FALL AMERICANA AUCTION - Session 1

Exceptionally Rare Imprint on the Riots at Alton, Illinois,<p>Beecher, Edward. "Narrative of Riots at Alton: in Connection with the Death...

Cdv of Abolitionist Gerrit Smith,<p>(1797-1874), philanthropist and supporter of numerous social programs. Smith worked his father's estat...

Annapolis, Maryland 1735 Slave Receipt,<p>Horsey v. Caldwell, dated 11 Feby. 1735. This hand-written legal document records a dispute between ...

Slave Sale Receipt, 1792 North Carolina,<p>1 Sept. 1792. Receipt for sale of "...a certain Negro Woman & child named Betty & Dick...

Maryland 1832 Free Slave Manuscript,<p>dated May 25. This document notes that one David Harris appeared before a Justice of the Peace to swear...

Tennessee Slavery Bill of Sale,<p>dated 2 Dec. 1846. Document for the sale of "...one Negro woman named Mary & one boy named Ned and ...

Warren County, Tennessee 184l Slave Receipt.<p>This is an unusual arrangement in slave documents, in that Leonard Adcock owed $86 to Burgess W...

Bedford Co, Tennessee 1847 Slave Receipt,<p>for the purchase of "one Negro boy John...about nineteen years old" for $750. E.D. Rush...

Receipt for the Capture of a Slave,<p>1851-52. This is a receipt from a W.B. Hanshaw (?) to T.J. and I.M. Haddox, hired Nov. 25th 1851 to catc...

Ms. Letter on Southern Reconstruction & Slavery,<p>written by a Covington, Kentucky lawyer in the year 1866. Discusses his moral disagree...

Scarce Slavery Emancipation Manuscript,<p>dated 1 Jan. 1827. This manuscript notes that one Daniel Craig has requested of the court in "t...

Rare Montana Cabinet Card by J. P. Ball,<p>silver gelatin print of a crisply dressed U.S. Infantry sergeant proudly displaying his marksmanshi...

Tintype of a Well-Dressed African-American Gentleman,<p>holding a walking stick, 6th plate mounted in embossed paper covered case.<p>Nic...

Cabinet Card of a New Orleans African American Domestic,<p>with imprint of Brennan's Studio, High Street. An 1890s image of an elderly Af...

Scarce 1870s CDV of KKK Members,<p>printed as a negative image; anonymous photographer. The letters "KKK" prominent in the backgrou...

Signs of Jim Crow,<p>early 20th century wall mounted wood sign in original stenciled paint that reads "COLORED ENTRANCE". 42" x...

Advertising Card for the "White" Way,<p>2.5 x 4" promoting the business of the "White Way Transfer and Moving Company.&quo...

African American Caricatures in Vienna Cold Painted Bronzes,<p>lot of 8 miniatures, all hand painted and comic. Includes child on back of mon...

Booker T. Washington, Clipped Signature,<p>framed under glass, bold signature on 1.25 x 3" piece of paper. Washington was born into slave...

Paul L. Dunbar, TLS,<p>Dayton, Ohio (140 Zeigler St.), 21 June 1896. Letter is framed under glass, 4.25 x 7" visible. The letter is to a ...

Paul L. Dunbar Books,<p>lot of 7, includes "Majors and Minors," 1895, Toledo: Hadley & Hadley (printers); PLUS "The Love of...

1905 Racist Anti-Voting Rights Broadside,<p>14 x 6" "TO THE VOTERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY," n.p., though seemingly Baltimore, MD....

Great Photo of Cincinnati African-American Shriners,<p>20 x 16.5" silver print mounted on larger grey board. An enlargement of a smaller...

Id'd New Hampshire Made Silver Hilt Sword by Samuel Drowne,<p>(1749-1815). A fine circa 1780 hunting sword with roped ivory grip topped b...

Revolutionary War Silver Mounted Hunting Sword,<p>American made,with rope carved bone grip and coin silver mounts, with "S-shaped" ...

