Collectibles and Original Historical Documents

Photographic Album. Of women on an expedition to California c. 1900: on mules "on the trail"; at summit of Grayback (Mountain), 11,485 ft....

Great Depression of 1930's. Two relics of the worst business era in American history: 1) Broadside, "NRA Member U.S. - We Do Our Part."...

Boy and Girl Scouts. Assorted group of twelve Boy and two Girl Scout items, including: 1) The Fox Patrol - A Story for Boy Scouts, by Gilman, hard cov

Social Aid in 1817. An apothecary in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., Charles Bernhardt Waggoner, is unable to work at his trade because of a leg inj

New York's Newgate Prison, 1797. The first state prison in New York State, built to meet the vision of the Enlightenment's philosophical goa...

New York Prisons. Group of four letters, New York City, 1912-13, between Commissioner Whitney, Grace Clergy House, Maurice Newton, et al, on contribut

The Old West. Group of seven items: 1) Three different photos, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, late 19th century, each 8 x 10, on heavy board 12 x 1

New York City and State. Interesting collection of ephemera, eleven relating to the City, six to the State. City items include: 1) Street map of Manha

Old Philadelphia. Booklet of Birch's Historical Views of Philadelphia, 1908 reprint of 1800 work, as part of Founders' Week Celebration. 28 ...

New Hampshire. Group of three documents, each signed by a Governor: John T. Gilman (served 1794-1805 and 1813-15), Samuel Bell (1819-23), and Samuel D

Life in America. Interesting varied lot of nineteen items: 1) Five legal documents, 180152. 2) Embossed seal, 1827. 3) Edward Shippen, Chief Justice o

Creek Indians versus Georgia Settlers. Summary of the problems afflicting Georgians, as printed in abstract, 1830, from Secretary of War to Committee

Columbian Souvenir Album. 1892, gilt pictorial in leather cover, 5 -1/4 x 8 -1/4 oblong, 50 pp., containing about 47 views of buildings and exhibits a

Columbian World's Fair. The Magic City and Midway Plaisance. 11 x 14, about 220 pp. of duotone photographs, most full page, depicting the many s...

Louisiana Purchase Exposition. "The Universal Exposition," St. Louis, 1904. About 300 pp. of full page photographs with text of the sights...

George Bush in Trouble 1821. Sheriff bail bond, Orange County (no state), in amount of $47. Plea bargaining settled the matter for $23, so that Bush a

W.P.A. Poster Art. Group of six silkscreen plates, each 18 x 22 -3/4 , from the "WPA Museum Extension Project," portraying costumes of Per...

Sewing Patterns. Early 1900's, about 100 full pages from a Philadelphia newspaper, each detailing embroidery designs for ladies' shirtwaists...

A "Mint" Item. Highly interesting account book, Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y., 1876-1903, variously, with a plethora of entries relating to ru...

John Q. Adams. President 182529. Check signed twice, for $200, payable to himself, on "Office of Bank U. States," Mar. 23, 1838. Beautiful...