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1969013985Oregon City OR: Clackamas County Historical Society 1969. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; 380pp; Covers clean & bright text unmarked binding is tight VG condition. Seven consecutive issues of the Clackamas County Historical including 1958/1959; 1960; 1961; 1962/1963; 1964/1965; 1966/1967; 1968/1969. Illustrated with photos. Clackamas County Historical Society paperback
197612436Grand Coulee Dam Bicentennial Association 1976. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Poor. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Historical Sketches of the Grand Coulee Dam. 467 pages. White paperback. <br/> <br/> paperback
192210415Santa Maria California: Pacific Coast Publishing Co 1922. Second and Revised Edition. Hardcover. Good to Good . 8vo. pp.232 white oil cloth covers table of contents a number of blank pages for hand written recipes throughout the text. -- Spine protected with clear tape. frontispiece of the Presbyterian church; has big chip out top front corner. Inside paste down and blank side of the frontispiece has hand written recipes local advertising interleaved throughout the text. Page 122 has bottom quarter of text obscured with pasted in recipe. Page 123 has pasted in recipe obscuring most of an advertisement. A couple of more pages have hand written recipes obscuring recipes or pasted over a blank page. A few newspaper clipping recipes laid in loose. -- Binding sound. Pacific Coast Publishing Co hardcover
1914101621914. Very good . 4-1/4"x3" copper chain for hanging. -- Advertising promotional piece with mini calendar attached dated 1914. Photograph is under glass with wooden frame backing.-- Some wear to the calendar. Overall Condition. unknown
192175088St. Paul: Northern Pacific Railway Company 1921-1930. First edition. Ten consecutive issues. Folio 12 x 9 inches. Variously paginated. Many charts but no illustrations. All but the Twenty-seventh and the Thirty-fourth Reports have large folding maps bound in at rear of report. Original printed wrappers and all bound together in a stabbed-and-sewn black cloth binder. Very good.The Northern Pacific Railway reporting mark NP was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly forty million acres 62000 sq mi; 160000 km2 of land grants which it used to raise money in Europe for construction. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former President Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in western Montana on September 8 1883. The railroad had about 6800 miles 10900 km of track and served a large area including extensive trackage in the states of Idaho Minnesota Montana North Dakota Oregon Washington and Wisconsin. In addition the NP had an international branch to Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. The main activities were shipping wheat and other farm products cattle timber and minerals; bringing in consumer goods transporting passengers; and selling land. The Northern Pacific merged with other lines in 1970 to form the Burlington Northern Railroad which in turn merged with the Santa Fe to become the BNSF Railway in 1996. The main interest here is in the very detailed maps. Northern Pacific Railway Company hardcover
191476234San Francisco: Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 1914. First and only edition. Quarto 9 x 11 1/2 inches. 4 double leaves 12 double leaves of colorized photographic illustrations. Publisher's quarter brown boars over green boards green endpaper to match. Head of spine a but bumped else a bright and fresh copy.The color illustrations are all of P.G. & E works and include; Electra Power House; Cordelia Substation;De-Sabla Power House; Paterson Ranch Pumping Plant; Centerville Power House; Carquinez Straits Crossing; Spillway-Spaulding Damn; Potrero Gas Works; San Rafael Substation; Colgate Power-House; Brown's Valley Ditch; Champion Mine-Nevada County.Ostensibly issued as a keepsake for Christmas of 1914 the real reason was likely to brag about the completion in 1913 of the huge Big Creek plant the gem of the P.G & E system. It is estimated that there were over 100 hydroelectric plants operational in California by 1914. These ranged from small local plants to large-scale projects supplying power to major cities. This was a very deluxe item so it is probable that PGE presented it only major stockholders This is borne out by the fact that OCLC only records 9 copies Printing colorized photographs in books in 1914 was a very complex and costly process. Special paper had to be used thus the french-fold binding here and the technology was still in its nascent form. But the illustrations fairly burst with color. This was at P.G. & E.'s most muscular; in the 21st century the company filed twice for bankruptcy. (Pacific Gas and Electric Co.) hardcover
