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Souvenir Letter of Scenic Venice.

19th Century California PhotographerBiblio.com

Quarry Works. Raymond Granite Co. Inc. Knowles Calif.

51-1295Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century. Silver print. Panorama. 8 x 42 inches. Provenance: Peter Howard Berkeley. "The well known 'Raymond' granite quarries near Raymond in Madera County not only are and have been for a number of years the most important mineral industry of the county but they are also an important factor in the state's production. As has already been noted… these deposits of workable building stone are located in the western edge of the Sierra foothills. There are two quarries about 1 mile apart circa 1914 on the east side of a small valley about 2 miles east of Raymond which is the terminus of the Berenda-Raymond branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Both quarries are served by spur tracks from this branch line. It is now recognized that this stone is not excelled by any other building granite found either in this state or elsewhere. It is noted for its beautiful white color the fineness and uniformity of its texture its weathering qualities and its freeness in working. As to this last named feature it lends itself readily to all classes of fine structural carving."1998 Observer:"Raymond is an interesting little place. It used to be a large bustling town in the late 1800s because a railroad spur was built to it and stage coaches were used to carry passengers to Yosemite. Later another railroad track was built in from Merced in 1907 and Raymond lost all of the tourist business to Yosemite. Of all the buildings built then only a few are left; and everything built for the railroad is gone except for a monument across the street from the store about the Wild Cat Station Raymond CA. There is another monument in front of Hills Pride Inn about the town of Knowles. Luckily for Raymond someone had discovered the granite nearby in 1886 so the granite business helped keep Raymond alive - only the town didn’t flourish as much as during the Yosemite times." Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century. unknown

Alan Wofsy Fine Arts · États-Unis450,00 $US≈ 380,75 €

[Abolitionism – John Brown – Southern California] Rogers, F HBiblio.com

Two Photographs of John Brown’s Sons Owen and Jason Outside Their Cabins in the San Gabriel Mountains

1880List2900Los Angeles California 1880. Two photographs measuring approximately 4 Â½ x 7 Â½ inches. Pasadena Historical Society stamps verso. One with manuscript caption verso including â€œMtn Home of John Brownâ€™s Sons Located just south of Brownâ€™s Peak between Millards CaÃ±on arroyo secoâ€. Wrinkling and marginal tearing with some missing corners. One photograph with tape residue. Very good. Owen Brown 1824â€“1889 and Jason Brown 1823â€“1912 were two of abolitionist John Brownâ€™s twenty children. Owen Brown participated in both the Pottawatomie massacre and the Harpers Ferry raid. Following the unsuccessful raid he led the party of escapees to Pennsylvania. He lived in Put-in-Bay Ohio until 1885 when he joined his brother Jasonâ€”who was not involved in his fatherâ€™s activitiesâ€”in Pasadena. The two lived in poverty in mountain cabins several miles outside the city; offered here are two photographs of the brothers standing outside their cabins. In their time in Pasadena they were described as eccentric and hermetic but were liked and respected by those in town. Several obituaries of Owen Brown describe how witnessing the growing anti-Chinese sentiment in the region the brothers hired two Chinese men from the area to work for them â€œfor the sake of the principle although they had no needâ€ of the workers.1 One of these laborers may be the third man standing behind Jason Brown in the photograph where the brothers are astride donkeys. Of interest to scholars of the Brown family and their legacy. 1 â€œThe Late Owen Brown. The Peculiar Life of the Son of the Abolitionist Ends in California.â€ Indianapolis Journal January 13 1889 8. unknown

Auger Down Books · États-Unis2 500,00 $US≈ 2 115,25 €

[African Americana]: [California]Biblio.com

Black Business Directory 1970 Summer Edition Los Angeles and Vicinity cover title

