Photo Album Documenting an Irish Tourist's Trip to New York City in 1886
by [New York City – Architecture – Transit] “E.C.K.”
Cobh, Ireland; New York City, Jersey City, Pennsylvania, and Niagara Falls, 1886. Single photo album of thirty-two 9 ½ x 11 inch pages, with twenty-nine photographs and four hand-drawn illustrations. Photographs range from 4 ¼ x 7 inch to 7 x 9 inch. Photographs mostly with fine contrast and in near fine to fine condition; illustrations in fine condition;... Read More
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View of the Conflagration of Marysville, On the Night of August 30th, 1851. Three Entire Squares Consumed - Loss Estimated $500,000
by [California - Lettersheets - Marysville Fire of 1851]
Marysville: R.A. Eddy, 1851. First Edition. Lithograph by Justh, Quirot & Co. Illustration measuring 7 x 10 ½ inches on folded sheet measuring 8 ½ x 10 ⅞ folded. Fine condition. Fine. A striking lettersheet illustration of the conflagration in Marysville in 1851, which, according to the city of Marysville, originated at a Chinese bath house on High... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed Discussing a Speaking Engagement and Involvement in “Unpopular Movements,” 1855
by [Abolition - Peace Movement] Burritt, Elihu
New Britain, 1855. Letter measuring 8 x 5 inches, folded. Fine condition. Fine.
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ALS by the Author and Actor Fanny Kemble to an Editor Regarding the Publication of an Article
by [Abolition Movement – Women Authors] Kemble, Fanny
London, United Kingdom, 1800. Single four page letter measuring 4 ½ x 7 inches. Near fine. Frances Anne “Fanny” Kemble (1809–1893) was a British actor, writer, and later abolitionist. After her initial retirement from acting, she married Pierce Mease Butler, maternal grandson of American Founding Father Pierce Butler. Butler and Kemble lived in Philadelphia, but Butler had been... Read More
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Two Photographs of John Brown’s Sons Owen and Jason Outside Their Cabins in the San Gabriel Mountains
by [Abolitionism – John Brown – Southern California] Rogers, F. H.
Los Angeles, California, 1880. Two photographs measuring approximately 4 ½ x 7 ½ inches. Pasadena Historical Society stamps verso. One with manuscript caption verso including “Mtn Home of John Brown’s Sons Located just south of Brown’s Peak between Millards Cañon + arroyo seco”. Wrinkling and marginal tearing with some missing corners. One photograph with tape residue. Very good.. ... Read More
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Medal Commemorating the United Kingdom’s 1807 Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
by [Abolitionism – Slave Trade Act 1807 – Sierra Leone] Pidgeon, G.F.; Phillip, John
Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1814. Copper medal measuring 1 ½ inches in diameter. Appears Very Fine.. A copper medal commemorating the passage of the United Kingdom’s Slave Trade Act 1807, produced for distribution in Sierra Leone. One side depicts a European and an African man shaking hands and reads, “WE ARE ALL BRETHREN” and exergue: “SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED BY... Read More
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Fifth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cincinnati Lane Seminary : Together With the Laws of the Institution.and a Catalogue of the Officers and Students. November, 1834
by [Abolition Movement - Lane Seminary Debates] Beecher, Henry Ward; Lane Seminary Faculty
Cincinnati: Corey and Fairbank, 1834. First Edition. 47 pages, complete; 8 7/8" x 5 ⅜." Slight odor else near fine, very good minus overall. Very Good. The Lane Seminary debates were perhaps the most extended and famous of many colonization versus emancipation debates that happened in the 1830s. “Founded in 1829, Lane was bakrolled by Arthur Tappan and... Read More
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Pair of Ambrotypes of Mary and Moses Penrock, Members of the Kennett Square Underground Railroad Network, by Isaac Rehn, c. 1854
by [Abolition - Underground Railroad - Pennsylvania - Kennett Square] Rehn, Isaac; Penrock, Mary and Moses
Philadelphia, 1854. Ninth plate ambrotypes in a union case, measuring 2 ½ x 2 ⅛ inches (visible) in larger case. With the identification of (Isaac) Rehn, with his imprint and “Patented July 4 & 11, 1854” imprinted on the case. A fine pair. A striking pair of ambrotypes of Mary and Moses Pennock, who were members of the Kennett... Read More
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1860 Letter, Written by Abolitionist John Brown’s Chief Military Aide Aaron D. Stevens’ Close Female Acquaintance Jennie Dunbar to Her Father, Detailing Her Relationship with Stevens and her Journey to Virginia to Plead for A Stay of His Execution Following the Harpers Ferry Raid, in 1860. This a copy Transcribed by John Brown’s Granddaughter Edith M. Brown, with Additional Notes, in 1888
by [Abolitionism - John Brown and His Circle - Aaron D. Stevens] Dunbar, Jenny; Brown, Edith M.