Id'd Revolutionary War Silver Hilted Sword,<p>circa 1774. A fine officer's hanger, with coin silver mounts bearing the hallmarks of t...

Magnificent Eagle Hilt Sabre,<p>manufactured by the German cutler, A. Berger, and so marked just below the ricasso along with "Warranted...

American Eagle Hilt Sabre,<p>circa 1830-40. Not marked, but in the style of F.W. Widman of Philadelphia. Hilt parts of gilded brass, the pom...

Eagle Hilt Artillery Officer's Sabre,<p>circa 1805. A "five ball" example, similar to those made in England during this period...

Horstmann Indian Princess Head Militia Sword,<p>with rectangular ribbed ivory grip, cast brass single piece quillon, double langets with eagl...

Pair of French Flintlock Pistols,<p>with unmarked silver repousse mounts, flint lock marked "Brulatour Jeune A St. Foy", ornate butt...

Percussion Continental Pirate Pistol,<p>with brass mounts, unmarked lock and barrel, nicely patinated walnut stock, approximately 58 caliber, ...

Exceptional Inscribed 1825 Powder Horn,<p>9" in length, 3" diameter at the turned wooden plug, with great ring-turning. Entire surf...

Fine American Powderhorn, Dated 1806,<p>signed "John McDougall" 9" total length, about 2.5" at plug. Decorations include...

Continental Powderhorn, With Crest and Early Train,<p>with very fine engraved and carved details, including an early 19th century style steam ...

Finely Engraved 1853 Scottish Powder horn,<p>with presentation inscription; "Presented By D.C. To Charles Henderson, Glasgow", scene...

Coin Silver Pigeon Shoot Award Cup,<p>marked on underside of bowl "E. Kinsey," an early Cincinnati, Ohio silversmith. The urn shape...

Johnson Martially Marked Flintlock,<p>single shot 53 caliber pistol, marked on lock plate "U.S./R. Johnson/Middn Conn/1837". Reconv...

J. Mundi Half Stock Long Rifle,<p>with curly maple stock, brass and pewter mounts, signed on top of 40" octagonal barrel, lock plate mark...

John Bard Half Stock Long Rifle,<p>38 caliber American long rifle with walnut stock, signed on 37.5" octagonal barrel with faint stamped ...

F. Willerding, Evansville, Ind. Long Rifle,<p>signed on top of 36" octagonal barrel, lock plate marked "Jas. Golcher", walnut s...

Watercolor of Shawnee Prophet, Tenskwatawa,<p>17 x 12.5" on laid paper. A fine portrait of the brother of Tecumseh, after the original p...

Fine Watercolor of A Shawnee Chief,<p>on laid paper, 17.5 x 12.5" Not so identified, but a portrait of "Kish-kallo-wa" a Shawne...

Watercolor of Dakota Squaw After Bodmer,<p>22.75 x 14.25" on laid paper, signed lower right "Hanuman." A finely executed image,...

Early 19th Century Stave Construction Barrel Canteen,<p>with engraved initials on each end "J.& B.", & "J. Barker"...

Rare Percussion Cap Dispenser,<p>with ring pivot, stamped on back in oval "A. Boche Paris", 3.5" long x 1.2" wide x .25&qu...

Complete Set of Kendall's Mexican War Lithographs,<p>lot of 12. Hand-colored lithographs, 11 1/8 x 17", each titled and signed lower...

Mexican War Letter,<p>ALS signed Enos P. Wiley, to Wm. Carter, Sept. 29, 1846 "Texas, Mouth of the Riogrand" . Written by a soldi...

Watercolor of the Battle of Lake Erie,<p>signed lower left "Horatio Bowerman, July 26, 1879". Vivid action dominates this work, whic...

Early Oil on Canvas Painting of Fort Dearborn, Illinois,<p>24 x 36" (sight), signed lower right "Daly 1805 or 1895." With an ad...

