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Place of Origin: American
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong Signature Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an exclusive Apollo 11 Signature Collage. The celebratory and collectible collage is composed of a Sea of Tranquility photograph signed by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, a signe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Large 1930s Steel /Cast Iron Military Chalk World Globe Denoyer Geppert
By Denoyer-Geppert
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare c 1930 steel Denoyer Geppert military chalk globe. Globe alone measures 22" in diameter, Retains original patina. Age appropriate wear. Minor dents.(see photo). Original patina ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel, Iron
Dwight D. Eisenhower Original Photograph and Autographed Letter about Golf, 1966
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a custom signature collage, celebrating Dwight D. Eisenhower. The collage features a one page typed letter from President Eisenhower, dated December 17, 1966, paired with ...
Category
1960s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vietnam War Naval Air Medal / POW Hero
Located in San Diego, CA
A Vietnam war naval "Air Medal" and issued to lieutenant commander Dennis Moore of the U.S. Navy for "meritorious achievement in aerial flight. The medal (complete set of medal and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Enamel
A Rare and Important American Marble Sculpture of Thomas Jefferson, Circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important American White Marble Sculpture of Thomas Jefferson Holding The Declaration of Independence. Circa 1870, in the Manner of Horatio Stone (1808 –1875).
Inscribed on scroll: 'The Declaration of Independence, It becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. etc. etc. T. Jefferson.
The present work is unsigned but is reminiscent of Horatio Stone's life-size marble figure of John Hancock...
Category
19th Century American Classical Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Marble
"Roosevelt & Garner" Embroidered Armband Supporting the 1932 Democratic Ticket
Located in York County, PA
"ROOSEVELT & GARNER", AN EMBROIDERED ARMBAND SUPPORTING THE 1932 DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL TICKET AND THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION
Made for the 1932 Democratic presidential Campaign ticke...
Category
1930s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Brooke Cadwallader Carnival Mid-Century Era Silk Scarf, 1947-1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brooke Cadwallader Silk Scarf, The Carnival Print – 1947-1950
Brooke Cadwallader was a well-known printed textile designer of the mid-20th century...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
'Easy Rider' Original Vintage Movie Poster, American, 1969
Located in Devon, GB
A touchstone of the American counterculture movement, Dennis Hopper's 1969 revolutionary road drama 'Easy Rider' defined a generation of disillusioned youth, marking a turning point ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Collection of Antique Ancestral Black and White Photographs from Germany
Located in Miami, FL
Collection of antique black and white ancestral photographs from Germany and perhaps Switzerland (Suisse/Allemagne) discovered inside an Alfonse Mucha Ar...
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
The Empire Strikes Back
Located in London, GB
Original US Gone with the Wind Style B film poster for The Empire Strikes Back 1980, also known as (Star Wars: Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back) this was the second movie in the St...
Category
1980s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Louise Nevelson Inscribed & Signed Pace Catalog & Print, Nightsphere-Light, 1969
By Louise Nevelson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Nevelson Recent Wood Sculpture
The Pace Gallery, Copyright Pace Editions Inc. 1969
An exceptionally well-preserved, near mint condition personalized and artist-signed catalog of L...
Category
20th Century Modern American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Pair of Framed Rolling Stones US Tour Posters
Located in Dekalb, IL
Two vintage original The Rolling Stones tour date posters.
These pieces come from two very different times; for both the Rolling Stones and the country. On the left is a 1964 tour p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Northwest Passage 1st Limited 2 Vol Ed by Kenneth Roberts, Signed & Numbered
Located in valatie, NY
Northwest Passage, Limited 2 Volume Edition By Kenneth Roberts. Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc., Garden City, N.Y., 1937. 1st Ed hardcov...
Category
1930s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Portrait Gallery of Grand Bostonians from Joe Tecce's
By Daniel Varoujan Hejinian
Located in Hanover, MA
Framed series of American modern pen and ink drawings, sixteen portraits of Boston "pols" and Italian American civic leaders, all of whom were the famous 'Friends of Joe Tecce's' of the eponymously named restaurant in Boston's North End.
The frame is sixteen feet long by one foot tall...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
19th Century Multi-Figure Tlingit Totem
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Complex Multifigure Tlingit Totem Pole from Sitka, Alaska. This larger red cedar model totem pole was carved by a Tlingit artist from Sitka, Alaska. The ...
