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26731Flanders New Jersey: Railroad Avenue Enterprises Black and white image of this locomotive approx. 7 3/4" x 10" overall size. Back with identification and Railroad Avenue Enterprises stamp; they held negatives and reprinted these images as this; we purchased a group of these vintage reprints from a collector. From the evidence of photographic paper age and wear we estimate these as having been printed in the 1970s-80s time period. Light wear; in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Railroad Avenue Enterprises paperback books
26732Flanders New Jersey: Railroad Avenue Enterprises Black and white image of this locomotive approx. 7 3/4" x 10" overall size. Back with identification and Railroad Avenue Enterprises stamp; they held negatives and reprinted these images as this; we purchased a group of these vintage reprints from a collector.From the evidence of photographic paper age and wear we estimate these as having been printed in the 1970s-80s time period. Light wear; in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Railroad Avenue Enterprises paperback books
26733Flanders New Jersey: Railroad Avenue Enterprises Black and white image of this locomotive approx. 7 3/4" x 10" overall size. Back with identification and Railroad Avenue Enterprises stamp; they held negatives and reprinted these images as this; we purchased a group of these vintage reprints from a collector. From the evidence of photographic paper age and wear we estimate these as having been printed in the 1970s-80s time period. Some surface crinkling edge-wear; in good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Good. Railroad Avenue Enterprises paperback books
26730Flanders New Jersey: Railroad Avenue Enterprises Black and white image of this locomotive approx. 7 3/4" x 10" overall size. Back with identification and Railroad Avenue Enterprises stamp; they held negatives and reprinted these images as this; we purchased a group of these vintage reprints from a collector. From the evidence of photographic paper age and wear we estimate these as having been printed in the 1970s-80s time period. Light wear; in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Railroad Avenue Enterprises paperback books
26729Flanders New Jersey: Railroad Avenue Enterprises Black and white image of this locomotive approx. 7 3/4" x 10" overall size. Back with identification and Railroad Avenue Enterprises stamp; they held negatives and reprinted these images as this; we purchased a group of these vintage reprints from a collector. From the evidence of photographic paper age and wear we estimate these as having been printed in the 1970s-80s time period. Light wear; in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Railroad Avenue Enterprises paperback books
26753Flanders New Jersey: Railroad Avenue Enterprises Black and white image of this locomotive approx. 7 3/4" x 10" overall size. Back with identification and Railroad Avenue Enterprises stamp; they held negatives and reprinted these images as this; we purchased a group of these vintage reprints from a collector. From the evidence of photographic paper age and wear we estimate these as having been printed in the 1970s-80s time period. Some surface crinkling soiling; in good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Good. Railroad Avenue Enterprises paperback books
26742Flanders New Jersey: Railroad Avenue Enterprises Black and white image of this locomotive approx. 7 3/4" x 10" overall size. Back with identification and Railroad Avenue Enterprises stamp; they held negatives and reprinted these images as this; we purchased a group of these vintage reprints from a collector. From the evidence of photographic paper age and wear we estimate these as having been printed in the 1970s-80s time period. Some surface crinkling; in good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Good. Railroad Avenue Enterprises paperback books
26724Flanders New Jersey: Railroad Avenue Enterprises Black and white image of this streetcar system approx. 7 3/4" x 10" overall size. Back with identification and Railroad Avenue Enterprises stamp; they held negatives and reprinted these images as this; we purchased a group of these vintage reprints from a collector. From the evidence of photographic paper age and wear we estimate these as having been printed in the 1970s-80s time period. Light wear; in very good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Railroad Avenue Enterprises paperback books
26755Flanders New Jersey: Railroad Avenue Enterprises Black and white image of this locomotive approx. 7 3/4" x 10" overall size. Back with identification and Railroad Avenue Enterprises stamp; they held negatives and reprinted these images as this; we purchased a group of these vintage reprints from a collector. From the evidence of photographic paper age and wear we estimate these as having been printed in the 1970s-80s time period. Some surface crinkling; in good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Good. Railroad Avenue Enterprises paperback books
