Original announcement printed on beige paper for the memorial of Carroll Dunham Galvin, A Companion of the Second Class (of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States). 5 1/2" x 8 1/2." Two unnumbered pages (one double-sided leaf), complete. Paper is very clean and intact except for occasional foxing spots, which are minuscule and faint. Lower-left corner is bumped. Announcement is Near Fine. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS) was a patriotic military order formed on April 15, 1865 by Union military officers following rumors of a conspir... View More...
Collection of twenty-two original manuscript documents related to the Mohawk Valley Register, a weekly newspaper based in Fort Plain, New York. The documents are composed of three signed sales agreements and nineteen related signed receipts. Each of the three agreements are accompanied by a contemporary copy. 1859-1863. Documents range in size between about 8 1/4" x 13" and 8" x 3 1/2." Circa twenty-six pages (three documents are about seven pages, including the copies; most, if not all, of the receipts are each one page). As an entire collection, the documents are clean and intact overa... View More...
Original publisher's beige papers wrappers with staple binding. 6" x 9." Ten pages, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact except for age toning and a small closed-tear along fore-edge limited to the margins. A Very Good copy. Bulletin No. 27, the June 1932 issue of the quarterly Bulletin of the Abraham Lincoln Association. The Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) was founded in 1908 as the Lincoln Centennial Association. The ALA is still active to this day as a scholarly forum that focuses on the study of Abraham Lincoln. Featured article: "Lincoln and Liquor" by Paul M. An... View More...
Original publisher's beige papers wrappers with staple binding. 6" x 9." Eight pages, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact except for age toning, a few small smudges, and slight wrinkling. A Very Good copy. Bulletin No. 12, the September 1, 1928 issue of the Lincoln Centennial Association Bulletin. The Lincoln Centennial Association (LCA) was founded in 1908 on the occasion of celebrating the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The LCA still exists to this day as the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA), a scholarly forum that focuses on the study of Abraham Lincoln.... View More...
Original publisher's beige papers wrappers with staple binding. 6" x 9." Eight pages, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact except for age toning, a few small smudges, and slight wrinkling. A Very Good copy. Bulletin No. 12, the September 1, 1928 issue of the Lincoln Centennial Association Bulletin. The Lincoln Centennial Association (LCA) was founded in 1908 on the occasion of celebrating the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The LCA still exists to this day as the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA), a scholarly forum that focuses on the study of Abraham Lincoln.... View More...
Original publisher's beige papers wrappers with staple binding. 6" x 9." Eight pages, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact except for age toning, a few light smudges, and slight wrinkling along edges and on last page. A Very Good copy. Bulletin No. 7, the June 1, 1927 issue of the Lincoln Centennial Association Bulletin. The Lincoln Centennial Association (LCA) was founded in 1908 on the occasion of celebrating the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The LCA still exists to this day as the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA), a scholarly forum that focuses on the st... View More...
Steel engraving of Winfield Scott with facsimile signature (5 x 8 1/2 inch), slight water stain to the lower right corner (1 x 1 1/2 inch). General Winfield Scott (1786-1866) served with the U.S. Army from 1812 to 1861. Was in South Carolina in 1832 to pacify the nullifiers; was along the Canadian border preventing a conflict over the border; commanded the army during the Mexican-American War, capturing Mexico City in 1847. Declined the command of the Northern Army during the Civil War because of age and health. Very good clean copy. View More...
Original stereocard on tan boards (7 x 3 1/2 inches) with title at base of photographs. Dimensions of photos 6 x 3 inches. The Grand Army of the Republic (G. A. R) was a fraternal organization for veterans of the Union Army in the Civil War. This image was taken at the 33rd National G.A.R. Encampment held on September 6 and 7, 1899 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The image shows a crowd of children seated on bleachers in front of Philadelphia City Hall. The children are holding up different colored cards that spell out "G A R" when viewed together. View More...
