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The History List Rare Finds

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Admiral Chester Nimitz signed photo aboard USS Missouri as he is signing the surrender documents — September 2, 1945
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The First Landing of the Pilgrims — 1856 engraving of famous painting
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1864 report on Gettysburg National Cemetery including an early printing of the Gettysburg Address
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Hand-colored 1836 Map of North America—The year Texas declared independence
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Carved wooden eagle — "Live and Let Live" — 36" wide
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Original WWI poster — "Books wanted for our men in camp and over there" — Framed, with museum-grade acrylic
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Ornate “Bulls-eye” Convex Mirror — Late 19th/early 20th C.
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Preparing for the Battle of Bunker Hill — original oil painting by Alton S. Tobey for "The Golden Book History of the United States"
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"Twenty Years at Hull-House” signed by the author, Jane Addams, 1923
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George Washington 1789 "GW" Inaugural Button — "LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT" — Includes certificate of authenticity
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Uncle Sam "I Want You" WWI recruiting poster — Framed
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Document signed by Thomas Jefferson for the import duty on his famous Louis Chantrot Obelisk Clock
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Original oil painting of key point in the Civil War: “Ironclads steaming past Vicksburg”
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The Congressional War on Kansas over Slavery and Statehood: 59 speeches covering 1854 - 1858
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69th New York “Fighting Irish” Civil War Scrapbook
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Enola Gay print signed by pilot Col. Paul Tibbets, navigator Capt. Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, and bombardier Maj. Thomas Ferebee — Framed
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Historical Staffordshire blue plate showing the landing of Gen. Lafayette at Castle Garden in New York, early 19th c.
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"Harper's New Monthly Magazine" — All 12 issues for the year 1863, with major Civil War news
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President Calvin Coolidge signed photograph with a note from his secretary, on White House stationery, in a handmade frame
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Small, framed George Washington silhouettes
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Paul Revere's Ride — Original oil painting by Alton S. Tobey for "The Golden Book History of the United States"
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Paul Revere - North Church Lantern — Sterling Silver — Numbered — Authorized by the Concord Antiquarian Society
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CDV of President Lincoln with Tad — 1865 — In a handmade, solid wood frame
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Five Colonial Currency Notes from 1770 to 1779, including North Carolina (1776), South Carolina, and Maryland
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"U.S. Infantry Tactics for the Instruction, Exercise and Maneuvers of the United States Infantry” — 1861 — First edition
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"A Soldier's Story" signed by the author Omar Bradley, 1951 — Limited first edition, #574 of 750 signed copies
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"Reminiscences" signed by the author General Douglas MacArthur, 1964 - First edition, #1486 of 1750 signed copies
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Four historic framed prints of American soldiers in uniform 1774 - 1783 that were commissioned by the Quartermaster General of the Army (1890 - 1907)
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Seth Thomas "Banjo Clock" with a depiction of a naval engagement
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Boston Massacre print made from Revere's original plate — Framed
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Historical Staffordshire blue plates c1825 commemorating the landing at Plymouth and four other historical events
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"Harper's Weekly" for June 1, 1861 with a large illustration of the Quarters of the 69th (Irish) regiment NY State Militia, at Georgetown College in Washington
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"Harper's Weekly" for May 11, 1861 with a large illustration of the 69th Irish regiment embarking on USS James Adger for the war
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Teddy Roosevelt Bronze Plaque — The Strenuous Life — c. 1910
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1791 Newspaper reporting Washington’s State of the Union Address
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1861 Newspaper reporting Lincoln’s First State of the Union Address
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1901 Pan-American Exposition Decorated Miniature Lamp
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Theodore Roosevelt — Signed photograph with certificate of authenticity
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Hand hammered copper eagle flagpole topper
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Large, framed, hand-colored 1841 etching of U.S. ship in the Port of Liverpool
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USS Constitution Models—Enclosed in glass with a custom built display table
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Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Appointment — Signed March 7, 1904
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Currier & Ives hand-colored original print, "The Fall of Richmond, Virginia, on the Night of April 2nd, 1865," in an antique frame
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Chippendale-style Mahogany Inlaid Scroll-frame Mirror — 19th C.
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Cast iron eagle — 19th / 20th C.
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George Washington 1789 First Inaugural Button—“Memorable Era / March the Fourth 1789”
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1938 book with rare print from the original negative of the only photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight
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Roosevelt Bronze — “Fighting for the right” — 1920
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Teddy Roosevelt Relief Portrait c. 1910
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The History List Rare Finds

Admiral Chester Nimitz signed photo aboard USS Missouri as he is signing the surrender documents — September 2, 1945

The First Landing of the Pilgrims — 1856 engraving of famous painting

1864 report on Gettysburg National Cemetery including an early printing of the Gettysburg Address

Hand-colored 1836 Map of North America—The year Texas declared independence

Carved wooden eagle — "Live and Let Live" — 36" wide

Original WWI poster — "Books wanted for our men in camp and over there" — Framed, with museum-grade acrylic

Ornate “Bulls-eye” Convex Mirror — Late 19th/early 20th C.

