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Waters, R SBiblio.com

History of the 5th Battalion Pathans 14th Punjab Regiment Formerly 40th Pathans "The Forty Thieves"

EG Waters E GBiblio.com

Shaw Savill Line England-New Zealand South Africa-Australia Cape Town & Table Mountain

1930143441London UK: Gibbs & Gibbs Ltd. Litho. London. c. 1930. Original colour lithograph. Minimal chipping on the upper side edges along with some discolouration staining on the top quarter of the poster. The size is 99.5 x 64cm or 39.25" x 25.25". It is in overall good condition Step into the enchanting world of 1930s travel with a captivating and scarce lithograph poster from the Shaw Savill Line. Promoting their England-New Zealand-South Africa-Australia route this exquisite artwork transports viewers to the magnificent landscapes and cultural gems along this extraordinary journey. Encased within a lush green border the poster showcases a stunning painting of Cape Town and its iconic Table Mountain capturing the imagination and stirring a sense of wanderlust.At the top of the poster the title "Shaw Savill Line" stands proudly in vibrant orange immediately drawing attention and evoking a sense of grandeur. Just below the route is elegantly presented in green highlighting the extensive reach of the Shaw Savill Line's voyage. The beautiful painting of Cape Town takes center stage its soft colors and intricate details reflecting the natural beauty and rich heritage of this captivating destination.The bottom portion of the poster features the SS&A logo on the left a symbol of reliability and excellence in maritime travel. In the middle the featured location Cape Town is highlighted serving as a visual reminder of the allure and adventure awaiting travelers along this route. Finally in the bottom right corner the artist's signature adds a personal touch a testament to the skill and artistry behind this captivating creation.This vintage lithograph travel poster captures the essence of a bygone era inviting viewers to embark on a remarkable voyage across continents showcasing the breathtaking beauty of Cape Town and enticing travelers to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime journey with the Shaw Savill Line. 1930 Gibbs & Gibbs, Ltd. Litho. London. unknown

Aquila Books · Canada750,00 $CA≈ 509,40 €

Ethel WatersBiblio.com

African American Performance History Ethel Waters Stage and Film Career Materials 1934 to 1959

1934206451934. Waters Ethel group of six items dating from 1934 to 1959 documents the stage and screen career of Ethel Waters a central figure in twentieth century African American performance history whose work in theater music and film intersected with the integration of American entertainment industries. Rising to prominence in Harlem during the 1920s as a jazz and blues vocalist Waters became one of the highest paid Black recording artists of her era and later broke racial barriers on Broadway and in television. Her starring role in As Thousands Cheer established one of the earliest instances of integrated billing between Black and white performers on the Broadway stage while later productions and film roles expanded her presence across national audiences. Her repertoire including "Stormy Weather" and "Am I Blue" achieved lasting recognition in American music history and her public persona and personal life contributed to her reception within queer audiences including lesbian and gay communities. Archive of six items comprising two original black and white silver gelatin press photographs and four playbills spanning theater and film productions from 1934 to 1959. Materials include: 1 Playbill for As Thousands Cheer. Chicago: Shubert Grand Opera House November 5 1934. Four pages. Documents Waters' featured performance in Irving Berlin's production noted for integrated billing and for introducing the song "Heat Wave." 2 Playbill for Cabin in the Sky. Chicago: Selwyn Theatre May 4 1941. Sixteen pages with cover image of Waters alongside Todd Duncan and Dooley Wilson. Early all Black musical production with a sustained theatrical run. 3 Press photograph for Cabin in the Sky film. 1943. Approximately 7 x 9.5 inches. Image of Waters with Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as Petunia and Little Joe; verso retains original press caption. Film adaptation directed by Vincente Minnelli featuring an ensemble cast including Lena Horne Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. 4 Playbill for The Member of the Wedding. Ivoryton Connecticut: Ivoryton Playhouse July 13 1953. Sixteen pages. Includes feature noting Waters as "Star of the Week" documenting her role as Berenice Sadie Brown. 5 Playbill for At Home with Ethel Waters. New York: 48th Street Theatre September 22 1953. Thirty two pages. Musical revue featuring twenty six songs performed with accompanist Reginald Beane including "Am I Blue" "Suppertime" "St. Louis Blues" and "Stormy Weather." 6 Press photograph for The Sound and the Fury. April 9 1959. Approximately 7.5 x 9 inches. Depicts Waters with Joanne Woodward and Yul Brynner; verso retains press caption. Final film role of Waters. These materials trace Waters' movement from early integrated Broadway performance through mid century theatrical revivals and into late career film work providing a continuous record of African American participation in mainstream entertainment across multiple media. Productions such as Cabin in the Sky and The Member of the Wedding situate Waters within a cohort of Black performers who expanded narrative and representational possibilities on stage and screen during a period of segregation and limited roles. The inclusion of both playbills and press photography documents the promotional and institutional frameworks through which Black performers were presented to audiences while the chronological range captures shifts from Harlem Renaissance performance circuits to postwar film adaptation. Light handling wear with minor edge wear to playbills; photographs retain strong contrast and clear detail with intact press captions. Overall very good condition. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis780,00 $US≈ 659,96 €

