Teller, Edward. The Deadly Secrets. Signed manuscript, no date. 11 pages handwritten. Draft by one of the world's most influential scientists, known as the Father of the Hydrogen Bomb. The Hungarian physicist was an early part of the Manhattan Project, the United States' project to develop the nuclear bomb during.....
[World War II] U.S. Navy. Navy Original Cable Dispatch declaring "GERMANY HAS DECLARED WAR ON THE UNITED STATES......." U.S.S. Biscayne heading, The cable was sent from the Secretary of Navy ("SECNAV"). 8" x 6.5" inches. Dated "11 Dec 1941". Two punch holes along top edge. In near-fine condition. On December.....
Prime Minister of England during World War II. Typed statement, signed "Winston S. Churchill," one page, 7.25 x 9.5, dated February 1957. Having led his nation through the perils of World War II, Churchill watched as an expansive arms race grew during the Cold War, once again threatening the peace.....
J.D. Salinger, famous American author of Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey. 1 page dated March 10, 1961. Typed letter signed "Jerry" addressed to his editor "Ned" Bradford at Little, Brown. Little, Brown published both Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey for Salinger. Salinger was in.....
On August 6, 1945, the "Enola Gay" dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Completely filled out navigator's log of the Enola Gay. Handwritten by the Navigator of the historic Hiroshima flight Theodore Van Kirk . 3 pages in pencil, (as all 1094's aviation logs), entirely in his hand.....
[W.W.II] [Auschwitz] Archive of Original WWII German Concentration camp Letters mailed from Auschwitz by prisoners. As soon as the Nazis rose to power in Germany, Jews and other minority groups were cruelly persecuted. What started out as stripping of rights, dispossession, abuse, humiliation and starvation turned, in June 1941, into.....
Wallenberg, Raoul. Rare Wallenberg Swiss Embassy Protective Document. Single page typed document on letterhead of the Swiss Embassy, Department for Foreign Interests, 8" x 11.5". Represents a piece of official documentation which was from a larger group of Wallenberg Schutz-Pass protective documents. Dated "October 23, 1944" with the official red.....
Important Anti-Nazi Document Exposing Atrocities in 1936, Issued by Editorial Board of the Committee on Justice for Victims of Nazism. "Facts on Nazi Germany". Number Three, October 15, 1936. 63 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The document has some marginalia and some underlined portions in pencil. 11 mimeograph pages, 8.5.....
Extensive correspondence of 52 letters from 1930-1950 totaling 121 pages by various authors, mainly young women native to the Indian subcontinent. In 1931, Indian female literacy hovered under 3% making the experiences of these forerunners, and their correspondence, incredibly rare. These writers are highly unusual because of their level of.....
Eleanor Roosevelt. First lady through the Great Depression and World War II. Eleanor writes about her organization USCOM, which rehoused thousands of children orphaned by the war. Typed letter signed "Eleanor Roosevelt" on her personal letterhead. April 28th, 1947. New York, New York. 1 page. In 1940 Eleanor and Franklin.....
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......
Original item from W.W.II Reuters Correspondent David Brown who was attached to Third Fleet Landing Force- Japan. Archive of two items. Not dated but circa August 1945 as it related to the occupation of Tokyo, Declaring the end of the war, 7 pages. Titled "Memorandum To Correspondents- Third Fleet Landing.....
Joseph Heller. "Catch-22." New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. Soft cover. Marked on cover "To be published October 10, 1961". Copy has the same design as the first edition dust jacket, but this is much scarcer than the first edition. Catch-22. Octavo, original wrappers; 443 pp. Light toning and some.....
Little Boy was the code name of the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945 by the 12-man crew of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay. Here we have a black and white copy of a Blue print showing the first atomic bomb with handwritten explanations of.....
This WWII archive consists of a large USS WASP scrapbook of about 70 original documents and 22 original photos, as well as a WWII Scrapbook consisting of more than one hundred pages of clippings from newspapers such as Time, Life, and many others The USS WASP scrapbook measures 14" x......
[African American] [WORLD WAR II] "United We Win". Poster. Washington: War Manpower Commission, 1943. Approximately 28 x 22 inches. This poster features a photograph of black and white riveters both working together with a large American flag in the background, promoting the message that racism was unpatriotic and hindered the.....
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.....
Navigator on the "Enola Gay", the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Outstanding content Handwritten Autograph Letter Signed, 2 pages, 8" x 11", lined white sheet, no date. Regarding the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and how he felt about the the.....
[Military] [African American] [World War II]. Roll of Honor, World's Great War for Freedom. Woodmere, NY: George J. Mayer, circa 1945. 19.5" x 15.5" inches, serving as frame for an original color photograph of a soldier, 5 x 3 1/4 inches oval to sight, and completed in manuscript with the.....
American general and tank commander; called "Old Blood and Guts. Very early Autograph Letter Signed "Geo S. Patton Jr.," 1½ pages, recto/verso, 12" x 8." Lake Vinyard, California, circa late 1890s. To Aunt Nannie, his mother's sister. Ink stains, folds. Very good condition. In full, "We start for Catilena in.....
TLS signed “H. G. Rickover,” one page, 7 x 8, United States Atomic Energy Commission letterhead, December 8, 1964. Letter to Lieutenant General Leslie Groves, in full: "Thank you for your kind letter. Coming from one such as you who accomplished so much despite scientific, engineering and personnel problems, it.....
JD Salinger's Rare yearbook of the army flight school located in Bainbridge, Georgia. A photograph showing Salinger with other graduates is found on page 83. Salinger was drafted into the army in the spring of 1942, several months after the US entered World War II. The war had a profound.....
A reference work for US Army planners during the Second World War. First US edition. Issued by the War Department, Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. Systematic listing of civil divisions, city, town, village, and hamlet names in Japanese script with furigana readings for the Sino-Japanese characters (kanji).....
[World War II] Original war time U.S. War and Navy Departments first edition Pocket Guide books for 18 countries. These guidebooks were prepared by the U.S. War and Navy Departments to educate American soldiers stationed overseas during the conflict. It includes points on culture, language (including slang), local history, and.....
Archive of Original Photos of the Japanese Surrendering Onboard the USS Missouri Officially Ending World War 2 on September 2 1945. The archive consist of 9 vintage silver gelatin photographs. The photos are uniformly 3.56" x 4.56" inches. These photos capture a crucial moment in history. One image shows General.....