Cardboard box with over fifty handwritten recipes and receipts, mostly from the 19th century. Someone has written on the box in pencil "Old papers, 1836, mostly old recipes." I did find a few dated items in the box, with the oldest being 1831 and running to 1915. They come from.....
3.5" x 5" vintage color snapshot of a Prell Shampoo parade float. c. 1960s. In good condition.
Two business cards for Louis Wagner, who was a dealer in Granite and Marble monuments, headstones,, etc. Circa 1880s cards measure 2.75" x 4.375" and 2.75" x 4.5." One has some faded notes on the back for "Martha A., wife of C.M. Hughs. Died Sp. 3, 1888, aged 56 years.....
3.5" x 5.5" vintage real photo postcard of a nude woman. Unused with an EKKP stamp box. Light edge/corner wear.
2.75" x 4.5" vintage snapshot photo of a mysterious woman posing crouched on the other side of a chain link fence. Overall excellent condition.
3.375" x 5.125" vintage snapshot photo of a man in jodphurs and a tipped fedora on horseback as a hatted shadow approaches before him. Some corner bending, overall great condition.
Loose leaf notebook with 22 photos inside of Penny Arcades, 5 & 10 Stores and three souvenir photos from a ship, the SS Lurline, two from a trip from Honolulu to San Francisco. Written in black marker on the front cover is “Dad 1940s - 1960s.” A few places are.....
3.5" x 5" vintage color snapshot of a reflection in a pool. In good condition.
Five 2.75" x 4" vintage snapshots, showing boys diving into a pool. There are some paper remnants on the back, else in good condition.
4.25" x 6.5" cabinet card photo of a mother and her two children with fake snow. The photo is credited to P.A. Becker, NY and J.W. Finnell, McKeesport, PA. In good overall condition.
1930's. 2.625" x 3.875" vintage snapshot photo of a young well dressed man perched in a tree. Looks like the little birdie flew from the office back to the wild! In good overall condition.
1930's-1940's. 5.25" x 3.5625" vintage snapshot photo of a man in a sweater and slacks napping on a blanket in the grass, with a baby doll clutched safely on his stomach. A sweet, candid moment in the sun. In good overall condition.
1940's. 4.625" x 3.375" vintage snapshot photo of 4 masked, veiled, and costumed seated figures staring into the camera. They have numbers pinned to their elegant and glittering costumes, suggesting a contest! Or perhaps a masquerade ball? Written on the back reads "Krawz Jhudyt" Glue remnants and some edge wear.....
3.5" x 3.5" vintage snapshot of Canadian currency. Date stamped 1965. In good overall condition.
1950's. 4" x 5" vintage snapshot photo of a man sleeping in a chair in a studio, with a sign on his chest, unbeknownst to him, that reads "DO NOT DISTURB, MUSICIAN AT WORK". On the back is printed 'SCORING--DUBBING SESSION, "MOM & DAD"'. Some speckling from dirty negative when.....
1940. 3" x 4.5625" vintage snapshot photo of a man leaning on a sign for Evanston in front of a lake. A drawn in speech bubble reveals the lake to be Lake Michigan and the man himself to be the author of the note. Signed "'BYE NOW." Some interesting exposure.....
7.5" x 11" press photo of Jenni McCombs stamped "Received Examiner Reference Library, Jan 16, 1970." McCombs was a Sky Diving champion, who died in the 1980s while doing what she loved. The edges have an uneven cut, the description pasted to the back and does not include the whole.....
5.5" x 8" cloth covered photo album with a Swiss and United States flag image. Inside, there are twenty-six 3.75" x 5.5" photos of people posing in costumes, presumably from their home areas. There is only one American, a man identified as Mr. Daiker, posing as Uncle Sam. The other.....
Just under 8" x 10" press photo stamped on the verso "Received Examiner Reference Library, Oct. 5, 1942," and "War-2nd World - Calif - Farms." Description: "Ready for Work - Children in Salinas Valley have been mobilized to help save the large onion crop. Here they are shown lined up.....
8.25" x 11.75" circa 1960s photo album with "Java, Indonesie" written on the front paper cover. Inside, there are twenty-four mostly 5" x 7" photos of mostly everyday life. Some photos are captioned and including Taman Sari, Fonerie de cuivre, Pasar Barug, coqs de combat (fighting cocks), restaurant, etc. The.....
2.375" x 4" cdv photo of a woman showing off her long tresses. The photo is credited to Clifford & Gibson's Art Studio, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There is a name written on the verso in pencil, which looks like M. F. Papendick. It appears as though the photographer or sitter.....
There are 54 photos and photo postcards, in this 6” x 9.5” photo album that documents a “Holiday in Mexico” in 1951. Places visited include Xochimilco, Mexico City, Teotihuacan, Touca, Acapulco, Taxco, etc. Besides the photos, there is a bunch of ephemera including an American Airlines menu, itinerary, airline ticket.....
There are 124 snapshots in this collection of women amputees. The photos are mostly from the 1960s and 1970s and on average measure 3.5” x 5.” The images show all different women and shots of everyday life along with photos of a woman golfing, in the kitchen, sewing, with a......
10.75” x 13.75” photo album with a total of forty-eight photos, one to a page, which on average measure 7” x 9.” The photos are not identified, but some signs shown in the photos reveal that this album is of Norumbega Park, which was a recreation area outside of Boston.....
Twenty-three photos, including twenty-one portrait photos measuring 6.375” x 9.5” and two group photos measuring 8” x 9.75.” Most of the portrait photos have hand written dedications “To True,” with one “To Kid Cyclone,” usually signed with the first name only. A couple of the photos have no writing on.....