FOURTH INTERNATIONALE - A Session of Soviets, Seething with Socialism, Sweetism, Sedition, Seven-Cent Fares, School Ma-ams, Soda-Water, Slams, Slander, Simps and Strangulation, and Bristling with Booms, Boobs, Bombs and Bunk.

Program for the fourth annual dinner of the LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, held at the TEN EYCK, Albany, New York, April 22, 1920. Includes a dinner menu, a bunch of politically outrageous satirical political parody songs, and a list of officers and committee members of the Legislative Correspondents' Association of New York.

Hardcovers, paper covered boards with a cloth covered spine, illustrated front cover drawing that depicts angry people with bombs and torches, and a political leader on a pedestal holding a bloody sword, 8x11 inches, 16 pages.

FAIR condition, the covers are worn through along the edges, soiled, scraped, and stained at the top edge, nonetheless they are doing the job and the front cover illustration alone is worth the price of admission imho; internally, the front and rear hinges are cracking and tender, there is a half moon stain to the top margin of all the pages (as on the covers), the pages are lightly toned, and there is a small spot here and there. A worn but complete copy.

RARE FOURTH New York Legislative Correspondents' Association Dinner program, from a time when correspondents weren't trepidatious and their humor was scandalously funny.

About the New York Legislative Correspondents' Association:

******The New York State Legislative Correspondents Association is an organization that began in 1890 and is composed of journalists who cover the State Capitol in Albany. They held their first correspondents' dinner in 1916, then annually starting in 1918. At the dinner jokes are made regarding New York politics and politicians.******

EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSAL SHIPYARD. HOUSTON. TEXAS. PHOTO BY FRANK G. ALLEN. HOUSTON TEXAS

Panoramic Photograph. WWI shipbuilding for the US government. Employees of the Universal Shipbuilding Company, Houston, Texas. Original gelatin silver print, 10" x 72" photographed by Frank G. Allen, circa 1919. VERY GOOD CONDITION: some edgewear, a few tiny stains, and some age toning and finger smudges to the verso, rolled, overall bright, and clean. Unrecorded. Frank G. Allen has a few images in the National Archives, none document the Texas men employed as shipbuilders. A stunning photographic record.

Photographer Frank G. Allen (American, active 1910s-1920s) early Texas commercial photographer active in the Houston area producing some stunning panoramic photographs of the oilfields and WWI shipbuilding.

During World War One Houston Texas was tasked with becoming emergency shipbuilders for the war effort. The United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation contracted two Houston plants, the Universal Shipbuilding Company and the Midland Bridge Company to construct wooden cargo ships which were to be built along the Houston Channel, a waterway that only a few years prior could not accommodate an ocean going vessel. George A Carden was principal owner of the Universal Shipbuilding Company, which had a contract for the construction of twelve wooden ships at $300,000 each, these vessels were made at the company's shipbuilding yard on Buffalo Bayou near Houston, Texas. Universal launched 9 of the 12 commissioned ships before the War ended. Most of the shipyards involved in this program existed only for the emergency.

An Abstract Of The Title To The Properties Owned Or Claimed By THE VOLCANO GOLD GRAVEL MINING COMPANY In Township No. Three, Amador County, California

Compiled by George I. Wright & Sons and Fontenrose & Fontenrose, Jackson, Amador County, California, March 21, 1907. Hardbound in textured brown cloth two prong binder with red cloth corners, metal clasp, and patterned pastedowns, title handwritten in black and red pen on the front cover, 11.75" x 9", 290 pages of photostatic prints (an early photomechanical process similar to blueprints but printed on a blackground on white paper). VERY GOOD CONDITION: complete as issued, just some light edgewear, toning to page edges, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A scarce mining record, I could not find another copy. From the Winship Estate, a pioneering Marin County family.

The Volcano Gold Gravel Mining Company was a San Francisco company established for the purpose of running a tunnel from Sutter Creek into Volcano Flat, and mining for gold, to separate the gold from the gravel, to acquire mineral lands by purchase or otherwise in Amador County, and to mine such lands, sell and dispose of the same; to dig and acquire ditches and water rights, build viaducts, and sell and dispose of the same, and of water. The records are from 1854 to 1907. They reveal a chronological overview of the historical legal documentation associated with the properties including titles to real property, mining claims, transfers and ownership records. One of the principals in the firm was Isaac Bluxome, noted and notorious San Francisco pioneer who founded of the California National Guard and the Committee of Safety of 1856, better known as the Vigilance Committee.

The Volcano Gold Gravel Mining Company was one of the most extensive gravel mines during the Gold Rush, and hundreds of acres of valuable mining lands were emptied by its enterprises. In the heart of the Motherlode, Amador County's landscape changed considerably from when gold seekers first began to dig into the banks along its rivers and streams in 1848. As the excitement of the California Gold Rush got underway, it didn't take long for miners to discover that gold could be found away from the natural rivers and streambeds. By 1850 miners began to dig into earth and rock to uncover gold imprisoned in deep veins of the quartz rock, mining in dry diggings. Washing the gold required that they dig ditches and build flumes to bring the water to the dry diggings. Within a year, hardrock mining was underway and in 1852 hydraulic mining began. Until the passage of the anti-hydraulic mining laws, one of the first environmental laws to protect the environment .

1849 KENTUCKY CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION SIGNATURE BOOK with SIGNATURES of 95 COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES, plus Sergeant at Arms, Reporters, etc.

The Constitutional Convention signatory Sign In notebook was owned by THOMAS N. LINDSEY, member of the notable LINDSEY FAMILY of FRANKFORT KENTUCKY. Thomas N. Lindsey was the Representative of Franklin County, Kentucky. His signature is on the backside of the first page.