NP, 1888. Handwritten letter on 9 x 6 inch sheets, 27 pp. Near fine with slightest foxing. Near Fine. Following the October 1859 Harpers Ferry Raid, led by abolitionist John Brown, Brown and six co-conspirators were captured and executed by hanging that following spring. Among these six was Aaron Dwight Stevens, considered Brown’s chief military aide and the... Read More
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ALS by Abolitionist Politician Joshua Reed Giddings Concerning a Visit to Dover, New Hampshire
by [Abolitionists – New Hampshire] Giddings, Joshua Reed
Concord, New Hampshire, 1859. Single two-page letter measuring 5 x 8 ¼ inches. Folded, else Fine.. A letter from Joshua Reed Giddings (1795–1864) written from Concord, New Hampshire, to A. H. Barnes, Esq., in Dover. Giddings was a prominent abolitionist, lawyer, and congressman from Ohio. He was famously censured by the House for his support of the mutiny... Read More
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![“Garrison and His Creed (Caption Title)” [Letter to a Newspaper Editor Defending William Lloyd Garrison in Response to an Article Written by Eli Thayer]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/390/703/1573703390.0.m.jpg)
“Garrison and His Creed (Caption Title)” [Letter to a Newspaper Editor Defending William Lloyd Garrison in Response to an Article Written by Eli Thayer]
by [Abolition Movement] Hyatt, Thaddeus
Brooklyn, 1893. Single page. Some tears at creases, else about fine, very good overall. Very Good. A letter written by Thaddeus Hyatt to the editor of the New York Tribune, in response to a letter written by Eli Thayer on William Lloyd Garrison entitled “Garrison and his Creed.” Hyatt takes issue with Thayer’s portrayal of Garrison. He writes: ... Read More
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Anti-Slavery Bazaar
by [Abolition Movement - Boston] M.
Boston: Anti-Slavery Bazaar, 1849. Small broadside measuring 7 ¾ x 4 ½ inches printed on green wove paper. Some creases and a small tear at margin, near fine. Near Fine. The American Anti-Slavery Society hosted annual bazaars, which served as fundraisers, with money going to supporting the National Anti-Slavery Standard newspaper. Many women were involved with the event,... Read More
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Copy of a Speech Delivered by Daniel W. Voorhees to the Jury in the Trial of John E. Cook, Printed in An Unknown Newspaper
by [Abolitionism – John Brown’s Raiders] Voorhees, Daniel W.
United States, 1860. Ten page booklet measuring 5 ½ x 8 inches; article from newspaper pasted in. Stained by paste but legible, booklet with some damage at binding, overall very good.. A copy of Daniel W. Voorhees’ speech in defense of John E. Cook during his trial for participating in the Harpers Ferry raid. The speech was printed... Read More
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Wendell Phillips on the War
by [Abolitionism – Boston] Phillips, Wendell; Yerrinton, J. M. W.
Boston, Massachusetts: William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1861. Single sheet letterpress broadside measuring 18 x 24 ½ inches. Folded with small tears at folds and marginal damage; excellent to Near Fine.. Offered here is a “phonographic report” (i.e., it includes the audience’s reaction) of a speech delivered by abolitionist Wendell Phillips (1811–1884) to the Twenty-Eighth Congregational Society... Read More
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![The Report and Proceedings of the First Annual Meeting of the Providence Anti-Slavery Society. [Incomplete Copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/687/111/1722111687.0.m.jpg)
The Report and Proceedings of the First Annual Meeting of the Providence Anti-Slavery Society. [Incomplete Copy]
by [Abolitionism – American Anti-Slavery Society] Providence Anti-Slavery Society; Garrison, William Lloyd
Providence, Rhode Island: H.H. Brown, 1833. Lacking wraps. [12pp] booklet measuring 5 x 8 inches. Quite foxed with some damage to edges; fair condition.. A short booklet reproducing a series of abolitionist principles attributed to the Providence Anti-Slavery Society alongside William Lloyd Garrison’s Declaration of Sentiments from the 1833 convention of the American Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia. This... Read More
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Six Photographs of the Tuskegee Institute Buildings and Grounds, Ca. Early 1900s
by [African-Americana – HBCUs] Hyman, [?]
