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[Americana - Pioneers - West] Group of 5 19th Century

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Propaganda Poster Pioneer is a Friend To All Children Of The World: Original vintage Russian propaganda poster published to promote the Young Pioneer youth organisation (similar to the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides groups): Pioneer is a friend to all children of the worl

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Wild West, Vigilante Sheriff Olney: In the late 19th Century, Arizona was plagued by cattle rustling, stage coach robberies and other forms of WILD WEST LAWLESSNESS. A vigilante group of masked men became active in dispensing quick and

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Pacific Summer Print by John D. Shaw 108564: This print "Pacific Summer" gives tribute to the 475th fighter group od P-38s with eight pilot signatures. Two medals; framed in an olive suede matting 36 in. X 43 in. AE 60/200. City: State: Date:

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U. S. Military Postcard Group (Over 200 cards): Army, Marines, Navy and related cards. These cards range from Spanish American War, WWI, WWII and later. Some RPCs, some humorous cards sent home to loved ones. Nice Historical group. Date: Country (i

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Fortress Under Attack print by artist Robert Taylor: This print is of a Fortress Under Attack by Robert Taylor. A group of B-17s under Jay Zeamer's cammand are attacked by Japanese Zeros. There are two signatures on this print; one from Jay Zeamer. Trip

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WWI ITEMS FROM MAJOR ROGERS: US World War I group belonging to Major Rogers USNG (medical) including size 35.5 pants; Size 8 coat with name; Red Cross fanny pack; brass bugle.

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3 Books on the American West & Civil War: The West of Buffalo Bill…from the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. NY: Abrams, n.d. Dj. // Katz. Custer in Photographs. NY: Bonanza, 1985. Dj. // Miller & Pohanka. An Illustrated History of the Civil

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[BINDINGS]. –– [EASTON PRESS]. A group of 105 volumes publi...: [BINDINGS]. –– [EASTON PRESS]. A group of 105 volumes published by the Easton Press related to Americana and politics, including: FORD, Gerald. A Time to Heal. 1987. SIGNED BY FORD. –

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Group of Signed Presidential Easton Press 34 Vols: Group of Easton Press books, including several bearing Presidential signatures, to include: Civil War art of Mort Kunster (signed), Pearl Harbor, West Point Atlas of American Wars, Don Troiani's Civil

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1954 West Point, N.Y. Military Base License Plate Topper: This genuine 1954 license plate topper hails from the historic West Point Military Academy in New York, offering a unique piece of Americana. In good original condition, this iconic yellow and black a

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[Americana - Pioneers - West] Group of 5 19th Century

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[Americana - Pioneers - West] Group of 5 19th Century Books - Pioneers; Western Adventure; Native Americans; Texas Rangers, Custer, Etc.

Custer, Elizabeth B. TENTING ON THE PLAINS OR GENERAL CUSTER IN KANSAS AND TEXAS. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887. 8vo, printed brown cloth, beveled boards, gilt spine lettering and highlights, printed endpapers, 702pp. Some shelfwear and minor toning. After his death, Custer's wife, Libby, became his staunchest supporter and protector of his historical reputation. This is the second of three books published by Libby, and focused on the period between the Civil War and the Indian Wars that finally ended his life.

Reid, Captain (Thomas) Mayne (1818-1883). The White Chief. A Legend of North Mexico. With Original Designs, Engraved by N. Orr. New York: De Witt & Davenport, n.d. (ca 1855). 12mo, brown embossed cloth, 401pp, plus 6pp ads. Scattered foxing, minor.

Reid, Samuel C., Jr. The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers; or, the Summer and Fall Campaign of the Army of the United States in Mexico - 1846; Including Skirmishes with the Mexicans, and an accurate Detail of the Storming of Monterey; Also, the Daring Scouts at Buena Vista. Philadelphia: Keystone Publishing Co., 1890. 12mo, printed cloth with gilt highlights, 251pp. Moderate shelfwear.

Eastman, Edwin. Seven and Nine Years among the Camanches and Apaches. An Autobiography. Jersey City, NJ: Clark Johnson, MD, 1873. 12mo, printed gold embossed cloth, 309pp. At the end is an ad for Dr. Clark Johnson's Indian Blood Syrup, a patent medicine which was touted as "...the most remarkable purified of the blood..." Text block slightly cocked; moderate shelf wear.

Heroes and Hunters of the West: Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnston, &c. Philadelphia: H.C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, 1854. 12mo, embossed green cloth, 300pp. Spine sunned, shelf wear.

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[Americana - Pioneers - West] Group of 5 19th Century

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