The Signature Book is 3x5 inches and filled with blank paper. Lacking the front cover, however the spine covering and rear cover are present, as are all the inner pages.

It appears likely that Thomas N. Lindsey was responsible for getting the signatures of the attending Representatives and others at the Kentucky Constitutional Convention of 1849 (that led to the adoption of the Constitution of 1850). He signed his name clearly on the verso of the first page, and I believe also on the back cover though that signature is very difficult to see. Though the notebook pages were blank, Lindsey wrote 3 numbers on a page up to number 100, leaving space by each number where Representatives signed in and identified themselves by county. 94 Representatives signed in and most wrote the county they represented below their signature, some also wrote the city they were from. The spaces beside numbers 95-100 are blank. However, Thomas N. Lindsey, the representative from Franklin County, signed at the front as noted above, meaning that this notebook contains a total of 95 signatures of the Constitutional Convention Representatives. Many of the signatures are accompanied with handwritten salutations: "Your friend" "Yours respectfully" etc.

In addition to the 95 Representatives, there are signatures of the Sergeant at Arms, Clerk, Door Keeper, Deputy, 5 Reporters, and the Minister of the Gospel.

I have been able to fully identify all but 5 of the 95 Representatives through a combination of their signatures and the counties they identified themselves with. There is not, unfortunately, enough room here to list them all, but I have all the identified Representatives names along with counties represented, so if you are interested just email me.

In addition to the signatures of 95 Representatives, this Sign-in / Signatory Book contains the signature of the Clerk (Secretary of the Convention), Sergeant at Arms, Door Keeper, five reporters, and that of the Minister of the Gospel.

The second to last page, following a number of blank pages, has the names and addresses of several Lindsey family members, perhaps put there by Thomas N. Lindsey so that this book could be passed down from one family member to another as an important historic keepsake?

GOOD CONDITION. Front cover missing, as noted above, some creasing and edge chipping to the first page, the rear inner hinge is split but holding well, otherwise the pages are solid, well bound, and all the signatures and writing is bright and clear.

The 1850 Kentucky Constitution was extremely PRO SLAVERY.

You can read about the 1850 Kentucky Constitution and the 1849 Kentucky Constitutional Convention on many sites on the Internet.

ANNE ROYALL - FIRST PROFESSIONAL FEMALE JOURNALIST in AMERICA -

"SKETCHES OF HISTORY, LIFE, AND MANNERS in the UNITED STATES" - First Edition of Her First Book, 1826

SKETCHES OF HISTORY, LIFE, AND MANNERS, IN THE UNITED STATES - BY A TRAVELER [ANNE ROYALL].

NEW HAVEN: Self-Published, 1826. First edition Anne Royall's first book. Because she was a woman, and because she was an unknown writer, Anne Royall wrote the book under the pseudonym "A Traveller". She self-published the book. It was widely read. She wrote all her later books under her name.

Hardcovers, 3/4 leather (spine and corners) and marbled paper covered boards, gilt edging to the leather, gilt designs and lettering to the spine, gilt top page edges, marbled endpapers, 4.5x7.5 inches, 392 pages. Lacking frontispiece (copy of frontispiece laid in), textually complete.

GOOD condition: The covers have some scraping to the edges, corner tips and spine folds, but remain solid and quite lovely; the page edges (page edges of the closed book) have some light foxing and soiling; internally, lacking the frontispiece (as noted above), the pages are bound too tightly in some sections, the pages have light toning and soiling especially to the margins and corners, and there is a spot here and there, overall the pages are well-bound, bright, clean and unmarked. A solid, presentable copy.

Important and rare self-published first edition copy of Anne Royall's first book. Many consider Royall to be the First Professional Female Journalist in the United States.

Please read all about Anne Royall on her Wikipedia page. Well worth reading!

Archive of 33 letters, documents and genealogies pertaining to the early Boston, Massachusetts merchant family of THOMAS LEWIS, b.1750 d.1813, his descendants, and their merchant business activities. Thomas Lewis owned Boston's LEWIS WHARF.

With his son Thomas III (aka Thomas Jr.), b.1771 d.1824, he operated the merchant firm of Thomas Lewis & Son. In 1802 Thomas Lewis III went abroad to conduct sales, purchases, and safe transport of goods. Many of the letters are from him during this period giving an "I was there" look at business between New England and Europe in the early 1800s.

The letters / documents are:

1-20 (1802): Twenty handwritten letters from Thomas Lewis III, detailing his 1802 merchant business activities in Le Havre, France and Cadiz, Spain. The letters discuss the purchase and sale of goods and ships, relocation of crew, etc.

21 (1803): Handwritten letter sent from Boston by a merchant wondering about a ship whose Captain died in Puerto Rico while loading rice. It seems he is asking Thomas Lewis III if he had any information on the vessel.

22-23 (1804-1805): Two letters from Thomas Lewis Jr. to his father and brother. Sent from New London and Baltimore.

24 (1808): Four page handwritten: "Journal of occurrences on a Journey from Dorchester to Warwick in Massachusetts" by James Pierce, May 1808. An account of routes taken, house locations, and farm owners, as well as impressions of early Massachusetts towns. James Pierce, b.1754 d.1826, married Lydia Clapp, b.1770 d.1814, relative of Polly Clapp Lewis.

25 (1845): Letter of November 27, 1845 from Abiel Lewis, b.1814 d.1895, (son of Thomas Lewis III and Polly Clapp Lewis) to his mother, regarding his decision to leave Polly all his properties in his will, as she was "the only one that has done much for me..." Abiel Smith Lewis continued in his father's merchant business until the late 19th Century.

26 (1852): Document recording the approval of William Trask to the Dorchester Antiquarian Society, January 30, 1852; the meeting was held at the home of Ebenezer Clapp, Jr.

