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Richard Byrd TLS for International Rescue Committee
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Typed letter signed by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, dated March 24, 1953 on letterhead of the International Rescue Committee. Near...
ALS to George Lawrence
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Autograph Letter Signed, 2 pages, 4.5" x 7", dated December 22, 1863, Mt. Pleasant, Washington, Hospital, Coues writes to his...
George Eastman Signature on Card
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Bold signature by George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company. On 4" x 2.75" beige card. George Eastman (1854-1932)...
Reinhold Niebuhr TLS for Iron Curtain Rescue Committee
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Passionate fundraising letter signed by philosopher Reinhard Niebuhr, in blue fountain pen, dated December 12, 1952 on letterhead for the...
Signed Photo
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Signed color photo of Jeana Yeager, an American aviator who co-piloted, along with Dick Rutan, the first non-stop, non-refueled flight...
Thomas Edison Autograph Framed
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A beautiful, bold autograph in his signature "umbrella" style. Handsomely framed with museum quality archival materials, four elements come together...
Elliott Coues Autograph Letter Signed
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Autograph Letter Signed, 3 pages, approx 6" x 8", dated February 15, 1864, Mt. Pleasant, Washington, Hospital, Coues writes to...