Sale 552 - Americana - African American History - Travel & Exploration - Cartography (#552) 01/29/2015 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 01/29/2015 11:00 AM PST Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViewsAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 101-200 of 422. Previous|12345|Next Lot #101 Group of J.F.K. and R.F.K. commemorative medals Heading(Kennedy, John F. and Robert F.)HeadlineGroup of JFK & RFK Commerative medalsDate Published1960s View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #102 The Heroes of Battle Rock, or the Miner's Reward Author[Kirkpatrick, J. M.]HeadlineThe Heroes of Battle Rock. [J. M. Kirkpatrick] 1904Date PublishedJanuary 1904 View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #103 Early domestic violence complaint and arrest warrant Heading(Law)HeadlineEarly Domestic Violence CaseDate Published1841 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #104 The Yo-Semite; Its History, Its Scenery, Its Development AuthorLester, John ErastusHeadlineJohn Erastus Lester The Yo-SemitePublisherFor the authorDate Published1873 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #105 Original oil painting on board, of a Buffalo Hunt, signed D. Levy, 1867 AuthorLevy, DavidHeadlineBuffalo Hunt by S.F. Jewish Artist 1867Date Published1867 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,250StatusSold Lot #106 An Interesting Account of the Voyages and Travels of Captains Lewis and Clark, in the Years 1804, 1805, and 1806. Giving a Faithful Description of the River Missouri and Its Source - Of the Various Tribes of Indians Through Which They Passed - Manners and Customs - Soil - Climate - Commerce - Gold and Silver Mines...To which is added a Complete Dictionary of the Indian Tongue Heading(Lewis & Clark Expedition)AuthorFisher, WilliamHeadlineAn Interesting Account of the Voyages and Travels of Captains Lewis and Clark, printed in 1812PublisherAnthony MiltenbergerDate Published1812 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #107 Abraham Lincoln. The Celebration of the Centenary of Lincoln's Birth by the New York Commandery of the Loyal Legion of the United States Heading(Lincoln, Abraham)HeadlineAbraham Lincoln, wrapper bound celebrationPublisherDelmonico'sDate PublishedFebruary 3, 1909 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #108 Five wood engravings from Punch, or The London Charivari, all showing Abraham Lincoln Heading(Lincoln, Abraham)HeadlinePunch Magazine, Lincoln Caricatures.Date Published1862-63 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #109 Illustrated Life, Services, Martyrdom, and Funeral of Abraham Lincoln Sixteen President of the United States. With a portrait of President Lincoln, and other illustrative engravings of the scene of the assassination, etc... Heading(Lincoln, Abraham)Author[Williamson, David Brainerd]HeadlineLife and Services of our Martyred PresidentPublisherT.B. Peterson & BrothersDate Published[1865] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #110 Real-photo postcard showing of three men hung by the neck from a tree - The second-to-the-last lynching in California Heading(Lynching)HeadlineReal photo postcardPublisherR.E. TaylorDate Publishedc.1920 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #111 Autograph letter, signed, from California State Prison at Corcoran AuthorManson, CharlesHeadlineLong rambling authograph letter from Charles MansonDate Published1995 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #112 Mid-Western Class Album from Marietta College, Ohio Heading(Marietta College - Class Album)HeadlineMid-Western Class Album from Marietta CollegeDate Published[1859-1863] View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #113 Mountains and Molehills: or Recollections of a Burnt Journal AuthorMarryat, FrankHeadlineMountains and Molehills by Frank MarryatPublisherLongman, Brown, Green & LongmansDate Published1855 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #114 Tercentenary Exposition of Governmental Activities of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Heading(Massachusetts)HeadlineTercentenary Exposition of Governmental Activities of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsDate Published[1930] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #115 In Memoriam - William McKinley Heading(McKinley, William)HeadlineIn Memoriam - William McKinleyPublisherSchell & ChristDate Published1897 (but circa 1901) View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #116 Antique Laces of American Collectors. Parts I-IV AuthorMorris, Frances & Marian HagueHeadlineAntique Lace in American Collections 104 