Eastern Americana

EAM 006EAM 006This photo album dates from 1913-1915 and belonged to famed Broadway actress/dancer Ellen Rose. The album is full of pictures from her daughters high school/college days at State Normal College in Greensboro, NC, as well has vacations and scenes from her hometown of Wallace, North Carolina. Her daughter, Maryrose died without any children. There are 155 pictures in total, most with captions. Included are: Guilford Hall 1913, Peabody Park 1913, the McDrew? Residence, the Old Infirmary, trip to Guilford Battle Ground (Greensboro), Freshman Pics, Aunt Meimie (Black Woman), Field Day, Baseball Team, McAllister Faculty Team (Baseball), Tennis Tournament, Vacation 1913 - Pine Level, NC (Godwin Bros. Drug Store, The Parker Residence, Main Street), Founder's Day (Going in Chapel, Getting Ready to March, Marching), Good Roads Day 1914, Freshman Class, Salisbury High School Fall 1913, Harrisburg NC 1913, Wallace NC 1914 (Mr. Ed Well's Residence, Residence of ?? Boney), Wallace NC Summer 1914 (Bank of Duplin, Hall Mer Co?)EAM 006

Wallace NC (J. Carter? & Sons, Boney Lumber Mill), Wallace NC (Residence of Mrs. G. S. Westbrook), Wallace NC (Presbyterian & Methodist Church)

Practicing For May-Day, Funny Paper Fair - Given to New Girls by YWCA Oct. 1914EAM 006

(Seven Pics From This Fair - The Newlyweds, The Wild Man, Funny Grandpa & Wild Man), Visions of Youth - Nov 1914 Freshman Class - Mother Goose, Flower Girls, Fairy Dancers, etc., State Normal College Camping Grounds 1912 - Camp Supper, Field Day 1915 - Swedish Drill, Seniors Jump, High Jump, Etc.

May 1st 1915 - May Pole Dance, Wallace NC - Residence of J R Rose

EAM 006Pine Level NC - Residence of R S Fitzgerald, (kids) Clara Fitzgerald, Robt. Fitzgerald, Wallace NC "Harry Rose" & James Rose "Slats" and Gladys Rose

Greensboro NC - State Normal College (pictures of girls with names)

EAM 006Fremont NC 1915 - Ruth Yelverton & other friends with names – many more, Wallace NC - Train Station 1915, Flower Garden in front of a train - Atlantic Coast Dispatch, plus more. An excellent resource to study Wallace and/or State Normal College. Price: $450

Note:EAM 006Ellen Rose was a Broadway star in the 1920’s. She starred in Chifon Girl in 1924, performed at Johnson’s 59thStreet Theatre and Central Theatre and Better Times, performed at Hippodrome Theatre in 1922. She also starred inMecca at the Century Theatre in 1920 and appeared in Aida in 1920-1921 with the Washington Opera Co., at the Palais Theatre in Washington, DC.

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EAM 005Photo album with 58 cabinet cards, CDVs and tintypes belonging to Judge Andrew B Smith of Montrose, Pennsylvania. The album was given to “Father and Mother from Andrew and Will, on December 25, 1885.” A later notation indicates the album belongs to “Judge Andrew B. Smith” of Montrose, PA. The photos range in date from roughly 1862 to 1897. One real photo postcard is a bit later.EAM 005Many of the people in the photos are identified on the album page and a few identified on the back of the photo. Here’s a list of the identified people and the location in parentheses where the photo was taken, if known:

*Woman & Man identified as “Grandfather Smith’s cousin from St. Louis & husband? daughter of another brother, Smith Bros. Clock estate? (Notman photo, Boston, MA)

* Andrew B. Smith, Sr., New Milford, PA; father of Judge Andrew Smith (Montrose, PA)

* William Smith, brother of Judge Andrew Smith (Binghamton, NY)

EAM 005* Judge Andrew B. Smith, as a young lawyer, Montrose, PA (Philadelphia)

* Florence Smith (Hess), daughter of Judge Andrew Smith, taken 9/25/1885 (Montrose, PA)

* 16 year old girl, possibly Great Grandfather Smith’s relative (Warsaw, IL)

* One of Great Grandfather Smith’s brothers and his family (Keokuk, IA)

* Boy, possibly Will Grover or relative of Smith Bros. (Warsaw, IL)

* One of Great Grandfather Smith’s brother’s wives (St. Louis)

* Judge Andrew B. Smith, father of Andrew Carlisle Smith & Florence Smith Hess (Montrose, PA)

* Mrs. Andrew B. Smith (Lillian Carlisle) (Montrose, PA)EAM 005

* Florence Smith Hess, mother of Mary Carlisle Hess, Samuel A. & Robert Hess, dated 3/14/1887 (Montrose, PA)

* Will Grover, Uncle of Judge Andrew B. Smith and brother of Helen Grover Smith (Warsaw, IL)

* Possibly Great Grandfather Smith’s brother (Warsaw, IL)

* Ransom Smith, dated 11/9/1863 (New York City)

