Archives International Auctions Auction 76 May 4, 2022 U.S., Chinese & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Colonial Banknotes, Colonial Fiscal Documents, Historic Ephemera and Security Printing Ephemera

Archives International Auctions - Sale 76 96 May 4, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - Autographs - Business & Finance New York, California and France 513 513 William Randolph Hearst Photograph Quartet with Signature & Book, ca.1930-1943. New York, France and California....a. Circa 1930-43, Lot of 5 pieces: 4 are original photographs of William Randolph Hearst, one which bears his signature. Also included in this lot is the book, W.R. Hearst: An American Phenomenon by John K. Winkler, a First Edition published in 1928 with the outer paper book jacket included but it needs repair. Photographs are: A 1930, 6 x 8.5 inch photograph of Hearst in Paris, France, as he appeared just before the French Government ruled him barred from that country for his publishing of the secret Anglo-French Naval Pact; A ca.1937- 1940, 6.5 x 8.5 inch photograph of Hearst playing a game of tennis at the age of 73, with his son William, Jr. in the background; A 1937, 10 x 8 inch photograph of Hearst at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, California, seated next to John Boettiger and his wife Anna Roosevelt. The highlight of this lot is a 10 x 12.75 inch very rare photograph signed “W.R. Hearst” with a humorous inscription from his 80th birthday party. He is shown in formal dress standing by film mogul Louis B. Mayer (of MGM fame). He inscribed the image, “Dear Ida, This is a very good picture of me with my grandson Louis. You can plainly see that [manly beauty?] runs in our family. W.R. Hearst” The brown ink is light in places with a few words difficult to decipher. This piece is especially interesting because the film Citizen Kane was based off of Hearst’s career and life. When he learned of it, he attempted to kill the film. Several Hollywood executives, including Mayer, tried to buy the movie in order to burn it. They were unsuccessful, but this photograph highlights the close relationship Hearst had with powerful people. William Randolph Hearst Sr. (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation’s largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation’s popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst. Moving to New York City, Hearst acquired the New York Journal and fought a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World. Hearst sold papers by printing giant headlines over lurid stories featuring crime, corruption, sex, and innuendo. Acquiring more newspapers, Hearst created a chain that numbered nearly 30 papers in major American cities at its peak. He later expanded to magazines, creating the largest newspaper and magazine business in the world. Hearst controlled the editorial positions and coverage of political news in all his papers and magazines, and thereby often published his personal views. He sensationalized Spanish atrocities in Cuba while calling for war in 1898 against Spain. Historians, however, reject his subsequent claims to have started the war with Spain as overly extravagant. He was twice elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States in 1904, Mayor of New York City in 1905 and 1909, and for Governor of New York in 1906. During his political career, he espoused views generally associated with the left wing of the Progressive Movement, claiming to speak on behalf of the working class. After 1918 and the end of World War I, Hearst gradually began adopting more conservative views and started promoting an isolationist foreign policy to avoid any more entanglement in what he regarded as corrupt European affairs. He was at once a militant nationalist, a fierce anti-communist after the Russian Revolution, and deeply suspicious of the League of Nations and of the British, French, Japanese, and Russians. He was a leading supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932–34, but then broke with FDR and became his most prominent enemy on the right. Before the fallout, Hearst provided prominent and lucrative employment for FDR’s son Elliott Roosevelt and in November 1936, for John and Anna, who are photographed with Hearst in this group. John became publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and Anna was editor of the paper’s women’s pages. Hearst agreed to give the Boettigers editorial freedom to “make it the best paper in Seattle.” Hearst’s empire reached a peak circulation of 20 million readers a day in the mid-1930s. He was a bad manager of finances and so deeply in debt during the Great Depression that most of his assets had to be liquidated in the late 1930s. Hearst managed to keep his newspapers and magazines. His life story was the main inspiration for Charles Foster Kane, the lead character in Orson Welles’s film Citizen Kane (1941). His Hearst Castle, constructed on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean near San Simeon, has been preserved as a State Historical Monument and is designated as a National Historic Landmark. Condition varies from VG to XF condition. The backs of the photos have the information about them for use by newspapers. Historic group. (5) ( John E. Herzog Collection) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $450-750 Ephemera - Autographs - Technology New York 514 514 ThomasWatson, IBMChairman & CEO, 1940 Autographed Letter about the 1939 New York World’s Fair New York, 1940. Lot of 2 Pieces, both typewritten: Invitation by Thomas Watson, extended to Mr. and Mrs. H. Cook for a visit the New York World’s Fair, as guests of the IBM Corporation, Typed on IBM Office of the President letterhead. Watson writes that following the Cook’s stay in New York, arrangements will be made for them “to visit our Endicott factory and participate in the opening ceremonies of the 1939 Hundred Percent Club” before a return home. He goes on to say that a program is included in this invitation, with transportation to be taken care of at a later date. Includes Watson’s signature at bottom. The included program highlights the “Customer Service Department visit” to the World’s Fair, from June 22nd to 23rd, with activities such as a dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and tickets to the Empire State Observatory Tower and Radio City. Also includes the original envelope. Handwritten pages are in excellent condition, envelope is in VF condition with some toning. Thomas John Watson Sr. (February 17, 1874 - June 19, 1956) was an American businessman who served as the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company’s growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM’s management style and corporate culture from John Henry Patterson’s training at NCR. He turned the company into a highly effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines. A leading self-made industrialist, he was one of the richest men of his time and was called the world’s greatest salesman when he died in 1956. Fascinating autograph from a leading force behind an industry giant. �������� Est. $500-800 New York & New Jersey 515 515 Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Co. 1925 Stock Certificate and Thomas J.Watson Sr. Signature Pair NY & NJ.... 1925. 100 Shares I/C Stock Certificate endorsed on back by Thomas J. Watson and also a stock transfer form with Watson’s signature as Executor of the will of John I. Waterbury. Black text with red-pink border and underprint, Busy harbor scene depicted at top center with subway running underneath. Fine condition with cancelled POCs throughout. Back has many stock transfer tax stamps, and is signed by Thomas J. Watson, ABNC; Also included is a will document outlining the transfer of assets, witnessed and also signed byWatson. Thomas John Watson Sr. (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was an American businessman. He served as the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines (IBM). He oversaw the company’s growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM’s management style and corporate culture from John Henry Patterson’s training at NCR. He turned the company into a highly-effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines. A leading self-made industrialist, he was one of the richest men of his time and was called the world’s greatest salesman when he died in 1956. (2) ( John E. Herzog Collection) ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $300-600