193526369Tyler Texas: Not Published 1935. With over 110 photographic images nearly every one of which is identified on the album page or on the edge of the photo; these are mounted to scrapbook album pages on one side only. Including schoolchildren group & single photos Tyler Texas; Crawford family horses animals relations; family home in Dallas TX in 1931; 'Swanson Farm' South Dakota; travel images from visits to Salt Lake City Boise Idaho various Texas locales - Houston Dallas Austin others which are usually of the folks at these locations; also photos of ancestral homestead & graveyards in Carthage Missouri. Ephemera included either tipped-in or loosely laid-in: family-related newspaper clippings; a few greeting cards; several amateur 'portraits' and designs in pencil; Sunday School & grammar school diplomas; a 1938 Piano Recital program "by the Progressive Series Pupils of Mrs. Katherine Kilpatrick"; and a few genealogical notes.The photographs contained in a textured brown cloth side-string bound hardcover 'Scrap Book' approx. 10" x 13" size; the pages within are browned paper crumbling at edges. most of the leaves now loose. The photographs are in various sizes averaging approx. 4 " x 6" 3" x 5" and some small 'photobooth' size with a few larger & smaller formats. Most of the images are pasted to the album paper with a few having come loose of their moorings or just laid-in; the images are in good to very good condition. . Photograph Album. Not Bound. Good. Not Published paperback books
194524802Washington D.C.: Harris & Ewing 1945. Approx. 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" size with Harris & Ewing studio name in the image at lower left which was a noted photographic studio in Washington D.C. owned and run by George W. Harris and Martha Ewing. Not dated circa 1945. Old stain at top right corner; light wear; in good condition. . Photograph. Not Bound. Good. Harris & Ewing Paperback books
194523555Sampson N.Y.: No Publisher Noted 1945. Image showing about 100 U.S. Navy trainees at this center; photo with names on hats or uniforms back of photograph with names and home towns inscribed by the individuals; approx. 11" x 14" size; no photographer or studio noted; dated August 14 1945 in the image; some wedge wear and corner creasing soiling; in good condition. Photograph. Not Bound. Good. No Publisher Noted Paperback books
194123934Washington D.C.: Not Published 1941. Typed letter dated February 4 1941; signed "M.A. LeHand" in blue ink; According to Kathryn Smith Marguerite LeHand's biographer this is most probably a letter signed on her behalf by her secretarial staff which was often done; she is thanking a teacher-constituent for the President for the writers' ".recent letter which he has been interested in reading.The President is gratified to learn of the generous contribution of your class to the Infantile Paralysis Fund and has pleasure in sending all of you his very best wishes."; approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" size; typed on eagle watermark paper; old fold lines; light wear; in very good condition. Marguerite Alice "Missy" LeHand 1898 - 1944 private secretary to President Franklin D. Roosevelt for 21 years; this letter being written a few months before the end of her duties in the White House caused by a debilitating stroke. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
194025612Garrison New York: Ave Maria Hour & St. Anthony's Legion 1940. A group of 30 black and white Albertype-process postcards all with different images of this retreat-house monastery located in Garrison New York. Founded in 1898 the Society of Atonement is a Catholic Franciscan order that maintains various community outreach programs; their founder Rev. Father Paul James Francis Lewis T. Wattson is currently a candidate under review for saintly canonization. The cards have two copyright notices on their backs about half the cards with Ave Maria Hour and the Prayer of The Blessings of God's Poor Upon You printed in the stamp section; the others with the copyright of St. Anthony's Legion with the prayer of May Jesus Mary Joseph be With Us On Our Way. Images include Father Paul school the cloister walk Little Flower Friary living quarters pictures of the grounds landscaping statuary friars at prayer and play interior and exterior views of the buildings. All of the cards with short printed descriptions of the images on their reverse sides. Not dated; however the Fr. Paul card notes his death in 1940. These are unused postcards with slight wear and a little age-darkening; in very good condition. Postcards. Not Bound. Very Good. Ave Maria Hour & St. Anthony's Legion paperback books