190574076Portland : Printed by Himes & Pratt for the Grand Centennial Fair 1905. First edition of this map of the Columbia Basin published on the occasion of the Lewis & Clark Centennial. 28 x 21.5 cm colored. The verso contains a bit of boosterism called "Portland's Inner Trade Area" by D. H. Stearns. Two old fold-lines else fine.There is only one copy of this map located by OCLC and it is obviously a facsimile published by the Oregon Historical Society. Their facsimile is quite a bit smaller and the verso bears the letterhead of the Oregon Historical Society. D. H. Stearns was an early immigrant to Oregon. In 1866 after serving in the Civil War he left his wife in Virginia and moved to Portland. There he was involved in many pursuits including being the founder of the very influential Republican newspaper The Portland Bee. His article is a long reassurance to people thinking of coming to Oregon that there is still plenty of government land available in the eastern part of the state. Printed by Himes & Pratt for the Grand Centennial Fair unknown
1929217023np.: General Electric. 1929. First edition. . Decorated hard cover. . Fine copy very light soiling to covers. 4to. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. General Electric. hardcover
192818880n.p.: Southern Pacific Lines 1928. First edition. Rubbed and retouched area at center of rear board else fine. Original reptile-skin patterned boards oblong quarto 8.75 x 15 inches 20 leaves printed on rectos only. 9 large group photographs several portrait photos of SP executives. Laid in loose are 1 5.5 x 9.5-inch cyanotype photo print of a locomotive works and 1 vintage 6 x 8.5-inch silver print photograph of a coal-fired locomotive and crew. Also laid in is a typed letter dated San Francisco July 3 1929 signed J. N. Clark to Mr. O. B. Schoenky presenting this album. Dated ink stamp recording receipt of Southern Pacific Co. Los Angeles Cal. July 5 1929 at top of sheet. Both sender and recipient are pictured in the management portraits portion of the album. Founded in 1865 1929 was Southern Pacific's heyday with 13848 miles of their own track. A fine piece of railroading history. Southern Pacific Lines hardcover
1978240089Omaha Neb: Union Pacific Railroads 1978. 1 vols. 4to. Ring binder in faux leather and cordoroy. Almost fine. 1 vols. 4to. <br/><br/> Union Pacific Railroads hardcover
1945346550The Pacific Theater 1945. Together 10 scattered issues of the above titled mimeographed typescript military newspapers. Small folio. Stapled as issued. Usual folds. Together 10 scattered issues of the above titled mimeographed typescript military newspapers. Small folio. Includes the following:<br /> The Noordam News. "Somewhere in the Pacific" i.e. aboard the transport ship Noordam II<br /> April 8 1943. Vol. 4 No. 2. 2pp.<br /> April 11 1943. Vol. 4 No. 6. 4pp.<br /> April 11 1943. Vol. 4 No. 7. 4pp. <br /> Warcast. Bougainville Island and elsewhere in the Pacific<br /> February 1 1944. 2pp.<br /> February 9 1944. 2pp.<br /> March 4 1944. 2pp.<br /> March 13 1944. 2pp.<br /> March 14 1944. 2pp.<br /> March 19 1944. 2pp<br /> Last Lap. USAT Etolin.<br /> October 23 1945. Issue No. 11. 4pp.<br /> <br /> Each of the above issues is inscribed in pencil "Co. G" possibly of the 182nd Infantry and several have the name "Milt Elberg" written on it. The news incudes general war news from the Pacific theater radio intercepts from Tokyon world news unrelated to the war humorous news from home and often "local news" or the heroics and humorous mishaps of soldiers. unknown
19432110502150415369Naikaku Printing Bureau 1943. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Naikaku Printing Bureau paperback
19882080502106510351Nihon Sports Publishing Company 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Nihon Sports Publishing Company paperback
191326706Tegicigalpa: Tipografia Nacional 1913. Wraps. Good. 26 pages. Printed yellow wrappers. 7 3/4 x 11 inches. Browned paper uncut and unopened. Dampstaining near spine in several places throughout. A scarce publication. Wraps. Rough english translation: "Regulation of the Honduras Section at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco California 1915: approved by supreme agreement of May 28 1913 . followed by the Regulations and Rules for Reporting and Guidance of Those Who Claim to Participate in she dictated by the President of The Expresada Exposicon And Corrected And Approved By The Same Tipografia Nacional unknown
