Thomas Brien, Retail Dealer in Stoves, Hardware, Tin-Ware [... ] Billhead with Illustration of a Perry and Co. Cook Stove

Cherry Valley, NY, Thomas Brien, 1874. Unbound. Single sheet, roughly 5 by 8 inches. A billhead, partly ruled, depicting a popular 19th-century cookstove, made by Perry and Company of Albany, New York. Bill was issued by retailer Thomas to Joseph McKellup (McKellip?). GOOD condition. Minor toning. Some fold creases and wrinkling, with a few tiny nicks along the edges. Good .

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Book number: 019278

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn

Tva and Tomorrow (Tennessee Valley Authority) Promotional Brochure

No Place, US Government Printing Office. Pamphlet. No place (Washington, DC), or date, presumed mid 1900s. Code 16-8008 present at the bottom. Single sheet, approximately 9 by 12 inches, folded into 3 panels. Printed on both sides. A mostly visual piece promoting the work of the Tennessee Valley Authority and its control of the Tennessee River via a series of dams. Includes a bird's eye map of the valley, and photos showing before, present and future due to the controlled river. GOOD condition. Minor toning. Minor curl/crease to the upper corner. Light edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 020811

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn

United Order of the Pilgrim Fathers 31st Annual Meeting Badge with Ribbon and Metal Clasp/Pin. Boston, April 6, 1910

Boston, Boston Badge Co. Producer, 1910. Unbound. 3 ¼ inches long, with the badge 1 ¼ inches in diameter. A ribbon and pinback like badge commemorating a 1910 annual meeting of the United Order of the Pilgrim Fathers, a fraternal organization established in Lawrence, Massachusetts, for the primary purpose of providing insurance for its members. Purple ribbon with gold-like clasp. Reverse of the badge advertises the badge company. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and fading. Very Good .

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Book number: 019020

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks

United Spanish War Veterans National Auxiliary Ribbon and Medal

No Place, Whitehead and Hoag, Producer. Unbound. United Spanish War Veterans National Auxiliary Ribbon and Medal. Whitehead and Hoag, Producer. No place or date, presumed early 1900s. Measures about 3 inches long and about 1 ¼ inches wide. Yellow, white and red striped ribbon with a copper colored medal suspended below, bearing the United Spanish War Veterans insignia. A ribbon and medal issued by the USWV, an organization formed by the merger of the Spanish War Veterans, the Spanish-American War Veterans and the Servicemen of the Spanish War. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and fading to the ribbon, with the face of the medal tarnished. Good .

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Book number: 019093

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Military/ War Pinbacks

United War Work Campaign. For the Boys over There. Pinback

No Place, No publisher, 1918. Unbound. No producer, place or date. Presumed 1918. Just over ¾ inch in diameter. Stick pin style back. A public awareness pin issued near the end of World War I, promoting the United War Work Campaign, a cooperative effort among seven charitable organizations. The campaign spanned from November 11th to November 18th and sought to fundraise 170,500,000 dollars to use to boost soldiers' morale and provide recreational activities. VERY GOOD condition. Minor rubbing and toning to the face. Minor tarnishing to the reverse. Very Good .

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Book number: 019143

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Pinbacks

[Vernacular Photography] Photograph Album Circa 1910 Depicting a Family and Friends

No Place, No Publisher, 1910. Wraps. Wraps. 5 by 7 inches. 10 pages with photos glued in, rest of the pages empty. Names of most of the people added around 1976, with the front indicating most of the photos were taken around 1910. The people all appear to be related to, or friends of, Lillian Jones (Geary). These are perhaps from Maine, as one photo is labeled the Young Homestead in Cushing, Maine. Many photos are of young women and men, with a few of children or older adults. Many were taken at the beach, or elsewhere outdoors. The photos are approximately 2 inches tall, or slightly larger. They are aesthetically arranged, and the general feeling is that these were hip young people! Other names in the book include Cora Geary, Charles Mayo, John Reed, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and curling to the wraps, with a small white paint smudge on the rear cover. Very Good .

