Historical Documents

(J Paul Getty) American oil magnate. His personal desk telephone book, 6"X10", tan colored, leather, with rigid flaps that open to alphabe...

SEBASTIAN S KRESGE (1867-1966) Merchant; formed S S Kresge Company, which became the largest chain-store company in the country. In 1961 he approved a

NATHAN STRAUS (1848-1931) American businessman, owner of R.H. Macy & Co. ALS, 1p, Feb 5, 1923, 4to, The Breakers letterhead, Atlantic City, to D...

JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN (1837-1913) American banker & financier; used his genius to wage dramatic financial battles and build a railroad empire. DS...

JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN DS, "J Pierpont Morgan", 1p, 1886, folio, New Jersey Junction Railroad Company, $1,000 1st Mortgage Bond, guaranteed ...

WILLIAM H VANDERBILT (1821-85) American financier & railroad magnate. ALS, signed "W H Vanderbilt", 2pp, April 7, 1869, 8vo, Hudson Ri...

(Railroad) Collection of approximate 300 DsS, Union Pacific Railroad pay vouchers, mostly 1p each, 1897, 4to, "Union Pacific System" lette...

JOHN D ROCKEFELLER (1839-1937) American oil magnate. SP, sepia, image size 7"X9", seated pose. Signed in pencil on photograher's mount...

JOHN D ROCKEFELLER TLS, 1p, Nov 24, 1920, 8vo, personal letterhead, Pocantico Hills, New York, to Mrs Sally McCampbell. "...Thank you for the b...

HENRY FORD (1863-1947) American automobile pioneer. SP, b/w, 10"X8." Showing him with 6 members of the pennant-winning 1938 Chicago Cubs: ...

EDSEL FORD (1893-1943) American automobile manufacturer; President of Ford Motor Co (1919-43); son of company founder, Henry Ford. ALS, 2pp, Sept 22 (

EDSEL FORD TLS, 1p, April 2, 1918, 4to, Ford Motor Co letterhead, Detroit, to J C McCarty & Co in New York, nice content. "...Replying to y...

EDSEL FORD DS, as President of Ford Motor Co, 3pp, April 28, 1919, folio. Deed, selling a piece of land in Springwells, Michigan, to the Pennsylvania-

CLEMENT STUDEBAKER JR Businessman; succeeded his father as head of the Studebaker Co. TLS, 1p, April 6, 1914, 4to, personal letterhead, South Bend, In

CLARENCE S DARROW (1857-1938) American lawyer; defended John Thomas Scopes in the famous "Monkey" trial. ALS, "C S Darrow", 1 1/...

CLARENCE S DARROW DS, stock certificate for his ownership of 100 shares of the Black Mountain Mining Company, 1p, Oct 20, 1906, oblong 8vo, Arizona. N

HENRY BALDWIN (1780-1844) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. A remarkable document, 2pp, (1844), legal folio. Excellent content, hon-oring the just

JOSEPH STORY (1779-1845) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ALS, as Supreme Court justice, 1p, Aug 13, 1816, 4to, Salem, Mass, to Henry A S Dearbor

JOHN MCLEAN (1785-1861) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ALS, as Supreme Court Justice, 1p, Oct 7, 1853, small 4to, Cincinnati, letter of introdu

STEPHEN J FIELD (1816-99) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ALS, 1p, April 20, 1842, 4to, New York, to D Williams, re a financial claim. In part,

ROGER B TANEY (1777-1864) Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court (1836-64); headed the Dred Scott decision. ADS, "R B Taney", as an attorney,...

ROGER B TANEY ADS, "R B Taney", 1p, 1808, 3"X8", verso of a legal document, an accounting summary, adds " Mr Mitchie, file ...

GABRIEL DUVALL (1752-1844) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. LS, "G Duvall", as Comptroller of Treasury, 1p, Dec 21, 1810, 4to, to Mr ...

LOUIS D BRANDEIS (1856-1941) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. Short ALS, 1p, Nov 27, 1936, 8vo, Supreme Court letterhead, sending thanks for birt

LOUIS D BRANDEIS ANS, 1p, Jan 3, 1932, 12mo, Supreme Court memo stationery. "Dear Dr Knapp, Enclosed may interest you. Cordially, Louis D Brand...