1917List1730Chicago: Poole Brothers 1917. Folding map measuring 38 ½ x 26 ¾ inches. Tape repairs to verso some tears at folds and edges still bring and attractive good to very good overall with excellent restoration potential. A map of the canneries in Alaska British Columbia and Washington operated by the Deming and Gould Company who were influential in the growth of the Alaskan salmon trade. The map’s date of printing 1917 suggests that perhaps it was related to the war effort as salmon demand increased during this period. The Demings based in Chicago were influential in the growth of the salmon trade in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest founding Pacific American Fisheries Inc. in 1899 and continuing in various iterations until their sale of the firm in 1934 due to president E.B. Deming’s ailing health. The map shows seventeen different canneries several on the Alaska peninsula and the one in Bellingham. We find no record of this imprint only a later and small version held at the University of Washington. Poole Brothers unknown
196556840Los Angeles CA; Ketchum ID & Omaha NE: Schick; Gilbert Stanley Underwood & Micro-Tronics The Wurgler Co. 1965-1983. Collection including One original pencil drawing sized 6.5 x 23.5 in. framed & matted in black & glass frame sized 11 x 37.5 in. artist’s signature dated 12/83; Five blueprints reproduced on thick mylar stock sized 30 x 47.25 in.; 65 105 mm. blueprint negatives all carefully labeled in pencil on archival manila envelopes preserved in lidded black vinyl box gilt Sun Valley logo & lettering stamped on lid. This unusual collection containing a large panoramic elevation drawing of the historic Sun Valley Lodge five large blueprints reproduced from the originals as well as an invaluable grouping of 105 mm. blueprint negatives for all of the original drawings of the Sun Valley Lodge and sister lodge the Challenger Inn later Sun Valley Inn. Also present is a September 1932 blueprint negative for a proposed Union Pacific Cafeteria building in Ketchum ID. Harriman foresaw the tremendous potential in developing a skiing destination industry for the Union Pacific during the Great Depression and after hiring Count Felix Schaffgosch to scout locations determined in January 1936 that Ketchum ID would be the ideal spot. The Union Pacific contracted the famed Los Angeles CA architect Gilbert Underwood 1890-1960 who at the time was a key member in the Federal Architecture Project established by Roosevelt during the New Deal. Underwood was well known for designing Union Pacific lodges for the National Park Service including complexes at Cedar Breaks Zion Bryce Canyon North Rim of the Grand Canyon and the famed Ahwahnee Hotel at Yosemite. He would later produce the preliminary designs for the Timberline Lodge WPA project on Mount Hood OR. The large panoramic drawing depicts the historic South elevation of the Lodge as constructed in 1936 scale of 1 in. to 20 feet. The large reproduced plans include those for The First Floor Basement and Foundation Second Floor Third Floor and Fourth Floor and Roof Plan. The blueprint negatives include floor plans framing plans kitchen ceiling designs piping kitchen pantry details the range hoods bar plans dining table details & plans and even the bakers dough table. Bill Wurgler 1912-1996 founded the Wurgler Co. in downtown Omaha following World War II and maintained the largest and finest photographic and blueprint reproduction plant in the Midwest later selling to Standard Blue in 1969. We could find no similar collections in Worldcat; See: History of Sun Valley Visit Sun Valley Ketchum Idaho 2020; Laura Soulliere Harrison Architecture in the Parks: National Historic Landmark Theme Study 1986 pp. 245-249. Schick; Gilbert Stanley Underwood & Micro-Tronics, The Wurgler Co., unknown
191961494Portland OR: Fenner Manufacturing Co. Arcady Press ca. 1919. Tall 8vo. 5.75 x 8.9 in. 80 pp i.e. 160 pp. featuring interleaved blanks throughout for architects builders and home buyer’s notes in this case office copy w/ 1 leaf bearing pricing typescript. With 100’s of black & white text illustrations diagrams floorplans & diagrams throughout several colour plates. Quarter-black cloth over photo-illustrated softcovers cover art of massive Douglas Fir on front cover completed Fenner home on back dustsoiling edgewear some minor scuffing very faint tidemark to lower fore-edge for last couple signatures still a VG copy from the library of Anton Sterk 1882-1974 Dutch-American millwright who was the longtime foreman of the Fenner Manufacturing Co. plant in Portland OR w/ former ownership marking on front cover. First edition thus of exceedingly scarce & well-illustrated architectural catalogue for this noted Portland OR based manufacturer of ready-to-assemble homes intending to draw upon local timber as well as trim shipping costs on the West Coast