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Book number: 021382

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Photography

Vernacular Photo Album Including (Anti?) Suffrage Photos, Brant Rock Photos, Provincetown Photos, Etc. Circa 1910-1920

No Place, No publisher. Hard Cover. Oblong format old photo album. 30 leaves, with photographs on both sides. Each page averages around 10 photographs per page, so we estimate there are around 600 photographs, total, give or take a few. This photo album belonged to Lillian F. Jones nee Geary, and depicts her friends and family at a variety of locations. Names of many of the people were added underneath at a much later date, as indicated at the front of the album. Two handwritten leaves provide a "Who's Who" of the people included, mentioning their relationships to others, etc. Of particular note, perhaps, is one page devoted to photos of several young women in suffragette "costume" and holding small hand signs that say "votes for women," or "we vote next year." One of the latter also has the initials "NIT" in quotes. Another woman holds a sign reading "Officer Call a Cop." This was the title of a 1917 short film, although we could find no reason to associate this with suffrage, for or against. In the images, the women are adopting clownish poses, and it appears they have purposely blacked out a tooth or two and added moles. Because of this, we feel that these women may be anti-suffrage. One photograph depicts a young man pulling on the hat of a young woman holding a sign. Other photographs depict young men and women swimming or posing at the beach at Brant Rock in Massachusetts. Several other pages chronicle two young women apparently visiting Provincetown, Massachusetts, swimming, etc. Other photos are of Cushing, Maine, etc. Photo album is in VERY GOOD condition. Very little wear to the photos. Most are glued in, and a few have detached. Minor toning to the photos. Photo quality is good, and the shots are well done, as is the layout. Very Good .

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Book number: 021455

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Photography Feminism/Women's Studies Social Movements

Walk-over Shoes Ink Blotter Advertising Card, Featuring the Heavy Tan Calf Leather Blucher Boot Alpine Model Mo. 2803

No Place, Walk-Over Shoes, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date, perhaps sometime between 1910 to 1920. An ink blotter on white paper featuring a line drawing depicting Blucher boots, Alpine Model 2803 by Walk-Over Shoes. The company was founded in Massachusetts in 1874 and is still in operation today. A shoe store business from Wellington, Kansas is mentioned, Muehlberger's. We could not find out much about the store, although it did have an ad in a newspaper from 1915. GOOD+ condition. Some toning/offsetting along the edges, with minor toning and edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 021619

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Fashion

Wanted! 250 Million Pounds. Kitchen Fats for War Use. Bookmark

Washington, War Food Administration, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed circa 1944. Single sheet, approximately 7 by 2 inches. Printed on both sides. A bookmark urging people to save kitchen fats from cooking, bringing them to one's butcher where one would earn 2 red points and up to 4 cents a pound. The fat was then used to make tires, anesthetics, munitions, lubricants, jellies for burns, etc. GOOD condition. Uneven moderate toning to the paper. A few small wrinkles and creases. Good .

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Book number: 019643

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn

Wawona (Wanona on Card) As We Drove Through It, Mariposa Grove, California, U.S. A. Stereographic, Stereoscope, Stereoview Photograph

New York, Underwood and Underwood, 1894. Unbound. Thick cardboard stock. 7 by 3 ½ inches. Stereoview of the Sequoia, Wawona, with a horse drawn carriage emerging from its hollowed out base in Mariposa Grove, California. The tree came down in 1969. Side by side photos. GOOD+ condition. Minor curling to the slide. General toning, some fading and very light soiling. Good .

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Book number: 020963

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Photography

W.C. T.U. (Women's Christian Temperance Union) Rhode Island Silk Ribbon Commemorating an Event Held Sept. 28-30th, 1886

Rhode Island, WCTU Rhode Island, Publisher, 1886. Unbound. Cream colored silk ribbon with purple printing and fringed ends. 6 ¾ by 2 1/8 inches. A ribbon issued by the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of Rhode Island, reading "Our Jubilee Year, April 7th. Praise ye the Lord. W.C.T.U. of Rhode Island. Sept. 28-30th, 1886." Presumably issued for its annual convention. The Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Ohio in 1874, with the principal goal of promoting temperance, through religious, moral and other methods. It eventually expanded its mission to include social reform such as suffrage, child labor, etc. The Rhode Island chapter was successful in helping to pass a prohibition law in the state in 1886, although it was repealed in 1889. VERY GOOD condition. A few small spots of brown staining in the center of the ribbon. Very Good .