WATERS, L H [TOUR DIRECTOR]Biblio.com

A TYPED FOURTEEN-PAGE MANUSCRIPT OF A 1932 AUTOMOBILE DRIVING TOUR THROUGH THE AMERICAN WEST IN CADILLACS

193252315Various Locations: Unknown Tour Participant 1932. 1932. The typed travelogue of a participant in a driving tour of the American West that journeyed from Virginia to California and back again in Cadillac cars. The tour which was directed by Mr. L. H. Waters left Richmond on June 27 1932. On the tour the author saw many major tourist attractions of both the natural and man-made varieties. Those mentioned and described include Biltmore Estate the replica of the Parthenon in Nashville the city of Albuquerque assorted Southwestern Native American sites the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest in Arizona the Grand Canyon Hollywood and Beverly Hills the Rose Bowl in Pasadena Las Vegas before it became the entertainment and gambling destination that it is today the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City Yellowstone and other nearby natural monuments and Pike's Peak in Colorado among others. The group also ventured across the Mexican border to visit Tijuana. It is clear that the author was much taken with the natural wonders visible in the west as the manuscript describes those with evident awe and at much greater length than the other destinations: ". On westward towards the setting sun we visited the world-famous Painted Desert stretching across hundreds of acres before the eyes is the world's most magnificent palette with the colors already mixed. It is a breath-taking vision that bursts on one's sight. As far as one can see colors mingle and glow. With each hour as the light changes in the sky so change the colors of this wonderland. It is truly the foot of the rainbow . The Grand Canyon is truly one of the world's greatest spectacles. And in its power to rouse the emotion of the looker-on to stupefy or to exhilarate it has no equal of any kind anywhere unless it be the starry firmament itself. In the bewildering glory of its gorgeous coloring the rim of the Grand Canyon is one of the stillest places on earth even when it is crowded with people . Its Yellowstone's phenomena and beauty make one want to tarry beyond the time . We then drove to the top of Pikes Peak over the 'World's Highest Highway' running through the Pike National Forest to the very tip-top point of Pike's Peak. This is undoubtedly the grandest scenic highway in the sic world. The intrepidity of thought which conceived and the daring which achieved such a road almost overwhelm even the most thoughtless. While the sensation and exhileration sic of looking from the mountain on countless miles of the earth's surface is in itself well worth the trip the great beauty and wonder of it is the way in which this road climbs up and around mountains in its ascent to the summit; turning twisting winding . views that make one's heart swell with the joy of merely living and having eyes with which to see the wondrous beauties of the world ." The manuscript is in very good condition with folds and minor toning and rust on the first page. Unknown Tour Participant, 1932. unknown

BUCKINGHAM BOOKS · États-Unis900,00 $US≈ 761,49 €

[WASHINGTON STATE -- PHOTO ALBUM]. WATERS, William LeeBiblio.com

1901 to 1907: a nicely arranged photo album documenting the outdoors camping and canoeing lifestyle in Gray’s Harbor near Copalis Beach and the Quinault Indian Reservation as well as Seattle Lake Washington and Orcas Island by a young Harvard graduate attorney.