Category
Late 19th Century Native American Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Cedar
'Some Like It Hot' Original Vintage Movie Poster, American, 1959
Located in Devon, GB
Billy Wilder's timeless screwball comedy "Some Like It Hot" needs no introduction - with it's non-stop action, smutty one-liners, sexual innuendo and skilful blend of high and low co...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
1950s Aluminum on Wood General Electric Logo, Sign Plaque
By General Electric
Located in Buffalo, NY
1950s aluminum on wood General Electric logo, sign plaque. Salvaged from General Electric Buffalo NY office, stunning, original plaque, cast aluminum depicting famous G E Logo, mount...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Aluminum
The Battles of Palo Alto & Resaca De La Palma, a Musical Delineation by Grobe
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Grobe, Charles. The Battles of Palo Alto & Resaca De La Palma, a Musical Delineation Composed for the Piano Forte and Dedicated as a Tribute of Respect to the Officers & Men of the U...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Charles Magnus, Lithographer Illustrating America's Past, 1850-1900 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Charles Magnus, Lithographer: Illustrating America's Past, 1850-1900. Oak Knoll Press and Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library; 2013. Stated 1st edition. Charles Magnus (1826-1900) wa...
Category
2010s American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
By Jane Peterson
Located in valatie, NY
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article. July 1943 Americana Illustrated Volume XXXVII, Number 3. This was a publication of "The American Historical Company," New York City. Wi...
Category
1940s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Miniature Daguerreotype Family Portraits with Hand Coloring in Gutta Percha Case
Located in Norwalk, CT
Four excellent Civil War-era daguerreotype portraits, each framed in elaborate gold foil. Three images (woman and children) appear to be hand-colored and gilded. These portraits are presented in a fantastic carved gutta percha "Union Case", decorated with a mother, child, and dog on cover and guilloche-style geometric engraving on back. Amazingly, this case appears to be the same one held by the woman in the upper left-hand photograph...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
University of Pennsylavania Vintage Pennant by Collegiate Ames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
University of Pennsylavania
Vintage Pennant
by Collegiate Ames
"in good vintage conditions"
"size does not include tassels"
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Felt
1930’s-1950’s Collection of 95 Vintage Movie Star Penny Arcade Trading Cards
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage collection of 95 movie star exhibit cards from penny arcades, movie houses, and fairs. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Pine Barrens Speculation, Edward Telfair Georgia Land Grant, 1792
Located in Savannah, GA
Washington County, Georgia land deed with survey warrant and beeswax state seal granted by Governer Edward Telfair to Col. Robert Middleton.
This la...
Category
Late 18th Century American Classical Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Original J Mack Moore Photo of Virginia Memorial in Vicksburg, MISS
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A VERY RARE and Original J Mack Moore Photo of Virginia Memorial in Vicksburg, MISS and probably taken circa 1907/08, after it’s dedication.
Paper photograph mounted on board, on it’s original matting.
Taken by famous photographer John Mack Moore of Vicksburg and signed by him in red ink on bottom left “J Mack Moore’ and “Vicksburg, Miss” on the bottom right (also in red ink).
Hand-noted in black ink on rear as “Virginia Tablet, Vicksburg National Military Park” and also signed again by J. Mack Moore in red ink on left center on the rear and “Vicksburg, Miss” on the right center (also in red ink).
Newly framed and matted and under glass.
Original photos by J. Mack Moore are ‘highly’ sought after and have performed very well at auction.
John Mack Moore, born in 1869, was the son of prominent residents of antebellum Vicksburg. He was only a toddler when the famous 1870 race between the Robt. E. Lee and Natchez had his hometown in a state of excitement as the big sidewheelers passed upriver en route from New Orleans to St. Louis. As a young man, he became an avid and skilled photographer, spending much time at the wharf along the Mississippi and Yazoo, recording on glass plate negatives the daily activity of the busy river landing.
Conversations with masters, mates, mud clerks and roustabouts were his daily fare. Moore learned photography from an elderly master of albumen, wet plates and homemade printing papers. He had a disdain for newfangled gadgetry and held fast to utilizing the old methods of previous decades in the making of photographs, with sparkling results.
J. Mack Moore was considered the dean of photographers as well as a colorful character around Vicksburg. In later years, owing to his white hair and moustache, he was said by many to bear a close resemblance to Mark Twain.