Daguerreotype of New Orleans Militia Member,<p>anonymous sixth plate from the Zacharie family archive, Not so identified, but possibly H. H. ...

Mexican War Eagle Belt Buckle,<p>cast brass, featuring relief eagle devouring snake surrounded by "Republic Mexicana" 2.25 x 2.25.&...

Scarce Mexican War Lithograph,<p>The 2nd Division of Regulars, as Drawn-Up at Cerro Gordo. Under the Command of Gen. Twiggs. 16.25 x 24.5"...

Hand Colored 1848 Mexican War Map,<p>entitled "Ornamental Map of the United States & Mexico" surrounded by vignettes of landscap...

Half Plate Tintype of Union Boys,<p>showing a squad of twelve unidentified infantry complete with NCOs staged in front of what looks to be a s...

Half Plate Tintype of Civil War Surgeons,<p>in horizontal format featuring five photogenic officers thought to represent a Union medical staff...

Three Rare Civil War Railroad Half Plate Tintypes,<p>all related, that capture a segment of the little known United States Military Railroad a...

Three Rare Civil War Cavalry Quarter Plate Tintypes,<p>being two different views of the same prized horse held by a black groom together with ...

Quarter Plate Tintype of Civil War Outdoor Scene,<p>featuring a group of thirteen dismounted cavalrymen drawn up before a large Sibley tent. ...

Quarter Plate Tintype of Union Cavalryman,<p>instantly recognizable as the armed cavalryman mounted on a gray roan published in "Echoes O...

Ninth Plate Tintype of Armed Yank Cavalryman,<p>from the western theater gripping a French-made LeFaucheux revolver tucked into his belt. He ...

Ninth Plate Tintype of Armed Union Cavalryman<p>private recording his mettle before the camera. This unknown horseman wears gauntlets and bal...

Quarter Plate Tintype of VRC Private,<p>wearing the distinctive twelve-button light blue uniform coat and trousers of the Veteran Reserve Corp...

Quarter Plate Tintype of Armed Union Private<p>standing with his .58 caliber musket and bayonet wearing full leather equipment and trousers ti...

Quarter Plate Tintype of Armed Union Soldier & Flag,<p>an unknown Maine photographer documented by his use of a carved wooden “US” oval pl...

Civil War Archive of Capt. Alfred Wakeley, 98th NY,<p>including photographs, his sword knot, canvas bag for his sword, and his vellum commissi...

Civil War Archive of 7th Michigan Cavalry Captain,<p>includes two sixth plate tintypes of Richard Douglass, of Co. H. Forty-three year old Ric...

Fine Ambrotype of a Civil War Captain and Friend,<p>a quarter plate ruby ambro that recorded the bond of friendship between two obviously deb...

Half Plate Ambrotype of Civil War Naval Officer,<p>with the rank of Master wearing the regulation service dress first prescribed in 1852 and w...

Wisconsin Pioneer Brigade Ephemera,<p>including a letter from George W. Rouse, 10th WI Inf. with transmittal envelope, a Ms. epic poem by E. S...

Ambrotype of Armed Id'd VMI Cadet,<p>A rare and desirable sixth-plate ambrotype of Virginia Military Institute cadet Cyrus Miller Parkins,...

Fine Union Photograph Locket,<p>a hinged gilded brass oval locket having delicately incised central rose motif with geometric border containin...

Fantastic Confederate Ambrotype,<p>of an unknown officer cradling a massive straight-bladed sword with wide blade. Scratched into the upper l...

Ninth Plate Tintype of Armed Rebel Soldier,<p>wearing a secession badge and presenting his M1816 cone-in- barrel conversion musket as a measur...

Great CDV of an Id'd 191st OVI Boy,<p>lacking backmark, but with period pencil identification on verso: “Herman F. Eastman 1864” over “Bal...

CDV of Corp d'Afriques Officer,<p>Capt. Edwin W. Gilbert, signed on back. Gilbert joined the 4th LA Native Guard (Inf.), which became the ...