193023995Bridgehampton New York: John Martin 1930. Printed card for this East End chicken-feed company; with ingredient guaranteed analysis ingredient list; approx. 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" size; name of E. Overton in pencil with a few notations on back; not dated circa 1930; printed black on pink heavy paper; some edge tips wear soiling spotting; in good condition; interesting Long Island poultry farm ephemera. Ephemera. Not Bound. Good. John Martin Paperback books
194523994Bridgehampton New York: The Bridgehampton National Bank 1945. Two ink blotters printed for the bank; in color with an idyllic farm scene & the bank's contact information; with a handy ruled section at top; approx. 3 1/2" x 6" size; not dated circa 1945; printed by the Thomas D. Murphy Co. with their trademark; one blotter with a chipped corner; some edge tips wear a little soiling spotting; in good condition blotter backs do not appear used; interesting job printing for this Long Island bank circa mid-twentieth century. . Ink Blotters . Not Bound. Good. The Bridgehampton National Bank Paperback books
192326335Manchester New Hampshire: Not Published 1923. Letter dated 31 August 1923 on The Manchester Union and Leader Manchester N.H. letterhead. One paragraph typed wishing a speedy recuperation after illness of a friend in hospital. Letter signed by Frank Knox 1874 - 1944 American newspaper publisher vice-presidential candidate with Alf Landon's campaign subsequently FDR's secretary of the navy: ".After leaving Alma College in 1898 Knox an ardent supporter of the war with Spain joined the First Volunteer United States Calvary popularly known as the Rough Riders.Knox was both a good businessman and a crusading editor using his papers to fight saloons Democrats and waste and corruption in government.deserves to be remembered for helping to revitalize the navy after its defeat at Pearl Harbor and for his role as a highly partisan individual who put country above politics at a time when many did not. President Roosevelt addressed this point in his tribute to Knox saying "I like to think of his bigness and his loyalty. Truly he put his country first." William L. O'Neill in the ANB Approx. 8 1/2" x 11" on good Debenture Bond watermark paper; light wear old fold lines diagonal crease little darkening at edges; in very good condition. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
197225406Charlotte N.C.: The Lake Club 1972. A color poster signed in the plate by McKissick. On the back is the "Sample from Files." stamp of Bette Mandel Agent for Artists NY with the ink name Randall McKissick below. Poster approx. 14 1/2" x 20" size; printed in vivid colors on high-gloss heavy poster paper stock. Some faint spotting on right side of image one more obvious dark spot there; more so on reverse; old fold lines. In good condition an example of this artists' commercial poster work from the 1970s from his agent's files. Poster. Not Bound. Good. The Lake Club paperback books
24034Long Island New York: Not Published A retired engineer's reading list; consisting of 5 small hand-made booklets; the first four organized alphabetically by author; giving name and title of work; occasionally there is a remark penciled-in mostly 'buy again'; the last list is marked "Military" and also alpha-organized the list being similar adventure-thriller novels with a more pronounced military theme or background to the story; circa 65 'pages'; each with each page printed one side in an old computer-font 8-point type having 20 names & titles of books per page for a total of over 1300 individual books; the lists act as a modest bibliography of sorts for the genre the reader reading 8 David Baldacci titles 6 Gerry Carroll 11 Lee Child 8 Tom Clancy 13 Patricia Cornwell 17 Jeffery Deaver and so on; occasional additional pencil-note; occasional non-fiction noted as well usually regarding transportation titles; the small size of these booklets would enable the reader to quickly reference while out buying books; approx. 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" size; light wear to paper; in very good condition and an interesting history of reading in this genre for Frank E. Bunce 1920 - 2015 a retired aeronautical engineer of Grumman Aerospace Corp. . Only Edition. Staple-Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
