
Harold M. Brown, Photo
Date Published
1929

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293

The Washington Guide: Containing an account of the District of Columbia; the City of Washington...

Heading
(Washington, D.C.)
Headline
Washington Guide 1830 w/ 4 lithographs
Publisher
Printed and sold by S.A. Elliot
Date Published
1830

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295

Sixteen stereo view cards from Watkins' Pacific Coast series

Author
Watkins, Carleton E.
Headline
Carleton Watkins' stereo views of Yosemite & CA
Publisher
Watkins' Pacific Coast
Date Published
[c. 1870's]

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296

Episodes of My Life

Author
Wells, Rolla
Headline
1st president of Federal Reserve of St. Louis reminiscing
Publisher
The Author
Date Published
1933

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299

Report of the Commissioner of General Land Office for the Year 1867

Author
Wilson, Joseph S.
Headline
1867 Land office report with large map
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Date Published
1867

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301

Yachts of Southern California (cover title)

Heading
(Yachts)
Headline
Yachts of Southern California, 1931
Publisher
Craig Shipbuilding Company
Date Published
[1931]

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304

Archive of 13 original photographs taken by Yosuke Yamahata of Nagasaki, Japan, the day after the city was devastated by the atomic bomb dropped by the United States

Heading
(Atomic Bomb)
Author
Yamahata, Yosuke
Headline
Photographs of Nagasaki after atom bomb fell
Date Published
1945-46

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318

China Through the American Window

Heading
(China)
Author
Arnold, Julean
Headline
American economic work on China 1932
Publisher
The American Chamber of Commerce
Date Published
1932

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