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Book number: 018996

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Feminism/Women's Studies Social Movements

W.C. T.U. (Women's Christian Temperance Union) of Rhode Island Silk Ribbon the State Convention Held Sept. 27, 28-29, 1887

Rhode Island, WCTU Rhode Island, Publisher, 1887. Unbound. Cream colored silk ribbon with purple printing and fringed ends. With a sewn fold over flap at the top. About 6 ½ by 2 1/8 inches. A ribbon issued by the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of Rhode Island, reading "W.C.T.U. of Rhode Island/With Love of Mrs. Barney/Psalms 68-28./State Convention/at/Newport,/ Sept. 27, 28 & 29, / 1887." Presumably issued for its annual convention. The Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Ohio in 1874, with the principal goal of promoting temperance, through religious, moral and other methods. It eventually expanded its mission to include social reform such as suffrage, child labor, etc. The Rhode Island chapter was successful in helping to pass a prohibition law in the state in 1886, although it was repealed in 1889. It's presumed that the Mrs. Barney referred to on the ribbon is Susan Hammond Barney, a social activist, lecturer and first president of the Rhode Island W.T.C.U. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and curling. Good .

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Book number: 019235

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Social Movements

W.C. T.U. (Women's Christian Temperance Union) of Rhode Island Silk Ribbon the State Convention at Providence, Sept. 18-19-20, 1888

Rhode Island, WCTU Rhode Island, Publisher, 1888. Unbound. Cream colored silk ribbon with purple printing and fringed ends. With a sewn fold over flap at the top. About 6 ½ by 2 1/8 inches. A ribbon issued by the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of Rhode Island, reading "W.C.T.U. of Rhode Island. State Convention at Providence, Sept. 18-19-20, 1888.Greetings, Remembrance. Compliments of Providence Union" Presumably issued for its annual convention. The Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Ohio in 1874, with the principal goal of promoting temperance, through religious, moral and other methods. It eventually expanded its mission to include social reform such as suffrage, child labor, etc. The Rhode Island chapter was successful in helping to pass a prohibition law in the state in 1886, although it was repealed in 1889. GOOD condition. Minor toning and curling, with light soiling and staining. Good .

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Book number: 019424

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Feminism/Women's Studies Social Movements

W.C. T.U. (Women's Christian Temperance Union) of Rhode Island Delegate Silk Ribbon to the Annual Convention at Providence, October 10-11, 1900

Rhode Island, WCTU Rhode Island, Publisher, 1900. Unbound. Cream colored silk ribbon with purple printing and fringed ends. About 5 by 1 ¼ inches. A ribbon issued by the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of Rhode Island, reading "Delegate Annual Convention..W.C.T.U. of R.I.. Providence October 10-11 1900." The Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Ohio in 1874, with the principal goal of promoting temperance, through religious, moral and other methods. It eventually expanded its mission to include social reform such as suffrage, child labor, etc. The Rhode Island chapter was successful in helping to pass a prohibition law in the state in 1886, although it was repealed in 1889. GOOD condition. Minor toning and curling. Good .

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Book number: 020399

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Feminism/Women's Studies

World War I Hospital/Medical Worker Diary. 1918 France. In a Daily Reminder Calendar for 1918

No Place, No publisher, 1918. Cloth. World War I Hospital/Medical Worker Diary. 1918 France. In a Daily Reminder Calendar for 1918. Red cloth. 365 pp. one for each day of the year. No name/author given. Some entries rather faded, and most written in pencil. Handwriting is sometimes illegible. We speculate the author may have been an officer in the AEF, as many of their entries refer to daily inspections, and they reference an officer training drill in one entry. Many entries also refer to lieutenants, majors, and other officers, although very rarely giving names, instead using a single initial. It appears they were part of the AEF's hospital unit, with mention of being at a frontline ambulance (medical facility) run by French forces, and called Ambulance de Bois Roger (see Feb. 12). First entry for January 1st indicates the author was in Langres, France with the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) and mentions that school is out and he took a walk. They describe waiting for orders, eventually being moved to Liffol-le-grand and Camp Hospital 18 for the month of January. By Early February entries are from Field Hospital 101. A hand drawn map/plan of Ambulance de Bois Roger appears on February 12. They describe setting up a triage (with plan). On February 17, "considerable artillery to the east" is mentioned and the author, as well as their going to an abandoned trench on the ridge. German biplanes are referred to, using the French term avion boche. Boche was a derogatory term for Germans, and the word appears off and on in entries going forward, including March 8th where it states, "Some boche in the air." They also mention that two were killed. By April the author is back at Camp Hospital 18 (another map/plan of the facility appears) and Field Hospital 101. Entries pretty much cease by April 23, with a few scattered entries, short, a few long," through the rest of the book. In general, the diarist discusses basic day to day operations at the various medical facilities, as well as planning, interactions with others, basic orders, etc. GOOD condition. Residue/staining on the front cover. General fading. Minor soiling and edgewear. Some bumping. Good .

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Book number: 021403

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Military/ War World War I