Troy, N.Y. L.R. Burleigh, 1890. Lithograph, 16 x 25 inches. Lightly but evenly tanned. Some light scattered soiling, primarily to caption area. Rare and early view of Cleveland, New York, located on the northern shore of Oneida Lake just north of Syracuse. At the time, the village of Cleveland had..... More
Boston: O.H. Bailey, 1877. Large lithograph, framed to 23.5 x 29.5 inches visible area. Uniformly toned, some light creasing. Light dampstain along lower edge. Not examined out of frame. A scarce bird's eye view of Turner Falls, Massachusetts, published by the prolific viewmaker of northeastern towns, O.H. Bailey. "In concentrating..... More
Kansas City, Mo. Breeders Printing Company, [1920?]. Poster, 38 x 25 inches. Folds into a folio brochure in eight panels, printed in three colors. Separations at folds, repaired with tape on verso. Two small losses at center fold. Minor wear at edges. Large poster for the sale of fifty-two head..... More
Cedar Rapids: [1874]. Broadsheet, 12 x 9 inches. Previously folded. Minor wear and dust soiling along old folds. Faint foxing. A scarce circular advertising a large swath of railroad land, 1.5 million acres, across central Iowa under the control of and for sale by the Iowa Railroad Land Company. The..... More
St. Louis: Standard Book House, [1903]. [4]pp., on a quarto bifolium, plus separate order form. Previously folded. First leaf split along along fold, with some loss at edge. Some soiling and dampstaining. Fabulously illustrated and lurid promotional for Colonel Dick Maple's 1903 polemic against American wealth and greed. "With her..... More
![Broadside Showing the Rawhide Coalition Mines] Compliments of Kenneth Hauer Brokerage Co.,...](/pictures/thumb/1064.jpg?v=1591448595)
[Rawhide, Nv. ca. 1907]. Broadside, 12.5 x 25 inches. Previously folded; slightly rumpled. A few minor losses and short separation along old fold lines and creases. Light dust soiling. "Rawhide (located in Mineral County, roughly 20 miles outside of Fallon) was founded in 1906 after a group of prospectors discovered..... More
![Series of Nineteen Real Photo Postcards of Nakoda Native Peoples in and Around Banff]. Byron Hill...](/pictures/thumb/McBRB1346_01.jpg?v=1590613260)
Banff: [1920s]. Nineteen real photo postcards, each captioned in the negative. One with writing on the image, minor wear and soiling else. A few with notes on the verso. A wonderful collection of real photo postcards documenting the Stoney Nakoda Indians at Banff Indian Days, taken by noted photographer Byron..... More
![Thirteen Real Photo Postcards Depicting First Peoples in British Columbia, and Two from Alaska]....](/pictures/thumb/McBRB1349_01.jpg?v=1590507424)
[Various places in British Columbia & Alaska: 1907-1922]. Fifteen real photo postcards. Light wear and soiling. Several with manuscript notations and/or postmarks on verso. A collection of real photo postcards depicting First Peoples and indigenous life in British Columbia, with two images depicting similar scenes in Alaska. Taken by various..... More
Elida, N.M. The Elida Enterprise, 1917. Broadside, 12 x 8 inches. Old fold lines, one small chip to left edge. Minor soiling. Broadside advertising an auction of personal property near Elida, New Mexico, a small town on the eastern edge of the state, about sixty miles northeast of Roswell. Taking..... More
![Now Your Town Can Have a 'Professional Riot!' No More "Amateur" Demonstrations [caption title]....](/pictures/thumb/McBRB1055.jpg?v=1590507603)
[N.p. ca. 1965]. Broadside, 14 x 8.5 inches. Minor wear. A delightfully sarcastic broadside advertising the skills of "Demonstrators, Inc." for hire to stage a professional riot. The ad copy reads, "Name your cause -- we will demonstrate. 90 days advance notice needed to guarantee spontaneity." Riot kits and press..... More
Los Angeles: C.B. Gentry Chili Powder Co., [ca. 1925]. [8]pp. Narrow 16mo. Original color printed pictorial wrappers, stapled. Minor wear. “Mexican cooking has a style that is all its own. The secret is found in the use of the Chili Pepper. This spice is used in the homes of the..... More
![Group of Wasatch Utah Mining Ephemera]. Utah, Mining](/pictures/thumb/McBRB1267.JPG?v=1587834247)
[Salt Lake City: 1908-1909]. Six sheets, varying sizes. Previously folded. Minor wear and light tanning. Scattered manuscript notations. A small group of ephemeral reports for two early 20th-century Utah mining companies, the Consolidated Jefferson Gold and Copper Mining Company, which was subsumed into the Wasatch Utah Mining Company at the..... More