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Archive of handwritten correspondences of Chevalier d'Eon. Chevalier d'Eon lived openly as a man and as a woman in France and England at different stages of life. Two of the 4 handwritten documents are in d'Eon's own hand, and the other two are letters addressed to her as "La Madame.....
African American Military. Charles Young. America's first Black colonel and third Black graduate of West Point. Autograph Letter Signed as "Charlie" and signed Photograph. The letter is on the letterhead of the "American Legation, Office of the Military Attaché," to William "Billie" King of Arch Street, Philadelphia. 2 pages on.....
Archive of 8 certificates belonging and awarded to Helen Keller for her service including one certificate awarded to her teacher and lifelong companion, Anne Sullivan. The dates of the documents are 1936 to 1948. After illness in early childhood left her blind and deaf, Keller spent her adult life as.....
Large African American archive of documents, photographs, and ephemera identified to the Williams Family of Birmingham, Alabama, including Tuskegee Institute pennants and 50 other documents spanning 1930s-1950s, with a few later documents. Majority of documents in the collection relate to Carmin Williams’ service in the Air Force ROTC. Archive also.....
[African American MILITARY--WORLD WAR TWO.] Eight portraits and drawings by a talented African American artist in the Navy Charles "Chewy" Myers. Various sizes 12" x 9" to 14" x 11". Various places, 1943-1966. Charles Thomas "Chewy" Myers (1923-2001) was born and raised in Gettysburg, PA, and served in the Navy.....
[Judaica ][Holocaust] Archive of twenty letters, mostly on Red Cross letterhead, that document a family trying to stay connected amid the horror and chaos of the Holocaust. Dated 1941-1944. Mostly written in Hungarian or German with English translations. The two earliest letters, dated January and December of 1941, are written.....
[African American- CIVIL WAR.] John G. Foster. Order from the Department of the South for a draft for "all able-bodied colored men." General Orders No. 119. Hilton Head, SC, 16 August 1863. 2 pages, 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches, signed in type by Foster as Major General, and also.....
Archive of 35 artistically shot, candid, street photographs of African Americans and other Chicagoans by an unknown photographer. Circa 1970s. 35 black and white silver gelatin photographic portraits. Measuring 8" x 9.75" each. Photographs printed on semi-glossy paper. This collection of photographs capture the daily life of African Americans 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.....
The Story of the 442nd Combat Team Composed of 442nd Infantry Regiment, 522nd Filed Artillery Battalion, 232nd Combat Engineer Company. 1945, Italy. "Eduacation Section, MTOUSA, 1945." Original blue wrappers, stapled. 43 pages and folding map. The first published history of Nisei troops in World War II, issued by the famed.....
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[LGBTQ] Photo archive from a cross-dressing drag show celebration featuring drag kings & drag queens on a runway stage. 37 vintage color photos measuring 3.5" x 3.5". Many of the performers are wearing beautifully eccentric and elaborate dresses & costumes; some have extravagant headdresses, sequins, scantily-clad & revealing costumes, feather.....
[LGBTQ], [Cross-Dressing] Archive of 22 photos showing people experimenting with gender expression and cross dressing throughout the early-mid 20th century. Photos included are black and white silver gelatin prints, sepia-toned prints, and two albumen photos, measuring between 3.5" x 2.5" and 3" x 5" . The images show both male.....
2 tintypes showing African American women in the years just following emancipation. Both measure 2.25 x 3.5". One image shows 2 women, richly dressed in Victorian fashion, one seated and the other standing with one hand resting on the other's shoulder, a scenic screen set up behind them as backdrop.....
[African American Troops]. An archive of 20 photographs and a letter recommending promotion of African American Sergeant Howard L. Cooper. 20 color photographs mostly featuring American soldiers in Vietnam, many in uniform, Includes 15 Kodak snapshots, each 5 x 3 1/2" or smaller, featuring Sergeant Cooper and fellow soldiers, most.....
Phillis Wheatley. The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature For the Year 1772. Sixth edition. J. Dodsley: London, 1800. Rebound in black boards with gold gilt text on spine. Measures 6 x 8.5 inches. 255 pages. An anthology of major works from the year 1772.....
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[LGBTQ] Archive of 17 photos showing people experimenting with gender expression and cross dressing throughout the early 20th century. 1920s-1950s. Photos are in black and white silver gelatin prints with a few albumen photos, measuring between 3.25" x 2.25" - 7" x 5". The images show both male and female.....
Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon. French film archive of 5 items including 1959 press documents and movie promotion material with an original press photo from the film. This very early and serious attempt at portraying a complex transgender hero didn't fare well at the box office partially because the subject.....
[LGBTQ] Archive of Original Finocchio's Drag Club Memorabilia, San Francisco, CA. Founded in 1936, Finocchio's is credited as the birthplace of American drag--even predating the term 'drag' itself. Initially a gay speakeasy, Finocchio's flourished into a cultural hotspot and tourist destination once the Prohibition was lifted. Regular performers (or "female.....
Dawson, William. First African American to chair a congressional committee - Dawson was a lawyer and politician who served in the Chicago, IL US House of Representatives for nearly 3 decades. Dawson was deployed during WWI in the segregated 366th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army from 1917-1919, this.....
Archive of 10 illustrated Newspapers related to the Dreyfus Affair. December 1894-October 1899. French and Italian. Measure 18 x 12.5 inches. The archive includes 8 issues from French newspaper Le Petit Journal, 1 issue from French newspaper La Depeche, and 1 issue from Italian newspaper, La Tribuna Illustrata. Alfred Dreyfus.....
[LGBTQ] Archive of Original Finocchio's Drag Club Memorabilia, San Francisco, CA. Founded in 1936, Finocchio's is credited as the birthplace of American drag--even predating the term 'drag' itself. Initially a gay speakeasy, Finocchio's flourished into a cultural hotspot and tourist destination once the Prohibition was lifted. Regular performers (or "female.....
A young African American man dressed in suit tintype portrait. 19th Century. Tintype photo with original gold foil frame. Measures 3 x 3.5". Image shows a youthful African American man dressed in a 3-piece suit with tie and resting his elbow against a velvet podium with his other hand resting.....
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[LGBTQ] Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon. Original 1959 French-Italian film based on the story of 18th century transgender icon, From 1777, d'Éon claimed to be anatomically a woman, and dressed as such. According to Wikipedia, there are only two earlier movies created with transgender themes, however, this movie would be.....
[LGBTQ Film] Early 1972 transgender film I Want What I Want original large movie poster. Measuring 41"x 27". Originally based on the 1966 novel of the same name, and heralds it's fame for being the very first novel to realistically depict an emerging minority. It was written a year before.....
(African American EDUCATION] A very small school started in 1865 with a straightforward mission: to provide an education to formerly enslaved men and women. For 25 years Storer College was the only school in West Virginia where any person of color could get an education beyond the primary level. Storer.....