Fraternal
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
menu, program, racism, Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association, Crawford House
May 27th, 1898. A single-fold 12" x 9" menu and programme for an annual meeting of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association. Stereotypical racist imagery of a banjo player and dancer on the front cover. The blatant racism persists on the Programme and Menu page within. Each menu course is.....
Price: $135.00
Panorama, Humor, Masons, Aleppo, Shriners
Boston, Massachusetts: Aleppo Temple, 1922. An early 1920's poster advertising a meeting and annual outing for the Aleppo Shriners. The printed poster (26.25" by 11") contains information about the events on the front along with humorous cartoons; on the back, it features a large panorama printed in yellow and black.....
Price: $250.00
Maps, New England Society of the City of NY, Social History
New York New York - Waldorf Astoria: 23-Dec-07. A 2" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/4" silk covered press board box with The 102nd Annual Festival of the New England Society of the City of New York, December 23, 1907, Waldorf Astoria in woven silk on box side. Affixed to.....
Price: $275.00
Athletic club, Physical education, training
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1869. 215 page book, with gilt stamped covers. Twelve essays written on the subject of 'physical culture'. First appeared as articles in the Herald of Health Journal. While it might have first have been indended to be essays on 'physical culture' these articles have snowballed.....
Price: $60.00
African American, Fraternal, Get Rich Quick
New York City. A 2 1/2" x 4" business card for Days Work -- of all Kinds, by Trained Workers - Laundresses, Cleaners, Seamstresses, Cooks Etc. Reverse is blank. Surface wear. According to the Christadelphia Advocate the exchange was part of a get rich quick scheme. In 1906, the Christadelphia.....
Price: $32.00
fraternal, National Benevolent Society, trade catalogue
Kansas City, MO: National Benevolent Society, 1925. This catalogue lists a variety of items for purchase for the National Benevolent Society's Lodges to use. Some of the items listed are: ballot boxes, ballots, ode cards, gavels, hoodwinks (masks), wigs (and beards), staffs, papier-mache skeletons, various robes and costumes for members.....
Price: $200.00
Order of Cincinnatus, Fraternal, Carnival
Cincinnati, OH: 1876. A 17 1/2" x 12" certificate with images of an anthropomorphic pig in fancy attire and a horse as a police officer. The King of the Carnival certifies that Thomas L. Jones, a judge, is appointed to Councillor of State with the title of Earl Chesterfield for.....
Price: $300.00
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
Masquerade Ball, German American Social Club
New York City: 1882. A 6 1/2" x 4" used (stub removed) masquerade ball ticket. The ticket provided admission to a masquerade ball at Terrace Garden, , February 20 [882]. The ticket is printed in German. Whimsical costumed revelers with one fellow swinging on the drapery cords. Reverse is blank.....
Price: $425.00
American Female Guardian Society, annual reports, charity
New Tork: Female Guardian Society, 1852. 32 pp. Printed paper cover, frontispiece. An annual report for the American Female Guardian Society, beginning with the board members, annual meeting, annual report, and ending with the treasurer's report. Page 30 has a listing of the life members. 9" x 5 3/4" wear.....
Price: $55.00
Friendship Album
UK: 1874-1854. Gilt stamp brown leather cover. The introductory page is comprised of a finely executed cut-out handcolored floral spray with a lithograph verse at center. It is titled "Album" and begins "To Poets, Painters, Enigma, and Conundrum Makers and all those who wish to shine in this Literary Society...".....
Price: $1,500.00
Invitation, Art Union, Newburyport
Newburyport, MA: 1859. Printed on plain paper in green ink. The ticket is No.8388 for the New England Art Union, at Newburyport, Mass, Wednesday, February 16, 1859. The illustration depicts the interior of the Art Union. Reverse is blank.
