Slightly darkened around the edges and a small chip in the top left corner, otherwise a well-preserved handbill from nearly 200 years ago. The OCLC lists two copies of this handbill and states that it is from Philadelphia. The new owners, Alexander and Penrose, acknowledge their acquisition with a sale and offer a partial list of their stock of goods, such as Angola Cassimeres, Bombazets and Bombazeens, Irish Popolins, Bengal Chintz and Gingham, and more textiles. The ad goes on to tout their well-rounded inventory with the following items, also reduced in price: Rock and Rifle Powder, Brandy,... View More...
Sealed set of 10 note cards and envelopes by local artist Hazel E. Olson, a founding member of the Redlands Historical Museum who sought to preserve San Bernardino County history on canvas before it vanished. This set of cards features Agua Mansa Church. Apparently long out-of-print, these cards measure about 4.25 X 5.5 inches and are in excellent condition, having never been opened. Undated, but likely mid 1970s (we have other Olson cards for sale dated 1975-76). View More...
Sealed set of 10 note cards and envelopes by local artist Hazel E. Olson, a founding member of the Redlands Historical Museum who sought to preserve San Bernardino County history on canvas before it vanished. This set of cards features Arrowhead Springs Hotel, San Bernardino California, 1976. Apparently long out-of-print, these cards measure about 4.25 X 5.5 inches and are in excellent condition, having never been opened. We have other sets of Olson's illustrated cards for sale that portray historic images from San Bernardino County, California history. View More...
Sealed set of 10 note cards and envelopes by local artist Hazel E. Olson, a founding member of the Redlands Historical Museum who sought to preserve San Bernardino County history on canvas before it vanished. This set of cards features two different scenes with five note cards and envelopes for each. Asistencia Mission de San Gabriel: San Bernardino Asistencia built in 1830 and one time occupied by Bishop Tenney. Sepulveda - Dunlap Adobe - Yucaipa: Built in 1839 by Don Diego Sepulveda, San Bernardino County's oldest residence. Apparently long out-of-print, these cards measure about 4.25 X 5.5 ... View More...
Sealed set of 10 note cards and envelopes by local artist Hazel E. Olson, a founding member of the Redlands Historical Museum who sought to preserve history on canvas before it vanished. This set of cards features the 1889 Morey Home in Redlands, California and is dated 1975. We have other note card sets featuring Olson's art for sale and all of them appear to be long out-of-print. The cards measure about 4.25 X 5.5 inches and are in excellent condition, having never been opened. View More...
Foxing at some of the folds. Folded brochure to 4 X 9 inches. Folds out to 16 X 18 inches, featuring "Six Different Tours and 30 beautiful Ante-Bellum Homes." View More...
Old report card from a school in Fort Bend County, Texas for a 3rd grade student (Russell Brumbelow). The School is named Big Creek, but we cannot find any mention of this school in county histories or on the Internet and only a few references to Big Creek, the community. Big Creek, the waterway, starts south of Rosenberg and runs some 25 miles southeast to the Brazos River. The school was likely in that part of the county, perhaps in the Fairchilds area. Edward Risinger is listed as Superintendent. Coaster Print in Richmond, Texas printed the report card. Big Creek, the community, did exist, ... View More...
Illustrated card covers, 13 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (34.9 x 15.9 cm), housing the menu, a folded sheet bound to the covers by braided string. Illustration of a tall shore bird resembling a stork. The First Class (Blue Diamond/Blou Diamant) menu items and wine list are printed on one side of the sheet in English, French and Afrikaans. No publication information. Circa 1980. The menu code in the lower-right corner is Ex NYC D.4 F/C, which indicates a New York City route, dinner flight, and First Class. View More...
Illustrated card covers, 13 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (34.9 x 15.9 cm), housing the menu, a folded sheet bound to the covers by braided string. Illustration of a tall shore bird. The First Class (Blue Diamond/Blou Diamant) menu items and wine list are printed on one side in English, French and Afrikaans. No publication information. Circa 1980. F/C in the lower-right corner of the menu indicates First Class. The menu includes wine, cocktails, and a selection of items to create a light meal. Also, cigarettes are offered (South African, English, and American). View More...
Illustrated card covers, 13 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (34.9 x 15.9 cm), housing the menu, a folded sheet bound to the covers by braided string. Illustration of a tall shore bird. The First Class (Blue Diamond/Blou Diamant) menu items are printed on one side of the sheet in English, French and Afrikaans. No publication information. Circa 1980. A printed code in the lower-right corner of the menu indicates the route, meal(?), and class: S/BOK B/F F/C (Singapore/Bangkok?, breakfast flight, First Class). The menu is includes breakfast items only. View More...
Edge wear and creases. Tiny abrasions to the rear cover. Staples are rusted. Stapled pictorial booklet, 5.5 X 7 inches. Four pages with ship and company information inside the covers and facing pages. The two center pages contain the passenger list and who's going where (Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Round the World, and from Honolulu). F.E. Anderson is listed as the Commander. View More...
Three news releases, one with the press' masthead. JANUARY 19, 1944: Two-page article by Devere Allen about revolt in Bolivia. MAY 31, 1944 - Vol. XII, No. 36 (with masthead): News briefs from American and worldwide sources, including the defeat of Joe Starnes, member of the House of Representatives from Alabama; Mexican communists; Canadian politics; Venezuela's penal system, European invasion rumors (WWII Allies) reported by someone identified as Senator 97 and relief preparations. The rumors proved true a week later with the D-Day invasion by allied troops on June 6, 1944; and more. JUNE... View More...