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Unique ambrotype of Luther C. Ladd, a Union soldier from Lowell, Mass. who became the first fatality of the Civil War, estimated at $8,000-$12,000 at Swann Auction Galleries.

Unique photo of the first soldier to die in the Civil War offered at Swann, Sept. 28

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Massachusetts sampler with Mayflower family connection headed to auction

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Needlework sampler embroidered by a girl who married a direct descendant of William Bradford (1590-1657), signatory to the Mayflower Compact, to be auctioned at Sworders on June 13. Estimate: £300-£500 ($375-£630). Sworders image

STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, UK – A needlework sampler embroidered by a girl who married a direct descendant of William Bradford (1590-1657), signatory to the Mayflower Compact, comes to auction at the British auction house Sworders next month.

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Circa-1947 Okito Checker Cabinet by Theo Bamberg, est. $10,000-$15,000

Potter & Potter to conjure 500+ lots of pure magic, July 16

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Circa-1947 Okito Checker Cabinet by Theo Bamberg, est. $10,000-$15,000

Circa-1947 Okito Checker Cabinet by Theo Bamberg, est. $10,000-$15,000

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ Saturday, July 16 sale, The Collection of Jim DeLoach, will feature a fine selection of antique to modern magic apparatus, posters, books and artwork. The auction, containing 531 lots, will start at 10 am Central time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Beat Generation novelist Jack Kerouac’s namesake foundation announced plans to build a Jack Kerouac Museum and Performance Center in the Lowell, Massachusetts church where he served as an altar boy and which hosted his funeral Mass. Circa-1956 image of Kerouac courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Tom Palumbo, and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

Jack Kerouac Foundation plans namesake museum in his former church

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Beat Generation novelist Jack Kerouac’s namesake foundation announced plans to build a Jack Kerouac Museum and Performance Center in the Lowell, Massachusetts church where he served as an altar boy and which hosted his funeral Mass. Circa-1956 image of Kerouac courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Tom Palumbo, and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. Image of the exterior of St. Jean Baptiste Church courtesy of Sylvia Cunha and the Jack Kerouac Estate.

Beat Generation novelist Jack Kerouac’s namesake foundation announced plans to build a Jack Kerouac Museum and Performance Center in the Lowell, Massachusetts church where he served as an altar boy and which hosted his funeral Mass. Circa-1956 image of Kerouac courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Tom Palumbo, and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. Image of the exterior of St. Jean Baptiste Church courtesy of Sylvia Cunha and the Jack Kerouac Estate.

LOWELL, Mass. – The estate of Beat Generation novelist Jack Kerouac has formed the Jack Kerouac Foundation with the intention of furthering his creative legacy. Its first initiative is to seek funding for the establishment of a Jack Kerouac Museum and Performance Center in his hometown of Lowell. The project is moving forward as the city prepares for the centennial of Kerouac’s birth, which will be marked on March 12, 2022 and celebrated throughout the year as well.

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