PINKERTON DETECTIVE AGENCY ARCHIVE,REWARD, 1870SCollection of Pinkerton National Detective Agency correspondence and related items: (19) hand written, some typed on Pinkerton letter head dated from 1876 to...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE OF JACOB K. LONAS,KNOXVILLECivil War Archive of Jacob Kimberlin Lonas (earlier spelling Lones), Sergeant/Captain, 4th TN Infantry which later became the 1st TN Cavalry. He was born on July...
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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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NATIVE AMERICAN/WESTERN U.S. EXPEDITIONEPHEMERA1st item: "Map Showing the Location of the Indian Reservations Within the Limits of the United States and Territories" compiled from the Official and other Authentic...
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8 TENNESSEE MILITARY & SURVEY MAPSAssortedTN Military & Survey Maps, 8 items total. 1st item: "Survey of Cumberland River. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a report of the survey of the Cumberland river....
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7 EARLY TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL REPORTS,INCL. 3 TN MAPS &...Seven (7) Tennessee geological survey reports including 4 by Gerard Troost (Netherlands/Tennessee, 1776-1850), first State Geologist, with three rare 1840...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "RAND MCNALLY & CO.'SNEW ENLARGED SCAL...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Rand McNally & Co.'s New Enlarged Scale Railroad and County Map of Texas, Showing Every Railroad Station and Post Office in the State,"...
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A GROUP OF FOUR BOOKS WITH MAPS OF TEXASAND THE UNITED... AND THE UNITED STATES, comprising Colton's Map of Texas, G.W. and C.B. Colton, New York, 1873; 5 3/4'' x 3 3/4''; Colton's Map of Texas, G.W. and C.B Colton,...
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ROPER'S CLASSICS LAND & MARINE & STEAMENGINES (2)Presented in this lot are the two (2) Roper's Classics, "Roper's Hand-Book of Land And Marine Engines", 1883, and "Roper's Catechism Of Steam Engines", 1897. One...
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BLACK DIAMOND MINING CO. STOCK CERTIFICATEBOOKPresented in this lot is a Scarce Black Diamond Mining Company, Snow Creek, Montana Stock Certificate Book. The Black Diamond Mining Company was located in the mining...
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RAILROAD BOOK: FLORIDA CENTRAL & PENINSULARScheduleand advertising book from Florida Central & Peninsular RR, listing stops in Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Fernandina, Silver Springs and others. Circa late 19th century. Good...
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ANTIQUE TRAIN CONDUCTOR'S LOGBOOK 1852- 1875Rare conductor's logbook for The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (also known as the DL&W or Lackawanna Railroad). The Civil War era log book spans between...
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LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD SCRAPBOOK, 1890S19th c., Office of the Superintendent, Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, "Clippings" scrapbook of newspaper clippings describing local outings and other news, 22 pages filled...
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GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOKS, 18TH/19THCENTURY HISTORY CENTURY HISTORY, titles include: For Our Time-Anytime: An Anthology of the Works by Henry Norman; Tom Bass: Black Horseman; Tracing the Family of Frederick...
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MISCELLANEOUS PUZZLES AND GAMESMiscellaneouspuzzles and games, to include two McLoughlin Bros. Dissected Map of the United States , Parker Bros. Cut up History - The Revolution , McLoughlin Bros Fire Engine and Train...
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A large assembled lot of postal, railroad,book keeping, and related ephemera. Antique documents include mid 19th C. hand written receipts, certificates, and various other money transferring documents. Along with stamp...
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Lot of model train houses, kits & accessories,including Minikits #5806:698 coal mine, Bachmann #7311 coaling station, Atlas N gauge telephone poles, Silver Streak HO reefer kits, La Belle 1900 day coach, La Belle 1886...
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Twenty various 20th century books andmagazines, including Passenger Service of Pacific Electric, by Laurence Veysey (Los Angeles, 1958), Penn Station: Its Tunnels and Side Rodders by Fred Westing (Seattle, 1978),...
