Petersburg, Virginia: 1864. Unbound. The unmounted photograph measures approximately 9” x 6.75”. It shows the elaborate tent headquarters constructed by the unit complete with evergreen lined outside walls and double-arched entrance topped with a large triple-turreted insignia of the U.S. Army Engineers. A tripod-mounted theodolite and the unit’s colors stand..... More about Albumin photograph of the 50th New York Engineers Headquarters at Petersburg, Virginia taken by...

Fort D.A. Russell (now F. E. Warren Air Force Base), Wyoming: 1897. Unbound. 14 card-mounted albumen photographs of life at Fort Russell in Wyoming during the 1890s. The photographs measure 4.5” x 3.75”; the cards approximately 6.5” x 5.5”. Several of the cards are captioned on the reverse. All are... More about A photographic archive of the 8th Infantry Regiment at Fort D. A. Russell in Wyoming

Stalag IIB (Hammerstein, Germany): 17 June 1944. Unbound. This German Kriegsfangenenpost Postkarte (prisoner of war mail postcard) is addressed to Jodice’s girlfriend in Watertown, Massachusetts. It bears an indistinct German town postmark and purple handstamp from Stalag IIB. A U.S. censor’s handstamp that was applied before delivery is in the..... More about World War II U.S. Prisoner of War Mail from Germany

Alexandria, Virginia: 1862. Unbound. This two-page letter is datelined “Near Alexander va Nov 13th 1862.” It is complete with an inch of toning along the top edge. Short .5” splits starting at the ends of one mailing fold. A transcript will be included. Aldrich was a member of the... More about Civil War soldier’s letter from an atrocious speller describing the layout of the massive...

Bilbao, Spain: 1831. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless, folded letter is datelined “Bilbao 5th Augt 1831.” Although it references an enclosed invoice, the invoice is no longer present. The letter was no doubt favor-carried to Le Havre in France as it bears a faint forwarding agent cachet on the... More about Letter from a Marblehead, Massachusetts merchant in Spain informing his family at home of the...

Washington, DC: 1857. Envelope or Cover. This handbill advertisement measures approximately 8” x 10 and is printed on light blue paper. Its accompanying mailing envelope is addressed “To the Heirs of Mrs. Ruth Bullard.” The envelope is franked with a straddle copy of a one-cent blue Franklin stamp (Scott #24)... More about Advertisement for an attorney specializing in obtaining military land patent bounties for...

Camp Butler (Springfield, Illinois): 1864. Unbound. In this letter, a sutler, named Sam, describes his method of selling wares to soldiers at one of the largest Union training camps during the Civil War. “I had a very good trade yesterday amounting to 70$ so I went to town this... More about Four-page letter from a sutler describing how he sold goods to soldiers at a large training camp

San Francisco, California: 1849. Envelope or Cover. This three-page, stampless folded letter—in English—is dated “San Francisco 3th July 1849 and addressed to Aristide Servan via “Charle Legaut, Employee des Postes, Paris” Sent "via Panama" from San Francisco, it arrived in Avers (Antwerp), Belgium on 6 September as indicated by a...... More about Letter from a French ship captain to his male lover in Paris explaining that he had chartered his...

Vladivostok, Siberia: October 2, 1919. Unbound. Envelope only, no letter. The envelope is addressed to Anna Raumgarten, Altona-Elbe, Germany. The return address reads, “Prisoner of war Mail / Vladivostok / Siberia / American prison camp / Martin Prigge / No. 326.” It bears a small steel circular postmark that reads... More about World War I mail from a German Prisoner of War held at the American prison camp at...

Naples: 1810. Unbound. This two-page stampless folded letter measures approximately 14.5” x 10” unfolded. It was sent by Olphert Tittle in Naples to Olphert Tittle (his father) in Beverly, Massachusetts. The letter is dated “March 11th 1810,” and its salutation begins “Honor’d Mother.” It bears a weak red strike of..... More about Letter from a U. S. mariner held captive in Naples after his ship was captured and condemned...

New York City: 1863. Unbound. These checks measure approximately 8” x 3.75”. Both are printed in blue and have official red overprints reading, “Riot Damages.” Both were drawn on the County Treasury account at the Broadway Bank, one for $25 and one for $914. Both were signed by Opdyke with... More about Two New York City checks reimbursing property owners for damages to their buildings

[Washington, 1850]: J. And D. Majors Lithography, New York, 1850. First Edition. Map. Approximately 21" x 28". Large and detailed. Routes and defenses printed in red and blue. Creased where originally folded with a few splits, some mended with tape on the reverse. Rough margins at upper left corner. Light... More about Map of the Valley of Mexico with a Plan of the Defences of the Capital and the Line of Operations...

Various locations: 1863-1867. Unbound. Four letters and one stereoview. The first two letters are from Cooper to his family, one of which cautions against allowing a younger brother to become prey to full-grown seamen by joining the navy. The third is a manuscript copy of an official letter (with secretarial... More about Small collection of letters pertaining to a Civil War naval officer who became a faculty member...