platesPublisherNeedle and Bobbin ClubDate Published1920-22 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #117 The Yosemite AuthorMuir, JohnHeadlineJohn Muir's guidebook to The YosemitePublisherCenturyDate Published1912 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #118 Kentucky's Famous Feuds and Tragedies: Authentic History of the World Renowned Vendettas of the Dark and Bloody Ground AuthorMutzenberg, Chas. G.HeadlineKentucky's Famous Feuds by MutzenbergPublisherClassic Publisher's [R.F. Fenno]Date Published[1917] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #119 Souvenir Album of Noted Indian Photographs Heading(Native American Photographs)AuthorMoorhouse, LeeHeadlineSouvenir Album of Noted Indian Photographs; Lee MoorhousePublisherEast Oregonian PrintDate Published[1906] View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #120 Native American Polychrome Basket Heading(Native American)HeadlineNative American BasketDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$75StatusSold Lot #121 Eight volumes about Native Americans Heading(Native Americans)HeadlineNative Americans, 8 volumes.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #122 Five volumes on Native Americans Heading(Native Americans)HeadlineNative Americans, 5 volumes.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #123 Four hand colored etchings of Native Americans Heading(Native Americans)HeadlineHand colored etchings of Native Americans. 4.PublisherH. BailliereDate Published1842 View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #124 Four volumes about Native Americans Heading(Native Americans)HeadlineNative Americans, 6 volumes.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #125 Fourth of July Programme of Exercises! 1776-1867: Celebration in Gold Hill Heading(Nevada - Gold Hill)HeadlineGold Hill Nevada 1867 4th of July broadsideDate Published1867 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #126 Atlas of the Goldfield, Tonopah and Bullfrog Mining Districts of Nevada Heading(Nevada)HeadlineRare Nevada Mining District Atlas 1905PublisherW.H. Shearer Publishing Co.Date Published1905 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #127 Eight original photographs of Seven Troughs, Nevada, and surrounding area Heading(Nevada)HeadlineRare photos of Nevada mining townDate Publishedc.1910-15 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #128 Six photo picture postcards showing soldiers and the city of Columbus, New Mexico after the attack of General Francisco "Pancho" Villa on March 9, 1916 Heading(New Mexico - Pancho Villa)HeadlinePhoto picture postcards from Columbus, NM. Six.Date PublishedNo date View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #129 Turning Railroad Wheels by Electricity AuthorNew York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.HeadlineTurning Railroad Wheels by Electricity NY, New Have & Hartford RR Co.Publisher[Press of the Kalkhoff Co.]Date Published[c.1915] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #130 South America and Mexico; Comprising their Discovery, Geography, Politics, Commerce and Revolutions. To which is Annexed, A Geographical and Historical View of Texas, with a Detailed Account of the Texian Revolution and War AuthorNiles, John M. & L. T. PeaseHeadlineSouth America and Mexico [bound with] A Geographical and Historical View of TexasPublisherH. HuntingtonDate Published1838 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #131 Autograph note signed from the Nobel Laureate physician AuthorOchoa, SeveroHeadlineAutograph Note from Nobel Prize winner Severo OchoaDate Published1975 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #132 Report upon the Ohio River Watershed Heading(Ohio River)AuthorMcCarthy, Edward F.HeadlineReport upon the Ohio River Watershed by Edward F. McCarthyDate Published[September 1927] View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #133 Four volumes about the History of Oregon Heading(Oregon)Headline4 volumes about the history of OregonDate PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #134 Outstanding Features of "Pacific Service" AuthorPacific Gas and Electric CompanyHeadlineVery rare PG&E booklet of services 1925PublisherPacific Gas and Electric CompanyDate Published[1925] View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #135 Printed invitation for a tour of the San Francisco Bay aboard the Steamer Antelope along with a receipt for a shipment sent on the Antelope Heading(Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company)HeadlineAboard the Steamer Antelope in S.F. Bay 1861Date Published1861 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #136 Rights