Lincoln, Abraham. Alexander Gardner. [Photograph]: Abraham Lincoln at Antietam Battlefield, 1862. Mounted albumen. The albumen itself measures 9" x 6.5" and is affixed to the original mount, trimmed to an overall size of 9.375" x 6.75". Good clarity. Sunning resulting from prior matting and framing. Photograph shows Abraham Lincoln at.....
Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Impressionist painter. Rare photographic reproduction, 6.25" x 10.5", of one of Renoir’s paintings of a nude woman kneeling, The image has an original signature on the lower border in black ink, “Renoir.” The photograph was originally part of the archive of Renoir's art dealer, the great Ambrose Vollard.....
Ethnologist and photographer of the American West and of Native American peoples. "The Vanishing Race." An image of the Navajo disappearing down a trail, embodying the disappearance of a people and a way of life. Platinum print, 6"x8" inches, with Curtis' signature, in ink, on recto, and with notations, in.....
DOUGLASS, Frederick. Frederick Douglass. CDV of Frederick Douglass by J.W. Hurn: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No date. Very rare original CDV photo of Douglass, Clipped corners of mat. The Library of Congress has no catalog data on this portrait and assigns no date to it. David W. Blight, ed., Narrative of the Life.....
Exquisite matte-finish 6.25" x 10.5" photographic print of Renoir’s 1885 painting entitled ‘Girl in the Yellow Hat,’ The image has an original signature on the lower border in black ink, “Renoir.” Lower border also bears official certification stamps in French signed by the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer, to authenticate Renoir’s signature.....
KELLER, HELEN American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Exceptional Large colored photograph signed with a quotation in her hand. [N.p.: n.d]. Colored photograph depicting an older Keller in cap and gown, inscribed with a quotation on the.....
American artist and leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. Unique gelatin silver print taken by Andy Warhol at Jerry Hall's birthday party July 3, 1980 at Studio 54. In the photograph Hall is passing slices of birthday cake over her shoulder to Rolling Stones guitarist.....
Inscribed signed photo by all three Apollo 11 astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Glossy 10" x 8" black and white photo of the Apollo 11 crew on their first evening out of quarantine after their return to earth posing with three executives of the Rice Hotel on.....
Andy Warhol, American artist and leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. Unique gelatin silver print taken by Andy Warhol of American fashion designer Roy Halston with a Geisha Drag Queen at Studio 54. Halston was known as the first ever American "celebrity" designer for his.....
Robert Frank. Les américains. Paris: Robert Delpire, [1958]. First edition, preceding the American edition published by Grove Press by nearly a year. Oblong quarto. [174] pages. Publisher's laminated boards designed by Saul Steinberg, without dust jacket, as issued. Spine a bit toned, front joint cracking, some toning to boards, and.....
Archive of 326 silver gelatin photos of a Chinese American family in various parts of Northern California dated between 1915-1926. The photos are affixed to thin tan paper album pages. Some photos are loose. Images are crisp and clear. Photos measure between 1.75" x 2" to 4" x 6" pasted.....
OGAWA, Kazumasa Japanese Costumes Before the Restoration. St. Louis: Ogawa,1893. Photographed by Ogawa, with the direction of Chitora Kawasaki of Ko-Yu-Kai (Tokyo Fine Arts School) First Edition. Large format 13.5" x 10.5". Original cardstock covers, three hole bound with light green silk ribbon, somewhat detached. 17 large black and white.....
Large Archive including a photo album with 154 black and white silver gelatin photos, and 66 letters and postcards, several official Navy documents commending the subject, Mrs. Dorothy Scholten (nee McCarthy), for her service in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) unit and granting her honorable discharge, and.....
Archive of 32 photos of women in the military. C. 1940s-1950s. Silver gelatin photos with 2 in color. Measurements range from 5 x 4 to 4 x 3.5 inches. 14 of the photographs are from the Marine Corps with captions and text "Marine Corps Photo" printed beneath the images. Photos.....
20th-century American photographer. He has been called "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers…" This photograph titled "Juniper, Lake Tenaya." Silver print, 9 3/8x7 3/8 inches (23.8x18.7 cm.), with the Negative by Edward Weston hand stamp with Cole Weston's signature, in pencil, and the title, also in pencil.....
Archive of 17 silver gelatin photos depicting women's military forces from around the world between 1930's-1950's. Measurements range from 2.25" x 3.25" to 8" x 10.75" each. Many include hand written notes en verso. Photographs depict a variety of female soldiers ranging from grouping in marching formation, portraits, press phorographs.....
Archive of Fifteen original WWII photographs of Iwo Jima Reconaissance Missions for the US Military. Date July 4, 1944. Images mounted on paper with typed descriptions, set includes Photo No. II - XVI (missing photo I). Photos measure 5 x 7” to 6 x 7”, all mounted onto 8 x......
Archive of 64 black and white silver gelatin photo archive of post WWI American soldiers in France and one German calendar dating "December and November 1919" inscribed with personal handwriting of American names and addresses. Most photos measure 2.5" x 3". Stored in unoriginal album with protective plastic inserts. The.....
Archive of photographs of US soldiers in action from World War One, produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps. 76 black and white photos, each measure 8.5" x 6.5." The Photographic Section of the Signal Corps was established in June 1917, and it was responsible for the U.S. Army’s official.....
Disbound photo album with 122 photographs on 24 loose, double-sided, black album pages. Photos range in size generally from 3' x 2" inches to 5.5" x 3.5" inches. Includes paper clippings on De Palma's historic straightaway from a newspaper article as well as two clippings of the statistics and attributes.....
Collection on militant Jewish activism during World War II. All in good to very good condition. Includes a recruiting pamphlet for the Jewish Brigade, a photograph showing the Jewish Brigade in military uniform, including both men and women, and a pamphlet in polish on the Warsaw Uprising from 1944: Jewish.....
GARRELS, Robert Ernest. Manual of Instructions of operation the ballasting control system: Tank Landing Craft, LSD 1-8 (Formerly APM 1-8); Marked "Restricted" on cover. Manual of instructions...; Ballasting: valve operating procedure & [carbony copy of TLS fro mRobert Tate] to Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland Branch, San Francisco & Oakland.....
Extensive archive of 109 real photo postcards from various European locations during World War I. Cards measure 5 x 3.5". Images show the ruins of bombed-out churches, houses and other buildings, heavy artillery, officers and soldiers in various poses. One image shows row upon row of cannon shells piled high.....
Vintage photo scrapbook containing photographs from the First World War. Measuring 12" x 7.25", Miami, Florida, dated 1918-1919. With over 250 silver gelatin photographs, ranging in size from 1.75" x 2.5" to 5.5" x 8.5", of WWI early planes and servicemen, along with images of the Miami area. Aircraft pictured.....
Hand-colored albumen photograph representing an allegorical carte-de-visite of Emancipation. 1863. Published by "John Sowle, 14 Summer St., Boston." Illustration by George Gardner Fish. 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches on photographer's mount. Lady Liberty brandishes the Emancipation Proclamation, while two scantily clad enslaved people wrap her in the American flag.....