27 (1865): Handwritten transcription of the eulogy given by Rev. Samuel D. Robbins at Mary (Polly Clapp) Lewis' funeral in Framingham, December 24th, 1865.

28 (1914): Typewritten letter dated August 28, 1914 from Archibald Hopkins (US Court of Claims) to Georgina L. Weis regarding the dismissal of the petition filed to reclaim money owed to the Lewis family by the French Government for commandeering one of the Lewis' ships and its cargo in 1880.

29 (1945): Typewritten 14 page document containing a genealogy of Thomas Lewis III and Polly Clapp Lewis and their descendants, plus transcripts of letters written by Thomas III from France and Spain in 1802. Likely compiled by Robert Lewis Weis, 1945.

30: CDV of a sketch portrait of Thomas Lewis III, referenced in the accompanying genealogy as having been done in France in 1802.

31-32 (1945): Two (2) typewritten copies of "Recollections of the Lewis Family of Framingham, Mass, 1850-1922, A paper read before the Framingham Historical Society, April 25, 1939 by the Reverend Frederick Lewis Weis". Staple bound inside orange paper covers with title label, 14 pages. A note at the rear reads "typed and mimeographed by Robert Lewis Weis" 1945.

33 (1838): January 19th 1838, document pertaining to a $500 land transaction between David Kellogg, b.1755 d.1843, of Framingham, Mass. and Sarah Hooper.

ALL THE LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS are loose in plastic sleeves in a binder. The 14 page genealogy is separate.

CONDITION: One letter from Thomas Jr. to his father has major tearing, however it is all present and could be carefully repaired; the document pertaining to Reverend David Kellogg is torn neatly in half along a horizontal fold, it is completely present and legible; otherwise all the items are in generally GOOD condition, with expected age toning, stains, small chips, creases, edgewear, signs of handling, etc.

THE TRIAL OF LEO FRANK : Reuben R. Arnold's Address To The Court In His Behalf. Introduction by Alvin V. Sellers.

BAXLEY, GEORGIA: Classic Publishing Co., 1915. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, with the date 1915 on the title and copyright pages, and "The Trow Press, New York" on the copyright page.

Printed wrappers, 5.25x8 inches, frontispiece, 69 pages plus two pages of Publisher's ads at the rear.

GOOD condition, the spine folds are tender and pulling from the textblock but holding, internally the pages are just lightly used, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A nice, complete, presentable copy.

LEO FRANK, a Jew, was tried and convicted for the 1913 murder of 13 year old Mary Phagan who worked at the factory where Frank was a superintendent. Frank was convicted based substantially on the testimony of Jim Conley, an African-American who worked as a janitor at the factory. Frank appealed his conviction and his last appeal was denied in April 2015. He was sentenced to life in prison. A few months later Leo Frank was pulled from his cell by an armed mob and lynched.

From Wikipedia: "Leo Frank and his lawyers made a series of unsuccessful appeals; their final appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States failed in April 1915. Considering arguments from both sides as well as evidence not available at trial, Governor John M. Slaton commuted Frank's sentence from capital punishment to life imprisonment. The case attracted national press attention and many reporters deemed the conviction a travesty. Within Georgia, this outside criticism fueled antisemitism and hatred toward Frank. On August 16, 1915, he was kidnapped from prison by a group of armed men, and lynched at Marietta, Mary Phagan's hometown, the next morning."

Anti-semitism and racism infested the trial of Leo Frank and continues to infest it today. Many historians believe Leo Frank was innocent and that Jim Conley was the real murderer, while others believe that trying to blame Conley is ongoing racism.

"Leo Frank's case spurred the creation of the Anti-Defamation League and the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan." - Wikipedia

You can read all about Leo Frank, Mary Phagan, Jim Conley, and the trial on Wikipedia and numerous Internet sites.

This book, published in the year of Leo Frank's lynching, is quite rare. From the "Leo Frank Case Archive" site:

******The Trial of Leo Frank, Reuben R. Arnold's Address to the Court on his Behalf. Introduction by Alvin V. Sellers. Classic Publishing Co., Baxley GA. Copyright, 1915 by Alvin V. Sellers and The Trow Press, New York. Booklet format, 69 pages and published in 1915. Original booklets are extremely rare and difficult to find.******

About Leo Frank (from Wikipedia):

******Leo Max Frank, b.1884 - d.1915, was an American factory superintendent and lynching victim. He was convicted in 1913 of the murder of a 13-year-old employee, Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Georgia. Frank's trial, conviction, and unsuccessful appeals attracted national attention. His kidnapping from prison and lynching became the focus of social, regional, political, and racial concerns, particularly regarding antisemitism. Modern researchers generally agree that Frank was wrongly convicted.

The African American press condemned the lynching, but many African Americans also opposed Frank and his supporters over what historian Nancy MacLean described as a "virulently racist" characterization of Jim Conley, who was Black.******

This small, important archive consists of::

(1) 1816. THE MASONICK MINSTREL, a Selection of Masonick Songs, Duets, Glees...Dedicated to the Most Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons...by [David Vinton]. Published by HERMAN MANN, DEDHAM, Massachusetts, 1816.

HISTORIC COPY with the ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE SIGNED by the PRINTER / BOOKBINDER / BOOKSELLER, HERMAN MANN, mounted to the rear pastedown, and an ENGRAVED BOOKPLATE of the book's buyer, ISAAC WHITING / DEDHAM, on the front pastedown. (Isaac Whiting, b.1776 Dedham d.1866 Dedham)

LAID-IN is a 1989 TLS from bibliographer RICHARD J. WOLFE to JEROME E. ANDERSON, discussing the book, its binding and the bill of sale: "I would especially like to see the bill of sale..." Richard J. Wolfe, b.1928 d.2017, was the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at Harvard Medical School's Library of Medicine. Jerome E. Anderson, b.1941 d.2023, was a staff member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston.

