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PINKERTON'S AGENCY DOCUMENTS & BOOK

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(CRIME.) Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. American Bankers Association, Book of Photographs.: (CRIME.) Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. American Bankers Association, Book of Photographs. 26 bound text leaves, interspersed with 15 bound photographic plates, 49 leaves of neatly mounted scr

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1875 1st Expressman & Detective Allan Pinkerton Crime: 1875 1st Expressman & Detective Allan Pinkerton Crime Fiction Novel Illustrated Allan Pinkerton was the first private detective and established the Pinkerton National Detective Agency after serving Ab

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WWII Nurnberg Nuremburg Trials Restricted I & E Bulletin Troop Documents & Book Lot: Nurnberg Book and Nuremberg Trials I & E Bulletin Troop ephemera lot. You will receive a 1946 Restricted Signed I & E Bulletin Troop Information Program: Final Judgement. We are unable to decipher the

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WWI - Modern Military Ephemera Aviation Navy Army Documents Books Certificates Photos: WWI - Modern Military Ephemera Aviation Navy Army Documents, Books, Certificates, Photos. Some items include the following: 1884 document, 1918 Army & Navy Uniforms & Insignia Book, 1913 Army Field Se

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The Spy of the Rebellion “We Never Sleep” Allen: As the US expanded in territory, rail transport increased. Pinkerton's agency solved a series of train robberies during the 1850s, first bringing Pinkerton into contact with George McClellan. Conditio

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[DAKOTA]. The Mercantile Agency Reference Book (And Key) with A List of Banks and Bankers, State: [DAKOTA]. The Mercantile Agency Reference Book (And Key) with A List of Banks and Bankers, State Collection Laws, Maps, Etc. New York: R. G. Dun & Co., 1908. Square 8vo. Two maps of North Dakota print

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Large mixed lot of books, documents, manuals,: Large mixed lot of books, documents, manuals, magazines, etc., among them a book by Andreas Gabriel "Porsche 911 Turbo Air Cooled Years 1975-1998", with dust cover, from 2012, first edition, book: Hal

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Lot of Vintage War Ration Books, Documents and More: Lot of Vintage War Ration Books, Documents and More

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4 Allan Pinkerton Detective Books, 1884: Includes: 1) "The Burglar's Fate and The Detectives". New York: G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers. 1884. 344 pp. HB. 2) "A Double Life and The Detectives". New York: G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers. 188

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Lot of Ephemera, to include catalogues, letters,: Lot of Ephemera, to include catalogues, letters, documents, account book, etc.

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1805 US CONSTITUTION Declaration of Independence: 1805 US CONSTITUTION Declaration of Independence Washington Farewell Address A rare, early 19th-century printing of famous and iconic United States of America documents. This book, published in Boston

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Cruise Ship Ephemera, books, paper and more: Excellent collection of Cruiseline Memorabilia from 1900's through 1960's including Trip Journals, Year Book, Ships Logs, playing Cards, Travel Agency Photo Book from the SS Nuevo Dominicano, Advertis

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Assorted Books/Documents - Danish: Assorted Books/Documents - Danish, including a Dutch New Testament, with Psalms, Prayers and Song book; A handwritten accounts receivable booklet; and assorted documents, including legal documents. Pr

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Colorado Ephemera Collection [135084]: Over 20 pieces of Colorado history. Bill from the Pinkerton Detective Agency for service during union labor violence; sheriff's deed, postal covers from the U.S.S. Colorado, miner's and merchants bank

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Large Grouping of Radio Telescope Ephemera Consisting: Large Collection of Radio Telescope Ephemera Consisting of Classified Photographs, Letters, Documents, Periodicals, Books, and Science Journals. USA and Chile Telescopes are featured.

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Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend Railroad Paper Group: Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend Railroad Paper Group w/ Unique Documents, Rule Books, Timetables, etc. A neat group of South Shore papers and documents with some real gems. Includes 1959 South Shor

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(2) TLS Letters from the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, regarding a setup to get a man in undercover in the Hartford, Connecticut Prison in 1887, the first from George D. Banks (General Manager), the second from Robert A. Pinkerton (1848-1907), Managing Director and son of founder Allan Pinkerton, dated Nov & Dec 1887, detailing the complicated but unsuccessful attempt that Robert undertook himself; PLUS "The Pinkerton Story" by James D. Horan & Howard Swiggett, G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY, 1951, inscribed by Robert A. Pinkerton (III) in Nov 1958.