190764217Seattle WA: William Lee Waters 1907. Oblong 4to. 11 x 7.25 in. 104 pp unpaginated. on thick black paper stock. With 132 silver gelatin photos mounted on the pages sized from 2 x 2 in. up to 7 x 9 in. with majority sized approx. 3 x 4 in. varying between matte finish and glossy photo stock most w/ white ink MS annotations identifying locations & subjects a couple laid-in over 25 printed photo clippings from contemporary Seattle souvenir travel brochures 2 colour-printed postcards. Contemporary flexible textured calf flexible cover binding rebacked white manuscript lettering on front cover some scuffing edgewear occasional over-exposure to about 7 photos still a VG- exemplar. This well-arranged photo album opens with a colour plate of Northwest Coast Native Americans canoeing along the sound with Mount Rainier in the background followed by several images of Native Americans basketry totem pole in downtown Seattle and outdoor adventures and scenery in Washington. Over 25 of the photographs focus on William Waters and Larrebee Waters canoeing traveling and building a cabin near Copalis Beach WA. Also featured are several photographs of Quinault Indians on the nearby reservation including group shots in front of the post office with large dog canoeing across Grays Harbor Quinault children and mother next to their beach tent and others. Other photos capture William Waters with his law office staff including 1 Japanese-American in front of the 610 Pioneer Building William next to Pioneer Square and a very nice photograph of the â€œJudgeâ€™s Office.â€ Still more photographs document a visit to the 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition including a visit to the giant timber Forestry Building along with swimming & baseball at Brownâ€™s Camp.Several photographs depict the fabulous salmon fishing and cooking at Colmanâ€™s Camp on Orcas Island in the Summer 1904 before the YMCA of Greater Seattle set up their famed Camp Orkila nearby in 1906. These photos show the canvas cabins excursion rowboats Mrs. Colman chaperoning the mixed bathing of young men & women and the beached steamship Mabel on the picnic beach. Summer 1905 found Waters and friends camping on Lake Washington canoeing splitting wood and even listening to the phonograph. Also featured along with a large contemporary photo of William Watersâ€™ alma mater Harvard Law School are several photos of â€œMamieâ€ Harriet May Norton 1883-1965 whom he married in 1906. Along with photo of nicely appointed room and prominent placement of Harvard blanket and Northwest Coast Indian peaked hat hanging on the wall two of the photos capture Tsunezo Sawada b. 1885 their Japanese-American servant and cook including one view with the young couple in front of their canvas tent cabin from Seattle Tent & Awning Co. Sawada had emigrated from Japan by 1805 and would later move his family including his wife Mamoyo Sawada a medical nurse to Sacramento CA where he became a bean cake salesman supplying Japanese-American and Chinese-American restaurants cafes and hotels. Waters 1872-1956 was born in Lakeville New Brunswick Canada and later emigrated with his family to the Washington Territory in 1884. He later attended Harvard Law School and practiced law in Seattle WA until the end of the Roaring 20â€™s including a short stint in Yakima WA for the Northern Pacific. By 1930 he was living with his youngest son in Fullerton CA while Harriet Waters had moved in with their oldest daughter before returning to Seattle. William Lee Waters, unknown

Zephyr Used & Rare Books · États-Unis1 150,00 $US≈ 973,02 €

RJ Waters Company R JBiblio.com

Panoramic Photograph Fresno. 1000 ft Elevation.

