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An archive of letters and ephemera related to Confederate Captain William Henry Tabb (1837-1864), 14th Mississippi Regiment Co. G, Agency Rifles. Includes a 2 1/2 in x 2 in tintype photo of Tabb in Civilian clothes, his two signed appointments to 1st and 2nd Lieut. of the Agency Rifles Company of the Army of Mississippi signed by […]

Alexander Hamilton ALS authorizing Colonel David Henley “to make  advances on account of the pay due to the Troops of the United States in the Territory South West of the Ohio” up to $3,000. Dated September 18, 1794. The 10 in x 8 in double sheet letter is mounted at the top of the second page […]

Three (3) framed scarce campaign buttons for Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher-turned political candidate Walter Johnson, 1940. Following his retirement from baseball, the famous Washington Senators pitcher ran (unsuccessfully) as a Republican for a U.S. Congressional seat in Maryland. He used buttons featuring a baseball design, including the scarce “For Congress” button at right and the even harder […]

Astronaut Gene Cernan (American, 1934-2017) signed NASA photo from the Apollo 17 Lunar Landing in 1972, showing ALSEP equipment placed on the surface of the moon. The photograph is mounted to a white mat autographed by Cernan, the 11th and most recent person to have walked on the moon, and bears his personal inscription to Jesse Stallings […]

Grouping of 6 historical photographs including 1 unframed image of President Harry Truman and then Congressman John F. Kennedy, 11 in. x 14 in., with backstamp for the Brearley Collection of Rare Negatives, Boston, plus 1 identical photo, framed to 19 in. x 21 in.; 1 photo from Herbert Hoover’s 1928 presidential campaign taken at Boston Commons, framed […]

Photograph autographed by U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. The candid photograph was taken at or just before the memorial service for Hubert Humphrey in 1978 and features the only three living presidents at that time, standing in dark suits and conversing before a fireplace. The corresponding presidential signatures on the mat include personalized inscriptions to Martha Stallings Lagerquist of […]

1st item: Miniature portrait of General Winfield Scott, possibly a political souvenir from his presidential campaign of 1852. The oval reverse glass transfer print depicts Scott (1786-1866) in civilian clothes, inside a lightweight gold colored metal frame. 1 7/8 in. L. 2nd item: Miniature watercolor portrait of an unidentified man with dark hair and dark coat, vacant […]