AMERICAN REVOLUTION, CONTINENTAL ARMYBROADSIDE A broadside 1p, 1781, At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the state of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of May, 1781: An...
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION, HARTFORD BROADSHEET,1782 A printed broadsheet dated January 10th, 1782, Hartford Connecticut. An act, signed by George Wyllys, excellent content regarding the need to raise a new regiment of...
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AFTER CHARLES WIMAR TITLED "ABDUCTIONOF DANIELBoone’s daughter" folk art painting. Second half 19th-century. Unsigned. On July 14, 1776, Boone's daughter Jemima and two other teenage girls were captured outside...
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THREE MEN'S JACKETS Including Towneby London Fog; Gentleman's English wool overcoat, label of Smith's, Bermuda; and Burberry's men's sport jacket....
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Lynching Scene of Four African AmericansRussellville KY 1908 Silver gelatin photograph depicting the lynching of four African American men in Russellville KY 5.25 x 7.25 in. The photograph is accompanied by the...
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A LATE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR ERA MAP,"MAPA DE LOS ESTAD... "Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico, Revised Edition," JOHN DISTURNELL, NEW YORK,1848-1850, hand colored copper plate engraving on paper, the Gulf...
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THE GOLDEN AGE: DUTCH PAINTERS OF THE17TH C. HAAKFeatured is this Original First Edition of "The Golden Age: Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century" by Bob Haak, 1984 Harry N. Abrahams, Inc., Publishers New...
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A RARE LEONARD MOREL-LADEUIL (1820-1888)BELLE EPOQUE F... BELLE EPOQUE FIRE GILT BRONZE EWER
Dance of the Wilis
Continental, mid-19th century, bronze. Crowned with the figure of an owl with outstretched wings at...
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(VIEW) NEW YORK - COVERING "A" THROUGH"D" TOWNS: 89 POSTCARDS EARLY 20TH CENTURY "D" TOWNS: 89 POSTCARDS, Early 20th Century, Many early and unique views: Centre and Public Markets (Albany), three Auburn State...
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WILD WEST MEMORIBLIA: FIFTEEN FRAMEDPIECES OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND EPHEMERA FEATURING BUFFALO BILL, NATIVE AMERICANS, FRONTIER TOWNS, ST...WILD WEST MEMORIBLIA: Fifteen framed pieces of photography and ephemera featuring...
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THOMAS CUSHING ALS TO JOHN HANCOCK,PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776 PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AT PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22, 1776, three pages, Royal Crown watermark...
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UNSIGNED 19TH C. GERMAN GOUACHE BusyRhine River Town Pier, depicting men offloading a cargo from a small boat at a crowded pier onto a heavy wagon in front of a round tower and walled town, remnants of a castle...
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GORDON STEELE MODERN TOWNSCAPE PAINTINGNew York,1906-1961Depicts two young men walking through a town in winter on a cloudy day. As an artist Gordon Steele had a prolific career in Upstate New York and New England...
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WAYNE DAVIS IMPRESSIONIST BOAT PAINTINGConnecticut, Illinois,1904-1988Titled "Pirates of Lubec," depicts three young men hanging out on a beached boat with a town in the background. Davis studied at the Guggenheim...
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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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Atlas and Cyclopedia of Butler CountyOhio Lot of 2. Cover title New Historical Atlas of Butler County Ohio Illustrated. Title page: Everts L.H. Combination Atlas Map of Butler County Ohio. Compiled Drawn and...
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Buffalo Bill at the Irma Hotel CodyWyoming Photographs Lot of 4 photographs including: a silver gelatin photograph of Bar Room Irma Hotel Cody Trail to Yellowstone Park showing Cody and a few other men enjoying...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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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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Ernest Nathaniel Townsend (1893-1945New York) Circus in (Town) Maine Men Setting up Circus Tents...
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[Stereoviews-Labor Activism] Three Coxey'sArmy Stereoviews Lot of 3 including 2 of Coxey's Army approaching Washington D.C. by J.F. Jarvis (Underwood & Underwood) the first ''On to Washington! Marshal Browne and...
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Talley Family Civil War Archive IncludingDiaries of Joseph R. Talley IL 27th Inf. & Charles Talley DE 7th Inf. 6 letters (4 war-date); 13 documents; 3 diaries (2 war-date); 11 banknotes; 2 photographs. 1853-1934....
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BOROUGH OF GRIMSBY. THE MEMORABILIAOF A SPECIAL CONSTABLE
comprising lignum vitae truncheon emblazoned with royal crown and cipher of George V, shield of arms and scarlet and gilt cartouche inscribed SPECIAL...
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Lieutenant George W. Weston 26th IowaInfantry Civil War Archive Lot includes 15 letters and documents (12 war-date); Weston's bayonet & scabbard; scrapbook and relics; wallet including receipts; Bible; 6 photographs....
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Executive Officer Henry W. WashburnUSS Morning Light Civil War Archive War-date archive of five letters one partial letter and three transmittal covers. Written by ill-starred Acting Master Henry W. Washburn...
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''JAZZ NIGHT'' by LaVON WILLIAMS (KENTUCKYB. 1958). Signed dated and inscribed ''Robert's in town '97 LaVon''. Relief carved and painted two-sided panel. One side depicts a man and woman embracing and the other...
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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Archive of Documents Associated withthe Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and...
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Thomas Hart Benton lithograph "Investigation",1939, three men in boat investigating flooded town, from edition of 193, signed lower right in pencil "Benton" and in plate, lithograph on paper, page 11-3/4 x 16-1/8 in.;...
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Morreau ''Men Working in Hayfield''1887 watercolor signed and dated LL depicting laborerers harvesting hay brook in foreground New England town on horizon framed and matted under glass minor wear to...
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George Washington Miniature PortraitAfter Edward Savage After Edward Savage (American 1761-1817). Miniature portrait on ivory 2 x 1.5 in. placed in a 6 x 5 in. frame. ? Ca 1800s-1830s.? Portrait is backed with...
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LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY MACHINE LOOMEDPAISLEY SHAWL 5' x 9'8'': This large Paisley or piano shawl's design came from hand woven shawls made in India that were worn for warmth and status by men. The name Paisley...
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[Civil War - Manuscripts] Civil WarALS from Maine Adjutant General John Hodsdon 1p on State of Maine / Head Quarters Adjutant General's Office letterhead dated December 29 1864 at Augusta addressed to the...
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Receipt for Chest for Corn Planter Signedby John Nicholson Plus 2pp 5 x 8 in. Philadelphia 5 Jan. and 7 Feb. 1791. Receipt signed by John Donnaldson Register General John Nicholson Comptroller General and Thomas...
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POW Letter From Andersonville with Archive(24)war-date Union soldier's letters by Private Simeon B. Merrill Co. G 5th Michigan Infantry to his wife Julia in Fowlerville Michigan. The 33 year-old Merrill enlisted the day...
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