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Ed & Keenan Wynn: 8 x 10 photo including Ed Wynn, Keenan, and his two sons around a birthday cake. c. 1950s. 10 x 8 in. VG for its age. Once in the collection of the actor Van Johnson.

0169: Ed & Keenan WynnEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

character actor Laird Cregar: [FILM] rare photo of the cult and tragic character actor Laird Cregar, the child is Ned Wynn [son of Keenan Wynn], The original photo taken in 1942. This appears to be a later vintage photo of the

0170: character actor Laird CregarEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

[FILM] MARTHA SCOTT: [FILM] MARTHA SCOTT [1912-2003] actress. In both The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur, she played Charlton Heston's mother. ISP, 8 x 10.

0171: [FILM] MARTHA SCOTTEst. $30-$40Lot Passed

[BRITISH NAVAL] WILL CHAMBERS 1807: [BRITISH NAVAL] WILL CHAMBERS - Rear Admiral. ALS, no date but c. 1807, 1p, folio. To Phitt Vanbrugh. Vanbrugh's docket on verso reads "Rear Adm. Chamber's advising that he will wait on me being just

0172: [BRITISH NAVAL] WILL CHAMBERS 1807Est. $50-$75Lot Passed

Bound For Charleston South Carolina 1838: Early Shipping Bill of Lading from the Rowland G. Hazard, dated 1838 Port of New Orleans. Sugar shipped on the schooner called CHASE, being shipped from New Orleans to Charleston, South Carolina.

0173: Bound For Charleston South Carolina 1838Est. $80-$120Lot Passed

Prominent Pacific Coast Scientist: GEORGE DAVIDSON [1825-1911] pioneer west coast scientist. Probably no name is better known in the scientific world of the Pacific Coast than that of Professor George Davidson, of the U.S. Coast and

0174: Prominent Pacific Coast ScientistEst. $100-$200Lot Passed

Asher B. Durand (1796-1886) ENGRAVING: Asher B. Durand (1796-1886). American engraver and painter, b. Jefferson Village, N.J. Established reputation with The Signing of the Declaration of Independence, after Trumbull (1823); engraved

0175: Asher B. Durand (1796-1886) ENGRAVINGEst. $80-$120Lot Passed

RALPH BAKSHI drawing: RALPH BAKSHI - American animator/draftsman. In the late 1950s & early 1960s he worked at CBS-Terrytoons on such series as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse." From there he went to Famous

0176: RALPH BAKSHI drawingEst. $80-$120Lot Passed

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Bound For New Orleans1836: Early Shipping Bill of Lading from E.K. Callins, dated 1836 Port of New York. Bales [?] shipped on the ship called CREOLE, being shipped from New York to New Orleans. Approx. 10 x 5-1/4 in. From the

0177: Bound For New Orleans1836Est. $80-$120

Supreme Court Justice Rufus W. Peckham: [US SUPREME COURT] ORIGINAL PORTRAIT ETCHING of Supreme Court Justice Rufus W. Peckham [1838-1909], pencil signed by the artist James S. King [1852-1925] Painter and etcher, James S. King's etchings

0178: Supreme Court Justice Rufus W. PeckhamEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

Head Waters of the Juniata, Penn.: A beautiful steel engraving of circa 1855. The title: Head Waters of the Juniata, Penn. The Juniata River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 90 miles (145 km) long, in central

0179: Head Waters of the Juniata, Penn.Est. $50-$75Lot Passed

John Bascom (1827-1911) Pres. U. of Wisconsin: [PORTRAIT] Original etching portrait of John Bascom (1827-1911) American professor and writer. Besides the degrees he got in those places, he held many other scholarly and honorary degrees. He was

0180: John Bascom (1827-1911) Pres. U. of WisconsinEst. $125-$175Lot Passed

Leonard Volk (1828-1895) 22 signed bank checks: [ART] Leonard Volk (1828-1895) American sculptor. Most famous for making a life mask of American President Abraham Lincoln. In the early part of spring in 1860, during Abraham Lincoln's visit to

0181: Leonard Volk (1828-1895) 22 signed bank checksEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Bound For New Orleans c.1836: Early Shipping Bill of Lading from R.G. Hazard, circa 1836-40. Bales of domestic goods shipped on the ship called NICKSBURY, being shipped to New Orleans. Approx. 10-1/2 x 5-1/2 in. From the Roland

0182: Bound For New Orleans c.1836Est. $80-$120Lot Passed

First Director of Bureau of Standards: Samuel Wesley Stratton (1861 -1931) American physicist. In March 1901, President William McKinley appointed him as the first director of the Bureau of Standards. By request of U.S. secretary of the

0183: First Director of Bureau of StandardsEst. $100-$150Lot Passed

Henry H. Donaldson [1857-1938] American Neurologist: [MEDICINE] Henry H. Donaldson [1857-1938] American Neurologist. During his years on the faculty of Clark University, 1889-1892, he studied the brain of Laura Bridgman, a blind deaf-mute. In 1891, he

0184: Henry H. Donaldson [1857-1938] American NeurologistEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

Paul Draper (1909-1996) dancer: Paul Draper (1909-1996) was a noted American tap dancer and choreographer. His passion and unique style led him to international stardom. One signature piece was Sonata for Tap Dancer, danced without

0185: Paul Draper (1909-1996) dancerEst. $75-$100Lot Passed

Ballet Swan Lake: Kevin Mc Kenzie (b. 1954) Signed 10 x 8 in. photograph, scene from Swan Lake when Baryshnikov was Artistic Director. Photo by Mira. VG

0186: Ballet Swan LakeEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

William Hayman Cummings (1831-1915) English musician: [MUSIC] William Hayman Cummings (1831-1915) English musician, tenor and organist at Waltham Abbey. In 1847, as a teenager, he was one of the choristers when Felix Mendelssohn conducted the first

0187: William Hayman Cummings (1831-1915) English musicianEst. $80-$120Lot Passed

Titanic Disaster 1912: Philip Albright Small Franklin (1871-1939) President and chairman of International Mercantile Marine Company from 1916 to 1936. At the time of the Titanic disaster on the 14th of April, 1912,

0188: Titanic Disaster 1912Est. $125-$175Lot Passed

Margaret Elizabeth Sangster (1838 _?? 1912) American: Margaret Elizabeth Sangster (1838 _?? 1912) American poet, author, and editor. She was popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. ALS, no date, to the Editor of the Eagle as to a boy was to

0189: Margaret Elizabeth Sangster (1838 _?? 1912) AmericanEst. $150-$200Lot Passed

Benjamin P. Shillaber (1814-1890) American humorist: Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber (1814 - 1890) American humorist. He was born in 1814 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and began work in a printing office in 1830. He moved to Boston and then became an

0190: Benjamin P. Shillaber (1814-1890) American humoristEst. $50-$75Lot Passed

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Ferrier (1808-1864) Scottish metaphysical writer: Professor James Frederick Ferrier (1808-1864) Scottish metaphysical writer. He introduced the term epistemology. Autograph Letter Signed, 1863, 4-pages, approx. 4-1/2 x 7-1/4 in. VG

0191: Ferrier (1808-1864) Scottish metaphysical writerEst. $100-$150

Paul Richer (1849-1933) French Sculptor: [FRANCE] Paul Richer (1849-1933) French anatomist, physiologist, sculptor and anatomical artist who was a native of Chartres. He was a professor of artistic anatomy at the _cole nationale sup_rieure

0192: Paul Richer (1849-1933) French SculptorEst. $80-$120Lot Passed

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