Moore’s Clay Street home, where he also operated his photographic studio, was built from the top down, a most amazing feat accomplished by a unique individual. Originally it was a rambling residence in a Southern, park-like setting. However, when paved streets eventually came to the city, the house was left at the base of an embankment, the large oak trees removed to make way for an unsightly culvert. Singlehandedly, Moore raised the house to street level. As the edifice gradually rose, Moore fashioned lower floors, accomplishing the feat with heavy timbers and screw jacks...
Category
Early 20th Century American Craftsman American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Alexander Girard for Herman Miller Neck Ties. NOS. Silk. Vintage 1960s, Signed
By Alexander Girard, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
Super rare neckties designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1960s. We don't think these were ever in mass production. All th...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
Red & Black FDR's Fala Scotty Dog American Glass Ice Bowl, circa 1930-1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming pre midcentury ice bucket or ice bowl, American clear glass, circa late 1930s-early 1940s. The Scotty dog glass collectible craze began when President Franklin D. Roosevel...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
"Join the Air Service" Vintage WWI Poster by J. Paul Verrees, 1917
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is very scarce WWI recruiting poster for the Army Air Service. The poster dramatically features a two-man open cockpit biplane with American and French markings flying against a red sky background. In the foreground, two uniformed spotters look on. The poster reads "Join the Air Service...
Category
1910s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Charles Magnus, Lithographer Illustrating America's Past, 1850-1900 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Charles Magnus, Lithographer: Illustrating America's Past, 1850-1900. Oak Knoll Press and Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library; 2013. Stated 1st edition. Charles Magnus (1826-1900) wa...
Category
2010s American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Antique Trade Sign Gavel or Presentation Piece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gavel is in great condition and was a presentation piece.
Copper plate on gavel reads as follows / Dated 1941
Presented By
The Corona 20...
Category
Early 20th Century Country American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
President William McKinley as Napoleon Large Toby Mug, by Morris & Willmore
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
President William McKinley as Napoleon Large Toby Mug, by Morris & Willmore
Made by Columbian Art Pottery / Morris and Willmore of Trenton, New Jersey
This ...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Pottery
John F. Kennedy Signed Senate Menu Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a John F. Kennedy inscribed and autographed United States Senate Restaurant menu. Kennedy signed the menu on April 10, 1957, when he was a Senator representing the state of Massachusetts...
Category
1950s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Collection of Three Vintage Tractor Wrenches
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Collection of Three Vintage Tractor wrenches
United States
Early 20th century
Cast steel
7, 8.5, and 12 in. / 18, 22, 31 cm
Custom display measu...
Category
Early 20th Century Other American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel
1876 "Gettysburg, The Repulse of Longstreet's Assault." Engraving
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented here is an 1876 engraving of John B. Bachelder and James Walker’s Gettysburg. The Repulse of Longstreet’s Assault. The engraved scene depicts the decisive battle on the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Researched by the photographer and topographer John B. Bachelder and painted by James Walker, the original painting was created in 1870. This detailed engraving was done by H. B. Hall Jr. and published by James Drummond Ball.
Otherwise called Pickett’s Charge, the battle occurred on July 3, 1863. Pickett’s corp commander, Lieutenant General James Longstreet was placed in charge of the attack despite his hesitations. Longstreet’s central role led to the title of the work, Repulse of Longstreet’s Assault. In an attempt to gain control of an important supply route, nine Confederate brigades charged across three-quarters of a mile of open ground against cannon fire to take Cemetery Ridge from the defending Union Army. Despite their overwhelming numbers, the Confederate forces were repelled with considerable casualties marking not only a decisive victory for the Union, but also the beginning of the slow defeat of Lee’s Army. The furthest the charging forces advanced before being repulsed would forever be known as the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy.” The Confederate army never recovered from the losses at Gettysburg and it effectively ended Lee’s campaign into Pennsylvania.
The engraving gives the perspective from the Union rear, one that encompasses most of the battlefield, from Big Round Top on the left to the northern reaches of Cemetery Ridge on the right. The Confederate lines at Seminary Ridge are in the far distance, partially obscured by bursting shells. The image centers on the main Confederate assault, in the vicinity of what today are known as "The Copse" and "The Bloody Angle." The composition has elemen...
Category
1870s Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
In Stock in Los Angeles, Marc Jacobs Illustrated by Grace Coddington
By Phaidon
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Marc Jacobs Illustrated (Hardcover) by Grace Coddington
In stock in Los Angeles
A unique monograph of over 50 collections created by the fashion desi...