to compete with Sears Pacific Ready-Cut HomesMontgomery Ward and other companies entering the market. These well-designed Pacific Northwest bungalows replaced the fancy Victorians in many western neighborhoods and although most of the homes were one story they also sold garages barns wooden water tanks as well as all of the built-in cabinetry and wood trims. The Fenner homes were delivered in bundles of material all clearly marked ready to assemble and with the instructions could be built by a novice but Fenner does mention that hiring a builder or contractor will still result in considerable cost-savings.The Redi Built House Co. was incorporated in May 1911 by J.H. Fenner F.C. Knapp president of the Peninsula Lumber Co. and James E. Brockway as secretary and treasurer. The numbering was directly related to the date issued so Catalogue No. 15 was issued in 1915 and by 1916 the company was expanding across the country. They were very popular in the fast expanding Ladd Addition and other old Portland neighborhoods as prospective buyers from 1911-1927 could visit their offices and sit down with and devise custom house plans to suit individual tastes. Today Fenner homes can be found in many older Portland and other Pacific Northwest city neighborhoods. No copies in Worldcat; See: Mail-Order Houses in Portland Oregon Preservation Artisans Guild 2024; Carolyn Flynn Pacific Ready-Cut Homes; Mass-Produced Bungalows in Los Angeles 1908-1942; Pollard-Terry 12000 Easy Pieces Was Your ‘20s House Built From a Kit 2006. Fenner Manufacturing Co., [Arcady Press], paperback
191861380Portland OR: Shope Brick Co. Columbia Commercial Studio 167 Fourth Ave. ca. 1918. Oblong 4to. 11.5 x 8.25 in. With 41 original linen-backed silver gelatin photographs sized 9.5 x 8 in. nearly all w/ neat type-written captions on versos all w/ photographer’s stamped imprint on verso. Contemporary flexible calf post-binder three nickel-plated screwposts at gutter margin rounded corners yapp edges gilt title stamped on front cover some fraying to the linen-backing at fore-edges minor edgewear some scuffing a few images w/ nearly indistinguishable perforated slices not penetrating linen still an exceptional exemplar w/ former ownership markings of Koch Schmidt on first image margin. An outstanding salesman sample photo album recording the use of Shope’s patented brick facades for homebuilding apartment buildings commercial buildings and interiors in the Pacific Northwest during World War I. The album opens with a 1914 award certificate from the Manufacturers & Land Products Show which remained on permanent exhibit at the Pacific International Exposition Building for over 10 years. This is followed by photographs shot of such buildings as the newly completed Aetna Apartments Printing Office at 21st & Sandy; the Utah-Idaho Motor Co. Maxwell dealership in Pocatello ID; the Golden Rule store in the Morris Block in Lewiston ID; the Miller Wood Fuel Co. in Portland OR with Chief Gasoline pump in front; the King Albert Apartments in Portland OR finished in 1918; together with many splendid examples of PNW Arts & Crafts homes. The featured homes include a stately residence on 49th & Belmont the Dr. Tamiesie House porch piers and tile floor in Laurelhurst now the Sisters of Social Services Home; the Nash home on Sunnyside; Armstrong residence on Council Crest; striking residences in Rose City Park Irvington and Alameda. Also featured are Craftsmen homes in Walla Walla Pocatello Corvallis Spokane and in other areas of Portland. Fourteen of the photographs depict the ornamental Arts & Crafts brick facades for fireplaces with interior shots. The main fireplace in the furnished Dr. Tamiesie home the DeKeater residence the fireplace finished in 1916 for the East Side Business Men’s Club in Portland and others. Founded originally in 1910 in the City of Portland by David Shope 1862-1948 having developed his specialized brick-making machinery for clay & concrete bricks as featured in the final photograph the company’s products quickly proved popular with Arts & Crafts architects in the Pacific Northwest. Shope used a patented process to achieve what he termed the “Red Wire Cut†and “Old Gold Rough Texture†for commercial facades and also used concrete cast stone to achieve special effects and sold his licensed machinery to contractors as well. By 1922 he heavily marketed the fact that the Shope facades were the only ones to mostly survive the 1922 Astoria fire. He also aggressively protected his patents suing competitors on a regular basis. After 1923 he sold out to the Eugene Concrete Pipe Company and returned to Lake City MN where he lived with his daughter Birdie. Gensler 1873-1968 was a German-American photographer in San Francisco CA who operated Columbia Commercial Studio from about 1915 through World War II before moving back to Alameda CA and in two of the photos he has proudly displayed his 1915 Harley-Davidson V-Twin motorcycle in the foreground. We could find no similar album or collection of photographs in any holdings for the Shope Brick Co. Shope Brick Co., [Columbia Commercial Studio, 167 Fourth Ave.], unknown
