1st item: WWI National Prosperity Bureau/N.Y. propaganda poster depicting Uncle Sam pulling money from a wallet, reading "Buy What You Need Now. It's the "loosening up" not the "holding on" that keeps our country prosperous". Published 1920 by Einsin Litho, New York. Housed in a black painted wooden frame. Sight – 25 1/2" H x […]
Lot 533: WWI Photo album inc. SMS Emden
World War I Photo Album containing photographs related to the War in the Indian Ocean, including the wreckage of the German SMS Emden. The Emden was responsible for sinking nearly two dozen British ships and launching the surprise attack that led to the battle of Penang. She was destroyed in the Battle of the Cocos […]
Lot 530: Pair WWI German Pickelhaube Helmets
1st item: WWI Bavarian Infantry Pickelhaube helmet , interior stamped "Gebr Bing AG/Nurnberg 55". 8 3/4" H x 9" W. 2nd item: Pre WWI Bayern German Infantry Officer pickelhaube helmet, interior marked "Marke Garde-Corps". 8" H x 10" L x 5 1/2 " W. CONDITION: 1st item: Some scattered denting to the top, scattered scratches. […]
Lot 531: Company C Photo and WWI Poster, 2 items
Two (2) World War I related items. 1st item: Panoramic photograph captioned "Company C Training Detachment – University of Tennessee – July – Aug 1918 / Thompson Photo 2 Knoxville ". Sight – 20 1/2" H x 7 3/4" W. Framed – 21 1/2" H x 8 3/4" W. 2nd item: World War 1 propaganda […]
Lot 528: 23 Civil War era items, inc. photos/bills
Grouping of twenty-three (23) Pre Civil War and Civil War era items. 1st-8th items: One (1) half plate daguerretype, depicting two seated Confederate soldiers in artillery uniforms housed in tooled leather case with gilt trim. One (1) sixth plate ambrotype depicting a seated elderly woman housed in a S. Peck & Co gutta percha case. […]
Lot 529: 3 Spanish-American and Indian War era items, inc. Canteen
Three (3) Indian/Spanish-American War era items. 1st item: U.S. Indian Wars and Spanish American War era M1878 Canteen. Tan canvas cover stenciled "U.S.", on front. Cork stopper secured to loop at top of canteen, leather strap with brass fastenings, metal canteen loops. Canteen 10" H x 7 3/4" W. Strap length – 36". Overall – […]
Lot 526: 9 Almanacs & Songsters, inc. Confederate Imprints
Nine (9) almanacs and songsters. 1st item: "The Stonewall Song Book: Being a Collection of Patriotic, Sentimental and Comic Songs", Second Edition, printed by George W. Gary, published by West and Johnson, Richmond, VA, 1863. Octavo, stitched, front paper wrapper printed in blue ink with vignette of Confederate "Stars and Bars" flag and cannon (back […]
Lot 527: 7 GA Bills, inc. Confederate, Western-Atlantic
Seven (7) Georgia bills, including Confederate States of America (CSA) State of Georgia notes. 1st-4th items: Four (4) CSA State of Georgia bills, issued in Milledgeville, GA, including one (1) $10 bill, dated January 15, 1862, serial # 31399/ pp A, one (1) $50 bill, dated January 15, 1862, serial # 13629, and two (2) […]
Lot 523: 9 Slave Related Documents & Almanacs
Nine (9) slave related documents and almanacs, including slave sale report. 1st item: Slave Sale Report from the Clerk's Office of Adams County, KY, signed by the owner/agent, Malcom McNeill reporting "a male – slave, for sale, named Joshua aged about twelve years; of Black complexion, brought from the county of Christian in the state […]
Lot 524: 2 Louisiana Documents, inc. Gov. A.B. Roman and Mayor Wm. Freret, Slave Case
Two (2) Louisiana documents. 1st item: Document with printed Louisiana state seal, certifying William Freret as mayor of the City of New Orleans, signed by Andre Bienvenu Roman and dated February 1, 1841. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2". Roman was the first Governor of Louisiana to use his membership in a national political party – […]