LOUIS D BRANDEIS DS, 1p, Jan 11, 1910, 4to, his law firm letterhead, a bond, what appears to be stock transfer from one entity to another. In part, ...

EARL WARREN (1891-1974) Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court. TLS, 1p, Mar 5, 1958, 4to, Supreme Court letterhead, to U.S. Senator Edward Martin, declinin

ANTONIN SCALIA Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. TLS, 1p, July 7, 1989, 4to, Supreme Court letterhead, to Carl Shipley, former secretary of the Re

FREDERICK M VINSON (1890-1953) Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court. DS, signed "Fred M Vinson", 1p, July 1, 1948, 4to, Supreme Court letterhe...

HAROLD H BURTON (1888-1964) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. TLS, 1p, Oct 31, 1945, 8vo, Supreme Court letterhead, sending thanks for "you...

TOM C CLARK (1900-77) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ANS, 1p, Oct 2, 1945, 4to, U.S. Attorney General letterhead, to Ashley. "...Just to...

(World's Fair) An Abercrombie & Finch bowie knife, World's Fair display. This unique advertising item is made of steel, measures over 4 ...

(Snake Healer) Large, antique advertising sign, made of wood, measuring 8 feet across by 14 inches in height. Reads, "Dr. John, Sister Rose, Sn...

(Cannons) Printed chapter from Diderots Encyclopedia, "Fonderie des Canons", 10"X15", 17 pages of text, followed by 25 full or d...

(Temperance) Colorful pinback, 1 1/4" across, made by Bastian Brothers Co, Rochester, New York. Beautifully illustrated, with two children hold...

(Poland) Map, "A Map of Poland, with its Appendages; showing the late Partition of that Kingdom", 10 1/2"X8." Taken from "T...

(Titanic) Newspaper, "The Salem Evening News", Salem, Mass, 10pp, April 16, 1912. Bold front page headline, "TITANIC SANK WITH 1500 S...

(England) Bound volume of Newspapers, "The Times", a daily publication, 8pp ea, Jan 1 thru Mar 31, 1852, London, an interesting look at En...

(Massachusetts) Book, "The New Bedford Directory, Containing, The City Register, and a General Directory of the Citizens", 186pp, printed ...

SAMUEL F B MORSE DS, "Saml F B Morse", as Superintendent of Electro Magnetic Telegraphs, 1p, May 4, 1843, legal folio, ledger sheet (abstr...

SAMUEL F B MORSE (1791-1872) American inventor of the telegraph. ADS, "Saml F B Morse", 1p, May 10, 1843, 8"X2 1/2", receipt for...

THOMAS A EDISON (1847-1931) American inventor. ISP, "Thos A Edison", b/w, image size 7"X9", seated pose. Signed and inscribed at...

THOMAS A EDISON Book, "The Boy's Life of Edison", by William H. Meadowcroft, Harper & Brothers, 1921, 367 pages. Signed on the fro...

THOMAS A EDISON Boldly signed card. Mounted. VG. $300-400

HUDSON MAXIM (1853-1927) Inventor of smokeless gunpowder. SP, b/w, image size 6 1/2"X9", seated pose, Marceau mount, New York. VG. Mounted...

JOHN L BAIRD (1888-1946) Scottish inventor; produced first television picture of a moving object (1926). TLS, signed "J L Baird", Mar 11, ...

GEORGE M PULLMAN (1831-1897) American inventor; designed the "Pullman" Railroad car, and other railroad-related items. Signature, "Ge...

CHARLES DARWIN (1809-82) English naturalist. Postcard ANS, "C Darwin", Dec 1 (1875), postmarked Beckenham, to Lawson Tait, interesting con...

JOHN BURROUGHS (1837-1921) American naturalist & author; friend of Walt Whitman (from 1863), whom he honored in his first book "Notes on Wa...

JOHN BURROUGHS ALS, 1p, May 5, 1904, 8vo, West Point, NY, to Edwin Porter. "...I shall not be able to write the review of Mr Smith's book &...