Archives International Auctions Auction 93 April 18, 2024

Archives International Auctions - Sale 93 61 April 18, 2024 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - Moody’s and Poor’s Railroad Manuals New York 283 283 Henry V. Poor, Manual of the Railroads of the U.S. Pair of Books, 1872-1873 and 1873-1874 New York, 1872-74. Lot of 2 Manuals of US Railroads, The first is intact and the second has a broken spine, Both books are filled with numerous illustrated advertisements of the time and have extensive information about railroads and related industries. (2) Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������ Est. $50-100 284 284 Henry V. Poor, Manual of the Railroads of the U.S., 1876-77 Edition New York, 1876-77. Manual of US Railroads, over 900 pages, includes numerous illustrated ads, railroads listed for 1876, Includes ABN ad page engraving and other ads at back of manual. Book has broken spine, but otherwise in great condition. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-100 285 285 Moody’s Manu of Investments, American and Foreign, Railroad Securities, 1929 Edition New York, 1929. Moody’s Manual of Railroad Securities Investments large book, over 1500 pages long, bound in a green cover with gold embossed print, 9 x 11.5 inches. Includes numerous details regarding financial information of various railroads, such as the Pittsburgh, Lisbon & Western Railroad Co.; St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.; and the Canadian Northern Railway Co. Very comprehensive text. Fine condition with a large water stain and other general signs of wear. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $50-100 Ephemera - Political Cartoons & Artwork 286 286 Frank Evers Oil Industry Related Political Cartoon, ca.1970s 1970’s, Frank Evers Political Cartoon, Oil related, Cartoon depicts wrecked ship Amoco Cadiz with oil spill and caption that reads “Only the Beginning”, Frank Evers was a political freelance cartoonist for both the New York Daily News and The New York Post and won the Editorial Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonist Society. �������������� Est. $40-80 Ephemera - Political Scandals 287 287 WilliamM. “Boss”TweedSignedCity of NewYork, 1866Document for Repairing Public Lamps New York City, NY, 1866. Mostly handwritten document on a blue ledger paper, issued to George Brandon, which outlines the total cost of supplies for “repairing and re-glazing the public lamps”, which cost $180. Signed by Boss Tweed at bottom of document. William Magear Tweed (April 3, 1823 - April 12, 1878), widely known as “Boss” Tweed, was an American politician most notable for being the “boss” of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th-century New York City and State. At the height of his influence, Tweed was the third-largest landowner in New York City, a director of the Erie Railroad, a director of the Tenth National Bank, a director of the New-York Printing Company, the proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel, a significant stockholder in iron mines and gas companies, a board member of the Harlem Gas Light Company, a board member of the Third Avenue Railway Company, a board member of the Brooklyn Bridge Company, and the president of the Guardian Savings Bank. 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, but 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. Tweed was convicted for stealing an amount estimated by an aldermen’s committee in 1877 at between $25 million and $45 million from New York City taxpayers from political corruption, but later estimates ranged as high as $200 million. Unable to make bail, he escaped from jail once but was returned to custody. He died in the Ludlow Street Jail. ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $120-200