of Man AuthorPaine, ThomasHeadlineEarly edition of Thomas Paine's Rights of ManPublisherH.D. SymondsDate Published1792 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #137 Art in California. A Survey of American Art with Special Reference to Californian Painting, Sculpture and Architecture...Represented at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Heading(Panama Pacific International Exposition)HeadlineArt in California 1916 PPIEPublisherR.L. BernierDate Published1916 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #138 Journal of an Exploring Tour beyond the Rocky Mountains... AuthorParker, SamuelHeadlineParker's Tour Beyond the Rockies with mapPublisherJ.C. DerbyDate Published1846 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #139 Annual Report of the Chief Engineer of the Water Department of the City of Philadelphia, 1871 [&] 1878 Heading(Philadelphia)HeadlineTwo reports of the Philadelphia Water DepartmentPublisherMarkley & SonDate Published1871 & 1879 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #140 Rare 1899 US battlefield dispatches by General Charles King from the Filipino revolt after the Spanish-American War Heading(Philippine Insurrection, rare 1899 US battlefield dispatches)Headlinemilitary, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, Aguinaldo Insurrection, Philippine IslandsDate Published1899 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #141 Original photograph of the Presidential Range on the Line of the Maine Central R.R. Heading(Photograph - New Hampshire)AuthorH.G. Peabody, photographerHeadlineMaine Central R.R. Large photographPublisherH.G. PeabodyDate Published1895 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #142 On the Conemaugh near New Florence, Pennsylvania Heading(Photograph - Pennsylvania)AuthorRau, William H.HeadlineRau platinum print of Pennsylvania riverDate Publishedc.1891-95 View details Estimate$2,500 - $4,000Sold for$1,625StatusSold Lot #143 The Grizzley and His Captors Heading(Pictorial Letter Sheet - Partial)HeadlineLetter Sheet engraving of captured bearPublisherWide West OfficeDate Publishedc.1855 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #144 WITHDRAWN - George Bush Autograph Heading(Presidents - George Bush)HeadlineGeorge Bush Autograph, and baseball items.Date PublishedMarch 31, 1998 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #145 Prescription Forms For Medicinal Liquor Heading(Prohibition)HeadlinePrescription Forms For Medicinal LiquorPublisherTreasury Department, Bureau of ProhibitionDate Published1931 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #146 Letter from W.C. Ralston to F.D. Atherton, inviting him to dinner Heading(Ralston, William C. & Faxon Dean Atherton)AuthorRalston, William C.HeadlineLetter from W.C. Ralston to F.D. AthertonDate PublishedThursday Morning [August 1874] View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #147 A Picture of Woonsocket, or the Truth in its Nudity Heading(Rhode Island - Woonsocket)AuthorMan, ThomasHeadlineA Picture of Woonsocket, by Thomas ManPublisherPrinted for the AuthorDate Published1835 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #148 Popular Studies of California Wild Flowers AuthorRice, Bertha M. and RolandHeadlineCalifornia Wild FlowersPublisherUpton Bros. & DelzelleDate Published[1920] View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #149 Salmon and Trout - with Dean Sage bookplate AuthorSage, Dean, et alHeadlineSalmon and Trout with Dean Sage's bookplatePublisherMacmillan CompanyDate Published1902 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #150 Where to Sin in San Francisco, illustrated World War II classic guide to the city Heading(San Francisco – ‘Where to Sin’ in 1953)AuthorLord, Jack & Lloyd HoffHeadlineSan Francisco, illustratedDate Published1953 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #151 The Hotel St. George. All About It. J.J.C. Leonard, Lessee. Santa Cruz, California Pacific Avenue and Front St. Heading(Santa Cruz)AuthorRaymond, Isabel HammelHeadlineHotel St. George. All About It c.1900Date Published[c.1897-1900] View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #152 20 Volumes of Senate and House Reports 1901-1903 Heading(Senate Reports)Author**Headline20 Vols. Senate and House Reports 1901-1903PublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1901-1903 View details Estimate$100 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #153 The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 AuthorShirley, Dame [Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith]HeadlineThomas Russell printing of the Shirley LettersPublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1922 