Cleveland, Ohio: 1948. 9” x 6”. Bifolium. pp. [4]. Very good with crease from vertical fold; light dust soiling; tape residue at top and bottom of third page. On March 6, 1948, a Cleveland social group known as “The 12 Counts” put on a shindig to celebrate their ninth anniversary..... More
This listing is for two 1943 Navy Yard Dance Programs. The cover shows a dance taking place on June 16, 1943. Inside pages have pictures from Island Tours, there is an illustration of a woman's head with a flower and photos of people grouped together enjoying the island. One program..... More
Bordentown, New Jersey: Manual Training School, [1954]. 10¾” x 8”. Vinyl blue wraps, embossed in blind, cover title gilt. Pp. [60]. Very good minus: wrappers moderately creased, lightly soiled and edgeworn; first two leaves with 3” tear from bottom edge; light creases and soil spots throughout; a few red inked..... More
Los Angeles, California: 1963. This is the official travel program for the 1963 National Conference of the National Urban League, which took place in Los Angeles, California. The program unfolds and details information and pricing regarding travel and the different tours available. It also has agendas for the travel tours..... More
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., 1973. 19¼” x 14”. Loose leaves printed rectos only held with steel bar at top. Very good: a few light stains and stray ink to cover page; a few minor creases. This is a wall calendar dedicated to Mexican American history. The full..... More
Dansville, N.Y./Jackson, TN: InstructorCurriculum Materials/Weber Costello, 1985. 14 small posters measuring 16” x 11½”. Generally very good with light to moderate wear, all laminated. This is a mixed set of educational posters. Per the included teacher's guide, “This poster set presents fourteen brief biographies of distinguished..... More
[Washington, D.C.]: [Government Printing Office?], 1945. 13” x 8 3/8”. Single sheet handbill. Very good: creased at old horizontal folds; paper clip scar and tiny hole to one edge; light foxing. This is the text of a 1945 Joint Resolution “proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the..... More
This listing is for a printing of MacArthur's famous “Duty, Honor, Country” address, delivered at West Point on May 12, 1962, upon his acceptance of the Sylvanus Thayer Award. In the speech, MacArthur reflects on the ideals of military service and the responsibilities of the officer, concluding with his now-iconic..... More
This is an enigmatic image of five African American young men wearing uniforms for a West Virginia basketball team, printed on card. It may have been part of a larger advertisement but we can't be sure. The card measures 41 2” x 6”. More
San Francisco: Dick Jay and Keith Wayde, 1971. 16” x 11 3/8”. Newsprint. pp. 8. Very good plus with minor wear and some toning at extremities. Adz Gayzette, which ran from 1970-1972, was a free newspaper targeted to the San Francisco gay community. In addition to occasional news reporting, it..... More
This listing is for an early 20th century professional ID card featuring a photographic portrait of an African American dentist, identified as having graduated from the Chicago College of Dental Surgery in June 1912. It was issued through Pennsylvania's Professional Credential Bureau, and shows original handwritten signatures and embossed seals..... More
This listing is for 2 black and white photographs documenting African American life in Houston during the 1960s. The photos include a classroom scene showing a teacher and children, as well as a large group of young Scouts and adults. The rear of one photo is stamped “Photo by Artice..... More
This listing is for a membership card with the (Black) American Federation of Musicians. It belonged to a member of the Local 274 in Philadelphia, a very important chapter. Musicians' Protective Union Local 274, American Federation of Musicians was chartered on January 2, 1935 by African American musicians including..... More
This listing is for six detached pages of a photo album, along with two photos loose from the pages, for a total of 43 photos. The shots feature many African American men in military uniform, and a few show Black men and women out to dinner and at other gatherings..... More
This listing is for an advertising poster for Valley Forge Beer, featuring an African American woman in a tennis-style outfit seated in a wooden chair holding a tennis racket. The ad bears the slogan “A Beer Worthy of its Famous Name” and identifies Adam Scheidt Brewing Co. of Norristown, PA..... More
San Francisco and West Hollywood, California: National Gay Rights Advocates, [1988]. First edition stated. 8 ½” x 5 ½”. Stapled card wrappers. pp. [2], 32, [2]. Very good: wrappers dust soiled and heavily rubbed, internally fine. The National Gay Rights Advocates (“NGRA”) was founded in 1978 and was the first..... More
Japan: 1928. 13” x 9¼”. Silk over thick boards; accordion style binding. 16 leaves with 55 photographs and 12 postcards glued down. Most photos measure either 6” x 3¾” or 3” x 4”, all are hand-colored and nearly all are captioned. Album very good with moderate wear, some staining and..... More
Tres Arroyos, Argentina: Ejercito De Salvacion, 1929. 8¾” x 7¾”. Cloth over boards, post-bound and string-tied. 21 stiff card leaves with 75 B&W photographs adhered both sides + interleaving tissue. Photos range from 3¼” x 2 ” to 4 ” x 6½” (most 3¼” x 5 ”, one copy 3”..... More
Washington, D.C. Democratic National Committee/United Publishing Co., [1964]. 8½” x 4” (folded). Single sheet measuring 8½” x 20”, printed both sides and folded to create a 10-panel pamphlet. Very good: faint offsetting to front panel; else internally bright with minimal wear. This is a rare promotional brochure for..... More
Genova: Stamperia Casamara, Piazza 5 Lampadi, [1918]. 4 ” x 3”. Stapled printed thin card wrappers. Pp. 40. Very good plus: dust soiling and mild wear throughout; a few minor ink blurs and creases on leaves not affecting readability. This is an Italian-language almanac with specially issued wrappers..... More
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Rydal, Pennsylvania/Wildwood, New Jersey: The Ogontz School/Wilson G. Kent Co., 1928. 9¼” x 6¼”. Limited to 44 copies, this being number 3. Decoratively embossed leather over thick boards with purple silk moire pastedowns, aeg. pp. 259, [15, blanks] + 56 tipped in silver gelatin photographs measuring 6” x 4”. Very..... More
[Hutchinson, Kansas]: The Senior Class, Hutchinson High School, [1916]. 10½” x 8”. Thin card wrappers, two-hole punched and string-tied. Pp. [98, 34 (ads)]. Very good minus due to wrappers lightly sunned and edgeworn with moderate diagonal crease and old tape repair to spine; internally very good plus, save a few..... More
New York, New York: 1916-1926. 131 cards, most around 2½” x 4½”, a few larger folded to same. Generally very good: some with light to moderate wear, toning or spotting. This is a lively collection of tickets, song and dance cards for charity and entertainment events in New..... More
Japan and New York: circa 1950-1957. 13¼” x 10¾”. Two-ring scrapbook of 78 black construction paper pages with 104 photographic film promotionals, 121 clippings and 14 photographs (most around 4” x 6”) adhered + approx. 65 items (about 225 pp.) of film ephemera, typed and manuscript research and lists, most..... More
Various places: 1983-1985. 17¾” x 15½”. Three large steel spiral binders, full leather over flexible card + 70 loose oversized contact sheets of photographs. Binders contain a total of 98 mylar sleeved leaves which hold hundreds of news and magazine clippings; images on contact sheets measure 2” x 3” and..... More