Tuskegee, Alabama, 1900. Six photographs, approximately 8 x 10 inches. Inventory numbers and signature of Hyman, photographer, whose first name is unknown, in negatives. Some holes, including two affecting image, paper captions stapled to margins, else near fine; generally very good or better with excellent contrast. Tuskegee University was founded in July 1881 as the Tuskegee Normal School... Read More
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1973 Press Photograph of African American Feminist Activist Florynce Kennedy
by [African-Americana – Feminism] Suwa, Akira
United States, 1973. Single photograph measuring 8 x 10 inches. Manuscript captions verso reading “Florence Kennedy / (Fla) / Womens Lib” and “FLORYNCE KENNEDY / WOMEN’S RIGHTS” with stamps “PHOTO BY AKIRA SUWA” and “MAR4-1973”. Near Fine.. Florynce Kennedy (1916–2000) was an African American activist, lecturer, and lawyer. She attended Columbia University as a pre-law student, graduating in... Read More
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Alex Haley’s Genealogical and Historical Notes on His Father’s Side of the Family, Likely for His Posthumous Novel Queen
by [African-Americana – Genealogy – Enslavement] Haley, Alex
United States, N.d.. Thirty-one pages: three typed pages with editorial marks measuring 8 ½ x 11 inches; twenty-eight pages of handwritten notes measuring 6 ½ x 8 ½ and smaller. Typed pages fragile with damage; others near fine. Overall excellent.. Content warning: This description mentions sexual assault. Alex Haley (1921–1992) was an African American author, known for... Read More
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Letters to a Friend at Howard University Discussing Black Theater and Greek Life in 1920s Los Angeles
by [African-Americana – Los Angeles – Theater] Kennedy, Alice; Harrison, Angie Bell; Sessions, Dwight B.
Los Angeles, California, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1933. Three letters totaling seven pages and one postcard. Two letters from 1927 and one from 1928; postcard appears to be stamped 1933. One letter quite torn though not affecting legibility; one letter appears incomplete; remainder very good to excellent; overall very good.. Letters from friends in Los Angeles to James... Read More
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“Behind the Segregation Curtain” --- In Virginia. An Exposé of Race Prejudice in Operation
by [African-Americana - School Segregation - Virginia] N.A.A.C.P.
Richmond: N.A.A.C.P., 1957. 8vo, wraps, 30 pp. Some light wear, staple holes to edge, original owner’s address and postage mark on back cover, overall very good plus. An uncommon NAACP publication, published right after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, with a range of articles on racism and segregation in Virginia and the efforts to desegregate schools there.... Read More
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“Under the Snow” Sheet Music with Lithograph by African-American Artist Grafton Tyler Brown
by [African-Americana – Lithography – Music] Brown, Grafton Tyler; Evans, George T.
San Francisco, California, 1869. Sheet music measuring 10 ¼ x 13 inches, 5pp. Toned with small holes at left margin; otherwise excellent.. Sheet music for George T. Evan’s “Under the Snow”, as sung by W. Hudson and T. W. Bree. The cover features a lithograph printed by Grafton Tyler Brown (1841–1918), an artist and draftsman. Brown was the... Read More
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Five Photographs of the Isaac Royall House, c. 1880s - 1890s
by [African-Americana - Massachusetts] Conant, [Benjamin Howe?]; Freeman, Benjamin; Isaac Royall House
Massachusetts, 1890. Albumen and Silver Gelatin Prints, 9 ¾ x 8 ¾ - 8 x 6 inches on larger mounts, three with credits to Conant, photographer, one credited to Benjamin Freeman and one uncredited. Varying wear, very good condition overall. Very Good. The Isaac Royall house in Medford, which still exists as a museum, is most notable for... Read More
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Boy-Cott Stag Beer. Stop Before You Buy. Are You A Stag Beer Drinker? If You Are, You Are Drinking Segregation
by [African-Americana – Civil Rights Movement – Segregation] N.A.P.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, 1964. Approximately 6.5 x 8.5 inches. Fine. A handbill calling for the boycott of Stag Beer. The handbill alleges that although “80 Per Cent of us Drink Stag Beer”, the company employs no African-American salesmen – and that if the A.S. Barboro Distribution company were not discriminating in its hiring, “We should have about Ten Negro... Read More
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Panoramic Photograph of the 317th Engineer’s Band at Camp Sherman, Ohio, May 15, 1918
by [African-Americana - Military History - World War I] [92nd Infantry Division] Patton Studios
Ohio, 1918. Silver gelatin photograph in glass-fronted frame, image measures 24 ¼ x 6 ⅞ inches. Matted and framed, not examined out of frame. The 317th Engineer’s Band was a part of the 317th Engineer Regiment, an element of the 92nd Division, which was composed of over 15,000 African-American soldiers from across the country. The 92nd was one of... Read More
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Elleanor’s Second Book
by [African-Americana – Enslavement Narratives] [Eldridge, Elleanor]
Providence: B.T. Albro, 1839. 12mo, original cloth backed boards, remnants of paper spine label. First signature stained, leaves foxed good plus overall.. The second published work by Elleanor Eldrige, published in order to raise money for her efforts to reclaim her property in Providence, Rhode Island. The book begins with an abridged version of her first book, and... Read More
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