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Set of 3 Baraboo Scrip
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Set of three scrip notes from the 50th anniversary celebration of the Ringling Bros. Circus show in Baraboo, WI. Included...
Signed Hotel Registration
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A unique historical item in the form of a guest registration card from Kansas City's Hotel Muehlebach, signed by American...
Autographed Columbian Exposition Admission Ticket
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An extremely rare autograph signed in pencil on the face of an original Admission Ticket to the 1893 Columbian Exposition...
Vintage Photo with Medals for Sharpshooting
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Vintage original matte finish photograph of Annie Oakley from the Culver Archives, her chest adorned with medals from her many...
Guglielmo Marconi Signed Sentiment
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Autograph sentiment dated 6 April 1905, signed by Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi in black ink on album page; measures 6"...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Autograph Note Signed for Soldier’s Fair
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Autograph Note by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in which he includes his signed name as a contribution to fundraising efforts for...
Signed Navy Commendation Citation
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Official U.S. Navy Commendation Citation signed by Vice Admiral Thomas Kinkaid, Commander of the Seventh Fleet during World War II....
Helen Keller Typed Letter Signed on Personal Stationery
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Typed Letter Signed, "Helen Keller," in pencil on pale green watermarked, personal stationery, New York, August 24, 1946, one page,...
Signed Check Endorsement
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Signed check endorsement. Bruno Richard Hauptmann (1900-1936) was an American criminal, a German carpenter convicted in 1935 of the March...
TLS to Screenwriter Peter Viertel
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A revealing and richly-packed letter filled with references to Ernest Hemingway's equally exotic life. This letter, dated July 19, 1954...