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VINTAGE & ANTIQUE LARGE GROUP OF CHILDREN'SPUZZLES, GAMES, STAMPS: THREE UNCUT BOSTON GLOBE PUZZLE, 1910; TWO PICTURE PUZZLE, DUAL PURPOSE; OSCAR AND FRIDAY'S COMIC CLOCK 10"H X 6 1/2"W (COMICS)Vintage & antique large...
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TWO BOOKS: FIRST EDITION OF "TIME EXPOSURETHE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM HENRY JACKSON," 1940 AND "PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF MONTANA," F.V. HAYDEN, 1872. 1 3/4"H X 6"W X 8 3/4"D (WILLIAMTwo...
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BOOK: ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCENERY. A BRIEFDESCRIPTION OF PROMINENT PLACES OF INTEREST ALONG THE DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD WITH PHOTOGRAPH PLATES BY WILLIAM HENRY JACKSON, 1888. 9"H X 12"W X 3/4"DBook: Rocky Mountain...
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THE YANKEE WHALER BOOK BY CLIFFORD ASHLEY,RIVERSIDEPRESS, CAMBRIDGE, MA. 1926. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED AND NUMBERED 4 OF 625, OF WHICH 56 ARE NUMBERED. ALSO CONTAINS THE SOUGHT AFTER ORIGINAL DRAWING OF A WHALER, SIGNED BY ASHLEY...
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LOT OF 5 BOOKS DEALING WITH WESTERNEXPANSION. TOINCLUDE: LIFE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS BY W. A. FERRIS, OLD WEST PUBLISHING CO., DENVER, CO, 1940, RED CLOTH BOARDS, 363 HAND CUT PAGES, 9 1/2" X 6 1/2", WILLIAM...
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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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Twenty-Three Books on Lionel and ModelTrains and Railroads, including Great Book of Trains by B. Hollingsworth and A. Cook, Encyclopedia of Model Railroads, Short Line Doodlebug: Galloping Geese and Other Rail...
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GROUP OF CARNEGIE STEEL MEMORABILIA.Including a boxed presentation piece given to Captain William ''Bill'' Jones by Andrew Carnegie - a silver and ivory folding ruler by Stanley engraved ''W. R. Jones''. 12''...
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Thaddeus Stevens Abolitionist CongressmanAutographed CDV Plus Lot of 5 featuring a cdv portrait of Thaddeus Stevens autographed along bottom edge of albumen with Mathew Brady's Washington D.C. backmark plus the verso...
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K&E railroad transit, silvered facemarked "Railroad Keuffel & Esser Company New York", serial number 30240, 1915, 11-1/4 in. telescope, 4-1/2 in. needle, original mahogany case with brass label,...
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Books seven pieces: Daily Account Bookof ships/railroad traffic deliveries and/or outbound shipments; along with ''History of the Sabbath'' by et Heylyn London 1636; ''Steamboat Disasters and Railroad Accidents...
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19th century map of Charleston, largefolding map mounted in book covers, titled "Map of Charleston and its vicinity showing the original Settlement of 1670 at Albemarle Point -- The Oyster Point Settlement...
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Rare B&O Railroad coin silver presentationhot water urn by Kirk & Son Maryland dated 30th June 1866 architectural form repousse-chased with stag hunt scene figural spout and flanked by ram's head handles underside...
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EIGHTY-THREE SHARE CERTIFICATES INCLUDINGNY CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY CERTIFICATES Pan American World Airways Inc. certificates and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company certificates in assorted share denominations from...
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[Book] Railroads Anonymous. ''A Historyand Description of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;'' with an appendix (Baltimore: Murphy 1853) 8vo blind stamped and gilt cloth with a folding map and six portraits Estimate...
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Railroad books including: ''OfficialGuide of the Railways''; ''Poor's Manual''; ''Steelways of New England''; ''The Science of Railways''; etc. approximately 60 books total various conditions....
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* (AMERICANA RAILROAD) A group of 12books. Railway Guide for the New England States. Boston: Geo. K. Snow 1855. The Road-Master's Assistant and Section-Master's Guide. By William S. Huntington. New York: A.N....
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Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lotof Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and...
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