Political
Society of the Cincinnati, George Washington, American History, Societies and Clubs, Gastronomy and Fine Dining
Princeton, New Jersey: Bailey Banks & Biddle Co., 1926. A fine photo-illustrated menu produced to commemorate the dinner given at the Princeton Inn for the General Society of the Cincinnati by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey, in May 1926. Contains the evening's menu, and.....
Price: $250.00
Electric Trolleys,Public Transport,History of Long Island,Urban Development,Long Island Electric Railway,Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Long Island City, New York: 1903. A printed handbill heralding the "millions" that will soon be spent "joining the Subway and "L" systems of Manhattan with the miles of surface trolley roads in Queens County", thus increasing property values in Queens and beyond on Long Island and connecting more people.....
Price: $225.00
Social Security, Social Welfare, Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
US Government Printing Office, 1939. 8 pp pamphlet with an image from a photograph of gently "puffing his chest". The content describes the monthly old-age and survivor's insurance benefits beginning January 1, 1940. It describes how to qualify - retire from work, or made at least $50 in each of.....
Price: $100.00
Korean War, Propaganda, Visual Warfare, U.S. Psychological Warfare Division
Korea: 1952-1953. A collection of Korean War propaganda, showcasing the intensity and vitriol employed by both sides through visual warfare. In total, there are twenty-eight (28) items representing four (4) languages: Korean, Chinese, Russian, and English. Several of the items were produced by American forces with the intention of convincing.....
Price: $3,200.00
Tiffany & Co., History of New York City, Delmonico's, Gastronomy and Fine Dining
New York, New York: Tiffany & Co., 1901. Commemorative menu (7.25" by 9.5") and seating plan booklet (8" by 5.75") for the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York's 133rd Annual Banquet, held at Delmonico's in 1901. Both are housed in the original Tiffany box (9.75" by 7.75".....
Price: $225.00
Tiffany & Co., History of New York City, Waldorf Astoria, Gastronomy and Fine Dining
New York, New York: Tiffany & Co., 1902. An exquisitely produced menu and seating plan, in original box (10" by 8" by 0.5"), designed by Tiffany & Co. for a banquet held at the Waldorf Astoria. Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, the event was held "in honor of the.....
Price: $275.00
Composition Books, History, School Subjects, Women's Suffrage , ABAA-RBMS-2023
Ohio: 1860s. Composition book of Augustus W. Clark (1849-1932), with approx. 24 pages filled with one to two page entries. The title page includes a newspaper snippet announcing her death on June 28, 1932. The entries range in subject, including history (Mary Queen of Scots, the Catacombs of Rome, Julius.....
Price: $425.00
princeton letters, west point letters, manuscript, historical memorabilia
Seven (7) different letters written by Tillotson to his close friend cadet Thorne. The letters are newsy in nature and written in an engaging style. He refers to various individuals by their full names with explicit details on their carrying-ons. Gouveuneur Tillotson antics and lack of interest in school became.....
Price: $525.00
program, New Hampshire National Guard, NHNG, bald eagle, american flag
Concord, NH: E.A. Wright, Phila (engraver), February 24, 1892. A dance card for Company E, 3d Regiment of the New Hampshire National Guard's (NHNG) exhibition and prize drill which took place at the White's Opera House in Concord, NH in 1892. The Order of Dance lists the fourteen (14) dances.....
Price: $165.00
American Civil War,Copperheads,Political Pamphlets
United States: c.1864. An anti-Copperhead pamphlet published in New York, skewering the Peace Democrats (i.e. "Copperheads") and the Governor of New York, Horatio Seymour as "laboring, in the press, and in the forum, to aid their rebel traitor friends in Richmond, by arraying our State in virtual unity with the.....
Price: $150.00
politics, government, state government, tammany hall, budget, corruption
New York: [1871-1872]. A political flyer condemning the corruption by the Democratic Party, and more specifically the Tammany Hall and its Grand Sachem, William M. Tweed (1823-1878). Tammany Hall, alternately called the Tammany Society, Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Colombian Order, was a political.....
Price: $150.00
Menu, Historical Memorabilia, Berlin Conference, African Division
Hotel Brunswick: February 10,1884. A 4" x 5" heavy card menu. The front depict a watercolor caricature of a woman holding a "separation" banner on an applied die-cut card surrounded by pink silk fringe. The reverse is the menu printed in gold ink. The starter is "Sorbet a l'Africaine." The.....
