[Philadelphia? ca. 1920]. [4]pp. on a single folded sheet. Quarto. Tanned and somewhat brittle, minor edge chipping, some short closed edge tears. A seemingly unrecorded promotional touting the talents of the now-obscure Famous Suwanee River Quartette. The group, formed in Cleveland, Ohio around 1910 and led by John Gantt, traveled..... More

New York: Alfred Scott, [1951]. 16pp. Publisher's pictorial self wrappers, stapled. Minor wear. Very scarce program for Anderson's March 25, 1951 performance at Carnegie Hall. The great contralto is pictured on the cover and her schedule of songs is listed on three different pages interspersed with advertisements and other information..... More

[N.p., likely Newark: 1942]. [8]pp. Original printed self wrappers. Minor wrinkling, light toning. A very rare program for a performance by Marian Anderson in Newark on December 9, 1942. The program prints twelve classical pieces performed by Anderson that night, authored by the likes of Haydn, Handel, Schubert, Bellini, and..... More

[Various locations in Alabama: 1937-1938]. Eleven postcards, each 3.25 x 5.5 inches. Minor wear. Collection of eleven vintage postcards written to Stepin Fetchit, all from various locations in Alabama. The postcards in the collection are all autograph letters signed, in manuscript pencil and ink, from adult and child fans in..... More

Sandy Creek, N.Y. 1895. Broadside, 12.25 x 5.5 inches. Uniformly tanned, old folds, moderate marginal chipping. Mounted to slightly larger cardboard backing. A seemingly-unrecorded broadside advertising a performance by an African-American singing troupe while on the road in New York. Somewhat incongruously, the Original and Famous New Orleans Jubilee Singers..... More

Chicago: J.W. Middleton & Co., 1918. Tinted lithographic certificate, 8.25 x 11 inches, completed in manuscript. Old folds, minor dust soiling. A rare surviving stock certificate for a corporation established in 1916 by Emmett J. Scott and other well-intentioned but somewhat cinematically-naive individuals who wanted to make their own silent..... More

[Tuskegee, Al. 1936-1939]. [21] leaves, including five leaves of inscriptions, and numerous mounted theater and school programs, and assorted newspaper clippings and ephemera, with a handful of letters and photographs laid in. Contemporary thick wooden boards, metal hinges, bound with two long screws with wingnuts, front board artfully carved with..... More

[St. Louis: 1954-1955]. 52; 40pp. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled. Minor wear and light soiling to each. Internally, both clean. A pair of programs for consecutive years documenting the famous Pine Street YCA's "Y Circus" in St. Louis. The Y Circus was a fundraising event hosted by the Pine Street branch..... More

Brisbane: H. Pole & Co., [1917]. Large broadside, 40 x 15 inches. Small tears and creasing at edges, a few minor losses to the sheet. Lower edge chipped with some loss to imprint, lower corner torn away affecting several lines. Handsome and striking broadside advertising a performance at the Empire..... More

[Los Angeles, Ca. 1933]. Thirty-five documents, five 8-x-10-inch photographs, one 6-x-8-inch photograph, and two newsletters. Varying levels of toning, some edge wear, but overall a well-preserved group. An informative collection of documents and photographs concerning the July 1933 labor strike of Camera Local Union 659 of the International Alliance of..... More

San Francisco: Theatrical Publishing Co., 1889. Broadside, 17 x 6 inches. Previously folded. Small closed tear at top edge. Even tanning. An attractive broadside advertisement for entertainments at a downtown San Francisco theater in 1889. The Wigwam Theater was built in 1884 on the corner of Stockton and Geary Streets..... More

[N.p. ca. 1935]. Photographically illustrated film herald, 12 x 6 inches. Even toning, minor edge wear, short closed tear near top edge. A rare small broadside advertising a true crime presentation including real footage related to the shooting death of famed gangster John Dillinger. This "sensational story," most likely a...... More

Dayton, Oh. [1851]. 143,[2]pp. 12mo. Original drab printed wrappers. Light chipping and wear. Text lightly foxed. Fourth edition of this German-American work of songs, the title of which translates loosely as, "A Short Pastime, Consisting of a Few Songs, Useful in Ethics." The title page has a woodcut of two..... More