9 x 12, full color reproduction of an advertisement for the "World's Largest Liner," the R.M.S. Titanic, of the "White Star Line," complete with the lines red flag with single white star, for her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City, via Cherbourg & Queenstown. Beautiful print of the Olympic class ocean liner reproduced on thick, excellent quality paper, the kind you would expect to see on expensive limited edition prints, with high quality resolution and vivid colors. New condition and very suitable for framing or...

Cutting the Levees Above Lake Providence by Order of General U.S. Grant

Antique illustrations that were published in "Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War." Captions: #1: General Lafayette C. Baker. Descriptive text printed below the illustration. #2: Cutting The Levees Near The State Line Of Louisiana And Arkansas, Twenty Miles Above Lake Providence, By Order Of General Grant. #3: Lighthouse Jupiter Inlet, East Coast of Florida. 16 x 11. Circa 1894.

Colonel Lafayette C. Baker: (1826-68) As the head of...

Lapel stud featuring a raised bust vignette of President Grover Cleveland. Complete with fastening stud on the reverse. 5/8 inches in diameter. Very fine.

Grover Cleveland served as 22nd President of the United States, 1885-89, and 24th President of the United States, 1893-97.

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published in Harper's Weekly. Caption: Repairing the Levee at New Orleans at the Expense of the United States Government. Sketched by an Occasional Correspondent. 10 1/8 x 7 1/4.

Authentic, original woodcut engravings that were published in the November 8, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly. Captions: #1- Hancock, Maryland From the Camp of Ballier's "Bully Dutchmen"- Ninety Eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Sketched by Theodore R. Davis. #2- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station at Hancock. #3- Penalty of Selling Liquor to Soldiers at Hancock. #4- Passing Under the Canal to the Ford. 16 x 11. Harper's Weekly and date are printed in the margin.

WBTS Trivia: One of the oldest settlements in western Maryland, Hancock derived...

20th Anniversary Issue

April 1982. Special All Art and Photography Edition. War Artists. Photographers in the Field. The Official Cameraman. Newsmen.

Finding The Hidden Images of the Civil War; A Spirit in my Feet. With Pen and Palette; Artists of the Civil War. Foldout of Winslow Homer's famous illustration of a Sharpshooter in a Tree. Andrew J. Russell; The Union Army's Forgotten Photographer. With a Special in the Shenandoah; From James Taylor's Diary and Sketchbook.

50 pages. Old mailing label on back cover. Light age...

Rare 1860 Salt Print Image

(1836-1906) Born at Augusta, Ga., he graduated in the West Point class of 1859. He resigned his commission in the U.S. Army on April 22, 1861, and in September was appointed colonel of the 19th Alabama Infantry, with which he fought with at Shiloh. Soon after he was transferred to the cavalry and on July 13, 1862, General Bragg appointed him chief of cavalry of the Army of the Mississippi. From that time until the close of the war he was almost constantly engaged in battle. Three times wounded, 36 staff officers...

(1817-80) Graduated in the West Point class of 1840. He saw service in the Seminole War in Florida and in the war with Mexico. He resigned from the army in 1847 to become a teacher. Successively associated with Western Military Institute at Georgetown, Kentucky, and the Military College of the University of Nashville, Johnson was active in the militia of both states, with rank of colonel. Entering Confederate service as a colonel of engineers, he was appointed brigadier general on Jan. 24, 1862. He was captured at Fort Donelson but escaped. Later he was...

(1826-95) Born in Southampton County, Va., he graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1847. Studying engineering, he was successively engineer of several Virginia railroads, and in 1861 was president and superintendent of the Norfolk & Petersburg R.R. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was appointed colonel of the 6th Virginia Infantry. He took part in the capture of the Norfolk Navy Yard and commanded the Norfolk District until its evacuation. After aiding in the erection of the defenses at Drewry's Bluff, Mahone was continuously with the Army...

