Kildare, Oklahoma Territory: 1895. Single leaf of lined paper measuring 9.25 x 8.25", containing two pages of pencil manuscript, together with original mailing envelope. Letter dated February 3rd, 1895 at Kildare, Oklahoma Territory, written from V[incent] A. Walkup to Daniel Orcutt of Chemung, New York. An early Oklahoma Territory letter.....
Worcester, Mass: 1876. 8vo, 12pp, stitched, lacking wrappers (if issued). Scarce report printing descriptions of a lead mine in Jefferson County, Missouri, 47 miles from St. Louis. The report includes statistics and stresses the richness of the mineral properties. Foxing and toning present.
Arizona: 1918-1920. 13 documents relating to the mining business ventures of Guy C. Smith of Jeroma, Arizona. Includes a 2pp typed agreement for investing in a mining claim, pay documents and checks related to mining investments, a preprinted grid featuring a pencil map of a mining claim, and a partially.....
Colorado: 1885-1892. 11 letters, totaling 33pp, written by Stephen H. Leyshon from the towns of Williamsburg, Coal Crek, Oak Creek, and Pueblo, Co, to his grandmother back east. The grouping documents Stephen’s growth—the first three letters, dated 1885-87 (ages seven to nine), are in a much more rudimentary hand, and.....
Alaska: Circa 1953. A collection of 33 black and white photographs, 30 measuring approximately 10 x 8", two measuring 7 x 5", and one measuring 5.25 x 4". Many of the images bear photographer's stamps on the backs, a couple are dated 1953, and 22 of the images include printed.....
Pike's Peak, Colorado: Circa 1880s. A collection of seven albumen photographs on card stock, each measuring 8 x 5", depicting scenes on and around Pike's Peak, Colorado. The images are uncredited, but each contains promotional text for Halfway House, a lodge on the mountain run by T.T. Palsgrove, which discusses.....
Kansas: [1915]. Seven real photo postcards, each measuring 6 x 3.5", all captioned in pencil on the backs. The captions read: “guard at prison”, “kitchen at prison”, “prisoner at drill”, “prison [exterior shot]”, “prison [exterior shot]”, “prison bathroom” and “prison entrance”. The entrance depicted is that of the United States.....
Madison, Wis: Beriah Brown, Printer, 1850. Numbers 1, 2 and 3 for March, April and May 1850 [all published]. Each in original printed wrappers, stitched, partly uncut; 60, [61]-116, [117]-176 pp. Institutional and deaccesion stamps. Rear wrap of no. 1 torn, with loss, vertical crease through center. Very Good. The.....
Livington, Montana: 1906-1908. Album binding of black cloth measuring 11 x 7.25", containing 80 photographs, with the first few pages captioned. The images depict the town of Livingston, Montana and the surrounding area. Located along the Yellowstone River, Livingston and its train station served as the first gateway to Yellowstone.....
University of Arizona, 1925. 8 page newspaper measuring 12 x 8.5". Volume One Number One. Scarce student newspaper published at the University of Arizona. "El Gripo is the answer to a widespread demand for a student publication devoted entirely to campus opinion. Toned, folded, with minor separations along some folds.....
Moorcroft, Wyoming: 1913. Handwritten letter, 2pp, written on a large page detached from a ledger, signed "Jess". Together with envelope. Letter written by a settler in Moorcroft, in the Black HIlls of Wyoming, offering a detailed description of the area and the work available there: "well as you wanted to.....
Nebraska: 1909. Four letters from Gertrude Alden and A.G. Alden who lived near Burchard and Pawnee City Nebraska (postmarks are from Pawnee City but one letter mentions that Burchard is closer to home, while the mail routed through Pawnee City). Each two to four pages in length. The letters discuss.....
Portland, Maine: 1909-1916. 4to, quarter morocco with black cloth boards, containing 75 pages of handwritten text. Minutes book documenting the meetings of the Portland, Maine based directors and treasurer's meetings of the Wide West Mining Co. Includes discussions of stocks, elections, and attempts to sell the company, as well as.....
Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892. 4to, contemporary brown tooled morocco, gilt title to cover and lettering to spine, text block edges gilt, silk endpapers decorated with gilt, 1011pp. An attractive copy with some spotting and soiling to text block edges, bit of toning to pages, minor damp stain to.....
Omaha, NE: Archer Travel Service, 1939. Oblong folding brochure with six panels on each side, printing an itinerary and trip information for a two and a half month long European tour offered by a woman owned business in Omaha. One panel prints a description of the business, owned solely by.....
Treasure City, Nevada: 1869-70. Two letters sent from Treasure City, Nevada, a mining boomtown that began as an encampment following the discovery of silver in the area in 1867; the town's population was as high as 7,000 at its height, but it peaked very briefly, falling to 500 souls in.....
[Colorado]: Circa 1930s. Quarto, [16]pp. Illustrated promotional booklet for a prominent dude ranch in Colorado. Most of the attendees who appear in the promotional photos are girls and young women. Minor rubbing along edges, "Textile High School Library" stamp to front cover, "Tours" handwritten in black ink to upper corner.....
1912. Paper album binding measuring 12 x 10", containing 72 pasted in black and white photos, several images captioned. Inscribed to front cover "Elizabeth Lutz," the album contains images of a young group of men and women hanging out, horseback riding, and hiking in and around Estes Park, Colorado, plus.....
Idabel, Oklahoma: 1930s. Collection of seven linen backed photographs showing the construction of the Post Office in Idabel, Oklahoma. One is stamped by Busboom & Raugh, a Kansas based construction firm. Minor creasing to images.
Washington and Oregon: West Coast Lumber Bureau, 1928. 4to, stapled booklet, 31pp. Catalog printing the twelve winning designs of the West Coast Woods Architectural Competition, conducted in 1927 by the West Coast Lumber Bureau. The booklet p[rints illustrations and descriptions of twelve featured suburban homes, which were all to be.....
New York: Published by the Executive Committee Pan-American Road Congress, 1915. 416pp, original grey printed wrappers, staple bound. Frontispiece illustration of congress delegates. Extensive minutes of a congress dedicated to road and highway improvement. Many of the delegates rode a ceremonial train from Chicago to Oakland for the occasion. Fading.....
Salt Lake City, Utah: Circa 1920s. Four panel folding brochure measuring 9 x 4", folding out to measure 9 x 16", with color pictorial cover and photographic illustrations within. Promotional brochure for a historic hotel completed in Salt Lake City in 1912. In very good condition with mild soiling and.....
Crete, Nebraska: 1921-22. Brown paper binding, ribbon ties, measuring 6.5 x 4.5", "Prairie Rose School District No. 17" typed to front cover, with 4 pages of text within--one printing the best wishes of the school, one printing a list of pupils, and two pages containing four pasted on real photos.....
Hardin, Montana: Compliments of Dr. W.A. Russell, Circa 1920. Leaflet measuring 6.25 x 3.25", printed on card stock, featuring a title page, followed by two tipped in original photographs measuring approx 4.5 x 2.5" on the interior pages, followed by the imprint on the back page. The images are by.....
Camp McKinley, Honolulu, H.I. 1898. Side stapled newspaper, 13 x 9", 12 pp. Scarce newspaper from the territory of Hawaii, "published weekly at Camp McKinley, in the interests of the First Regiment of Infantry, New York Volunteers." Includes camp news, articles on life in camp, a map of the island.....