Price: $125.00
Engraving, White House,
A 6" x 6 1/4" label reading The White House Washington with an engraving of the White House. Perishable Flowers. Keep from frost and extreme heat printed at the base. Reverse is blank. Used for sending flowers from the White House Florist. Established in the 1850s. In 1858 the New.....
Price: $85.00
Women's Suffrage in California
1911. An anti-Women's suffrage speech asking readers to vote "No" on California's Equal Suffrage Amendment. It was narrowly approved after an earlier 1896 attempt had failed. Emphasizes the importance of keeping the "woman's sphere" separate, the need to keep domestic life "pure", and refers to the Suffragette as a "mannish.....
Price: $250.00
Drunk Driving, Voting Issues, Local Elections, Alcohol and Temperance
Waterville, Maine: F.W. Smith, c.1938. "VOTE THE DRINKING DRIVER DOWN--Vote 'NO' on liquor in September" is the message to Maine voters in this confrontational poster. The cartoon graphic shows a disheveled man hurtling down the road towards the viewer, tossing a liquor bottle behind him, with a license plate that.....
Price: $225.00
Early United States Prohibition, Anti-Prohibition Efforts, Social Welfare
The Voice (Prohibition Paper), c. 1888. 16pp. An attempt to rebuke the idea of prohibition through the use of quotes that support the ineffectiveness of it. Starting with a passage from "The Voice" which was the prohibition newspaper, the argument against prohibition, and the inability to enforce it, is briefly.....
Price: $85.00
American Civil War,Copperheads,Political Pamphlets
Washington, D.C. Union Congressional Committee, 1864. A fiery political pamphlet published by the Union Congressional Committee, penned to discourage other Northerners from supporting George Hunt Pendleton's (ultimately unsuccessful) bid for Vice President. Pendleton had emerged by 1864 as a leader in the "Copperhead" faction of congress, otherwise known as the.....
Price: $175.00
German People's Part, DVP, Political, Nazi
Hamburg, Germany: Muhlmeister & Johler, c1930. A political poster for Deutschen Volkspartei (DVP), otherwise known as the German People's Party, a German political party that was the successor to the National Liberal Party. DVP was founded in 1918 and was a "right-wing liberal" party. It was eventually dissolved in 1933.....
Price: $250.00
Immigration,Assimilation,American Citizenship
New York, New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, c.1925. "Make America your country as well as your home": a printed guide from Met Life Insurance on how to complete the final steps of obtaining U.S. citizenship (i.e. naturalization), part of its "Aids to Citizenship Series". Features Lady Liberty on the.....
Price: $200.00
Jacob's Ladder, Movable Toy, Napoleon
c1850s. A four-part hand colored litho on board with white laces and a wooden handle. When twisted the scene changes and Napoleon changes his costumes.
Price: $900.00
Women's Suffrage, Ellen H. Clapsaddle
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wolf & Co., 1910s. A rather charming women's suffrage-themed Valentine postcard, with artwork by Ellen H. Clapsaddle (1865-1934) depicting a baby girl wearing a bright yellow "Votes for Women" sash and the tagline "Love me, Love my Vote". Measures 5.25" by 3.5". Contemporary pencil inscription to verso: "Eva.....
Price: $150.00
Women Against War,National Defense,First World War
Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Branch for Women of the Special Aid Society for American Preparedness, c.1916. First World War-era pamphlet promoting the Massachusetts Branch for Women of the Special Aid Society for American Preparedness, an affiliate of the National Security League: "The most useful purpose of our organization is to create.....
Price: $150.00
Politics, Promotion and Advertising, Michigan, Democratic Party
July 15-18th,1940. A 7 1/2" x 3 3/4' four blade fold out hand fan with grommet at base give away at the 1940 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The cover is printed in blue and gold and boasts Michigan's 38 delegates, followed by a blade promoting the state highway commissioner.....
Price: $95.00
teacher, education, union, school, school supplies
New York, NY: National Teachers' Institute, November 4, 1874. A circular for the National Teachers' Institute and the American Educational Union. The front features their mission statement as well as various testimonials surround by a border of 34 state seals. It states that the societies are responsible for "supplying schools.....
Price: $110.00