Buffalo, New York: 1898. Envelope or Cover. This letter, from a mother in Philadelphia to her daughter, Grace, in Buffalo, was written just over a week after the Battleship Maine exploded and sank in the Havana, Cuba harbor, killing over 260 sailors, many in their sleep. Although it..... More
Melanesia: Circa 1944. Unbound. These 20 photographs of Melanesian life in the Pacific, no doubt taken by an American serviceman during World War II, so probably from Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, or New Caledonia. All measure approximately 3½” x 2¾”. Mix of matt and glossy finishes. None are..... More
Washinington, DC: 1937. Unbound. One-page handbill (approximately 9” x 11.5”) formatted to appear like a page from the Congressional Record. Storage folds, some beginning to split at the margin. Clean with some light toning. This handbill provides the text of Jenckes’s speech in the House of Representatives on 6 December..... More
Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and New York: 1896. Envelope or Cover. Twenty letters sent by John I. Beggs, an Edison Pioneer and an executive within the Edison Company, to his daughter, Mary Grace, between June and December 1896 while she was touring Europe to master French and Italian while receiving treatment for..... More
Various locations: [circa 1895 – 1925]. This archive consists of four medical school tests, eight letters, and one handbill advertising the sale of Grace’s mansion. All in nice shape, however, worn mailing envelopes accompany three of the letters. Grace was the daughter of Abraham Hillard Frances, a prosperous..... More
Glasgow, Missouri to Rodgersville, Kentucky: 1864. Envelope or Cover. This four-page letter from “Mollie” in Glasgow, Missouri, to Dick [Richard P.] Baston in Rodgersville, Kentucky is dated January 25th, franked with a 3-cent Washington stamp (Scott #65), and postmarked on the 27th. The letter is in nice shape with a...... More
