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.....
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.....
V.p. 1902-1910. Ink on paper, each sheet approx. 9 x 7 in., 1-4 sheets each, variously paginated, one with orig. envelope. Celebrated American Beaux-Arts sculptor Frederick MacMonnies (1863-1937) studied with Augustus Saint-Gaudens and many of his best commissions emerged from his relationships with Saint-Gaudens and the architect Stanford White. He.....
N.p. 1863. Dark carved wood, 11 ½ x 11 ½ x 1 inches, with bone border and star inlays in corners, an inlaid tree with carved names of Civil War battles as leaves. During the Civil War, wounded or captured soldiers would often pass their time waiting to return to.....
Virginia City: Sutterley and Co., 1864-1867. Albumen photograph on mount, 4 x 2 ½ inches. Pauline Cushman was an actress and one of the most successful spies for the Union Army. She ingratiated herself with the Confederate army by toasting Jefferson Davis after one of her performances. She was eventually.....
V.p. 1960s-1970s. Thirty-three 11 x 14 images, thirteen 8 x 10 images. These photographs, likely taken by a participant in the various events but probably printed in the 1970s, encapsulate many of the iconic themes of the New Left. Most of the photographs show protesters at unidentified events, though the.....
Massachusetts: c. 1930. 8 ½ by 11 inch leatherette binder filled with correspondence. An interesting small archive of material from the semi-professional club magician George Corrigan, consisting of letters written by other magicians, most concerning the sale and trade of tricks. Corregan was the managing editor of the Sphinx, published.....
Boston: Oliver Ditson and Company, 1863. First Edition. Manuel Fenellosa and his brother-in-law Manuel Emilio came to the United States from Spain in 1836 aboard the SS United States. They settled in Salem, Massachussetts, first forming a band and then a music school. They were friends of the publisher John.....
New Hampshire: 1857. Broadside advertisement, 5 ½ x 11 inches. An unusual advertisement for a penmanship instructor, a Mr. Chadbourn, announcing the opening of his academy on September 15, 1857 in Wolfborough, New Hampshire. The broadside states, “Inspired with the confidence of more than five years experience as a Teacher.....
Massachusetts: 1898. The 2nd Massachusetts Volunteers mustered into service in May, 1898, and within a month saw significant action in Cuba at the Battle of El Caney. They were one of three volunteer units from Massachusetts to see action on the Santiago Campaign. The regiment was inexperienced - 55% were.....
Boston: Lea and Shepard, 1868. First Edition. 8vo, burgundy cloth, 282 pp. First edition. With four plates. A bright first edition copy of the second novel to ever feature baseball, and the first to use baseball in the title and design of the book. William Everett was the cousin of.....
Chicago: J.B. Westendorf, 1877. Folio, 10 ½ x 14 inches, 6 pp.
Boston: 1930. Oblong quarto, 49 pp. With appx. 1,400 photos, most measuring less than an inch square, with roughly 175 in larger formats up to 3 ½ by 5 inches. A wonderful labor of photographic love created by an unidentified young woman with ties to the Cabot family of Beacon.....
Haverhill: 1940. First Edition. Seven journals, each approximately 70 pages, with pages measuring 4 ½ x 2 ½ inches. These journals, by an unnamed member of the Dean family of Haverhill, were assembled around 1940 from collected family and historical photographs. Taken as a whole they provide a richly detailed.....
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New York: Arnold Genthe, 1911-1920. Silver gelatin print, 6 ¾ x 9 ¼ inches on larger mount. Signed by Genthe on the mount, inscribed by Marlowe as Marlowe Sothern on the mount as follows: “To Jean: our little comrade on our walks in Beautiful Stockbridge. In remembrance also of 'Sun.....