Historical Documents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: ...