190023212New York: Various 1900. The R.I. Brown's Sons real estate firm was established in 1867 in NY and was located at 3428 Third Avenue; approx. 100 items of paper documenting the transactions of this real estate company; for example: a blueprint Map of the Arden Property Westchester NY approx. 9 1/4" x 14" with an inset route map to the property indicating plots sold off ; this development was located near Pelham Bay View Park with a related 4-page document typed giving the New York Property Belonging to Allan G. MacDonnell 63 Wall Street NY including the addresses and prices of extensive holdings in the Bronx lots and developed properties and which also included interest in 900 acres of land located on both sides of Central Avenue between Yonkers & Mount Vernon with the Jerome Travis estate John Bush James Gordon Bennet and others; MacDonnell also had properties in Brooklyn a hotel and grounds located at Coxsackie NY and acreage on Long Island in Holbrook and Riverhead - with the business card attached of Peter J. Quinn Real Estate and Insurance Bloomfield NJ having a pencil note at top which states 'Westchester - Arden' - with a typed sheet from F.E. Pollard Att'y concerning some of the plots being developed ".millions soon to be expended on water front." the note was typed on Lenox bond paper evidently a re-use - the back with the small letterhead of The Cuban Exposition and Trading Co. NY; this group also with a plot plan blueprint of the area of 184th St. indicating Aqueduct Grand Davidson Jerome Avenues trolley sewer gas & water services and the locations and measurements of various parcels approx. 8 7/8" x 12 1/2" size; and a group of correspondence concerning the properties of Sol Moses of NYC including a typed descriptive list including building details and amenities sizes addresses plot plans several handwritten notes from Moses asking the Brown firm to sell the holdings " In view of the larger increases in the population of the Bronx and the consequent improvement of rentals and the work now being done by the Dept. of P.W .there ought to be a good demand for both improved and unimproved property "; a 5-piece group of notes lists descriptions agreements to sell properties of Julia E. Curran " I hope you will be able to get us a buyer " for various lots " anxious to sell and will sell cheap providing we can sell at once "; also three filled-in "Description of Property for Sale' forms of R.I. Brown's Sons which are used to clearly describe various properties for sale of August E. Kuntz noting location block frame or brick stories families of occupancy heat price mortgage obligations outstanding improvements "all the best"; a 9-item group of correspondence conducted on plain postal cards and company stationery of J.E. Butterworth Carpenter and Builder 1901 - 1904 " you and your client go and look at the houses and then make me an offer I have 2 one family houses on Wash. Ave. near 181 St.papered and in good condition "; a 16-item grouping concerning properties of Wm. Rosenzweig mostly handwritten letters " I want to sell for Cash only 660 - 663 East 148th St. and in order to dispose of same at once I will sell at a very low figure. No reasonable offer refused. Try and get me an offer within the next few days if you want to make a good brokerage " - with some interesting ephemera used as scrap for notes from this customer - a small menu perhaps for a Order of Red Men fraternal society dinner with the names of contributors of various dishes and an illustrated ticket printed on cardstock for that group for their "1900 Second Annual Midsummer Night's Festival for the United Tribes of the Reservation of the Bronx Music by Professor Hager's Full Orchestral Union Band to be held at Brommer's Union Park Willis Ave. and 133d St. The Committee reserves the right to Eject any Disorderly Persons"; the R.I. Brown company 'filed' its correspondence with these and other clients in small mailing envelopes giving name and address disposition other notations; other owners and business associates include Victoria P. McVeany of Bensonhurst C.V. Halley Chas. Peiser of Kingston NY R.R. Randall Lyons & Chabot Lorenz F.J. Weiher Architect with hand-drawn depiction of location of property on his letter Squire Brothers Innes & Center brokers Alexander Johnston Lyon Brothers and more; some wear and soiling old fold lines a couple of the items browned and brittle; mostly in good to very good condition and an interesting glimpse of this New York City real estate brokerage's daily business over a several year span evidencing a very lively market for property sale and exchange at the beginning of the 20th century. Manuscript. Not Bound. Good. Various Paperback books
196523139New York - London: City Investing Company 1965. Two large loose portfolios approx. 14" x 18" size sheets; both are illustrated with actual tipped-on professionally-taken photographs in black and white and color; for several of the projects very dramatic before-and-after views of the developments are shown; text printed in dark teal-blue on good quality heavy light putty - color paper- stock; the 'Major Projects' sheets 15 including title page cover sheet include Parkchester New York 'the largest planned residential community in the country'; Stuyvesant Town Peter Cooper Village - NYC 'innovations in large scale metropolitan residential communities'; Penn Center Philadelphia 'a vital center of commercial business and transportation'; Penn Park Pittsburgh 'occupies six million square feet of land along the Allegheny River'; Gateway Center Pittsburgh; Calgary Central City Canada; Sterling Forest NY; with The Omnia Building study 14 sheets giving the background