197012882Los Angeles: Black Business Directory Inc 1970. ii66pp. Square quarto. Original illustrated peach wrappers printed in black stapled. Minor edge wear and rubbing uneven toning to wrappers. Text toned but clean. Very good. A rare business directory intended for use by the African-American community of Los Angeles at the outset of the 1970s. The cover touts the directory's series motto: "Most Complete & First of Its Kind." The directory itself contains listings for a wide variety of businesses presented alphabetically by business type ranging from "Accountants" to "Youth Organizations & Centers." As with most other directories the listings are interspersed with advertisements for a plethora of local Black-owned or managed businesses including First City Savings Clarke's Furniture Vermont Volkswagen Friendly Chrysler-Plymouth Lewis Bakery and Soul Deli Triple AAA Building Maintenance Service Foreman Driving School Magnificent Bros. Hair Styling Salon Kelsey's Termite and Pest Control Leo's Plastic Slip Covers Willie Greene's Travel Service Medallion Printers & Lithographers and numerous others. The advertisements are often illustrated with portraits of the managers or proprietors of the businesses. The penultimate page of the directory is reserved for a listing of "Supporting White Business." There is also a full-page ad for the publication itself which touts its advantages and purpose: "Black Business Directory -- Contains over 5000 competitive Black Businesses in over 250 categories. Purpose -- to stimulate minority employment by exposing minority businesses services and products." All four of the directories that we know of in this series are rare. OCLC reports just three copies of the first volume published for the summer of 1969 at the New York Public Library the Bancroft Library and the University of Southern California; and just two copies of the second volume published in the Winter of 1969-70 at NYPL and the Bancroft. The present work is only the second copy of the Summer 1970 edition that we have ever seen or of which we are aware with no institutional copies reported in OCLC. No copies of the Winter 1970-71 or Summer 1971 editions exist as far as we know though they were likely produced as the Winter of 1971 edition is reported at three institutions -- the University of Southern California the Bancroft and Yale. Black Business Directory, Inc unknown

The Joe Fay Company LLC · États-Unis950,00 $US≈ 803,80 €

[African Americana]: [California]: Father DivineBiblio.com

Extra! Extra! Extra! Peace Everybody! Father Divine Is God! Peace to All the World! caption title

19345724Los Angeles: California Eagle 1934. Good. Broadside 14.5 x 9 inches. Moderate toning old folds very minor loss at two crossfolds a few short splits along fold lines some small marginal chipping. A highly ephemeral broadside touting the message of Father Divine and denouncing a recent fraud by "a Set of People from Hollywood" who attempted to use Father Divine's name to purchase the Hotel Dunbar. Father Major Jealous Divine 1882-1965 known earlier in his life as George Baker was the most prominent Black religious cult leader of the 1930s believed to be a divine messenger the messiah or God himself by tens of thousands of African Americans and middle-class whites during the Great Depression. In November 1931 Divine and seventy-eight of his followers were arrested for disturbing the peace at the Reverend's property in Sayville New York on the south shore of Long Island. Father Divine was tried and found guilty in June 1932. The judge -- who interestingly died of a heart attack just days later speaking to Divine's followers of heavenly retribution -- called him a fraud and a "menace to society" handing down the maximum sentence of a year in prison. He actually spent only a few weeks in jail before his lawyers secured his release on appeal. When freed Father Divine moved to Harlem where his "Peace Mission" of social and economic betterment acquired international acclaim. One unintended consequence of Father Divine's success is encapsulated in the present broadside. The first portion of the work quotes from an address by Father Divine delivered in New York on May 17 1934. In this message Father Divine discusses housing as an extension of evangelical work the world of commercialism as a good provided it is "magnified and made honorable" and then lambasts "the racketeers the speculators and grafters and the money-changers for they made merchandise of the Spirit of God's Presence." These various aspects dovetail into the issue at hand. Apparently a group of nefarious individuals in Los Angeles were attempting to "close a deal on the Hotel Dunbar" in the name of Father Divine. Not so says the broadside for this "set of people in 51st Street Los Angeles Calif. Santa Cruz included are endeavoring to use Father Divine's name to make believe." The broadside was printed on the press of the California Eagle an African-American newspaper published in Los Angeles between its founding in 1879 and its last issue in 1964. This is the only Father Divine item we've encountered that was published in California and as far we know the only copy of this ephemeral broadside in existence. California Eagle unknown

The Joe Fay Company LLC · États-Unis1 500,00 $US≈ 1 269,15 €

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