1st item: "President McKinley's Visit to the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition", drawn by William A. Rogers, published 1897. From "Harper's Weekly", page 604. Wood cut engraving with later hand coloring depicting a montage of scenes from the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, including "The Daylight Fireworks", "The Illumination of the Rialto at Night", and […]

Two 19th century albums containing photographic images related to Nashville photographer Carl C. Giers. 1st item: Brass-bound album containing about 96 CDVS, mostly portraits, but a few printed religious scenes. C.C. Giers and his wife Pauline are pictured about three quarters of the way through, and the only two images with pencil identifications are 1 […]

Assorted TN Prints and Ephemera, 30 items total. 1st item: "Fourth Annual Report of the Public Schools of the City of Nashville, Tennessee" imprint, published by Smith, Camp, and Company, Printers, Patriot Office, 22 pages with a table of attendance, 1858. Paper and string bound book reporting the activities of the Nashville Public Schools of […]

Assorted 19th century Illustrated Newsprint pages including Harper’s Weekly, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, and others, 28 items total. 1st-15th items: Fifteen newsprint pages illustrated with wood cut engravings, most with later hand coloring, from “Harper’s Weekly”, ranging in date from January 8, 1859 to July 3, 1897. Newsprint pages depict scenes primarily related to Nashville, […]

Ledger related to an early Greene County Tennessee furnace and pottery, 1820s, plus a doctor's ledger and various ephemera. 1st item: "Potters Book for the Blast of 1829 and Smyth", leatherbound ledger with marbled boards, with a list of 14 potters on the front page: Stephin Parsons, James Ellis, William Griffith, Issac Hickey, James Small, […]

Ingot and archive originally belonging to Fred Dennett, 32nd Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1908-1913. 1st item: South Dakota tin ingot stamped "Nigger Hill", with Stephen F. Molitor, assayer mark, Deadwood, Dakota Territory. 1" H x 2" W x 1" D. 108.9 grams. Late 19th century. Note: The ingot inscription refers to a tin […]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt autographed card and photograph. The 8 x 10" black and white photograph shows the President sitting at his desk and wearing bow tie and is inscribed "For Harry" in blue ink; the White House card beneath is signed " Franklin D. Roosevelt " in black ink (3" x 4 1/4"). Both are […]

[Kennedy Autograph Signature] Kennedy, John F. Profiles in Courage. New York Harper & Brothers, (1956). Hardback in dust jacket SIGNED by Kennedy on title page. Cache of related material and provenance material laid in, including letter from Mary Benjamin of Walter R. Benjamin Autographs in New York to Ben Caldwell dated 23 April 1971. Previous […]

Two Theodore Roosevelt signed appointments related to Fred Dennett, 32nd Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1908-1913. 1st item: Presidential appointment document signed by both Theodore Roosevelt and Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield in black ink, dated March 18th, 1907, conferring the position of Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office to Fred […]

Two Early American Imprints concerning Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. PAMPHLET 1: Letter from Alexander Hamilton, Concerning The Public Conduct and Character of John Adams, Esq, President of the United States. Third Edition. New-York: Printed for John Lang, by Furman & Loudon., 1800. 54 pp. 8 1/2" H x 5 1/2"' W x 3/8" D. […]