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #154 The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52. Being a Series of Twenty-three Letters from Dame Shirley to her Sister in Massachusetts AuthorShirley, Dame [Clappe, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith]HeadlineThe Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52. Printed in 1922PublisherThomas C. RussellDate Published1922 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #155 Autograph letter signed his character Felix Unger and the F.U. joke AuthorSimon, NeilHeadlineNeil Simon autograph letter signedDate PublishedMay 27, 1997 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #156 See Your West. - Gas station giveaways of Western views Heading(Standard Oil of California)HeadlineStandard Oil gas station giveawaysPublisherStandard of CaliforniaDate Published1947 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #157 1901 letter by brother of novelist Dane Coolidge as poor Stanford student Heading(Stanford, 1901 - western novelist’s brother on academic freedom controversy)HeadlineStanford, academic freedom View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #158 Closing argument of Adolph Sutro, on the bill before Congress to aid the Sutro Tunnel, delivered before the Committee on Mines and Mining of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, Monday, April 22, 1872. AuthorSutro, AdolphHeadlineSutro Tunnel closing arguments 1872PublisherM'Gill & Witherow, PrintersDate Published1872 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #159 The Tungsten Situation Heading(Tungsten)HeadlineThe Tungsten Situation, 1935Date PublishedJune, 1935 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$212.50StatusSold Lot #160 The Constitution of the United States [in] The Gentleman's Magazine, November & December, 1787 Heading(United States Constitution)AuthorUrban, SylvanusHeadlineFirst English magazine printing of the U.S. ConstitutionPublisherJohn Nichols for D. HenryDate Published1787 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #161 Regulations for the Uniform of the United States Navy Heading(United States Navy)HeadlineUniform of the U.S. Navy w/29 color platesPublisherGovernment Printing OfficeDate Published1866 View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot #162 Album of 64 photographs of the Universal Winding Company of Providence, Rhode Island Heading(Universal Winding Co.)HeadlinePhotographs of the Universal Winding CoDate Published(c.1935) View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #163 War of 1812 "General Orders" broadside for the Massachusetts Militia Heading(War of 1812)AuthorBrooks, J.HeadlineMassachusetts Militia General Orders 1814Date PublishedSeptember 6, 1814 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #164 Seven Handwritten Letters from Thomas H. Canfield to James G. Swan, an American Indian agent in Washington state, regarding Puget Sound Heading(Washington State - Puget Sound)HeadlineSeven Handwritten Letters from Thomas H. Canfield to James G. Swan,Date Published1869-70 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #165 Letters by Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Others. Written during and after the revolution to John Langdon Heading(Washington, George)HeadlineLetters by Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and OthersPublisherPress of Harry B. AshmeadDate Published1880 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold Lot #166 America, Why I Love Her AuthorWayne, JohnHeadlineSigned by John WaynePublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published[1977] View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #167 Brand Book Numbers 1-7, San Diego Corral of the Westerners - plus 5 from the Los Angeles Corral Heading(Westerners Brandbook)Headline12 volumes of Westerners Brand BooksPublisherThe WesternersDate Published1968-1982 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #168 Manuscript Journal and log book for the ship Congaree out of New Bedford, commanded by Aaron C. Cushman, plus the manuscript account book for the voyage Heading(Whaling Journal + Account book for the voyage)HeadlineWhaling journal and acct. book 1846-50Date Published1846-1850 View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$8,750StatusSold Lot #169 Manuscript journal and log book of the ship Geo. Howland out of New Bedford, commanded by Aaron C. Cushman, with watercolor illustrations Heading(Whaling Journal – with extensive watercolor illustrations)AuthorCushman, Aaron C.HeadlineWhaling Journal with watercolors 1842-5Date Published1842-1845 View details