New York: Published by E. & H. T. Anthony . . . from Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery, circa 1865. Very nice cdv of Admiral Farragut, standing with his hand resting on a book that has been laid upon a table. Both the photograph and the card mount... More about Admiral David G. Farragut Civil War CDV
[Fort Trumbell], New London, Connecticut: 1945-1964. Unbound. This grouping consists of material belonging to E. F. King who worked at the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory from World War II until the 1960s. It includes the last newspaper-magazine published by the BuShips Field Engineering Group in 1945, a tongue-in-cheek award... More about Small archive (including photographs of Admiral Hyman Rickover) pertaining to a technician, E. F....
Washington, D.C. The National Intelligencer, 1822. Newspaper. A complete four-page newspaper of 5 December 1822 recounts the battle between the American Schooner USS Alligator, commanded by Lieutenant William Howard Allen, of the West Indies Squadron and three pirate ships, probably commanded by Diabolito, off the coast of Cuba on 9... More about The Pirate Fight (The Action of 9 November 1822
Mostly 1917. Unbound. The collection consists of: 1) A carbon copy of the Commanding Officer’s (Lieutenant A. S Carpenter) report, “Engagement with, and destruction of German Submarine S.M.U-58,” 17 November, 1917. 10 pages. Includes A) a hand-drawn chart of the engagement and a list of German prisoners and... More about Small archive of material related to the only capture and destruction of a German U-Boat during...
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to. Complete. 48 pages with "more than fifty up-to-the minute photographs" throughout. Sound bindng with intact hinges. Clean pages with small light scuff on front free endpaper. Light soiling to cover. Dust jacket has some edgewear with a few... More about Rockets of the Navy
Washington, D.C. 1858. Unbound. In this letter, measuring 5” x 8” and dated “29th Dec’r 1858,” Ringgold provides suggestions to Ames, a major arms manufacturer, regarding the details of eagle devices, signifying the rank of captain, that attach to a naval officer’s epaulettes along with a promise to aggressively market..... More about SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING UNIFORM EPAULETTES MADE BY A FAMOUS NAVAL EXPLORER AFTER HIS RETURN TO...
Dunkirk, France: 1918. Letter and envelope are both lightly toned. The envelope has been postmarked with an APO #2 (Paris) flag machine cancellation and has some old tape repairs. Lasher was assigned to the U.S. Naval Air Station at Dunkerque, a seaplane station from which naval aviators attacked U-boats going... More about World War One Naval Seaplane Pilot's Letter with Posted Envelope - 24 April 1918
Mid-1860s to 1871: Various locations including Copenhagen, La Spezia, Naples, Portsmouth, Trieste, etc. Envelope or Cover. These covers (none include content) span six or seven years in the career of Lieutenant S. P. (Simon P.) from the mid-1860s until 1871 when he left the U. S. Navy to pursue a.... More about A small archive of 12 U.S. and world-wide covers (including Denmark #2) from the estate of a...
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...
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...
Greenpoint (Brooklyn), New York: 1861. This 3-page letter and endorsement measure approximately 8” x 9”. It was apparently delivered by courier between Rowland’s Continental Iron Works and the Providence Tool and Armory Company, which employed both Borden and Andrews, as there are no postal markings. The letter has two horizontal..... More about Correspondence between Thomas F. Rowland, Colonel William Borden, and J.B. Andrews regarding the...
Mostly Los Angeles County: 1918-1919. Album. This 72-page 9” x 8” album contains approximately 200 photographs ranging in size from 3” x 2” to 5” x 7”. The cover of the suede album features a photograph of a small sailboat. The glue-mounted photos are in nice shape; a few have... More about Photograph album documenting life in the Los Angeles area
Washington, DC: 1865-1869. Unbound. This lot consists of one approved prize money claim and two letters regarding disallowed prize money claims. All three documents are in nice shape. The approved claim has some minor edgewear. Naval records identify John C. Hamlin as first a mate and then... More about Three documents related to the Civil War Prize Money claims of John C. Hamlin, an Acting Master...
Rio de Janeiro: 1826. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless folded letter is dated November 8th, 1826 and annotated, “Single” and “Ship”. It was addressed to the author’s mother in Philadelphia in “care of S. B. Pawle Esq. / Merchant / S. Front St”. The letter was carried by the..... More about Letter from a new Surgeon’s Mate describing in detail Brazil and the politics of South America
