U.S. Army Transport ship USAT General W. M. Black: [1948]. Unbound. This original line and wash watercolor measures 14.25” x 12.25”. It is titled “Voyage No 5 Bremerhaven, Germany – Valparaiso, Chile” and the name of the ship, General W. M. Black, is prominently shown in the colorful drawing along..... More
Hudson, New Hampshire: 1904-1905. Notebook. This 8” x 13” repurposed ledger contains approximately 90 pages of illustrations with six additional pages of textual “harriscopes” (horoscopes) and astrological predictions. Many of the smaller drawings are similar to primitive, turn-of-the-century tattoo designs shown at the Paul Rogers Tattoo Research Center Archives. The..... More
Probably Pennsylvania: 1807. Full leather. The prayer book measures approximately 4.25” x 6.25”; the slipcase is 4.5” x 7”. Complete with frontispiece, title page, author and ownership page, 273 numbered text pages, and a 7-page index. The exceptionally well-done frontispiece is hand-drawn/colored and shows Jesus in prayer next to a.... More
Cards. 16 different holiday cards, most approximately 5.25" x 3.5", each with a different scene created from cut pieces of postage stamps. Most of the stamps used in the art work came from the 1938 Presidential series, although a small number of other definitive, commemorative, back-of-the-book, and foreign stamps were... More
[Evansville, Indiana]: 1928-1933. Various. The pen and ink drawings range in size from approximately 1” x 2” to about 8” x 10”. Five of the pocket diaries measure 2.75” x 5.5”; one measures 2.75” x 4”. Each contains short ink entries for every day of the week. Whipple was a.... More
New York: 1895. Unbound. This postally used envelope features two nicely drawn pencil sketches. One is of a braying donkey in evening dress with a caption that reads, “1 A.M. – Just in from the Box Social. Very tired and sleepy.” The other is of a court jester holding a...... More
Germany or Pennsylvania Dutch Country: 1930s. Hardcover. This 4.5” x 6” hardcover notebook contains 140 pages of both traditional and folk songs—music and lyrics--many related to camping or hiking. 55 of the songs are German, nine are American, and three are French. There is an index in the rear. Exceptionally... More