Signed CDV of U.S. First Colored Artillery Officer,<p>Samuel H. Jordan, signed on front. Jordan was mustered in as a 2nd Lieut. in the 1st U.S...

CDVs of Two OVI Captains,<p>Benjamin and John Fowler, both of Co. D, 30th OVI. Both labelled in period ink on verso. Benjamin enlisted in Aug....

CDVs of the 34th OVI -- Piatt's Zouaves,<p>an album compiled by an unknown officer of the 34th OVI containing thirty-eight fellow office...

Joseph R. Good 39th Missouri CDV Albums,<p>lot of 2. Captain Good’s complete 1860’s photo archive in two beautiful leather albums containing ...

Civil War CDV of Fort Fisher Fund-raiser,<p>with no back mark. Period red ink inscription reads, “Wounded at the taking of Fort Fisher” with ...

CDV of An Ohio Field Grade Officer,<p>with backmark of "Cridland’s Gallery, Dayton, Ohio” with contemporary pencil identification of “C....

Autographed CDV of Union General Alex McCook,<p>with “Webster & Bros., Louisville” imprint. Signed on recto in McCook’s hand with pencil ...

Scarce CDV Pose of General Alexander McCook,<p>identified in pencil on recto and signed on the verso: “June 1865 Gen. McCook Dayton,” possibly...

CDV of Union General J.M. Brannan, Autographed,<p>anonymous, with no backmark, but signed “J.M. Brannan Brig. Gen. U.S.V.” on recto and again ...

Autographed CDV of Union General O. Shephard,<p>with imprint of “J.W. Black, Newport, R.I.” and signed “O.L. Shepherd Col. 15th Inf.” in perio...

CDV of Union General M.L. Smith, Autographed,<p>with imprint of “Joslyn & Smith, Vicksburg.” With period pencil notation, “This was taken ...

CDV of Union General E.L. Viele, Autographed,<p>with imprint of “J. Gurney & Son, N.Y.” Ink signed on verso, “Egbert L. Viele taken Is(la...

Civil War CDV of General William S. Harney,<p>of Tennessee (1800-1889, with backmark of E. and H. T. Anthony. Harney saw service in the Flori...

War Date R.E. Lee CDV-Autographed,<p>with imprint of Lumpkin and Co., Richmond, Va. on verso. Boldly signed on recto, not affecting Lee's...

Autographed Brady CDV of R.E. Lee,<p>taken late on May 3rd or 4th, 1869 during a visit to Washington. With Brady's imprint on verso. Bold...

CDV of CSA General Daniel Ruggles- Autographed,<p>with imprint of “C.D. Fredericks & Co., N.Y.” , signed in the General’s bold hand on ver...

From Life CDV of CSA General Franklin Gardner,<p>with imprint of “Theo. Lillienthal, New Orleans” issued in 1863. A transplanted Yankee and e...

Autographed Cdv of Confederate General G.W.C. Lee,<p>from a wartime view when the eldest of General Lee’s sons was a Colonel serving on the st...

CDV of CSA Captain W.B. Seawell,<p>with bm of Anderson & Blessing, New Orleans. Capt. Seawell looks defiant, or determined, in his kepi, a...

CDV of CSA Officer H.H. Zacharie,<p>“S. Anderson, New Orleans” with Zacharie’s name twice in pencil on recto. Captain H.H. Zacharie commanded...

Autographed CDV of a Confederate Officer,<p>ink-signed “Lieut. Southall” on recto with a “J.A. Scholten, St. Louis” imprint. Further identifi...

Missouri CDV Album With Confederate General,<p>among forty-seven unnamed civilian views is this striking rotund Colonel (three gold stars on c...

CDV of CSA New Orlean's Enlisted Men,<p>lot of 2. Includes print of an unidentified artillery captain, backmarked Anderson's New Orlea...

Rare Early CDV of Jeff Davis,<p>offered by the “Ladies Southern Aid Association” on behalf of the “family of Jefferson Davis” for a contributi...