![The Church and the Negro. Five Editorial Articles from The Church Standard [cover title]....](/pictures/thumb/McBRB1725_01.jpg?v=1605707463)
Philadelphia: 1906. 28pp. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Minor wear and soiling. A reprinting of five articles from The Church Standard discussing the Atlanta race riot of 1906. In September 1906, white mobs, enflamed by election issues and unsubstantiated newspaper reports of Black men attacking white women, assaulted Black neighborhoods over..... More
![Two Ephemeral Broadside Advertisements for African-American Businesses in Philadelphia]....](/pictures/thumb/McBRB1703_01.JPG?v=1610544304)
[Philadelphia: 1915]. Two small broadsides, each approximately 11 x 8 inches. Previously folded. A few very short closed tears at edges. Light dust soiling and toning. Printed on weak paper and cut somewhat haphazardly. A pair of hastily composed, yet fascinating illustrated advertising broadsides for patent medicines and other dodgy..... More
Pittsburgh: 1836-1841. [48]pp. Large folio. Contemporary half reverse-calf and blue paper boards. Wear to corners and spine ends, boards soiled. Leaves reinforced at gutter margin with tape, some light soiling. In a clear and legible hand. This ledger records the register and pay information for approximately thirty-five men who worked..... More
Philadelphia: 1883. Vol. I, Nos. 1-13. Each issue 8pp. Large folio. Loose issues stitched together at an early date. Light wear and soiling to outer leaves, heaviest to first leaf. Daily newspaper published by the Old Guard State Fencibles of Philadelphia during the Fair of the Infantry Battalion held at..... More
![Partial Ledger Recording Barrels of Oil Extracted from a Pennsylvania Oil Field in the 1890s]....](/pictures/thumb/McBRB613.JPG?v=1565781919)
[N.p., but likely Pennsylvania]: 1889-1892. [28]pp. Folio. Original black half sheep and marbled boards. Spine and corners heavily worn, boards worn. Several leaves cut away, with later French funeral notices pasted in on stubs. Ledger recording transactions for several companies and individuals extracting oil in Pennsylvania from 1889 to 1892..... More
Philadelphia: 1865. 4,[11]-14pp. Original printed wrappers. Light dust soiling to wraps. Moderate tanning and light foxing internally. Unrecorded report that documents the first annual shareholder meeting of the Noble & Delamater Petroleum Company, which took place on April 10, 1865, the day after Lee's surrender at Appomattox. The pamphlet presents..... More
[Allegheny County: 1913-1914]. 222 photographs, each measuring 6.25 x 8.25 inches. Intermittent minor wear and slight chipping at edges. A few images with small losses at corners, not seriously affecting images. Photos generally clear and sharp. An extensive collection of nearly 225 professional engineering photographs that document the construction of..... More