Price: $95.00
Invitation, German Social Club, Heppenheimer & Mauer
New York City: Heppenheimer & Mauer, 1883. A 4 3/4" x 7 1/2" invitation to a German Social Club masked ball held at Teutonia Assembly Rooms in New York City. Held on February 12, 1883 (Lincoln's Birthday). Fine printing and elaborate scene of elegant woman accepting a gentleman's arm. Reverse.....
Price: $95.00
German Social Club, Masked Ball, Invitations and Tickets, Social History
Hoboken, NJ: 1869. An 8' x 5" paper invitation to the Deutscher Club (German Club) Masked Ball to be held on February 17, 1869. Printed in German. Note the dance was to be held six days after the date on the invitation. Also includes a 3 1/4" x 2 3/8".....
Price: $225.00
Invitation, Social History, Historical Memorabilia
Gibson Bros. 1870. A single-fold 7" x 4 3/4" invitation for The New York Republican Association of Washington, DC on Wednesday Evening, April 27, 1870, at the Masonic Temp. Also includes A 2 3/8"x 2 3/8" thin paper ticket that reads "Republican Ticket Judiciary" on the front and lists the.....
Price: $90.00
Fraternal Organization, Social History, Mardi Gras
Kansas City: Lisk's Print, February 16, 1885. A group of ephemera from the first annual ball for the Kansas City Flambeau Club. It includes an invitation with a "flambeau" or torch image at center, a lavender color ticket and a single fold dance card with an illustration of a scroll.....
Price: $200.00
Sisterhoods,Fraternal Organizations,History of Women in Maine
Berwick, Maine: Pythian Sisterhood, 1897. Letterhead illustrated with the seal of the Pythian Sisterhood, a female auxiliary to the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization and secret society formed in 1864. This letterhead was used by the Maine branch of the organization, located in Berwick and founded in 1889. Measures.....
Price: $100.00
menu, medical conference, international allegory, patriotism
Philadelphia: Bailey Banks & Biddle, A 4 page heavy stock with gilt fore edge menu with a red, white and blue grosgrain ribbon binding. The front cover is an illustration of Lady Liberty with the American shield and the Eagle atop the world. The stars below represent the states of.....
Price: $150.00
Social Invites, Menus, Societe Archeologique, Historique & Artistique le Vieux Papier
France: 1910-1926. Includes three (3) invitations from to attend the annual dinner of the French Old Paper Society for 1910, 1911 and an unknown year and four (4) menus for 1911, 1912, 1914 and 1926. Fine printing and imagery. The society celebrated its 100th dinner on April 28, 1914. A......
Price: $500.00
Menu, Roast Beef Club, Social History
Manufacturer's Club, Nov. 29th, 1890. A 4pp menu with a paper cover with the attendees name penned on the cover. Red Silk ribbon tie. Engraving of the steer on the titled page with heavily embossed gilt 'Dinner - Roast Beef Club Philadelphia". Each of the menu courses that parenthetically do.....
Price: $95.00
Handbills, American Music, Concerts, History of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. Bicking, Printer, 1825-1827. A grouping of nine (9) printed handbills promoting concerts and public rehearsals given by the St. Cecilia Society of Philadelphia between 1825 and 1827. Each handbill measures approx. 7.5" by 5.5". Typographical borders. Early ink inscription dating handbills to verso, all in same hand.....
Price: $375.00
Whimsy, Fantasy, Printing
Orange NJ: Orange Volksbot Print, 1884. A 4 1/2" x 7" heavy stock used (end removed) ticket for the Orange Maennerchor Grand Masquerade Ball, held at Library Hall, Main Street. Ticket price was $1.00. The illustration is a playful scene with reveling masked gents behind a giant mask being ticket.....
Price: $350.00
boating and rowing club, menu
The Pacific Association of Amateur Oarsmen Exposition Banquet took place on March 13, 1915. The program lists directors and divisions of the club, the presentation of the Henry C. Peterson Perpetual Challenge Trophy, the menu, Toasts, and Songs. The Menu includes Oysters, Soup, Salad, Hors D'oeuvres, fish, entrees, vegetables, roast.....
Price: $85.00