Fine & Rare Afro Americana Collection 2015-12-17 Auction - 324 Price Results - Tom Hall Auctions Inc. in PA - Page 4
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Fine & Rare Afro Americana Collection

THURSDAY DECEMBER 17TH, 2015 AT 10AM DOORS OPEN AUCTION DAY AT 9AM EARLY PREVIEWS INCLUDE SUNDAY DECEMBER 13TH FROM 12-4, MONDAY DECEMBER 14TH FROM 4PM-7PM, TUESDAY DECEMBER 15TH 9AM-2PM AND WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16TH 12NOON-4PM 4644 RT. 309, SCHNECKSVILLE, PA. 18078 This Collection represents more than a quarter of a decade of discerning collecting, spanning African-American history from the Revolutionary War through the 20th century. Each and every piece contains African-American content. In addition to the historical significance of the entire Collection, the condition of virtually all the pieces leans to the fine and very fine. The Collection is wide-ranging and focuses on the historical place of the African-American in American society. While the Collection depicts the more somber moments in American history, including slavery and prejudice, this Collection also celebrates and features the many ?Firsts? achieved by African-Americans, e.g., the first elected to office, the first aviator, the first tennis player, the first baseball player, the first umpire, etc. Some of these ?Firsts? are well-known and heralded in our history, others are quiet achievers. Categories of this Collection include: Military ? Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI and WWII; Slavery; Western Cowboys & Soldiers (The Buffalo Soldiers); Political; Social; Stereotypical Advertising and Caricatures; Sports including the Negro Baseball League and 1954 signed Brooklyn Dodgers baseball, musical and other miscellaneous. The Collection spans these categories, featuring and tracking history through fine and rare hand-written documents ? important by content and/or by a famous person in our history. One example is a 1932 hand-written letter by George Washington Carver, former slave turned into the great botanist and agricultural innovator, on Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (founded by Booker T. Washington) letterhead, to one of his bright students, ?My very own precious boy, Mr. Davis.?
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15th Regiment NY Guard Poster WWI: 37" tall x 26" w x .25" thick recruitment advertising poster on board. "Recruits Wanted, 15th Regiment, New York Guard." Poster depicts a black soldier on green background holding rifle. The
0070: 15th Regiment NY Guard Poster WWIEst. $800-$1,200
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1920 Karl Goetz Struck Bronze vMedal: 2.25" diameter Karl Goetz struck bronze medal, known as the "Watch on the Rhine/The Black Shame (Die Wacht Am Rhein!! / Die Schwarze Schande). One side depicts a grotesque caricature of a French
0071: 1920 Karl Goetz Struck Bronze vMedalEst. $600-$800
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Civil War Gillmore Medal: 1.25" diameter bronze Gillmore Medal. The Gillmore was authorized October 28, 1863 for gallant and meritorious conduct during operations near Charleston, S.C. Approx. 400 medals were struck &
0074: Civil War Gillmore MedalEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Cabinet Card William Carney: 6" t x 4.75" w cabinet card (image <4" t x 2.75" w) of William Carney, African- American soldier, wearing the famous Gillmore Medal, authorized October 28, 1863 for meritorious conduct during
0075: Cabinet Card William CarneyEst. $100-$300
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Slave with Scars Lantern Glass Slide: 4" t x 3.25" glass slide in wooden movable case depicting the scars of one soldier, Gordon, a whipped Louisiana slave, photographed in April 1863 during his enlistment into the Union Army, by
0076: Slave with Scars Lantern Glass SlideEst. $200-$400
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African-American Tin Type: 3.5" t x < 2.5" tin type depicting two African-American men in military or ceremonial uniforms, seated together, with two African-American women, well attired, sitting at their feet. Some
0078: African-American Tin TypeEst. $300-$500
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3 African-American Tin Types: 3 tin types, approx. 3.5" t x 2.5" w, depicting African-American babies, well-attired in white dresses. Quite rare to see African-American children as subjects. Some cuts to corners, one image
0079: 3 African-American Tin TypesEst. $600-$800
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African-American Tin Type: 4.75" t x 3.25" w tintype of African-American woman in beautiful attire and holding parasol. Shows some wear, but image crisp.
0080: African-American Tin TypeEst. $200-$400
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African-American Tin Type: <3.5" t x <2.5" w tin type depicting young African-American man standing, wearing ceremonial garb. Pitting and rust around upper rim, but subject is clear.
0081: African-American Tin TypeEst. $100-$300
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African-American Tin Type: 3.5" t x 2.5" w tin type depicting two adult men in gentlemen's long coats and attire, holding hands. Man on right appears to be African-American. Scratch writing on reverse has not been
0082: African-American Tin TypeEst. $100-$300
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African-American Tin Type: 3.25" t x 2.5" tintype depicting an african-American nanny seated, holding a Caucasian baby. Very good condition.
0083: African-American Tin TypeEst. $200-$400
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African-American Ambrotype: 4.5" t x 3.75" w framed ambrotype, including the period frame; image (2" t x 1.5" w) is in a scalloped gold tinted "mat," encircled with a thin twisted gold metal rectangular frame (2.5" t x 2"
0084: African-American AmbrotypeEst. $300-$500
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CDV "Nick Biddle": 4" t x 2.25" w CDV of "Nick Biddle," of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, the first African-American man wounded in the Great American Rebellion, "Baltimore, April 18, 1861. Published by W.E. Mortimer,
0085: CDV "Nick Biddle"Est. $400-$600
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5 Cabinet Cards African-American Oddities: 6.25" x 4" cabinet card of African-American conjoined twins, Millie and Christine McKkoy, of North Carolina. Also known as "The Carolina Twins," The Two-Headed Nightingale" and "The Eighth Wonder
0086: 5 Cabinet Cards African-American OdditiesEst. $400-$800
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6 CDVs African-American Subjects: 4" x 2.75" CDV depicting slave children Rebecca, Charley & Rosa from New Orleans, by Kimball, N.Y. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863 by P. Bacon, proceeds from sales devoted
0087: 6 CDVs African-American SubjectsEst. $400-$800
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Currency - $1.00 Legal Tender 1880: $1.00 Legal Tender - 1880 - FR #30 - PMG CU 63, signed by B.K. Bruce & A.U. Wyman.B.K. Bruce (1841-1898) was born into slavery. He became the 1st African-American to serve a full term in the U.S.
0088: Currency - $1.00 Legal Tender 1880Est. $850-$950
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Confederate Currency 1862: $100.00 Confederate currency Dec.,1862 - CS 41 - Cancelled, VF/EF. Two signatures on reverse, one dated Jany 31 1863, other Feby 26. 63. Image in center top of the Richmond, Va. currency depicts
0092: Confederate Currency 1862Est. $80-$100
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Confederate Currency 1862: $100.00 Confederate currency, Dec., 1862-CS 41 - Cancelled - VF/EF. Image in center top of Richmond, Va. currency depicts African-American slaves working the field.
0093: Confederate Currency 1862Est. $80-$100
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