Grouping of 16 East Tennessee carte de visite photographs and tintypes, including four (4) CDV's from Keen's photograph in Jonesboro, TN, one (1) CDV of an infant from J. N. Robinson in Rogersville, four (4) CDV's from W. M. Jenkins in Morristown, one (1) CDV of children from Cleveland, one (1) CDV from H L […]
Lot 474: Two American flags, 44 star & 39 star unofficial
1ST ITEM: 44 star American national flag, machine sewn. Approximate size: 3'10" x 6'8". Circa 1895. Provenance: ex-Henry Fredette collection. 2ND ITEM: Printed cotton parade flag, 39 stars. Size: approximately 30" x 40". Note: there never was an official 39-star U.S. flag. This 39-star flag was made in anticipation of the admission of the Dakota […]
Lot 471: Photograph of Caswell Monument Dedication, NC
Photographic print of the 1919 dedication of a monument marking the supposed grave of first North Carolina governor Richard Caswell in Lenoir County (the exact location of his grave continues to this day to be the subject of some mystery). Pencil inscription en verso notes that shown in the photo is the flag of the […]
Lot 469: Revolutionary War Signed Document
Framed ledger page, "An aggregate of purchases made by John Squier for which he is accountable as issuing commissary," dated May 1780 to Jan. 1782. A John Squier is listed in the Fifth Regiment, 10th Company, Connecticut. Details purchases for cattle, pork, beef, paper, Indian meal and rum, etc. Archivally framed in a burlwood frame. […]
Lot 470: John Quincy Adams Signed Document
Framed John Quincy Adams signed land grant certificate, No. 6349, recorded Vol. 14 and page 16, dated June 1st, 1825, awarding eighty (80) acres of land in Franklin County, Indiana to William Mowery. Housed together in a wooden frame with a lithograph of John Quincy Adams. Document measures 9 3/4" H x 15 5/8" W. […]
Lot 467: 5 items of Tennessee Centennial memorabilia
Lot of 5 items of Tennessee Centennial memorabilia. 1ST ITEM: Centennial Souvenir book by Annie Somers Gilchrist, copyright 1897. 7 1/4" x 5 1/4"; 2ND ITEM: Nashville and Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition album of artist's renderings of grounds and buildings. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". 3RD THRU 5TH ITEMS: Grouping of three (3) exhibition […]
Lot 468: Tennessee Pan Pacific Exposition Medal, 1915
Bronze Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 featuring a vignette of a sailing vessel and reading "A Land Divided, A World United"; back side stamped "For Tennessee Exposition Fund". Condition: Overall very good condition, slight oxidation.
Lot 466: 8 TN Centennial Albums
8 hard and soft cover albums related to the Tennessee Centennial Exhibition and St. Louis Railway. Parts I, III, VI, VII, VIII, X, and XI all issued by The Nashville American. All offer beautiful and panoramic photos with detailed descriptions of the various buildings, exhibits and layout of the Exposition. 9-3/8" – 12 1/4". Condition: […]
Lot 464: 8 Tennessee Centennial Exposition Souvenirs
Lot of 8 Tennessee Centennial Exposition souvenirs: ITEMS 1 THRU 5: Five (5) sterling silver spoons, all with engraved or decorated bowls, the largest with male figure dressed in buckskin and the title "Volunteers", all marked sterling. 6TH ITEM: Souvenir razor blade stamped Tennessee Centennial with sheath marked H.G. Lipscomb and Co. Nashville, TN, housed […]
Lot 465: 5 items of Tennessee Centennial memorabilia
Lot of 5 items of Tennessee Centennial Exhibition memorabilia. 1ST ITEM: Gold advertising ribbon. 2ND ITEM: Strip of 3 admission tickets for the TN Centennial. 3RD ITEM: Judge's red and white ribbon badge with metal eagle pin with 16 star shield. 4TH ITEM: Guide booklet for the TN Centennial describing the exhibition, the exhibits and […]