Category
2010s Modern American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Pair of Photographs, Harold E. Hatch, Danville, VT, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
By Harold E. Hatch
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of original printed photos by Harold E. Hatch (Born October/1886-Died November/1973). He worked around Danville, VT in the late 19th and early 20th c. His photos were contact pr...
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
'The Great Escape' Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
Best known for his action packed James Bond posters, American artist Frank McCarthy's dynamic design for John Sturges' spectacular 1963 wartime adventure 'The Great Escape' features king of cool Steve McQueen front and centre, leading co-stars James Garner, Richard Attenborough and their fellow prisoners of war in their legendary escape from a German cap during World War II. McQueen cemented his superstardom as the daredevil Captain Hilts, whose irreverence towards Nazi authority repeatedly lands him in solitary confinement, earning him the nickname 'The Cooler King,' before gunning his motorcycle over a barbed wire fence...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
1865 Emancipation Proclamation, Antique Lithograph by P.S. Duval and Son
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a lithographic broadside of the text of the Emancipation Proclamation issued on January 1, 1863. This broadside was published in...
Category
1860s Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vintage Art Deco Vanity Set, circa 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming set of brushes and jars was once used by a well-to-do lady to store her cosmetics and maintain an elegant updo hairstyle. Also known as a toilet service...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pharmaceutical Presentation Gavel Dated 1941 1942
Located in Fulton, CA
Unusual ceremonial / presentation gavel presented to Angelo Carlo Bosso, president of the California Pharmaceutical Association 1941-1942. Turned wood in the form of medicine bottles...
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Mid-20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Antique Polaroid Camera, Alpha SE, SX 70.
By Polaroid Corporation
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Polaroid camera, Alpha SE, SX 70. Produced by Polaroid from the 1970s onwards. This model stands out for its folding leather and metal body, presented here in an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Large Weird, Creepy, Perfectly Patinated Plastic Clown Head
Located in Kansas City, MO
It's strange and freaky, but so cool. Vintage Ronald McDonald plastic clown head sculpture. By the way, it is hollow inside and can be put over ones head an...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
'Manhattan' Original Vintage Us Lobby Card Movie Poster, 1979
Located in Devon, GB
An international style US lobby card for Woody Allen's 1979 romantic comedy "Manhattan," starring co-writer and director Allen as a twice-divorced middle-aged comedy writer dating a ...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
1842 Wall Map of the United States by J. H. Young, Published by S. A. Mitchell
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an 1842 hanging “Map of the United States,” engraved by J. H. Young and published by Samuel Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia. This is a beautiful example of the rare 1842...
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1840s Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
1960s Office Plaque Naval Intelligence Processing System Support Activity Nipssa
By United States Navy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare and Obscure Naval Department Office Wall Plaque / Sign.
Plaque Only Dia 15 x Thk 5/8 in.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Resin, Walnut
'Raging Bull' Original Vintage U.S. One Sheet Movie Poster, 1980
By Kunio Hagio
Located in Devon, GB
Adapted from Jake LaMotta's memoir, Martin Scorsese's intense biopic 'Raging Bull' has become a modern Classic, widely regarded as Scorsese's masterpiece and regularly hailed as one ...
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Fire Alarm
Located in Round Top, TX
crack in the top of the glass case.
Category
Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
"For Defense, Buy United States Savings Bonds and Stamps." Vintage WWII Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a vintage savings bond poster from WWII, dating to 1941. The poster reads "For Defense. Buy United States Savings Bonds and Stamps. Ask About Our Pay Roll Allotment Plan" in dark green, teal, and red lettering. The poster was published in Washington, D.C. by the U. S. Government Printing Office. It depicts the Concord Minute Man...
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1940s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Original Vintage US Lobby Card Movie Poster, 1961
By Robert E. McGinnis
Located in Devon, GB
Lobby Cards were designed for display in a cinema lobby to lure the movie-going public. Typically released in sets of 8, each card depicted a different scene from the film. This charming US lobby card for 'Breakfast At Tiffany's,' number 7 of the set, depicts Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly and George Peppard as Paul Varjak sipping coffee against a backdrop of Manhattan. Featuring a miniature version of Robert McGinnis' iconic artwork used for the US insert, the lobby cards offer a bit of Tiffany's magic at a more affordable price point than the larger and highly sought after US Campaign posters.