197763602San Francisco: Museum of Modern Art 1977. 4to. 47 1 pp. 74 photo plates decorated initials. Publisher’s brown pebbled faux calf cloth decorative gilt Holly Hocks border & lettering front cover gilt lettering on spine rounded corners NF copy. First edition of this exhibition catalogue for the photographs shot by Julia Hoffman 1856-1934 noted Arts & Crafts painter sculptor metal worker weaver and photographer whose exhibition and art classes in Portland OR heavily influenced the Pacific Northwest as well as the eventual establishment of the Oregon College of Art & Craft and was the first lifetime member in 1902 for the Portland Art Association precursor to the Portland Art Museum. Her photos exhibited here capture family life the interiors of the home on 714 Everett Street Yellowstone fishing trips and childhood exuberance. These photos were donated to the San Francisco MOMA by renowned designer decorator Margery Hoffman Smith who was Assistant Director of the WPA in Oregon in the 1930’s and was responsible for the historic interiors of Timberline Lodge at Mount Hood. Museum of Modern Art, hardcover
193662691Salem OR: Travel & Information Dept. Oregon State Highway Commission 1936. 4to. 19 1 pp. printed in blue & black photo-illustrated throughout 2 maps. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers center crease fold from original mailing faint tidemark to upper left corner back cover minor shelfwear still VG- bright copy w/ original postmarked illustrated mailing envelope to L.E. Bundy in Fairfield ID dated May 28 1936. First edition of this surprisingly uncommon automobile travel brochure issued during the depths of the Great Depression as Oregon’s anti-New Deal and severely racist governor Charles Martin 1863-1946 attempted to encourage expanded automobile travel and tourism in Oregon to revive the lagging economy. The photographs capture Oregon’s scenic spots from Cannon Beach to Native American fisheries at Celilo Falls and the Pendleton Round-up. Worldcat locates 2 copies U of O U of W. Travel & Information Dept., Oregon State Highway Commission, paperback
194055321Omaha NE & Chicago IL: Union Pacific Railroad Printed by Poole Bros. Feb. 1940. 4to. 7.75 x 9 in. 16 pp. which folds out into large oblong folio 30.75 x 18 in. pictorial map by Gerald A. Eddy on verso with numerous photo illustrations map on recto. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers cover art of Boulder dam minor shelfwear slight wear to crease folds still VG copy. First edition of this splendid promotional brochure by the Union Pacific Railroad extolling the amenities facts about Boulder Dam and Lake Mead Boulder and Las Vegas on the eve of World War II. Worldcat locates 1 copy Library of Congress. Union Pacific Railroad, Printed by Poole Bros., paperback
194052059Omaha NE: Union Pacific Railroad Oct. 25 1940. 4to. 11 1 pp. Numerous photo illustrations map on back cover. Self-printed softcovers cover art photo of the air-condition Art Deco streamlined Las Vegas railroad station slight creasing shelfwear still VG copy. First edition of this scarce promotional brochure by the Union Pacific Railroad extolling the amenities and available boating cruises fishing and swimming at Boulder Dam and Lake Mead as well as the Las Vegas night life on the eve of World War II. Worldcat locates 1 copy Univ. of Missouri St. Louis. Union Pacific Railroad, paperback
1939505696Hood River News 1939. Paperback. FINE. Printed Red on 11 x 17' white cardstock. We date this poster around 1939 based on martching Hood River News wrestling broadsides with dated newspaper clippings. 'Former location Penny-Wise Store on Heights Hood River.' Some very trivial rubbing to the tips otherwise uncommonly clean and sharp. Top billing heavyweight match features an absolutely yoked and glistening Seelie Samara stage-name for George Hardison an African-American athlete and one of the most prominent characters in the early years of the 'Golden Age' revival of dramatic/entertainment wrestling in America. Hardison was born in Georgia and after a stint as a carnival strongman was scouted by 'Tiger Man' John Pesek who became his boxing trainer. Sometime in the late 30's Hardison began competing in staged Wrestling matches in the Northeast. In 1938 he signed with promoter Jack Pfefer with whom he began traveling