[Albany, New York]: N. P., 1802. 13 3/8” x 8¼”. Single sheet of letterpress printed one side Very good: old folds, light foxing, short title handwritten on verso. A letterpress broadside of a bill presented in the New York legislature in 1802. It was probably presented in conjunction with its... More
Boston, Mass: The Woman's Publishing Company, 1891. 24” x 18½”. Newspaper, bifolium, four pages. Good: folded twice, offsetting to first and last page making reading a bit difficult (but still legible) in spots, 12” separation to first leaf at centerfold and a 6” jagged vertical tear to both leaves starting... More
Houston, Texas And Surrounding Areas: Circa 1945-1951. 396 mostly black and white film negatives, most measuring 3 7/8” x 5¼”; 38 standard 35mm color slide transparencies in cardboard mounts; 18 larger (2”x 2”) color slides in cardboard mounts; 18 black and white glass slides measuring 2” x 2”; five page... More
Bayonne, NJ: Naval Supply Depot, 1954. South Carolina; 9” x 12”. Single sheet of thin card stock printed one side. Near fine with light corner wear. A visually pleasing promotion for a naval supply store in New Jersey. OCLC locates no copies, though we've sold previously a version with the... More
[chicago, Illinois]: [NAACP Southside Chapter], 1974. 11¼” x 8½”. Stapled wrappers. Pp. [168]. Very good: wrappers moderately worn and scuffed, light dogear to around half the leaves. Program for an annual fundraising dinner put on by the women's auxiliary of the NAACP's Chicago Southside chapter. At the time, the chapter... More
Hollywood, Florida: (1950s). 31 drawings on paper, most are by colored felt marker. Most measure around 14” x 19”. Very good: leaves lightly toned, most with several pinholes not affecting images and evidence of scrapbook removal on versos. A group of original cartoon art created by Dick Briefer. Briefer was... More
Various: Mostly 1943. 15 letters (27 pages) , on sheets measuring from 8¼” x 5¼” to 10½” x 8”. Most are handwritten, most on WAAC stationary, and all in original mailing envelopes. Very good or better in easily read hands. This is a group of letters written to Shirlie Montgomery... More
Boston: Kyser & Dickenson, 1892. 9” x 4¾, folded. Single swath of silk, folded, making four pages all printed; internal pages silk moire. Near fine: fresh, with two tiny puncture holes along top edge, a faint soil spot affecting neither text nor image, loss of ½” of frill on second... More
Various: mostly 1942-1946 and 1952-1953. Scrapbook (1942-1946) is string tied embossed paper over boards measuring 14½” x 12¼”. It contains 54 pages with ten items of correspondence, seven items of ephemera and approximately 72 news clippings adhesive mounted; final 15 pages are blank. 15 photographs and nine pieces of ephemera... More
N. P. Willett & Marshall, [1942]. 9¼” x 7 5/8”. Twelve leaves, string tied, printed one side only on heavy textured paper. Near fine: minimal wear, thin strip of toning at the top of all leaves, one page with penciled name. A calendar of line drawings depicting WAACs and possibly... More
Dutch New Guinea: June, 1945. Two drawings, colored pencil on celluloid measuring 8” x 10” and the reverse. Fine. Two color drawings, likely by a WAC, depicting thatched huts and villagers by the water in Dutch New Guinea. 5500 WACs were sent to the Southwest Pacific Command with some of... More
Various: 1898-1899. 7¼” x 11¼”. Screw bound, quarter leather over pebbled cloth, spine and joints inartfully strengthened with cloth tape; thick card leaves. 40 pages with 108 black and white photographs and six images clipped from magazines all adhesive mounted. Most photos measure around 3 5/8” x 4 3/4” and... More
Fort Des Moines, Iowa and Pasadena California: 1943-1945. 24 autograph letters (approximately 65 pages on sheets measuring around 7½” x 5¼”) , one typescript letter, eight greeting cards and two dinner menus. Two steel spiral stenographer's note books measuring 9” x 6” with 123 pages of handwritten notes. Uniforms include... More
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: late 1940s-1950s. Collection consists of: (1) 78 black and white photographs, 65 of which are adhesive mounted to pages of a vinyl corporate album, the rest are loose; (2) eight different items of ephemera and a few newspaper clippings; (3) four examples of the final product. Photos and... More
New York City and Dahlgren, Virginia: 1943-1946. 10¼” x 13¼”. String tied, full leather. 80 pages with 382 black and white photographs mostly inserted into corner mounts + seven postcards written to Bicknell's mother laid in. Most photos measure from 2½” x 3½” to 5¼” x 3 3/8” and none..... More
Chicago, Illinois: The Merrill Publishing Company, (© 1943). 14¼” x 10¼”. Stapled card wrappers. Pp. [48] Very good: unused, with moderate edge wear and a few faint soils spots to wrappers, penciled name at the top of the front wrapper and lightly toned leaves; center bifolium detached. 47 large drawings... More
Poughkeepsie, New York: The A. V. Haight Co. , Printers, [circa 1903]. Hardcover. 16mo 6" - 7" tall; [Women's Colleges] 6 ¾ x 9 ¾”. Stapled, thin card wrappers. Pp. [24]. Very good plus: wrappers fresh, faint corner crease to upper corner of all leaves and very faint diagonal crease... More
N. P. N. P., (1936?). 20¼” x 10 5/8”. Lithograph mounted on artist's board. Very good: bright with light to moderate edge wear and a few surface creases/abrasions, pin holes at four corners and a small soil spot. A stunning image of an African American woman atop the months of... More
Houston, Texas: The Daughters of the Republic of Texas, [1903]. Sheet Music; Sheet music. Six pages including front and back covers. Very good: bright cover, some surface losses to the coating on covers, a couple of jagged closed tears and some staining on the outer edge of back cover, not... More
Manitoba, Canada: 1944. 14¾” x 11¾”. Full leather album, internally string tied. 100 pages, the first 27 with 70 black and white photos and five items of ephemera adhesive mounted; the rest are blank. An additional 55 photos and two items of ephemera laid in. Most photos measure 4” x.... More
Harlingen, Texas; Boca Chica Key, Florida; France And Elsewhere: 1943- ca. 1948. 10¼” x 13½”. String tied brown faux leather over boards. 64 pages with 342 black and white photographs inserted into corner mounts; 9” x 11” pencil sketch of a WAC laid in. Most photos measure 2½” x 2½”..... More
Mt. Pocono, Pennsylvania And Brussels, Belgium: late 1920s-1935. 5” x 7½”. String-tied, patterned paper over boards. 92 pages with 163 black and white photographs adhesive mounted. Most photos measure 2½” x 3½”, a few are larger and around a third are captioned. Album good: heavy edge wear, patch of surface..... More
Houston, Texas: 1953-1954. Two black and white photographs, one (the parade float photo) measuring 8” x 10” with photographer's embossed stamp on recto and ink stamp on verso; the other 5” x 3½” with photographer's back stamp. Larger photo good: numerous creases, a few are heavy, small curl to lower..... More
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![[Women][World War II][Wacs]1943 WAAC Calendar.](/pictures/thumb/1657.jpg?v=1533074820)
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![[Women][Business][Science] Photographs, Ephemera and Artifacts Related to Female Engineer, Inventor and Manager. Ida Harman.](/pictures/thumb/1492.JPG?v=1533074816)
![[Women][World War II][WAVES]Photo Album of a WAVE. Laura Bicknell.](/pictures/thumb/1443.jpg?v=1533074814)
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