Nicknamed "the Dominican Dandy," he was well known for his high leg kick

He was the first Dominican player, and the first foreign-born player ever elected to the Major League Baseball HOF

(1937-) Born in Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic, nicknamed, "the Dominican Dandy," Juan Marichal was a right handed pitcher who was known for his enormously high leg leg. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball, 1960-1975, most of them with the San Francisco Giants. His 18 wins in 1962 led the Giants to the World Series,...

35th Anniversary Issue

October 1996. 96 pages, profusely illustrated. Very desirable anniversary issue.

Articles include: African American Civil War Memorial. Bloody Charge at Petersburg. Imagining Civil War New York. The Hermannsburg Treasure Hunt. Flags of the Confederacy; Rebel Stars and Stripes. The Life of Confederate Brigadier General John Adams. Gallantry Under Fire; Could Colored Troops Stand Up to Real Combat? A Charge at New Market Heights Settled the Question Once and For All. The Medal of Honor. Air War Over Virginia;...

Killed at Kelly's Ford, Va. in 1863

(1838-63) The son of an Alabama planter, he resigned from West Point 2 weeks before graduation in April 1861 to join the Confederate army. At 1st Manassas he demonstrated consummate gunnery skill on Henry Hill and upon the recommendation of General Joseph E. Johnston was promoted to captain and assigned to the command of General J.E.B. Stuart's horse artillery. Pelham fought in over 60 engagements in his brief career and refined the concept of the "flying battery." At the battles of Williamsburg,...

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Bottom corners of the mount are trimmed. Vannerson & Jones imprint on the front mount. Backmark: Vannerson & Jones, Richmond, Va. Known as the Jackson medallion, General Thomas J. Jackson is the central figure surrounded by members of his staff. Includes: Captain Jedediah Hotchkiss, Topographical Engineer; Major W.J. Hawks, Chief of Subsistence; Major Robert L. Dabney, A.A.G.; Lieutenant Colonel, W. Allan, Chief of Ordnance; Lieutenant Colonel Alexander S. Pendleton, [K.I.A.]...

General U.S. Grant stands at the center flanked by members of his staff. Seated third from the left is Colonel Ely S. Parker, a Seneca Indian who served as Grant's military secretary. It was Parker who transcribed Grant's terms of surrender at Appomattox. Also present in the photograph are General Seth Williams, seated immediately to Grant's left as you view the image, and General John Rawlins, Grant's chief of staff, sitting to Grant's right.

He lost his right arm at the battle of Churubusco in 1848 during the Mexican War

Severely wounded and carried from the field at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo. in 1861

Wounded in the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee

(1820-92) He was born in County Cork Ireland on Christmas Day in 1820, and came to America at the age of 12. Becoming interested in the militia, he joined the "Independent Tompkins Blues" which later were called the "Baxter Blues" which served in the Mexican War as Company A, 1st New York...

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published in the March 29, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly. Caption: Fort Clinch, Fernandina, Florida, Now Occupied by General Wright's Union Forces. Sketched by Mt. Theo. R. Davis. Date printed in the margin. 14 1/2 x 4 1/4.

1863 dated portrait

Antique engraved portrait of a seated Benjamin Franklin. Executed from the original painting by Chappel. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co., New York, 1863. With printed facsimile autograph below his likeness. Light age toning. 7 3/4 x 10 1/4. Very desirable likeness of one of our most famous founding fathers, statesmen and inventors of the 18th century! Very suitable for framing or display.

Authentic, original woodcut engraving that was published in the January 17, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly. Caption: Execution of Thirty-eight Indian Murderers at Mankato, Minnesota. 9 1/2 x 7 3/4. Harper's Weekly and date are printed in the margin.

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Salem, Mass., Jul. 1, 1907, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.

Member of the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame

6 Time American League All Star

Led the American League in Strike Outs 5 times

Named 1970 American League Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News

Signed, Boy Scouts of America, 40th Anniversary Commemorative Envelope

(1942-) He played in Major League Baseball as a starting pitcher from 1961 to 1975, most notably for the Cleveland Indians. He also had short stints late in his career with the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates. A six-time...