(2) 1811. Two Court Notices of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dated 1811. One commands the appearance of THOMAS MANN and JACOB MANN, both of Wrentham, regarding debts owed to JOHN WHITING; the other commands the appearance of JACOB MANN regarding debts owed JOHN WHITING and WIFE. Both appearances took place in DEDHAM. 4.5x6.5 and 4.5x8 inches. Printed on one side only

(3) 1810. Metal nameplate of JACOB J. MANN, c. 1810 (date based on other Joseph Mann related items in this lot).

(4) 1804. Two booklets PRINTED by H. MANN, Dedham, 1804. "Lessons for Children, Consisting of Short Catechism..." One copy has the name / place HANNAH T. BLAKE / WRENTHAM clearly written on the inside rear cover along with other of her mostly illegible handwriting.

(5) THREE BOOKS published and printed by HERMAN MANN, DEDHAM. All have the marbled paper covers that Herman Mann was noted for. TRUTH ESPOUSED, Relative to the Difficulties that Existed in the Town Of Manchester, Massachusetts...by Tyler Parsons. 1829. 96 pages. / HISTORICAL ADDRESS, Delivered Before the Citizens of the TOWN OF DEDHAM...by Samuel F. Haven. 79 pages. 1837 / THE COTTAGER'S RETURN with a Preface by the Publisher [Herman Mann]. 68 pages. 1838.

CONDITION: The items are in FAIR to POOR condition:

(1) The MASONIC MINSTREL'S covers are worn, scraped, and warping; the free endpapers, the half-title, and the frontispiece are lacking; the engraved title-page is worn with tears and edge chips; the title-page is torn into several pieces that could be carefully reconstructed; some other pages have tears, chips, missing pieces, etc; foxing and age toning throughout. Nonetheless the volume is textually complete, and is holding together. The associated LETTER FROM BIBLIOGRAPHER RICHARD WOLFE is in Very Good condition.

(2) The TWO COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COURT ORDERS have several folds and are age toned.

(3) The METAL JACOB J. MANN NAMEPLATE is nice.

(4) The TWO 1804 BOOKLETS printed by Herman Mann with the Hannah Blake and Hannah Chickering associations are in poor condition, covers and pages mostly disbound or becoming so, toning, stains, tears, chips, etc.

(5) The three books published by Herman Mann: AN HISTORICAL ADDRESS...TOWN OF DEDHAM is in POOR condition, lacking the rear cover, front cover detached, lacking spine, several signatures and pages loose.

TRUTH ESPOUSED is in FAIR condition, the front cover is disbound but present and the rear cover is barely hanging on, internally complete with just light toning and a bit of foxing. THE CONSTANT READER is in FAIR condition, the front and rear inner hinges are split, the inner pages are slightly foxed.

NOTE: INCLUDED with this lot is a copy of RICHARD WOLFE'S book THE ROLE of the MANN FAMILY of DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS in the MARBLING OF PAPER in NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA, and in the PRINTING OF MUSIC...and Other BOOKTRADE ACTIVITIES. 1981, 1/500, NEAR FINE condition.

PACIFIC MILLS ARE THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS IN THE WORLD OF COTTON GOODS, PRINTED - DYED -BLEACHED & WORSTED DRESS GOODS, COTTON - WARP and ALL - WOOL. With Manufacturing Plants Located in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Dover, New Hampshire, Columbia and Lyman, South Carolina.

Published by Pacific Mills, Boston, Massachusetts, 1924. First Edition. Hardbound, original Publishers navy blue cloth with gilt embossed Pacific Mills logo and vertical line on the front and rear covers, 11" x 8.75", navy blue endpapers, 123 pages, handsomely illustrated with 41 full page black & white photographs, 2 double page, and 18 full page color photos. VERY GOOD CONDITION: covers have light wear to the extremities, a few tiny droplet spots, and light foxing to the page edges, internally a touch of age toning, and light wear, overall a handsome, tight, bright, clean and unmarked example of this uncommon advertising promotional portrait.

A curated and sophisticated glimpse at Pacific Mills, one of America's largest textile producers of the early 20th century. Showcasing aerial photographs of the enormous factories and what occurs within them to descriptions of the factory towns equipped with electric lights, running water and sanitary plumbing, also photographs of the huge machines and of the women and men who tend them, overviews of the textile products, and the manufacturing processes of the cotton and wool from gathering, picking and shearing to the finished packaged fabric. Lawrence Massachusetts was named for the founder of Pacific Mills, Abbott Lawrence. Interestingly the wealth accumulated by this northern industrialist is integrally tied to slave labor by depending on cotton harvested on southern plantations.

KSFO Radio In Victory As Presented by The Universal Broadcasting Company's Key Station For Northern California

Post World War II KSFO Radio Station Promotional Booklet filled with photographs and text covering all aspects of KSFO radio station from it's studio facilities in the Mark Hopkins Hotel to the engineers and technical staff, the local programs, reporters, announcers, and executives. KSFO provided live coverage of major news events and regular news commentator reports, live and recorded music programming, and San Francisco focused human interest reporting such as Wally King's "Man on the Street" interviews and "Your Friendly Grocer".