for this concept in the 30th street area in Philadelphia photo of the concept artwork site location along the Schuylkill River details of the building ".accommodating a minimum of 50000 persons with a potential to increase to 100000.a vertical street composed of the many varied facilities and services of a major downtown avenue.offices exposition and sales shopping transportation communications manufacturing and distribution." with details of each of these conveyed via text and composites of imagery on photographs an impressive site development proposal; Robert W. Dowling 1895 - 1973 American real estate investor developer and philanthropist; Dowling College on Long Island is named for him - among his many diverse achievements we wish to note here that due to his involvement in the performing arts ". In 1959 President Dwight Eisenhower tapped Dowling to head the Arts Advisory Committee of the National Cultural Center in Washington. Dowling proposed the design of the center which later became the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts." from the Dowling College site biography - see it for extensive references to Dowling and his creative and wide-ranging career; not dated and circa 1965 from internal evidence; light edge tips wear to sheets; occasionally some old mounting-spots are found on the backs not intrusive or detracting; the black and white photographs especially are very sharp and well-delineated the color photos more muted reflecting the technology of the time and their age; both portfolios in very good condition and an interesting group of material documenting some of the largest real estate development projects in the United States & Canada by one of the business' largest investment firms in mid-20th century; with 11 extra plates being doubles of some of the pages noted above. Manuscript. Portfolio. Very Good. City Investing Company Hardcover books
191526214USA: Not Published 1915. About 200 pages with scraps pasted in; nearly all are color printed from various sources; the majority of these are of large size many with only one or two items pasted-in to a page side. Including fashionably-attired women advertisements for food and other products - Yeast Foam Sunkist oranges Wilson's ham Sherwood Spring Coaster wagons Jonteel Talc Cream of Wheat Postum Cereal and other businesses; Kewpie dolls; pictures of foods being presented for consumption deliciously tempting pies cakes servings of roast meats and other dishes; also babies & older children at play; portrayals of domestic scenes idealized family life of white middle-class America of the time sometimes depicting black or white servants and with a few postcards tipped in from American locales. Bookseller label at front endpaper of A-M Paris Libro Mayor. Approx. 8" x 11 3/4" size; green & red marbled paper over boards green suede leather spine cover. Some edge tips wear rubbing to the binding; the tops of all pages trimmed as shown in the images; a few leaves with content cut out & removed; some wear and soiling to contents; an interesting varied and colorful curation of scraps of the time in good condition. Scrapbook. Hardcover. Good. Not Published books
192619759Islip Long Island New York: Eugene R. Smith Inc. Civil Engineers 1926. Two conveyance maps the Long Island Oyster Farms Inc. conveying to Town of Islip. Maps professionally drawn in black ink on architectural cloth vellum; giving the titles of various parcels and the engineer Eugene R. Smith Inc. Civil Engineers Islip N.Y. The 1926 is approx. 13 ¼" x 20 ¼" size scale of 1 inch = 40 feet; the map dated 1928 is approx. 19" x 21 1/4" size same scale. Both maps indicate the area to be conveyed; the canal & lands of Anson W. Hard the West Street Dock Town of Islip Basin and other details. Old fold lines some creasing & rippling; edge of the larger map with old stain-discoloring; overall in good condition; Islip Long Island Great South Bay commercial fishing oyster industry historical ephemera. Manuscript Map. Not Bound. Good. Eugene R. Smith, Inc. Civil Engineers Paperback books
193523616Boston Mass.: National Sportsman 1935. 42 pages; color cover art of sailfish fishing by William Eaton back cover showing Remington rifle & shotgun models; black and white illustrated throughout; articles on Sailfish by Gilbert W. Dixon; ice fishing for pickerel by H.B. Avery; arms & ammunition by Captain E.C. Crossman; forum for dogs more; approx. 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" size; stapled soft covers; old shipping stamp to the top left corner; some soiling edge-wear and closed tears to covers; contents in very good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. National Sportsman Paperback books
195824465West Point New York: Not Published 1958. Printed green blue red on white; Ticket approximately 2 1/2" x 3 3/4" approx. size; pasted to cardstock; some soiling wear; in good condition. Ticket. Not Bound. Good. Not Published Paperback books