1910NL-024281910 R.J. Waters panoramic aerial photo of Fresno California.The present photograph is a horizontal panoramic aerial view of downtown Fresno taken at the beginning of the 20th century from an elevation of approximately 1000 feet. The white-printed caption in the lower center of the photograph confirms both the place and elevation and identifies the maker as R. J. Waters Aerial Photograph Co.The photograph depicts Fresno's urban core downtown. From our vantage point we look north across Fresno's railroad hub and into the town proper. A central landmark is the white rotunda or dome of the old Fresno County courthouse. Around it the streets are lined with residential housing and small businesses. Important foreground features include railroads and industry. Fresno was served by multiple railroads including the iconic Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads. The bottom half of the panorama is dominated by extensive trackage and a range of railroad-related buildings including warehouses freight houses train sheds and at least one passenger platform. On the right side of the panorama a large industrial area with warehouses workshops and multiple derricks sits in proximity to the tracks. Towards the middle of the image an underpass or bridge connects the two sides of the many parallel tracks. In unison these elements reflect downtown Fresno's status as a vital rail and freight hub at the time.Beyond the rail yards we note the city's commercial core which appears as a dense cluster of low brick and masonry commercial blocks surrounding a tree-lined civic square situated slightly to the right of center. The orthogonal grid of streets is buzzing with vehicular traffic. At the north end of civic square is the splendid dome and colonnaded façade of the old Fresno County Courthouse which was built in 1875 and hailed as "the grandest and noblest edifice that has ever been planned and contemplated in this valley". After surveys revealed structural weaknesses in the building and a new courthouse had been constructed this California landmark was demolished in 1966. Today the spot is occupied by the aptly named Courthouse Park. Taking note of the infrastructure a major street extends between the courthouse and the railyards. This not only prompted new arrivals to approach the city center via this axis but also created the perspective of a town centered on the rule of law.A cityscape reconfiguredDuring the 20th century transportation and industrial patterns in downtown Fresno underwent significant changes. Over time everything from passenger services and yard configurations to freight and production facilities moved away from the city center. The large freight depots were either moved or repurposed and new urban needs led to rail-adjacent streets altering their character in fundamental ways. This photograph captures a time when the rail yards still physically dominated the downtown zones of many California cities and towns.Yet even though the urban fabric of Fresno has changed dramatically since this image was copyrighted in 1910 a number of visible historic structures still stand. A significant remnant of Fresno's days as a railway hub is the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot at Tulare and H Streets in downtown Fresno. This was completed in 1889 and was an unusual departure from the traditional Southern Pacific architectural style.About a block to the left west of the old Courthouse the panorama includes another iconic Fresno landmark one that still survives to this day. The Old Fresno Water Tower was designed by George Washington Maher and was completed in late 1894. It ceased operation in 1963 but was maintained and has served as a visitors' center since 2001.While time and modernization may have altered Fresno's urban landscape it remains a city defined by stunning natural beauty. Set in the lovely San Joaquin Valley Fresno is set against the spectacular profile of the Sierra Nevadas which run across the entirety of this panorama forming a distant and dramatic horizon.CensusThe Library of Congress holds this panorama both as an original gelatin silver print and as a digital reproduction LoC Call Number: PAN US GEOG – California no. 48; OCLC no. 451307781. It is listed as a copyright deposit dated July 5 1910.Urban aerial photography in early 20th-century AmericaAerial and panoramic views of towns and cities became popular documentary and commercial subjects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as photographic technology and airborne platforms matured and merged. Early panoramic aerials were sometimes taken from tethered balloons or kites but by the early 1900s photographers and specialist companies such as R. J. Waters were producing high-resolution panoramic prints that stitched a wide field of view into a single long panorama suitable for display. The Library of Congress and other collections hold many such panoramas because they capture a combination of urban form transportation infrastructure and civic landmarks at a moment when American cities were undergoing rapid change.Beyond novelty early aerial panoramas were also practical: they recorded rail and industrial layouts useful for planners and businesses showed street grids and property patterns for municipal records and captured iconic civic views e.g. of courthouses parks capitols etc. which cities used to promote themselves. The technical limitations film size lens coverage and platform stability encouraged the panoramic format. Multiple exposures or rotating-camera techniques were combined into long prints that emphasize the horizontal sweep of a city—precisely what we see in this Fresno image.Cartographers:Raper James R. J. Waters 1856–1937 was a commercial photographer active in California and Nevada whose studio produced a wide range of documentary and panoramic photographs around the turn of the 20th century. Waters opened a commercial studio in San Francisco in the 1890s and became especially known for panoramic city views and commercial photographic services. His photographs are held in significant collections including those of the Library of Congress the Getty and the Metropolitan Museum among others.Aerial photos of urban landscapes were among the most common genres of images that R. J. Waters's studio produced in the late 1910s. These include multiple aerial and panoramic images of cities like San Francisco Oakland Fresno and Sacramento. These prints were often made in large sizes for display and municipal record-keeping and now form a valuable visual record of how California cities looked before the ubiquitous transformations of the mid-20th century. R.J. Waters Company

Neatline Antique Maps · États-Unis1 800,00 $US≈ 1 522,98 €

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