Published by KSFO Radio / Universal Broadcasting Company, San Francisco, California, 1946. Edited by Ray V. Hamilton and Wesley I. Dumm. First edition. Illustrated softcover, paper wrappers, side staple bound, 11.75" x 8.75", 44 pages including wraps, illustrated throughout with historic b&w views of San Francisco and KSFO radio professionals from the on-air talent to the secretaries, also includes information for World War II veterans. VERY GOOD CONDITION: lightly foxed, a touch of light wear from age and use otherwise, tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

Archive of RADICAL FINNISH SOCIALIST FEDERATION of FITCHBURG, MASS. 1914-1922

Includes:

80+ MANUSCRIPT PAGES (and two typed pages) describing STRIKES, CALLS TO ACTION, RED FLAG MARCHES, LABOR PROTESTS, POLICE BRUTALITY, etc. + 4 pages with over 60 SIGNATURES of FINNISH SOCIALIST FEDERATION MEMBERS including OSKARI TOKOI (see his Wikipedia page), and an interesting page from 1933 indicating this written archive may have come from a "time-capsule".

The 80+ manuscript pages (and 2 typed pages) are an important "I was there" look at many of the strikes, rallies, marches, speeches, battles with police, etc, that took place during the Finnish Socialist Federation's most radical era 1914-1922. The authors of these written "reports" are unstated. Many seem to be in the same hand. They are written in English.

The 60 signatures are on 4 pages with a "RAIVAAJA PUBLISHING COMPANY / FITCHBURG, MASS" letterhead, undated but likely c.1930. ("Raivaaja was a Finnish-language newspaper published from 1905 to 2009 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, by Raivaaja Publishing Company. For the first three decades of its existence the publication was closely associated with the Socialist Party of America." - Wikipedia)

Did these handwritten reports come from a Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Finnish Labor Society time capsule??? Maybe. There is a typed page, in Finnish, on "Finnish Labor Society SAIMA" letterhead dated 1933 that precedes the rest of the pages in the binder, which states (translated by Google):

******"That part of the Finnish people, who in the storms of time moved to this city of Fitchburg, during the last decades, would like to preserve for posterity some incidents from their phase-rich journey. As can be seen from the contents of the box, they were Finnish migrants, mostly young men and women who hoped that on this continent they would be able to partake of the warmer sunshine of a happy day than in the country of their birth. However, hard work was a condition of livelihood here as well, and that is why many of them became attached to the labor movement, whose struggles are described in detail in the various reports herein.

The box will be buried in the ground on Thursday evening, May 11, 1933, in a place known as Saima Park. Naturally no one knows when it will be found, but it is supposed to remain in the ground for several generations and after emerging will be solid material from the past for researchers of the Labor cause. In Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 11, 1933. / Lauri Moilanen / Saima scribe of the Finnish Workers' Association."******

Each of the manuscript pages, the signature pages, and the "time capsule" page, are in plastic sleeves and collected in a three ring binder.

GOOD Condition: The signature pages and the "time capsule" page all have rust stains at the top, likely from metal clips or pins. The manuscript pages are all in remarkably good condition, bright, clean and clear. Like they've been archivally stored in a time capsule or something!

About the FINNISH SOCIALIST FEDERATION (from the University of Minnesota Libraries website:

******"The Saima Workers' Society of Fitchburg, Mass. was founded in 1894 as a Finnish workers' organization. In 1905, it joined the Socialist Party, thus making it the oldest Finnish Socialist chapter in the United States. In 1906, it joined the Finnish Socialist Federation, and by 1924-1925 was the largest such chapter in the country, with over five hundred members.******

THE BATTLES OF CHANCELLORSVILLE AND GETTYSBURG, by CAPT. A. H. NELSON [Captain Alanson H. Nelson], 57th Pennsylvania Volunteers.

Self Published / Capt. A. H. Nelson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1899. First Edition.

SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Signed & Inscribed by Captain Nelson to Captain Jack Wendell on the page facing the title page: "Minneapolis Minn. / May 7th, 1920 / Compliments of the Author / Captain A. H. Nelson / To his comrade / Captain Jack Wendell." At the bottom of this page are two ink stamps of "A. C. Wendell" (perhaps a son of Captain Jack Wendell?). One of the ink stamps states "A. C. Wendell / P.O. Clerk / Minneapolis"; the other: "Comrade A. C. Wendell / Co. K, 39th & Co. D, 46th Wis. Infantry / Minneapolis, Minn."

Hardcovers, cloth covered boards, gilt titling to the front cover (the titling on the spine is almost completely rubbed away / gone), 5x7 inches, 183 pages. Errata slip pasted on the blank area of an early page.

Illustrated with six full page line-maps, plus an illustration of Nelson's broken sword captioned: "Capt. A.H. Nelson's Sword / Shot away by a fragment of shell - Sunday, May 3rd, 1863 - at the battle of Chancellorsville, Va."

EX-LIBRARY with a shelving number on the front cover, "Atascadero Elementary School" stamps on the endpapers and title page, and a card pocket and return date slip on the rear endpapers. Ex-lib aside, the covers are worn but solid, the front cover gilt titling is bright, the spine titling has been rubbed away and is barely visible; internally, the pages are toned as normal, the inner hinge is cracked at a number of places but holding with the sewn binding.

Just as Capt. A. H. Nelson survived the Civil War, this book survived an early burial. Laid-in at the rear is a slip of paper that reads: "George found this book in the Atascadero dump along with many others discarded by Atascadero School. It is Autographed by its Author, Captain A. H. Nelson". Thank goodness for book collecting dumpster divers!

Though the book can be found with an unsigned "Compliments of the Author" inscription, the actual SIGNATURE, INSCRIPTION and PRESENTATION by Civil War CAPTAIN ALANSON H. NELSON makes this book quite exceptional.