Preparing for the Battle of Bunker Hill — original oil painting by Alton S. Tobey for "The Golden Book History of the United States"

"Twenty Years at Hull-House” signed by the author, Jane Addams, 1923

George Washington 1789 "GW" Inaugural Button — "LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT" — Includes certificate of authenticity

Uncle Sam "I Want You" WWI recruiting poster — Framed

Document signed by Thomas Jefferson for the import duty on his famous Louis Chantrot Obelisk Clock

Original oil painting of key point in the Civil War: “Ironclads steaming past Vicksburg”

The Congressional War on Kansas over Slavery and Statehood: 59 speeches covering 1854 - 1858

69th New York “Fighting Irish” Civil War Scrapbook

Enola Gay print signed by pilot Col. Paul Tibbets, navigator Capt. Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, and bombardier Maj. Thomas Ferebee — Framed

Historical Staffordshire blue plate showing the landing of Gen. Lafayette at Castle Garden in New York, early 19th c.

"Harper's New Monthly Magazine" — All 12 issues for the year 1863, with major Civil War news

President Calvin Coolidge signed photograph with a note from his secretary, on White House stationery, in a handmade frame

Small, framed George Washington silhouettes

Paul Revere's Ride — Original oil painting by Alton S. Tobey for "The Golden Book History of the United States"

Paul Revere - North Church Lantern — Sterling Silver — Numbered — Authorized by the Concord Antiquarian Society

CDV of President Lincoln with Tad — 1865 — In a handmade, solid wood frame

Five Colonial Currency Notes from 1770 to 1779, including North Carolina (1776), South Carolina, and Maryland

"U.S. Infantry Tactics for the Instruction, Exercise and Maneuvers of the United States Infantry” — 1861 — First edition

"A Soldier's Story" signed by the author Omar Bradley, 1951 — Limited first edition, #574 of 750 signed copies

"Reminiscences" signed by the author General Douglas MacArthur, 1964 - First edition, #1486 of 1750 signed copies

Four historic framed prints of American soldiers in uniform 1774 - 1783 that were commissioned by the Quartermaster General of the Army (1890 - 1907)

Seth Thomas "Banjo Clock" with a depiction of a naval engagement

Boston Massacre print made from Revere's original plate — Framed

Historical Staffordshire blue plates c1825 commemorating the landing at Plymouth and four other historical events

"Harper's Weekly" for June 1, 1861 with a large illustration of the Quarters of the 69th (Irish) regiment NY State Militia, at Georgetown College in Washington

"Harper's Weekly" for May 11, 1861 with a large illustration of the 69th Irish regiment embarking on USS James Adger for the war

Teddy Roosevelt Bronze Plaque — The Strenuous Life — c. 1910

1791 Newspaper reporting Washington’s State of the Union Address

1861 Newspaper reporting Lincoln’s First State of the Union Address

1901 Pan-American Exposition Decorated Miniature Lamp

Theodore Roosevelt — Signed photograph with certificate of authenticity

Hand hammered copper eagle flagpole topper

Large, framed, hand-colored 1841 etching of U.S. ship in the Port of Liverpool

USS Constitution Models—Enclosed in glass with a custom built display table

Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Appointment — Signed March 7, 1904

Currier & Ives hand-colored original print, "The Fall of Richmond, Virginia, on the Night of April 2nd, 1865," in an antique frame

Chippendale-style Mahogany Inlaid Scroll-frame Mirror — 19th C.

Cast iron eagle — 19th / 20th C.

George Washington 1789 First Inaugural Button—“Memorable Era / March the Fourth 1789”

1938 book with rare print from the original negative of the only photo of the Wright Brothers’ first flight

Roosevelt Bronze — “Fighting for the right” — 1920

Teddy Roosevelt Relief Portrait c. 1910