Estimate$20,000 - $30,000Sold for$31,250StatusSold Lot #170 Letter to Whaling Captain A.C. Cushman from his agent, regarding recording oceanographic data for the National Observatory, the Gold Rush, & other matters Heading(Whaling Letter during California Gold Rush)AuthorWilcox, ThomasHeadlineLetter to Whaler at sea 1849Date Published1849 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #171 Woman and her Work [and] Thirty-Third Annual Report of the Woman's Board of Missions for the Pacific Islands Heading(Women)HeadlinePublications about woman, two items.Date PublishedVarious dates View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #172 Historical Sketches of Plymouth, Luzerne Co., Penna. AuthorWright, Hendrick B.HeadlinePhotographs of northern Pennsylvania 1873PublisherT.B. Peterson & BrothersDate Published1873 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #173 Prison Laws of California, 1909 AuthorWythe, Frederick S.HeadlinePrison Laws of California, 1909, by Frederick S. WythePublisherW. W. Shannon - Supt. of State PrintingDate Published1909 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #174 Very rare 1786 letter from the widow of Count Maurice Benyowsky, explorer, adventurer and ill-fated white 'King' of Madagascar Heading(1786 Ben Franklin and the white African ‘King’ Benyowsky)HeadlineAfrica, Madagascar, exploration, Benjamin Franklin View details Estimate$600 - $800Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #175 Early defense of the civil rights of free Black men, by Anti-Slavery Society agent Heading(1838 Rights of free Colored Men to Suffrage, Citizenship and Trial by Jury)AuthorYates, WilliamHeadlineafrican-american, civil rights, anti-slaveryDate Published1838 View details Estimate$350 - $450Sold for$225StatusSold Lot #176 1840 political letter by Georgia slave owner, a relative of Stanford of California Heading(1840 Stanford cousin as Georgia slave-owner)Headlineslavery, Stanford, Georgia, California View details Estimate$250 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Lot #177 Educated ex-slave writes as missionary to Liberia, 1847 letter Heading(1847 Rare letter by a Kentucky ex-slave as African missionary)HeadlineAfrican-American, Africa, Liberia, missionaryDate Published1847 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #178 1849 letter requesting insurance against drowning for Negro slave on a river flatboat Heading(1849 North Carolina insurance for flatboat Negro slave)Headlineafrican-american, insuranceDate Published1849 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Sold for$750StatusSold Lot #179 1849 Cincinnati agent proposed life insurance for Kentucky slaves, one a “yellow girl of extraordinary beauty” Heading(1849 Proposed life insurance for Kentucky slaves)Headlineafrican-american, life insurance, slaveryDate Published1849 View details Estimate$2,000 - $4,000Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #180 Complaining letter by a young Virginian working as a "Negro Trader" in Mississippi,1849 Heading(1849 Rare and chilling lament of a “Negro Trader” in Mississippi)AuthorHawkins, Robert C.Headlineslavery, slave trade, Mississippi, VirginiaDate Published1849 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$1,875StatusSold Lot #181 Indiana woman in Kentucky sees slaves for the first time, 1850 letter Heading(African-American 1850)Headline1850 letter, Indiana woman sees Kentucky slaveryDate Published1850 View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsold Lot #182 Two romantic songs, printed and handwritten, about Black women slaves, ca. 1853-63 Heading(1853-63 Two romantic ballads about Black women slaves)HeadlineAfrican-American, music, Civil War, slavery View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #183 Rare 1854 account of the first fugitive slave case to arouse the nation before the Civil War Heading(1854 Boston ‘Slave Riot’ and Trial of Fugitive Slave Anthony Burns)Headlineafrican-american, fugitive slave, legalDate Published1854 View details Estimate$700 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #184 Rare 1863 funeral sermon for a young Vermont Lieutenant, murdered by a Virginia Doctor while leading newly-recruited Black troops through the streets of Norfolk Heading(Civil War - 1863 Vermont officer of Black troops murdered in Virginia)HeadlineCivil War - 1863 Vermont officer of Black troops murdered in VirginiaDate Published1863 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #185 Autograph letter signed, regarding a teacher at the first school for freedmen in South Carolina Heading(1863 - Anti-Slavery Office)AuthorJohnson, OliverHeadlineOliver Johnson of the Anti