About CAPT. ALANSON H. NELSON (from the Find A Grave website):

******Alanson H. Nelson, b.1828 d.1921. His father, William Nelson, enlisted in the Regular Army and was killed in the Seminole war. On August 1, 1861, A.H. Nelson enlisted in the Fifty-Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, leaving his wife and seven small children. He and Capt. Chase organized Company K to the number of thirty men and he was made a First Lieutenant. When the Company arrived in Harrisburg, Penn., A.H. Nelson was ordered make up the remainder of the Company, which he did, enlisting fifty-five more men. The company was assigned to the Army of the Potomac. At the death of Capt. Chase on June 17, 1862, A.H. Nelson was promoted to Commander. He led his Company through seventeen hard fought and historic battles of the Virginia campaigns. In the absence of the field officers Capt. Nelson, being the senior Captain, took command of the regiment for a period of eighteen months. He received his discharge in November, 1864.******

About CAPT. A. H. NELSON (from an Internet Civil War site):

******Captain Alanson H. Nelson, Company E, 57th Pennsylvania Volunteers.

The 57th Pennsylvania was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Peter Sides, who was wounded on July 2. Captain Alanson H. Nelson then took command. The 57th brought 207 men to the field, losing 11 men killed, 46 wounded and 58 missing.

The 57th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment served in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War from December of 1861 until June of 1865. It lost 12 officers and 149 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 217 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. There is a monument to the 57th Pennsylvania on the Gettysburg battlefield.******

39 UPSTATE NEW YORK FARMING and BEEKEEPING FAMILY DIARIES - ABRAM HUNT FAMILY of RODMAN, NEW YORK 1864-1918 Successful Farm with 200 Hives

The years of the 39 DIARIES are: 1864, 1871, 1874-1878 (5), 1880, 1882-1884 (3), 1887-1888 (2), 1890-1897 (8), 1899-1913 (15), 1916-1918 (3). There are also a few pieces of ephemera, folk remedies written on scraps of paper, laid in, including a quite detailed 1896 recipe for dandelion wine.

Most of the diaries are in the hand of ABRUM HUNT, 1830-1912, the owner of the farm and apiary and the patriarch of the family. After Abrum Hunt's death in 1912 his wife, "Mrs. A. Hunt", carried on the diaries from 1913-1918, She died in 1919, and so ended the diaries.

This collection of 39 single family diaries is the most comprehensive daily record of a 19th and early 20th century upstate New York family farm and apiary that I have ever seen.

Planting oats, planting corn, planting everything, cultivating, cutting wood, building fences, fixing barns, painting everything, spreading manure, digging potatoes, oiling harnesses, rolling oats, waiting for rain, dealing with floods, freezing freezing freezing weather, impossible to stay warm, shoeing horses, cleaning pastures, draining swamps, feeding everything, killing "beef", selling turkeys, calves, bulls, attending many funerals, and LOTS OF BEES BEES BEES, selling honey, building frames, painting hives, taking "swarms" into the cellar for winter, harvesting honey and pollen, busy busy bees.

Abram Hunt was a successful farmer and beekeeper who seemed to hold a special affection for his bees. In fact, even his last entry on April 30, 1912, less than two weeks before his death on May 12, 1912, was about his bees: "Feeding the Bees / they brought in lots of pollen today". Pride in his bees until the end.

CONDITION: The 39 diaries vary in condition, a number are poor, with disbound covers, missing pages, stains, etc; some are fair, with foxing, loose covers, some waviness and soiling; many are good, with normal age toning, handling, wear and use. What is impressive about these diaries is the handwriting in the daily entries is almost always fully legible. Abrum Hunt, the patriarch, wrote with a clear hand so future generations (us) could read what he had to say.

July 3, 1904: "Bees, Bees, Bees, and lots of them / that & milking is all I can do. More rain."

May 7, 1891: "Cultivated in the Oats in Swamp & Rolled It / Done Now."

About ABRAM HUNT (from his obituary in the 17 May 1912 Watertown Daily Times):

******ABRAM HUNT of RODMAN [New York] DIES OF HIS INJURIES. HE WAS TRAMPLED ON BY A HORSE.

Watertown Daily Times, Rodman, New York, May 17. Abram Hunt, one of the earliest residents of Rodman, died at his home on Sunday morning, May 12. He was 81 years old. Some ten days ago he went to his horse barn to feed grain to his horses as usual, and while in the stalls a horse became frightened and commenced rearing and kicking. Mr. Hunt fell under its feet and was trampled and he shortly passed away.

Mr. Hunt was born on Oct. 18, 1830. and was nearly a lifelong resident of this town, living on his farm near the village of Rodman for 60 years. He was an enterprising and successful farmer. On March 25, 1853, Mr. Hunt was married to Miss Betsey Jane Parker of Toronto, who has been a most worthy aid and helpmate in their long married life.

Mr. Hunt was a fine musician, especially on the violin, and was in frequent demand at numerous parties. HE WAS ESPECIALLY FOND OF KEEPING BUSY BEES AND HAD SOME 200 HIVES IN HIS CARE. Besides his wife, Mr. Hunt Is survived by four children [including] Charles Hunt of Rodman, New York, and Mrs. Clara Hunt Howard, the well known singer of Wausau, Wisconsin.*****

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Published by a Wilmington publisher -

Printed by a Wilmington printer -

Bound and Sold by a Wilmington bookbinder / bookseller -

Owned by a Noted Wilmington resident -

GOLDSMITH'S ROMAN HISTORY, ABRIDGED BY HIMSELF, For The Use Of Schools. Fourth American Edition.

WILMINGTON: Published by the Rev. William Pryce; Printed by Joseph Jones, Printer: 1806.

BOUND and SOLD by J. WILSON of WILMINGTON, with his: "SOLD BY J. WILSON, Bookbinder, Bookseller, and Stationer, Wilmington, Del." woodcut binder's ticket on the front pastedown. The ticket measures 1.25 x 2 inches.