extensively; while he was regularly billed in the Midwest and California this broadside is the only record we found of Pacific Northwest appearance. From the early-40's onward Hardison's appearances were confined to segregated 'Race Matches'; he would hold claim to the 'Negro World Heavyweight Championship' belt through the early 50's. Cory Santos writes 'A fan favorite Samara had power and technical prowess in equal measures. His muscularity was unique for the era; his bulging physique was a striking contrast to the bulkier frames of many heavyweights of the period. The Samara character also included costume elements — the most noteworthy of which was a Muslim head wrap Hardison used when being advertised from Algeria his most common birthplace or Afghanistan. Still given the huge number of strange hometowns it is difficult to keep track of exactly what character elements are geographically based and which are just random items based on the fanciful imaginations of “Africa†from countless midwestern promoters. But a sense of fair play honor and respect defined the Seelie and variants Ras and Haille Samara characters to audiences. Combined with his impressive physique these virtues earned him lasting nicknames including “Negro Hercules†“Black Adonis†the “insert location here Wildman†and famously the “Black Panther.†'Seelie Samara: A Forgotten African-American Great.'. [Hood River News] paperback
1939505695Hood River News 1939. Paperback. NEAR FINE. Printed Red on 11 x 17' white cardstock with Oregon Daily Journal clippings advertising the billing d. Wed. Jan 25 1939. A Barnstorming troup from the very early years of the 'Golden Age' revival of dramatic/entertainment wrestling in America. Top billing with wrestler photographs an intra-Northwest match between a tattooed 'Sailor' Franz and barrel-chested 'Logger' Dave of Aberdeen--both characters reflecting the respective industries of their cities. 'This match will no doubt be rough as both men are inclined to use rough tactics!' The second match of out-of-town grapplers receives no extra copy. 'ADMISSION: Adults 55c Under 16 25c First Five Ladies Free Each to be Accompanied by Paid Admission.' With 6 clippings pasted to the back side. One d. Jan 20 1939 recounts a previous bout with the same wrestlers who have now advanced to a culminating round described in a second clipping d. Wed Jan 25 1939 and which the current poster advertises. Four additional clippings eulogize 'R. V. Harrington noted wrestling referee and basketball and baseball leader who passed away Wednesday morning.' Harrington coached and referreed in several Oregon cities including Dallas Portland Newberg Astoria and Eugene. The Obituary reads: 'Mat Referee Counted Out By Master.' Two stab punches to left side some trivial rubbing to the extremities very clean and sharp otherwise with only minimal toning. Hood River News paperback
1939505694Hood River News 1939. Paperback. VERY GOOD. A Barnstorming troup from the very early years of the 'Golden Age' revival of dramatic/entertainment wrestling in America. Dated 1939 from news clippings attached to a matching poster advertising the event d. Jan. 1939 possibly a bit earlier or later. An all-Northwest billing with top position going to the women's match featuring 'Undisputed World's Champion' Clara Mortenson of Seattle who is photographed with her Champion's belt. Rudy Brenner of Longview is photographed for the men's bout. 'Adults 55c - Under 16 25c First Five Ladies FREE When Accompanied by Paid Admission.' 'Both Matches 2 out of 3 Falls to a Finish. Printed in red on white paper 11 x 17'. Two hole punched with sticker ring reinforcements to reverse. Edges worn with some creasing and moderat toning small chip to top left corner. 'One of the most popular women on the carnival circuit was Clara Mortensen the daughter of wrestler Fred 'Mart' Mortensen a former light heavyweight champion. She wrestled her first professional match at the age of seven when her father put her in the ring aginst her brother Leo at an Elks Club picnic in Portland Oregon in 1925 . She adopted the nickname 'The Eternal Woman' and laid claim to the women's championship asserting she had won the title by beating Barbara Ware in 1932 following the retirement of recognized champion Cora Livingston.' Mortenson was a pivotal figure in the history of Women's wrestling drawing huge crowds in venues in Honlolulu Los Angeles Florida Montana and Washington DC. She was featured in the Washington Times and Time Magazine and famously appeared in the 1951 noir Racket Girls a film about a gangster fronting as a women's wrestling manager. Laprande & Murphy Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women's Wrestling. Hood River News paperback
