Color photograph, 4-1/4" x 6-1/4", mounted on 7-1/2" x 9" white card stock, in contemporary black frame with gilt accent border [light wear]. Bust portrait of Agnew in a suit, body turned left, facing foward. The first part of the dedication is in modern calligraphy; autographed by Agnew. The surname..... More
[np: 1920]. Press photograph, 7-1/4" x 9-1/2." A few light corner chips at blank margins. Typed Underwood explanation of the photograph, 4" x 8," beneath the photo, its upper margin adhered to the verso of the photograph. Very Good. The Battle is known for Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.'s alleged shout-out..... More
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0San Francisco: Bradley & Rulofson, Photographers, [1880?]. Albumen photograph, 4-1/2" x 5-3/4", reproducing an early California print, mounted on stiff 8" x 10" board. Image surrounded by gilt border. "Bradley & Rulofson, Photographers, S.F." printed beneath image, within the border. Below the border is printed "San Francisco, 1849. Drawn on..... More
[NP: 1926?]. Photograph by Underwood and Underwood of the "Granite Shaft" erected by the War Department in 1881 at the Little Big Horn, 6-1/2" x 8-3/4." Attached to original typed Underwood and Underwood description, on Underwood and Underwood stationery [repaired split along fold without loss]. Verso stamped with usual Underwood..... More
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Baltimore: Manufactured by the Monumental Photograph Co., 178 West Baltimore Street. [1861?]. Carte-de-visite, 2-1/2" x 3-1/2." Sepia toned [as issued], minor fading. Title printed on verso. Else Very Good. This is a CDV of a lithograph depicting Jefferson Davis and a group of his officers in uniform, standing and sitting..... More
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Cincinnati, O. Published by W.M. Kohl, No. 3 College Building, Walnut St. [1861?]. Carte-de-visite, 2-1/2" x 3-1/2." The title is not printed; it is taken from variations of this same image. Sepia toned [as issued]. Double lined border around the image. Very Good. This CDV of a lithograph depicts Jefferson..... More
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New York City: J. Gurney & Son, 707 Broadway, [1861?]. Carte-de-visite, 2-1/2" x 3-1/2." The title is not printed on the item but is taken from variations of this same image. Sepia toned [as issued], the image is quite clear and detailed. The publisher's name appears on the verso. Very..... More
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[np: nd]. Carte de visite, 2-1/2" x 4." Printed on verso: "Mrs. Jeff Davis." Photograph of Varina Davis in full length formal gown, pillar and rural scene in background. Very Good. Not located on OCLC as of January 2024, but a few copies have appeared infrequently at auction. More
Washington: Photo by Underwood and Underwood, 1929. Photograph, oblong 6-1/2" x 8-1/2." Dated April 15, 1929, with typed caption by Underwood and Underwood on paper affixed to the photo, with the Underwood logo. Rubberstamped on verso by Underwood firm, with warning not to alter the credit line. Near Fine. De..... More
[NY: 1951]. Photograph, oblong 8" x 10." Underwood and Underwood rubberstamp on verso. With Underwood's explanation of the photo on separate paper adhering to verso of the photo. Very Good. "Cambridge, Mass.-- Photo Shows: The Harvard Flying Club, grouped around their Travel Air plane at the East Boston Airport. Starting..... More
Waterbury CT: c. 1850s. Broadside, 10" X 12." Bold, multi-font text surrounded by elaborate ornamental border. Fine. "His Miniatures are warranted not to be surpassed by any, for their richness of tone and life-like appearance; standing out in such bold relief, that they can be seen equally well in any..... More
[New York: Underwood & Underwood, 1926 or 1927]. Frontal photograph of Henson [1866-1955] to his waist, in suit and tie. 6-1/2" x 8-1/2." Very Good. With typed caption beneath, on stationery of Underwood and Underwood, with that firm's rubberstamp on the otherwise blank verso. The Underwood caption reads: "MATTHEW A...... More
[New York: Underwood & Underwood, 1926 or 1927]. Full length Photograph of Henson, in suit and tie, at work in file cabinets at the New York Custom House. 6-1/2" x 8-1/2." Very Good. With typed caption beneath, on stationery of Underwood and Underwood. Underwood and Underwood rubberstamp on otherwise blank..... More
Pen Argyl, PA: [c.1880s-1890s?]. 4-1/4" x 6-1/2". Cabinet card with gilt deckled edge. Sepia toned. The portrait is surrounded by a thin dark border, thicker at bottom. The photographer's imprint is found in the bottom border in gilt decorative fonts, "Hertzog HIF [monogram] Pen Argyl, Pa." There is no identifying..... More
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[np: c. 1863]. Carte de Visite, 2-1/4" x 3-15/16." From Nast's cartoon depicting a young African American boy marching as a soldier and holding a broom instead of a rifle. Blank corners clipped. Light spotting on blank verso. Very Good. "A famous caricature by Thomas Nast, the most famous American..... More
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[Washington: 1938. Photograph, oblong 6-1/2" x 8-1/2." From the firm Underwood & Underwood, with its typed caption on a separate paper beneath the photograph, the caption's top margin adhering to the verso of the photograph. Fine. "There aren't many today, outside of the FBI, who recall William Samuel Noisette but..... More
[vp: 1958-1968]. Press photographs of various sizes, several with Associated Press or United Press credits and captions. Portion of one photo is clipped with small loss. Very Good. "Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Gov. George Romney and their wives join in a laugh at the Rockefellers' Fifth Avenue apartment in Manhattan"..... More
[vp: vd]. Varying sizes, sometimes with printed press descriptions of the occasion for the photograph. Very Good. Roosevelt shakes hands with his presidential running mate James Cox, standing in full vigor, before his paralysis; seated, wearing braces; with his mother, reading messages of congratulation for his re-election; standing, at 1934..... More
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The archive depicts Simpson's birthplace, her activities as a young woman and "friend" of Edward, their marriage, their life as newlyweds and as middle-aged and elderly aristocrats, and occasionally with noted political and cultural figures. Her husband is photographed as the young Prince of Wales, at his father's funeral, as..... More