OWNED by WILMINGTON resident, EDWARD TATNALL, with his SIGNATURE and place, BRANDYWINE, on the title page. From Wikipedia: "Edward Tatnall, b.1782 d.1856, was an American miller and railroad executive based in Wilmington, Delaware. He was a son of Joseph Tatnall, a prominent miller and banker in Wilmington. He was a director of the Delaware and Maryland Railroad and of the Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad, two of the four railroads that helped build the first rail link from Philadelphia to Baltimore. In 1838, they merged into the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad. His service is noted on the 1839 Newkirk Viaduct Monument."

HARDCOVER BOOK, leather covered boards, leather spine label, 4x6.5 inches. Pagination: vii, 417 pages, plus 3 pages of Publisher's ads at the rear. The covers have scrapes and rubs, the inner pages are toned with spots and a scattering of stains here and there throughout; a well-used but complete, solid and presentable copy.

American book publishing, printing, binding and selling was taking root in Wilmington in 1806.

LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS by FRED PRESS of PANAMA, ECUADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS and other locales in CENTRAL AMERICA. ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS taken by FRED PRESS while stationed with the SIXTH AIR FORCE in PANAMA during WORLD WAR II. During this time he was ART EDITOR and then MANAGING EDITOR of the CARIBBEAN BREEZE, the official publication of the Sixth Air Force. He was also the ARTIST for the covers of many issues. FRED PRESS went on to become an IMPORTANT MID-CENTURY DESIGNER of GLASSWARE, some of which can still be found on eBay. He was also a noted sculptor and artist.

The lot includes: 51 mounted b&w photographs, most ranging from 5.5x7.5 to 7.5x9.5 inches, all mounted on 10x12 inch boards; PLUS approximately 200 loose mostly 4x5 inch photographs. All the photographs show an artist's eye, truly capturing the native peoples and their culture. They are sharp, clear, and quite wonderful. The mounted photos were once separated by blank mounting boards with headings of various countries - Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Galapagos, Guatemala, Ecuador - but all the separation mounting boards are now laid behind the 51 mounted photos, so you'll have to figure out which belong where. There are 10 handmade pockets for the smaller loose photos, each with a handwritten name of a country, e.g. Guatemala, and/or the names of Jack Lamberts and Dan Frost, both of whom were stationed in Panama with Fred Press and WROTE ARTICLES for the Caribbean Breeze. Many of the smaller photos are in the pockets, many are not, and I'm not sure that even those in the pockets are in the correct pocket.

The backs of the mounts of some of the mounted photographs note Fred Press (some seem signed, some simply credit his name), most of the backsides are blank. A couple of the large photos include Fred Press in the image, one with him and a native woman, one with him in a rather absurd looking Mariachi outfit. (Fred Press has a rather unique, unmistakable profile).

The lot also includes: SEVEN ISSUES of THE CARIBBEAN BREEZE, the official publication of the Sixth Air Force, published in PANAMA during WORLD WAR II. Fred Press was first the publication's art editor, then assistant editor and finally its managing editor. He provided the cover art for many of the issues and also wrote articles for the publication. The art and photographs Fred Press provided for the publication were meant to share the culture of the indigenous people of Central America to the soldiers stationed there.

About FRED PRESS (from the Fred Press Artwork website, and elsewhere on the Internet):

******Fred Press, b.1919 d.2012, was a 20th century American artist known primarily for his mid-century designs that revolutionized the glassware industry, but also for his artworks and sculptures. His parents had emigrated from Russia in the early 1900's and Fred Press was born in Boston.

During the Second World War Fred Press was a member of the Sixth Air Force stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. He rose to the rank of Tech Sergeant. While in Central America he was the Artist, Art Editor, and then Managing Editor of the Caribbean Breeze, the official publication of the Sixth Air Force. Most of the Covers were drawn by Fred Press, based on his photographs of the local peoples. He also wrote articles to accompany his art and photographs, meant to help educate the soldiers about the surrounding area's culture and history. Much of the knowledge gained during this time was used later as subjects for his paintings and sculptures.

Early in the 1950's, Fred Press moved to New York City where for the next three decades, as chief designer and executive Vice President of Rubel and Company, he helped revolutionize the giftware industry of New York's Fifth Avenue. The Museum of Modern Art, NY awarded him a design award for his glassware and his numerous multi-media products.******

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES - ENGLISH and YIDDISH, translated by Alexander Harkavy. To which is added: THE CITIZEN - A GUIDE TO NATURALIZATION [in YIDDISH].

NEW YORK: HEBREW PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1926.

The booklet contains the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and a naturalization study guide with sample questions asked in the naturalization test. The Guide to Naturalization is printed in YIDDISH, with some English. The Constitution is bi-lingual in YIDDISH and ENGLISH.

Booklet, paper wrappers (front and rear covers detached but present), small format 4x5.5 inches (10x14 cm). IN TWO PARTS BOUND TOGETHER - Part I; The Constitution / Declaration of Independence AND Part 2: The Citizen - A Guide to Naturalization. PAGINATION: [4], 90, 64 pages.

Complete but only FAIR condition, the front and rear wrappers are disbound and substantially chipped but are present and each is now in it's own protective plastic sleeve; internally, many of the inner pages have torn bottom corners that have been reinserted / restored with strips of clear tape; there are closed edge tears and chips here and there, some of which have been reinforced with clear tape; the paper is tender and can tear and chip rather easily (be gentle!), the page margins are age toned as normal. Despite the flaws the text pages are complete with printing that is fully legible, and the original wrappers, though disbound and chipped, are present with clear text. The wrappers are often lacking from this Yiddish naturalization guide.

Rare booklet for Yiddish speaking Jewish immigrants wanting to become U.S. citizens in 1926, containing the U.S. Constitution and the Naturalization Guide.

HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD, by EDWIN O. PALMER.

Published by Arthur H. Cawston, Hollywood, California, 1937. First Edition.

SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR on a blank prelim: "To my friend / Paul (?) / Edwin O. Palmer".