Holly Golightly would be Audrey Hepburn’s defining role, establishing her status as one of the greatest screen legends and style icons of all time. It seems unbelievable now that Truman Capote, author of the novella on which the movie was based, had his heart set on Marilyn Monroe for the part. Monroe pulled out of the running when her acting coach advised her not to play a lady of the night...
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1960s Modern Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Carbide Coal Miners Lamp with Coal Oil Can and tin funnel by Justrite Areamlined
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique collectible circa 1900s Justrite Carbide Coal Miners Lamp, designed to be worn on a helmet, with a Coal Oil Can and a Tin Funnel. Hand Crafted by the renowned Justrite Manufa...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Fully Restored & Functional Horse-Pull Spring Buggy
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Fully Restored & Functional Horse-Pull Spring Buggy
This horse drawn buggy would would be perfect for themed party decor, for artistic set, or for a specialized collector.
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Large Vintage Skeleton Keys on a Ring
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of four large vintage skeleton keys on a ring, circa 1950s. The set is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 6.75"W x 2"D x .5"H. Note ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Monumental Porcelain Roadside Rest Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super rare vintage porcelain highway sign. Great green coloring with white lettering. Retired highway sign letting drivers know there is a place to pull o...
Category
1970s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel
President William McKinley as Napoleon ' Small' Toby Mug, by Morris & Willmore
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
President William McKinley as Napoleon ' Small' Toby Mug, by Morris & Willmore
Made by Columbian Art Pottery / Morris and Willmore of Trenton, New Jersey
This model was made in size...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Pottery
1920s Rare Levi Strauss & Co. Belt Buckle
By STRAUSS
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Brass belt buckle marked "San Francisco, CAL." Original riveted quality clothing. Patented May 20, 1873 trademark. With original black leather belt which has seen wear but complete. ...
Category
1920s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Hand Colored Photograph of Nantucket Street Scene by Marshall Gardiner, Ca 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Hand Colored Photograph of Nantucket Street Scene by Marshall Gardiner (1884-1942), circa 1910, a period hand tinted photograph entitled "Nantucket Shearing Cart and Quakers" showing classic grey shingled houses on a cobblestone paved street, with a couple in horse drawn cart riding away from the viewer, and four women on doorstep and sidewalk, all dressed in period Quaker attire. It is interesting to note that the couple in cart are seated on antique Nantucket Bow Back Windsor chairs. The photograph was titled and hand signed in pencil across the bottom of the old acid foxed mat; the photograph is now mounted in new archival acid free matting, and a photocopy of the original pencil inscription has been preserved on the reverse. The photograph itself remains in excellent condition.
H. Marshall Gardiner (1884-1942) was born on September 18, 1884 in Windsor, Ontario, and immigrated to the United States circa 1890, where his father W.H. Gardiner opened two photographic studios, one in Detroit during the winter months and a second at Mackinac Island during the more tourist-oriented summer months. Recognizing the potential of Florida's rapidly growing tourist trade, around 1894-95 he moved with his family from Detroit to Daytona, Florida which proved much more accommodating to the family's photographic business during the colder winter months.
Marshall learned many of his photographic techniques from his father prior to going out on his own at a relatively early age. Whereas his father generally used wet collodian negatives, technology had advanced to where he was able to use gelatin dry plates in his earlier years, and later the less expensive and much more convenient roll film. Another very important lesson learned from his father was strategy of setting up shop in a tourist resort. Early in his career he traveled to Bermuda where he shot a series of beautiful Bermuda scenes that he hand-colored and successfully sold over a number of years to the local tourist trade.
Around 1910, at the age of around 24, he first traveled to the island of Nantucket. The year-round population of Nantucket was then just over 2500, not nearly enough to sustain a photographic business for the entire year, so he opened a joint Photography and Art Supplies Store. Working as Nantucket's exclusive agent for Eastman Kodak, his business expanded to include the island's only photo-finishing service. However, with such a small year-round population, even the addition of a Gift Shop to compliment the hand-painted photographs, general portrait...
Category
Early 20th Century Other American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
"Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson" Signed by Herbert Hoover, Sixth Printing, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hoover, Herbert. The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1958. Signed and inscribed by Herbert Hoover. Sixth printing. Original dust jacket...
Category
1950s Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
'Marihuana' Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1930s
Located in Devon, GB
Claiming to be a "Daring Drug Expose!", this early exploitation film evaded strict censorship of its lurid content ("Weird Orgies, Wild Parties, Unleashed Passions!") by claiming to ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