# 7049 in the series 'Views in Baltimore and Vicinity, Md.' Stereograph on yellow board (6 3/4 x 3 1/4 inch) with label on the backside. View of the Battle Monument with slight soiling to the image and some chipping to the corners. Else a nice image. View More...
# 23082 (114). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the area of Chattanooga and its rivers and history. This was the site of the battle of Chattanooga fought in 1863 for control of the city which the southern rebels lost on Lookout Mountain. View of the valley from Lookout Mountain is quite grand with the rivers winding below you and the Tennessee encircling the city of Chattanooga, ca.1920. Clean copy. View More...
# 1148 of the 'American Scenery' series. Stereograph on off white board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with publisher's name and series title on the edges. Photo with square edges on one sheet. View of the main entrance to the cemetery in Gettysburg, Penn. with its eagle toped gate entrances. Clean copy. View More...
#18335 (146). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the back side discussing the diplomatic visit of French delegates, L.C. Jean Fabri, Admiral Shocheprat, former Premier Viviani & Marshall Joffre. Image shows them among others in front of Lincoln's Memorial. Nice WWI item. View More...
circa.1900. Original stereograph on tan board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with title on the front cover. Image of some children playing in front of a monument with the Lee Mansion in the background. Lee's Mansion was seized in 1861 to serve as a graveyard for northern troops during the Civil War by Gen Montgomery Meigs, who hated southerners. Graves were placed up to the front door and in the Rose Garden. In 1882 George Lee, son of Robert E. Lee sued the federal government and won $150,000 for the mansion and 1,100 acres surrounding the mansion. During 1925 the mansion was restored and transferred to the... View More...
Unnumbered. Stereograph on tan board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with title across the bottom and publishers name along the sides. Image of the 22nd New York regiment marching down the street in New York City with crowds along the street watching. Clean copy. View More...
Stereograph on bone colored board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with title at the base of the photos. Wear to the board from use. General Fitzhugh Lee (1835-1905) was a Confederate cavalry General during the Civil War [he led the last charge by the Confederates on 9 April, 1865 at Farmville, Virginia]; 40th Governor of Virginia (1886-90); and a U.S. General during the Spanish American War [Consul-General in Havana and later military governor of Havana in 1899]. The image is a side-view portrait of the general surrounded by flowers. Very good copy. View More...
Part One Only. "37th Congress, 3d Session, House of Representatives, Rep. Com.". 756 pages; brown cloth binding. "In December 1861, a joint committee of the two houses of Congress, consisting of three members of the Senate and four members of the House, was appointed, with instructions to inquire into the conduct of the present war." Contains testimony and account of the conduct of the Civil War up to 1863. Publisher's pebble cloth faded at spine, but unworn. View More...
Engraving, circa 1890 (4 1/2 x 6 inch) of William Thomas Sampson (1840-1902), in naval uniform, from New York who was a U.S. Navy Admiral. Served with distinction in the Spanish-American war. View More...
Engraving, circa 1900s (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch oval) of Benjamin Butler (1818-1893), in civilian clothing. In 1862 as a Major General he was made military governor of New Orleans. Most famous for the hanging of William Mumford, for removing the U.S. flag from the local mint; issuing the "Woman Order" regarding the women of New Orleans making them fair game and his confiscation of $800,000 from the Dutch consul (later returned). An incompetent general with political influence he gained command of the Army of the James, but was removed by Grant for his blundering failures. Later became a Governor of... View More...
Engraving, circa 1900s (4 1/4 x 6 inch) of Benjamin F. Tracy (1830-1915), in civilian clothing, from New York. Was a lawyer and early organizer of the Republican Party he joined the Civil War in 1863 and was in the Army of the Potomac and in the Battle of the Wilderness won the Medal of Honor. He was made a General before retiring. After the war he returned to the field of law and became U.S. district attorney for the Eastern District of New York. He was famous for cracking down on the whiskey trade taxes and created a new tax code. Defended Beecher against Tilton in 1875, and decided the famo... View More...