This is VOLUME I only of the first edition which was published in two volumes, a "Narrative" volume (this volume) and a volume of biographical sketches of notable people. This narrative volume gives a history of Hollywood from its early geologic period up to Hollywood's golden age in the 1930s. ILLUSTRATED throughout with many b&w photographic plates.

Hardcovers, dark brown cloth covered boards blind-embossed with designs, gilt titles on the front cover and spine, 8x11 inches, 292 pages.

VERY GOOD condition, the covers are lightly worn at the corners and spine ends, and the gilt spine lettering is faded, else the covers are solid and attractive; internally the pages are just lightly toned as normal, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked; and all the plates are sharp. A solid, presentable copy.

The first edition is hard-to-find, especially so signed and inscribed. A second edition of this narrative volume was published in 1938.

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1891 Photo Album with 26 Original Albumen Photographs Depicting Two Significant Mountaineering Expeditions Summiting both Mount Rainier in 1890 and Mount Baker in 1891, and Early Images of the Cascade Mining District circa 1890. The pioneering photographers were William Oscar Amsden (1862-1942) and Hobart Clark of Seattle. These photographs are of historical importance for a number of reasons: the Mount Baker Series were the first photographs taken at the top of the summit; The Mount Rainier Series was crucial in marshaling support for establishing Mount Rainier as a National Park (this expedition included Fay Fuller who was the first woman to summit Mount Rainier); the Cascade Mining Series depict one of the oldest mining districts in Northern Washington, discovered by the Rouse brothers who made the first major discovery of ores on the edge of Doubtful Lake.

Photograph Album. Oblong, textured brown cloth covered boards, 12.75" x 10", lace bound, embossed gilt printing on the cover, 26 board leaves, the photographs range from 9" x 7" to 9.75" x 7.5", mounted on 11.5" x 9.75 cream board, 25 of the photographs are mounted on one leaf, one is mounted on a verso. Captions at the bottom in the negative. GOOD CONDITION: wear/staining to the covers, spine covering tearing at the margins but still holding, gilt remains bright, internally, waviness, light shorelining and light foxing to the boards. The photographs are mostly clean, clear and legible, some toning, fading, a few small stains/abrasions. Scarce.

MOUNT RAINIER SERIES: Photographs documenting the glaciers, summit, and natural scenery of the 1890 Mt. Rainier summit bound expedition led by Reverend Ernest C. Smith. The party included Fay Fuller, Leonard Longmire, William O. Amsden, and Robert R. Parrish. Fay Fuller was the first woman to ascend Mount Rainier. Amsden had a heavy 8x10 camera. Shortly after the climb Amsden produced his series of Mount Rainier photographs. Expedition leader Smith wrote of the series "Amsden's photographs have a historic interest. Without them there would have been no illustrated lecture in Washington at the crucial time for the proposed park."

this underscores how the Mount Rainier National Park idea was rooted in the physical and aesthetic experience of climbing the mountain. The arguments that were marshaled in support of Mount Rainier National Park during the 1890s helped shape the national park idea at a crucial time.

CASCADE MINING DISTRICT SERIES: Photographs document the mines, miners, and natural scenery of the mining district. The Cascade Mining District is one of the oldest mining districts in northern Western Washington, dating its formal organization to September, 1889. Prospectors George Rouse and John Rouse, traveling from the west over Cascade Pass made the first major discovery when they located ores on the edge of Doubtful Lake.

MOUNT BAKER SERIES: Photographs document the ascent of Mt. Baker led by Valentine V. Lowe in June-July 1891. Photos include: men with alpenstocks amongst trees; men waving flag and hats on summit. The expedition party included photographer William O. Amsden, Henry Lowe, Ed. Whitstruck, Percival J. Parris, G. W. Smith, Tom Scatbo, and photographer Hobert Clark. These photographs are the first ever made with a camera on the top of Mt. Baker.

STEWARDS MANUAL, 1904. History of Its Foundation, Aims and Purposes, Portraits and Biographies of Members, Famous Recipes and Instructions by Prominent Stewards.

PUBLISHED by the STEWARDS ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY, Club Room, 49 East Twenty-Eighth Street, New York, 1904. FIRST EDITION.

A guide to the organization and practices of New York Stewards. Includes a history of the Stewards Association of New York, its members, and the RECIPES and SERVING TIPS of some of New York's most prominent stewards.

Hardcover book, red cloth covered boards, black title and design on the front cover (including the emblem of the Stewards Association of New York), 7x10.5 inches, 144 pages. Includes ads here and there throughout for items that Stewards at places such as the Ritz might need, e.g. Champagne, Vichy Water Spritzers, Porcelain Fine Tableware, etc.

ASSOCIATION COPY: "George Pratchett / New York Stewards Association / N.Y.", is hand-written on the front free endpaper.

LAID-IN is an official envelope of the Stewards Association of New York, with its printed emblem and address on the envelope's return address corner. The letter is postmarked 1903. It is addressed to "THE GORHAM MFG. CO. / Broadway & 19th Street / N.Y. / HOTEL DEPT." The Gorham Manufacturing Company was one of the largest American manufacturers of sterling and silverplate. GORHAM MANUFACTURING has an ad on page 3 of this 1904 book. The actual letter is lacking, so you'll just have to imagine the fancy silverware being ordered by a steward at a high-end fraternal members-only very exclusive New York club..

Condition: The covers have spotting and are worn at the corner tips and spine ends, but are still doing their job well; the page edges are foxed (page edges of the closed book); internally the pages are nice, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A solid, presentable copy.

RARE, ORIGINAL 1904 FIRST EDITION of the NEW YORK STEWARDS MANUAL. Quite special with the association to a New York Steward, and the laid-in 1903 Stewards Association of New York envelope addressed to Gorham Manufacturing.