9/11 World Trade Center Archive

. Hardcover. Scrapbook, An all encompassing, large, and one-of-a-kind, scrapbook of the terrorist attack that occurred on September 11th, 2001. The maker of this personal remembrance placed items in individual sleeves in a large binder. There are 162 sleeves in the binder, and all but 3 have stuff on both sides. The binder measures approximately 12x11.5 inches. It is blue and has "9-11-01" and "We Shall Never Forget" handwritten on the front cover. The front cover also has a photo of the twin towers at the moment of the 2nd airplane impact. Included in the binder are newspaper clippings from right after the attacks to several years later, photographs, postcards ( United We Stand, Land of Liberty, Land of the Free and Home of the Brave), pamphlets, news stories/ photos/ webpage captures, photos from calendars, and some items about the declaration of war against Iraq. This archive further includes a near fine copy of the NY Times of 9/12/01; Time magazine 9/11/01, fine condition; Newsweek Special Report 9/24/11, fine condition; New York Magazine September 11, 2001, 9/24/11, fine condition; the New Yorker 9/24/11, very good condition; OGGI (Italian language magazine) 9/27/01, very good condition. Very Good/No Jacket Issued.

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Book number: ou43

Catalogue: Other

1785 -Japanese Handmade Manuscript and Picture Book

0. Soft cover. Book, Shingaku is a Japanese religious movement, founded by Ishida Baigan and further developed by Teshima Toan, which was influential 1725-1875. It has been speculated, Shingaku was one of the cultural foundations for Japan's industrialization.The teaching is characteristic of Asian culture, in its fusion of Confucian values, with Buddhism and Japanese Shinto, compared to Western culture which tends toward a "one-size fits all" or "this or that" approach to religion. The movement began with Ishida Baigan (1685-1744) and his successor Teshima Toan (1718-1786) but later a group of well-trained preachers traveled the country spreading the word. Written c1780, 6x9 inches, 47 manuscript text pages, with 21 drawings, sprinkled throughout. Some worm tunneling evident throughout. Poor.

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Book number: o60

1870 Red Morocco Photo Album with 120 Photographs of Erotic Salon Paintings

. Hardcover. Photographic Image, A fine example of 19th century Victorian drawing room erotica. The album containing 120 albumen photographs of then popular French salon paintings, the great majority of the paintings showing nude, or scantily dressed beautiful ladies in classical scenes. The album beautifully bound in red morocco decorated with gold leaf, edges of the paper gilded. Some examples of the paintings depicted: The Broken Necklace Almacis and Hermaphrodite Death of love The Cock fight, and many, many others. Painters include Jean Leon Gerome, Guerard, Chaplin, Bouvier, Saint Pierre. Very Good.

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Book number: 199u

Catalogue: Other

1880 Hand Colored County & Township Map Utah & Nevada

0. No Binding. Map, Hand colored county & township map of Utah & Nevada by Mitchell. Map measures 23" x 15", folded as issued.. Good.

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Book number: ku16

1900s Chicago, IL. & Lander Wy

. Hardcover. Photographic Image, Vintage early 1900's, more than 100 photos of scenes in and about Chicago and Wyoming; elevated trains, and White City Amusement Park, on the beach at lake Michigan. Lander, Wyoming- the new old west, the Lander Fire Dept, American Indians, a print shop; and happy family scenes in Wyoming and Chicago. The photo album was found in Wyoming; it was in desperate condition. The loose photos and leaves were cleaned and remounted in their original order in a period photo album. Very Good.

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Book number: uu42

Catalogue: Other

1905-Thora Song - Words by Fred Weatherly, Music by Stephen Adams

. No Binding. Sheet music, Thora - Words by Fred Weatherly. Music by Stephen Adams. Published by Chappell & Co. in 1905, 1st edition. 8 p. Good condition. Good.

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Book number: ghbb

Catalogue: Classical Music

1918 Autograph Book Ralph Thorsby School for Girls Leeds, England W/ Art Work

. Soft cover. Scrapbook, A neat friendship book from the Ralph Thorsby School For Girls, Leeds, England, circa 1918-1922; Containing watercolors, cartoons, drawings, rhymes, autographs, sentiments, etc, up to 1933 for a couple of entries. Good.

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Book number: 56o

Catalogue: Other

1919-30's Nurse's Photo Journal

0. Soft cover. Photographic Image, Original 1919-30s Nurse's Nursing photo album- about 50 pages, 200+ photographs. Chronicling the life of a young woman with her family, and friends from nursing school. She has written descriptions to many of the photos in white crayon and there are pictures of her in uniform, in the hospital, rowing boats with friends, on a farm and in the fields, in front of buildings and old autos. Condition of this book is fair. Many photos are in good condition but several pages have missing photos and there are a few tears and signs of age. One page has a photo cut out of it. Album is approx.11x7 inches Included are a few snap-shots of farm equipment, early planes, several photos of babies and children and more. The last pages show her parent's home in Albuquerque, New Mexico and there is a photo of the Isleta Pueblo Indian reservation with children. Good.

