Archives International Auctions - Auction 117 September 30, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 117 79 September 30, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - Photographs - Western California 390 390 CA. San Francisco & Calaveras Big Trees Stereo view Card Collection, 1870s to 1880s, Thompson & West Assortment California, 1870-80s. Lot of 7 stereo view cards published by Thomas Houseworth & Co., featuring views of San Francisco and the Calaveras Big Trees. Includes California Street, the Grand Hotel, West End Hotel and Plaza, Telegraph Hill, and several famous giant sequoia scenes including the Pioneer’s Cabin, Father of the Forest, and the House over the Stump of the Original Big Tree. Orange mounts with printed titles and publisher’s imprint. Overall condition ranges from VG to VF with light edge and corner wear. (7). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $180-250 Ephemera - Photography - Civil War Military CDV’s New York 391 391 NY. Civil War CDV lot of 5 different Military Photographs by Frederick H. Meserve including Grant and Sherman in Uniform Civil War CDV Lot of 5 Photographs by Meserve, Includes 5 photographs of U.S. Grant; William T. Sherman; George G. Meade; Philip Sheridan all in uniform and John G Nicolay. All are 2.25 x 4 inches, Backs have printed “Collection of Americana - Frederick Hill Meserve - New York” and name of photo subjects written in pencil in Meserve’s hand. All are in exceptional condition. Frederick Hill Meserve (1865 – 1962) was a businessman and collector of photographs. He published a large collection of early American photographic portraits. In 1944 he worked with historian Carl Sandburg to publish 100 photographs of Abraham Lincoln. The Library of Congress has his photographic publishing’s in its collection. His father William Neal Meserve was a veteran of the American Civil War. (Ex. John E. Herzog Collection, June 12, 1997, R.M Smythe) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $800-1200 Ephemera - Presidential Washington, D.C. 392 392 Theodore Roosevelt Photograph and Roosevelt Memorial Association Certificate, 1918 Lot of 2 Theodore Roosevelt related items. Includes: a period photograph captioned in period ink “Oriole Park, Baltimore, Sept 28, 1918” and “Last Open Air Speech. Gov. Warfield and Mrs. Grover Cleveland Prescott,” mounted on green card stock with a celluloid “Roosevelt” campaign button affixed at upper left, photographer’s signature visible in the image lower left; and a Roosevelt Memorial Association membership certificate, printed by American Bank Note Co., with an oval portrait of Roosevelt, issued to T. J. Ryan and signed by William Boyer Thompson, President. Conditions vary, with mounting and handling wear to the photograph. (2). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������ Est. $200-300 Ephemera - Railroad & Communication Documents Ohio 393 393 Ohio Internal Revenue, Telegraph, Railroad and Business Ephemera Collection, 1860s to 1890s Ohio, 1860-90s. Lot of 40+ pieces of 19th century business and legal ephemera, primarily Ohio. Includes: United States Internal Revenue tax receipts from multiple Ohio collection districts, dated 1867 to 1890; Western Union Telegraph Company message receipts; Adams Express Company shipping receipts; Cooper Seminary, Dayton, Ohio account statements; a Union Central Life Insurance Company policy; a Knox Co. Mutual Insurance Company assessment notice; a State Fire Insurance Company, Cleveland, receipt; Babbitt, Harkness and Co. wholesale grocers and liquor dealers receipt; probate and estate settlement documents for Pickaway and Allen counties; and various railroad and mercantile receipts. Conditions vary, with foxing, folds, and revenue stamps present on several pieces. (40+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $75-150