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021800No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. World War I Collection of Correspondence. Approximately 15 letters. Some with original envelopes. All circa August 1918 to November 1919. All single sheets 2 to 4 pages long handwritten. With two small cabinet card photos of a young woman. These letters were written by Admiral E.K. Moore from the Hotel Connor in Nice France as well as the American Hospital in France. They were written to the wife of Major John Knowlton no first name for the wife given in the letters unfortunately and regarded the health of Major Knowlton. Major Knowlton served as a doctor in France in World War I and it appears he became ill in the Summer of 1918 eventually being diagnosed with spinal meningitis. This caused him to lose his memory and resulted in a lengthy hospital stay. Because of this his wife was not originally notified. These letters from Admiral Moore describe Knowlton's health and improvement as well as his transfer to another hospital. It appears Knowlton eventually recovered fully and returned home to the US with some of the later letters addressing the gratitude apparently expressed by the Knowltons. All in GOOD condition with fold creases some toning and other general wear. Envelopes very worn. No publisher unknown
009221No Place: No publisher. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. World War II Photo Album from a US Soldier Joseph F. Strokoskas apparently serving in the Philippines. Oblong quarto format. Contains about 20 postcards some color illustrated some real photo depicting locations in Alabama Mississippi Chicago and San Francisco; about 50 or so black and white photos of various sizes and formats; and various pieces of ephemera from beer labels from Australia money and military passes. The photos range from posed photos of the subject photos of barracks several of the departure of a 3 star General on a plane photo of presumed Japanese prisoners a dead Japanese soldier a downed Japanese plane photo of an anti-aircraft post to photos of the residents of the Philippines etc. GOOD condition. Covers creased with old tape repairs. General fading minor soiling and scuffing. Some pages chipped along the extremities. One photo dampstained and bearing surface loss. No publisher unknown
2005020779Columbia PA: The von Hess Foundation 2005. Cloth. Very Good. Grayish green cloth in cloth slipcase. 204 416 pp. Color photos throughout. A two volume work devoted to the Wright's Ferry Mansion a house originally built in 1738 and now restored to the year 1750. The books look at the house and its architecture its original owner English Quaker poet Susannah Wright its furniture decorative arts etc. VERY GOOD condition. Some fading to the spines. Minor bumping along the edges. Some offsetting to the slipcase with minor soiling. The von Hess Foundation unknown
2010030495Winoca Press: 2010. 538 pages. "Andrew Bean a teacher and farmer from small-town Bethel Maine answered the call to the Union infancy. His younger sister Eliza having found both employment and a suitable marriage in the bustling mill city of Lowell Massachusetts soon saw her husband Henry Foster enlist as well. In more than 150 revealing letters dispatched from camp and field and home front as well as Eliza Bean Foster's own diary the honor and horrors of war and play out on an intimate stage." FINE HARDCOVER FINE DUST JACKET signed by editor Ann Fox Chandonnet. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Winoca Press: Hardcover
020738Watertown MA: Watertown Woman's Club Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date presumed circa 1910. String tied printed wrappers. Approximately 36 pp. A survey of the activities and finances of the Watertown's Woman Club in Watertown Massachusetts from 1910 to 1911. This includes a treasurer's report a list of members an account of events and activities etc. The Watertown Woman's Club was founded in 1894 by Alice M. Potter Silsbee. Restricted to 150 members at any one time the club held literary exercises held classes on fine and domestic arts and hosted lectures by experts on a variety of subjects. According to the Watertown Library the club was also part of the women's suffrage movement although no activities supporting that cause are listed in this book. GOOD condition. 1 ½ inch jagged tear at the lower front cover with some creasing and wrinkling along the bottom edge. Minor soiling and staining to the covers. Some creasing. Watertown Woman's Club, Publisher unknown
1926022001No Place: No publisher 1926. Cloth. Good. Clothbound scrapbook measuring 13 by 10 inches. String tied. Large ink block print of a man and woman dancing on the front cover with ink block print initials on the rear cover. Artwork presumably done by the owner. Thin paper stock in the interior. Approximately 57 photographs of various sizes including a few 8 by 10 inch photographs 5 by 7s and smaller as well as a few thumbnails. Many of the pages are empty. Other items in the interior include a program of camp exercises a few camp songs a homemade gypsy camp pennant two pages of notes from other campers to the owner a postcard of Gypsy Camp wrappers and labels etc. Photos consist of group photos or photos of individuals some depicting young women in Romani costumes some swimming horseback riding as well as photos of the Tree Top Inn main cabin etc. The owner and creator of this scrapbook was Dorothy Henderson who had an artistic touch in assembling this scrapbook as well as the art within. It appears she attended Gypsy Camp in 1926. Gypsy Camp originating in the early 1900s as an artist colony. The site 65 acres of land with some frontage along the Illinois River and located in Benton County Arkansas was purchased by Weesie and J.H. McAllister in 1921. Weesie McAllister envisioned turning the land into a summer camp for girls. The first building erected on the site was a three story structure that served as camp office residence for the McAllister family and dorm for the girls. Other structures were built in the late 1920s and eventually the camp could hold around 120 young women. The camp operated until 1978. It eventually fell into disrepair before being added to the National Register Historic District in 1988. Even so it was still empty until 2017. This scrapbook documents the early stages of Gypsy Camp as experienced by a young woman. GOOD condition. The scrapbook is generally solid. Some pages are loose and laid in with chipped and torn edges. Paper is rather brittle. No publisher unknown