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Book number: 47ou

1920's 1930's- 130 Pages of Hollywood Fame

. Hardcover. Scrapbook, 1920s-1930s. A very nice collection of contemporary clippings,130 pages, Rudolf Valentino, Gloria Swanson, Mary Astor, Mae West; portaits of famous Hollywood stars of silent screen and pre-code era. Good/Good.

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Book number: 16ou

Catalogue: Other

1920's-1930's Albany Ny Amateur Baseball & Amateur Sports

. Hardcover. Ill.: Illustrated. Scrapbook, An athletic scrapbook belonging to Lee Reynolds, of clippings and photographs covering Albany, NY high school baseball and other amateur sports from the 1920's through the 1930's. 89 pages filled with memorabilia. The first several pages are devoted to aboriginal and WWl images, all the following pages are devoted to baseball and other sports. Lee Reynolds makes use of a hardbound book - " Annual Report of _____ to the Public Service Commission (Second District) of the State of New York For The Year Ended June30, 1915. Interesting stuff juxtaposed within the scrapbook. Very Good/No Jacket Issued.

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Book number: vv17

Catalogue: Baseball

Keywords: Illustrated New York Scrapbook

1922-1945 "Sorority Sisters"

0. Hardcover. Scrapbook, 1922-1945, approx. 140 photographs and portraits (3 by Bachrach Studios); young and attractive women in fullness of their youth. Photographs of women from coast to coast, and the heartland. Several of the 7 Sister colleges referenced. These young and attractive women, full of life filled with promise, some in uniform, hint at their rarified lifestyle. Binder approx. 10.5x12 inches. The brittle pages have been extensively repaired, preserving the album intact. Good.

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Book number: ou33

1927 Lindburgh Touches Down/ Hurricane of 1938

. Soft cover. Photographic Image, When Charles Lindbergh returned from his historic solo flight to Europe, Daniel Guggenheim sponsored him on a three month nation-wide tour. Flying the "Spirit of St. Louis," he touched down in 48 states, visited 92 cities, gave 147 speeches, and rode 1,290 miles in parades. "Lindbergh was seen by literally millions of people as he flew around the country," said Richard P. Hallion, historian for the Air Force The photos show Lindbergh in July 1927 in New Hampshire during his nationwide tour. Also a series of photos of the Claremont to Bethlehem, central N.H.area. A parade, and a baseball game, and photos of damage done during the historic flood of November1927. 70 photographs. The album is approx. 5.5x8 inches. Good.

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Book number: ou108a

Catalogue: Other

1927 Northwestern University Photo Album

0. Hardcover. Photographic Image, 1927-1932 Northwestern University. About 91 photographs of varying sizes. Football and other sports, Stoutsville, Kankakee, Starved Rock, Illinois. Additional ephemera as well ans all in good condition! Pages annotated- documentation on some photo. Very Good.

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Book number: bm77

1930s Illustrator's Lithography Scrapbook

. Hardcover, Folio - over 12. Scrapbook, A comprehensive album of the finest examples of commercial lithographic art from the 1930s. Assembled by an unknown hand at the time, it is 12x16 inches in size, 63 leaves, and 128 pages of illustrations. Very Good/not applicable.

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Book number: 23qi

Catalogue: Other

1930s Scrapbook of European Circus Performers, Includes Herman Goering, Etc.

0. Soft cover. Scrapbook, This is a scrapbook of clippings from newspapers and magazines that were published in the 1930s. They are pasted into a spiral folder with card covers that once held samples of Christmas cards also dating from the 1930s. These clippings from British publications depict circuses in England, Switzerland and Germany. Each photo or clipping was dated with the year it was published. The clippings include: 1. A circus put on by the boys of the Mount Olivet Home, a Jesuit orphanage in Farnham, England. (1937) 2. The Fearless Flyers, an air troupe departing for New York (1934). 3. The marriage of 2 performers at a circus (1936). 4. Elli Meyer, a 16 year old wire walker in Hastings, England (1939). 5. A Brazilian wire walker named Miacahua (1935). 6. A circus painting displayed in the salon of the Queen Mary during her maiden voyage (1936). 7. A photo essay of an escaped elephant in Hamburg, Germany (1936). 8. A female lion tamer (Patricia Bourne) (1937). 9. Tightrope walker Ludwug Birkeneder crossing a city street on a wire in Geneva, Swtz. (1938) 10. A 12 year old elephant trainer (1934) 11. A full page color picture of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering bottle feeding a baby lion (not dated, but pre-1939). 12. A strange little article depicting a tight rope walker who was said to have captivated Adolph Hitler during a performance, and is pictured with a gift he gave her (1938). And other interesting items! These are all firmly glued onto black thick paper pages. All pieces are legible and well preserved, with generally very well produced and clear photo images. There is some slight age darkening to the edges of some. 8.5x11 inches, closed. 16 pages, including the covers; 14 pages with clippings. Very Good/not applicable.

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Book number: 20x