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Cincinnati, OH, United States
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African Americana
Pioneering figures and key moments that shaped the African American experience over the last 200 years are represented in Hindman's February 28 African Americana Live Auction. From enslavement, abolition, and war, to politics, civil rights, literature, music, and the visual arts, the sale addresses many important themes.
Highlights include Phyllis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. London: A. Bell, 1773, first edition of the first book of poetry published by an African American; photographs and an autograph letter signed by Frederick Douglass; photographs, imprints, and ephemera involving Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., most notably a first printing of Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story signed and inscribed by Dr. King; and a "Free Huey" flag that was flown at a protest demonstration to free Huey Newton near the Alameda County Courthouse, Oakland, CA, 1968.
This sale brings together property from several important collections and estates, including the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents, the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Estate of Carroll J. Delery III, Formerly the "Historical Shop."
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0143: [CIVIL WAR]. Volunteer Enlistment document for African American James Wilson, likely 1st KansasEst. $400-$600
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0144: [CIVIL WAR]. Discharge certificate for formerly enslaved African American soldier John Howard ofEst. $200-$300
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0144A: [CIVIL WAR]. Calling card for 10th Missouri Infantry and 50th US Colored Troops Captain James G.Est. $400-$600Lot Passed
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0145: [CIVIL WAR]. A group of letters and documents related to officers in the Colored Infantry regiments,Est. $300-$500
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0146: [CIVIL WAR]. A collection of documents related to Mr. Edward E. Johnson (ca 1824- ca 1901),Est. $800-$1,000Lot Passed
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0147: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION] -- [RECONSTRUCTION]. Labor contracts, "Rules & Regulations," and otherEst. $5,000-$7,000
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0148: [RECONSTRUCTION]. SMART, R.C. Autograph letter signed ("R.C. Smart"), to General Benjamin HillEst. $200-$400
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0149: [SLAVERY] -- [RECONSTRUCTION]. Small archive of photographs and documents associated with FannieEst. $1,000-$1,500
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0150: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Postcard featuring Elijah Green, "One of the Few Ex-Slaves Living 1941."Est. $200-$400
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0151: [BUFFALO SOLDIERS]. Portrait of a 25th Infantry sharpshooter. Est. $300-$500
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0152: [BUFFALO SOLDIERS]. SWIFT, H.A. Autograph letter signed (" H.A. Swift), as Warden of the MissouriEst. $200-$400
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0153: [WORLD WAR I]. Colored Man is No Slacker. Chicago: E.G. Renesch, 1918.Est. $600-$800
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0154: [WORLD WAR I]. A group of 2 recruitment posters, incl. True Blue. Chicago: E.G. Renesch, 1918.Est. $600-$800
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0155: [WORLD WAR I]. Patriotic banner featuring photographic portrait of African American soldier.Est. $250-$350
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0156: [WORLD WAR II]. Handcrafted diorama featuring photographic portraits of African American militaryEst. $300-$400
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0157: [WORLD WAR II]. Extensive US Marine Corps album identified to African American Corporal Charles H.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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0158: [WORLD WAR II]. Cavalry Replacement Training Center Fort Riley, Kansas 1941. BatonEst. $300-$400
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0159: [WORLD WAR II]. On Guard! Regimental history of the 372nd Infantry. 1944.Est. $200-$300
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0160: [CIVIL RIGHTS] -- [VIETNAM]. A group of 2 protest posters produced by the Berkeley Political PosterEst. $400-$600
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0161: [CIVIL RIGHTS] -- [VIETNAM]. A group of 2 protest posters produced by the Berkeley Political PosterEst. $400-$600
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0162: [VIETNAM]. Avoid Drafts. San Francisco, CA: American Newsrepeat Co., 1967. Est. $250-$350
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0163: [VIETNAM]. A group of photographs and letter recommending promotion of African American SergeantEst. $400-$600
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0164: [EDUCATION]. An archive of documents, photographs, and ephemera identified to the Williams Family ofEst. $300-$400
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0165: [EDUCATION]. Rust University. Holly Springs, Mississippi: 17 August 1894. Broadside emphasizing theEst. $600-$800
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