10PCS US NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS,1835-76 Nice grouping of 10 historic American newspapers and magazines, starting with the July 11, 1835 issue of the Boston Evening Gazette on to the National Ingelligencier...
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PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE OF PEOPLEPhotographicArchive of People, approximately 300 images, many by Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, (but other photographers also represented). This lot features a large number of loose...
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GIERS FAMILY PHOTO AND LETTER ARCHIVEExtensivephotographic and document archive of the family of William Hunter, C.C. Giers, and Otto Giers. William Hunter's daughter Sarah ("Sallie") married Nashville photographer Otto...
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TN 1896 CENTENNIAL ARCHIVEArchive ofitems related to the 1896-97 Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville. Descended in the family of Edward Dickson Hicks, an organizer of the Tennessee event and son in...
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SLAVE ARCHIVE INCL. 68 BILLS OF SALEArchiveof approximately 75 ephemera items, the majority related to slaves purchased by David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and his wife, Fanny Davis Harding of Nashville, Tennessee....
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GIERS PHOTO GALLERY ACCOUNT BOOKS, ARCHIVEAccountbooks and related items from the photography businesses operated by C.C. Giers (1828-1877) and his son Otto Giers of Nashville. 1st and 2nd items: 2 books, one titled Giers...
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DEVON FARM ARCHIVEA collection of materialrelated to Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee (plus 2 horse/cattle catalogs related to nearby Richland Farm). Includes: a medal for the Tennessee Agricultural and Mechanical...
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PORTRAIT OF MARTHA READY MORGAN OF TN,WIFE OF JOHN HUN...Benjamin Franklin Reinhart (American, 1829-1885) large oil on canvas portrait of Martha "Mattie" Ready Morgan of Tennessee, wife of Confederate General...
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19TH C. SQUARE PICTURE/MIRROR FRAMESHELL CORNEREDpobably European, old gold paint with gilding, with appiled seashell corners, remnants of 1H 19th c. newspapers verso, currently with a modern mirror
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ITALIAN HAND CARVED FRAME AND PRINT,C. 1900A large Art Nouveau-style Antique Hand Carved and Chiseled Wood Picture, probably Italian, c. 1900, hand-carved to complement its chromolithograph of a scene from antiquity,...
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JOSEPH SOLMAN, (AMERICAN, 1909-2008),SUBWAY RIDER, GOUACHE ON NEWSPAPER, SIGHT: 12 1/2 X 8 1/2 IN., FRAME: 18 1/4 X 14 IN.JOSEPH SOLMAN, (American, 1909-2008) Subway Rider, gouache on newspaper signed J....
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SIXTEEN EARLY FEDERAL PERIOD NEWSPAPERS,1784-1799 All four pges, folio (tallest 19 3/4 in.), to include: The Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer (Hartford: October 5, 1784, May 3, 1785, January 12, 1795);...
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NEWELL CONVERS (NC) WYETH, AMERICAN(1882-1945), N.C. WYETH AND HIS GRANDSON, EXHIBITION POSTER, 23 1/2"H X 19 1/4"W, 25 1/4"H X 21 1/4"W (FRAME)Newell Convers (NC) Wyeth, American, (1882-1945) N.C. Wyeth...
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ASTLEY DAVID MIDDLETON COOPER, CALIFORNIA,MISSOURI (1856-1924), DIPTYCH; CHERUBS WITH ROSES, 1895, OIL ON BOARD, 19 1/2"H X 23 1/2"W, 21"H X 25"W (FRAME)Astley David Middleton Cooper, California, Missouri, (1856-1924)...
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WAR OF 1812 NY STATESMAN NEWSPAPERThursdaymorning, June 17, 1813, No. 258, Vol 1. Multiple columns describe the official British account of the battle between the USS Constitution and HMS Java. A harrowing description...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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August Morning photograph by E.W. MerrillElbridge Warren Merrill (American 1868-1929) early 20th century. Hand-tinted photograph signed in white paint l.l. titled on verso; framed 15.75 x 19.5 in. Merrill a...
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A collection of Raising the Flag onIwo Jima including the Pulitzer Prize winning photograph signed by Joe Rosenthal John Bradley and Rene Gagnon The highlight of this collection is a silver gelatin print of...
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William Henry Buck (Norwegian, 1840-1888;Active New Orleans 1869-1888) "Milne Family Boys Home", oil on canvas, 20-1/4" x 27-1/4", signed lower right "Wm H. Buck". Presented in a fourth quarter 19th-century carved...
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BLAKE Charles (American 1866-): ''EdgarAllen Poe's Fordham Cottage'' Watercolor 14 1/4'' x 17 3/4'' signed lower right vignette of Poe's Carmine Street home in New York City carved and gilded frame with gold overpaint...
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Pair of Nimschke-Style Engraved Smith& Wesson Model No.2 Revolvers Inscribed to D.B. Dyer .32 caliber RF 6'' octagonal barrels S/N 19189 S/N 17780. Nimschke-style engraving with nickel finish and pearl grips;...
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Historic Guthrie Oklahoma/ChickamaugaPresentation Gavel to First Major D.B. Dyer With associated newspaper clipping and printed pamphlet relating to the opening of the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. The symbolic...
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Brevet Brigadier General James M. Ruggles1st & 3rd Illinois Cavalry Civil War Archive 69 letters and documents; 1 diary; 2 presidential appointments; Veteran's hat; 2 shoulder straps; and coin purse with 19 coins....
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Wilbur Shaw Race Car Driver Archiveof Correspondence Wilbur Shaw (1902-1954).? American racing driver and executive.? Three time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1937 1939 1940) and president of the Indianapolis...
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[Historic Newspaper: Articles of Confederation]The Continental Journal (Boston) January 22 1778 containing the full text of the Articles of Confederation together with an important resolution of Congress to levy taxes...
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35-Star American Flag Signed Dr. L.B.Putnam 1866 Wool bunting 72.5 x 115 in. with 35 hand-sewn single-applique cotton stars configured in 6/6/6/5/6/6 horizontal rows. The fly is constructed of 13 machine-stitched...
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[Historic Newspaper: Monroe Doctrine]National Gazette (Philadelphia) December 6 1823 containing the President's state of the Union address delivered on December 2 stating United States policy that ''the American...
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Group of American Historic Newspapersprincipally Baltimore and Boston including: ''The Baltimore Sun Vol. I May 17 1837 '' ''The Baltimore Sun April 11 1861 '' ''The Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser January...
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[American Historic Newspapers] A selectionof items principally Washington DC and Baltimore headlines of World War I comprising about 25 newspapers Estimate $ 100-200...
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Attributed to C. R. Parker (American/Louisiana1799-1849) "Portrait of Gen. the Hon. John Bennett Dawson of Wyoming Plantation West Feliciana Parish" c. 1844/45 oil on canvas unsigned identified in ink in a mid-19th c....
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