Slavery OfficeDate Published14 September, 1863 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold Lot #186 1863 Two Union Army orders from occupied New Orleans, encouraging return of unemployed Negroes to their old plantations as share-croppers Heading(1863 - Union Army orders, New Orleans, Negroes as plantation share-croppersHeadlineafrican-american, new orleans, slavery, Civil WarDate Published1863 View details Estimate$160 - $200Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #187 Rare Civil War letter to an Union Army officer in Louisiana, expressing "great faith" in newly-recruited Black soldiers Heading(1863 Civil War letter expressing "great faith" in Black troops)Headlineafrican-american, civil war, militaryDate Published1863 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #188 Scarce 1897 memoirs of Black Philadelphia religious leader Heading(1865 - 1897 Scarce memoirs of Black Philadelphia religious leader)AuthorAnderson, MatthesDate Published1897 View details Estimate$180 - $250Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #189 1865 legal document, African-American "Free Person of color" indicted in Alabama 4 months after the Civil War Heading(1865 Postwar Alabama indicts “Free Person of Color”)Headlineafrican-american, alabama, legal View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #190 1865 letter from a clergyman teacher of ex-slaves in "wicked" Washington, D.C. - "a perfect Sodom, a den of rogues, robbers and rebels" Heading(1865 Teacher of Black freedmen in “wicked” postwar Washington)HeadlineAfrican-American, slavery, Washington, D.C., Lincoln View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #191 President Grant's Secretary of War orders federal troops to protect the South Carolina Black Republican Legislature from Democratic violence, 1876 telegram Heading(1876 Pres. Grant orders the Army to protect Black Republican Legislators)HeadlineAfrican-American, Reconstruction, South CarolinaDate Published1876 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$406.25StatusSold Lot #192 1882 Program, Black singing group, Donavin’s Original Tennesseans Heading(1882 Black singing troupe, 'Original Tennesseans')HeadlineBlack Minstrels, African-American, MusicDate Publishedca. 1882 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #193 Rare 1886 defense of Black Freemasons Heading(1886 Rare defense of Black Freemasons)AuthorClark, Samuel W.HeadlineRare 1886 defense of Black FreemasonsDate Published1886 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #194 1886 broadside honoring fight for racial equality at Knights of Labor Convention Heading(1886 Rare poem broadside, fight for Black equality at union convention)Headlineafrican-american, knights of labor, labor unions, Socialist View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #195 1891 Program for a Black Singing Troupe in San Francisco Heading(1891 Black Singing Troupe in San Francisco)HeadlineBlack Singing Troupe, San FranciscoDate PublishedNov. 1891 View details Estimate$140 - $200Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #196 First appearance of the Black gospel song, "When the Saints Are Marching In", 1896 Heading(1896 “When The Saints Are Marching In”, 1st appearance)HeadlineAfrican-american, music, religionDate Published1896 View details Estimate$160 - $200Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #197 Original silver print photograph of actor Billy Van in black-face, a performer in Wm. H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee Heading(African American)Headlinec1898 orig silverprint photo of blackface minstrelDate Publishedc.1898 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #198 Very rare memorial pin, ca. 1898, for Texas Black Republican leader – possibly the first African-American political pin Heading(1898 ca. – Very rare political pin in memory of Texas Black Republican leader)HeadlineAfrican-American, political campaign, Texas View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #199 Black Indiana Poet Praises Black Musician on Pictorial Card Heading(1900 Black Indiana Poet Praises Black Musician)AuthorSmith, H.F. (poet).Headline1900 Black Indiana Poet Praises Black MusicianDate Publishedca. 1900 View details Estimate$160 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #200 Annotated photo of ex-slave who became a wealthy Ohio Black leader Heading(1900 Ex-slave who became a wealthy Ohio Black leader)Headline1900 Annotated photo of ex-slave who became a wealthy Ohio Black leaderDate Published1900 View details Estimate$140 - $200StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345|Next Previous 12345 Next Previous 12345 Next