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New York: African Civilization Society, 1858. Single leaf folded, 4 pp. 8 ¼ x 7 ¾ inches. The African Civilization Society was formed in 1858 by several prominent members of Brooklyn’s Weeksville community. The second article of this document, the organization’s constitution, states its goals as follows: “The objects of.....
Philadelphia: 1799. 4 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (121 x 212 mm). Scattered spotting, light to moderate horizontal center crease. In frame with modern bust portrait of Allen. An incidental but highly suggestive document from the life of Richard Allen, whom historian Richard Newman has argued should be recognized as.....
Massachusetts: 1926. Ink on paper, 18 ½ x 23 ½ inches. Alexander Johnson, an African-American musician from New Bedford, enlisted in the army at age 16 and was believed for some time to be the first African-American musician in the Union Army. He mustered into mustered into Company "C" of.....
Newburgh: Abel A. Peck, 1860s. 3 ½ x 2 ¼ albumen print on larger mount. A carte-de-visite copy of a folk art painting probably painted c. 1820s-1830s. William Seymore (1786-1846) was a Methodist minister in Bellvale, New York. Edward Ruttenber and L.H. Clark, in their 1881 History of Orange County.....
Boston: c. 1874. Albumen carte-de-visite photograph, 3 ¾ x 2 ¼ inches, on original mount with photographer’s mark to verso. Joshua Bowen Smith was a Boston-based abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad, who also owned his own catering company. Born in Philadelphia to a British father and mother of.....
Fort Ethan Allen: 1910. Gelatin silver print mounted to board, 16 ¼ x 14 ½ inches. The 10th Cavalry was one of the original “Buffalo Soldier” regiments of the post-Civil War segregated U.S. Army, first seeing action in the Indian Wars. Their band is shown here most likely during their.....
Los Angeles: 1969. First Edition. Two long mimeographed sheets, text on rectos and versos. Very good with some normal wear. An uncommon Black Panther newsletter from the Southern California Chapter of the Black Panthers, dealing with the case of Nathaniel Clark, who was killed by his wife following an altercation.....
New York: Committee to Defend the Panther 21, 1970. First Edition. The Panther 21, who were eventually acquitted of plots to carry out rifle attacks on police stations and an education center, had widespread support from varied groups including various church groups, Abbie Hoffman and Leonard Bernstein. Communist Party members.....
Emoryville: Black Panther Party for Self Defence, 1968. First Edition. 23 x 35 inches, linen backed. A particularly nice example, professionally mounted. In one of the Black Panthers’ most iconic images, Minister of Culture Huey Newton sits in a chair with a shotgun and a spear, a pile of spent.....
Black Panther Legal Defense Fund: San Francisco, 1970. Poster, 22-1/2 x 45 inches. Some toning and folds, very good condition overall. Bobby Seale was one of the orignal Chicago 8 or Conspiracy 8, who were charged in connection to the unrest at the 1968 Democratic Convention (see our items 10.....
Massachusetts: 1969. Silver gelatin photographs, some mounted, various sizes, most around 6x8 inches. Some wear and creases to mounts, photographs range from good to fine with fine contrast, some photos with noticeable flaws. Very good overall. An evocative collection of photographs of several important musicians taken in Boston in 1969.....
Philadelphia: 1865. Albumen carte-de-visite photograph, measuring 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches, with “D.B. Bowser / Artist / No. 481 North 4th St. / Philadelphia” on verso, suggesting the photograph was used by Bowser as a business card or advertisement. Fading and slight toning to verso, photograph nearly fine with.....
V.P. 1960s-1970s. Fifty-one photographs, most measuring 3.5 x 5 inches, in hard plastic sleeves, as found. From the estate of Drew Bundini Brown. Generally fine condition with some normal fading to images, with subject identification stickers on sleeves. Drew ‘Bundini’ Brown worked as Muhammad Ali’s cornerman from 1963 onward, after.....
New York: 1940s-1950s. Three photographs measuring 8 x 10 inches, menu measuring 10 x 3 3/4. Cab Calloway and his band began performing at the Cotton Club in 1931, enjoying an initial three year stint with many sporadic returns in the subsequent decades. Calloway’s manager, Irving Mills, played a large.....
Chicago: 1969. 21 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches. Some light toning and edgewear, near fine condition overall. The first example of this poster we have encountered, which shows Judge Julius Hoffman, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and President Richard Nixon. We find no other records, and can only assume it was.....
Chicago: 1969. Poster. 24 x 20 inches. Minimal wear, fine condition. An iconic poster protesting the arrest of the Chicago 8 on conspiracy charges relating to the protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention. The group, originally as eight members, consisted of Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, founders of the Youth.....
Washington, D.C. 1970. [3] pp. stapled mimeograph program for a service commemorating King’s birthday at The Washington Cathedral, January 15, 1970. Stapled together with a [1] pp. letter from Bishop Henry C. Bunton to the Interreligious Committee on Race Relations (ICRR) notifying members of the event, and including a [1].....
New York: 1963. When construction began on Brooklyn’s Downstate Medical Center in 1963, the construction contracts were mostly awarded to unions that did not include African-American workers. In response, C.O.R.E., the Black Ministers’ Association and others coordinated a series of demonstrations in protest. Over a period of several weeks, many.....
Lithograph poster in colors. Signed in the plate, l.l. Sheet: 38” x 24 ⅞. Creases to lower right quadrant, wear to top and bottom margins, pinholes to corners, very good condition overall. The Supremes were at the height of their popularity when they performed at Lincoln Center’s Philharmonic Hall in.....
N.P. 1964-1972. N.p., 1964 and 1972. Two small press photographs measuing 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 and 3 x 4 inches, minimal wear, editorial marks to versos, near fine overall. A scarce pair of period press photographs of Frankie Freeman, including a portrait used at the occasion of her appointment.....
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NP: Associated Press, 1970. First Edition. Press photograph measuring 8 x 10 inches. Minimal wear, very near fine with slightest fading. An uncommon press photograph of students with raised fists in front of the building that was damaged by gunfire during the Jackson State College shootings, which left two students.....
New York, et al. 1940s-1960s. Five 8 x 10 and two 5 x 7 inch gelatin silver prints, with Bradley’s estate marks to versos. Jack Bradley was a Cape Cod native who, after graduating from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, fell in love with Jazz after seeing Louis Armstrong perform at.....
![Twelve Compositions by Maceo Jefferson [with] Photograph of the Plantation Orchestra, Featuring...](/pictures/thumb/List710.png?v=1613056125)
V.p. 1920s-1960s. Photograph measuring 8 x 10 inches, compositions measuring 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Well preserved, nearly fine with some normal toning. Maceo Jefferson was a jazz banjoist and guitarist from South Carolina who began his career in the 1920s playing with Roscoe Lee, Lucille Hegamin and Ethel.....
Massachusetts: 1950s. The Music Inn was founded on the estate of the Countess de Heredia in 1950 by a young couple from New York City who wished to bring the culture of New York to Berkshire County, where it was met with a very lukewarm response from the local residents.....
New York: Pix Incorporated, 1965. Double weight silver gelatin photographs, 6 ⅞ x 9 ⅞.. With Pix stamps on versos, crediting the images to Ernest Reshovsky. One image with a small section of loss, other with some edgewear, overall very good to near fine with fine contrast. A pair of.....