Archives International Auctions Auction 87 September 12, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 87 91 September 12, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com New York & Vermont 459 459 Troy, Salem and Rutland RailroadCo., 1865 I/C Bond SignedTwice by Jay Gould as President on Front and Trustee on Back. New York & Vermont. Lot of 2 attached bonds, includes 1851, Troy, Salem and Rutland Rail Road Company’s, $1,000 I/C, 7% First Mortgage Bond, Purple print on purple border, Illustration of Bald Eagle at top above title, POC’s along bottom, Fine condition with archival reinforced light splitting at fold lines, signed by Jay Gould as president with POC’s; the bond is pinned and lightly glued at the top to an 1865, Troy and Rutland Railroad Co., $1,000 Issued 7% Bond, Black print on black border, Small illustration of locomotive at top, VF condition with slight damage to bottom margins, archivally reinforced fold lines, and small stains, Snyder & Black Lith. This bond is signed on the back in a full and untouched signature of Jay Gould as a trustee, Rare bond with double Jay Gould signatures. Jay Gould was a railroad stock manipulator and later prominent executive. With Drew and Fisk, he battled Commodore Vanderbilt over the Erie Railroad (1867-1868); was president of the Erie (1868-1872); and tried to corner gold market with Drew and Fisk which caused Panic of 1869. He later controlled Western Union, New York City elevated railways, Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, MKT, and many more railroads. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $350-700 EPHEMERA - NOTABLE AUTOGRAPHS Nevada 460 460 El Capitan Mining Co. 1882 I/UCoupon Bond Signed by J.Adriance Bush as trustee. Nevada (Inc. in New York), 1882. I/U bond. $100, 1st Mortgage 10% Bond. Green border and undertint. Patriotic eagle vignette. XF condition. Coupons attached. Signed by J. Adriance Bush as trustee. He is more well known for being the trustee of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, representing New York. He is listed on Title page of Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn bridge, May 24, 1883 as the Vice President of New York and Brooklyn Bridge. Scarce bond with NY notable’s signature. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200 New York 461 461 NY City Street Dept. Surveyor’s Certificate, 1866 near the NY Public Library Signed byWilliam “Boss” Tweed. New York City. August 4, 1866. Surveyor’s Certificate regarding enclosing parks on 4th Avenue between 38th Street and 40th Street in Manhattan, New York, filled out by Surveyor Joseph Smith and signed by the Street Commissioner, William “Boss” Tweed. Tweed was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party’s political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th-century New York City and state. Tweed was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1852 and the New York County Board of Supervisors in 1858, the year that he became the head of the Tammany Hall political machine. He was also elected to the New York State Senate in 1867. However, Tweed’s greatest influence came from being an appointed member of a number of boards and commissions, his control over political patronage in New York City through Tammany, and his ability to ensure the loyalty of voters through jobs he could create and dispense on city-related projects. The document describes the work, such as the stone foundations and railings, along with the corresponding prices given by contractor John Donell. This location in Manhattan no longer has a park, and must have been developed in the years following this survey. It provides a fascinating glimpse into New York City’s past, before skyscrapers and modern developments, when there were more open spaces and parks. Rare. ������������������������������������������������������� Est. $230-450 EPHEMERA - PANAMA CANAL PHOTOGRAPHY Panama 462 462 John Frank Stevens, Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal, 1908, Vintage Photograph of him sitting in Office Panama, 1908. Photograph of John Frank Stevens, (an American engineer who built the Great Northern Railway and was chief engineer of the Panama Canal) sitting at a large desk with map of the world behind him. Photograph is stamped at bottom with “Office of European Agent. Isthmian Canal Commission”. The Isthmian Canal Commission (often known as the ICC) was an American administration commission set up to oversee the construction of the Panama Canal in the early years of American involvement. Established in 1904, it was given control of the Panama Canal Zone over which the United States exercised sovereignty. The commission reported directly to Secretary of War William Taft. Rare vintage photograph in excellent condition. ������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $450-750