* Cousin of Grandfather Smith, St. Louis

* Daughter of one of three Smith Brothers, cousin of Andrew B. Smith, Jr. (St. Louis), 3 cent green proprietary tax stamp on back

EAM 005* Andrew B. Smith, Sr., 2 cent blue playing card tax stamp on back

* Andrew B. Smith, Jr. & Mother, Mrs. Andrew B. Smith, Sr. (Helen Grover) (Montrose, PA), 3 cent telegraph tax stamp on back

* Possibly Great Grandfather Andrew Bradley Smith as a young man (St. Louis, dated 1872)

* Hon. Andrew B. Smith & Son Carlisle Smith, real photo postcard, Montrose, PA,

EAM 005* older man, copied from a daguerreotype that was taken in St. Louis in 1857 (Warsaw, IL)

* older woman, copied from a portrait taken at age of 70 (Warsaw, IL)

The album measures 8 ½” x 12 x 2”. Brown leather cover with gilt designs. Cover has some damage and clasp is missing. Front interior hinge is split and the photo pages have separating from the spine. Colored title page. Some of the pages have small tears or missing pieces around the photo spaces. Photos are in good condition. A few of the photo spaces were missing images when I got the album. I don’t know if there were photos in these spaces or not. I didn’t remove any as I keep family albums intact when I find them. A rare find as albums of this type and age do not usually contain any captions. Price: $490

EAM 005Note: Judge Smith’s father, Andrew B. Smith and his uncles, Ransom Smith and H.W. Smith were partners in a the Smith & Bros. Clock establishment in New York City, 1834-1841 and Ransom Smith was partners with Salem Holman in a clock establishment in Hartford, CT, 1830-31. There are pictures of Andrew B. Smith Sr. and Ransom Smith in the album and there could be at least one picture of H.W Smith also. Some of the inscriptions with names of people reference the Smith & Bros. Clock estate.

EAM 005Andrew B. Smith, was born November 30, 1857, at New Milford, PA, son of Andrew B. and Helen L. Smith. He was admitted to the bar at in 1880 and afterwards took a two years' course in the law department of the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, from which he graduated in 1882. Returning to Montrose, he engaged in the practice of his profession alone until May,1883, when he became the junior member of the law firm of McCollum, Searle & Smith. In 1898 he was elected burgess of Montrose for three years. On October 10, 1883, he married Lillian E. Carlisle, of Great Bend, Pa., and to them have been born two children, Florence and Andrew C. He died in 1938 and is buried in the Montrose cemetery.

EAM 003EAM 003Scrap / photo album belonging to Edwin H Tompkins, who was enrolled at the University of Virginia from 1918-1922. The album is full from first to last page. Predominantly photographs but much ephemera from the school as well including football ticket stubs, election ballots, news clippings of sports and other topics, club material, dance events, many signatures of fellow students, a few items from his Danville VA high school graduation and more. There are more than 260 photographs mostly of fellow students some family and many more interesting like football games, wrestling, early radio, pretty coeds, stadium events, etc. Most everything is mounted with corners so can be removed without too much trouble. Price $390EAM 003

Note: Edwin H Tompkins was born in 1903 in Danville, Virginia. While attending university he became a member of the Beta chapter of the Zeta Psi fraternity. EAM 003After graduation he became an accountant and worked in various government agencies. In 1925 he married Doris Maude Driscoll (1906-1970) and they had one child. Edwin died in Norfolk, Virginia in 1970.

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EAM 002Full diary written by Savillion W. Longley of Shirley, Massachusetts, in 1864. He writes about his daily duties and his time with his cousin who is a lieutenant in the Union army. Very good condition. Price $390EAM 002

Note: Savillion W. Longley (1841-1912), was born in Leominster, Massachusetts on July 7, 1841, one of two sons born to James Parker and Lucy Chaplin Longley. He relocated with his family to the town of Shirley when still a child and later graduated from the Shirley High School. His early life was spent as a traveling salesman and later as a railroad station agent in Shirley and Boston.EAM 002

During the 1880s he became a book keeper and office manager for the Pepperell Manufacturing Company, serving in these positions for eight years. EAM 002After returning to Shirley, Longley started his own insurance company, and was still engaged in this profession when he was elected to the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, officially taking office in 1910. Prior to his election Longley had occupied the offices of town assessor in Shirley as well as being chief engineer of the town fire department.

His one term in the state legislature was Longley's only foray into the political arena, and during his service held a seat on the house committees on towns. Within a year of leaving the legislature the life of this oddly named Massachusetts political figure came to an end in rather unusual circumstances. The Turner's Spirit newspaper from January 6th of that year notes that three days previously Longley (having prepared himself for bed) got up to blow out a kerosene lamp in his room. EAM 002A flame (which had made its way underneath the lamp's burner) subsequently caught his nightshirt on fire, and within moments the majority of his body (as well as his room) were afire. After smoke was discovered in the home, a downstairs neighbor and Savillion's brother Harriman (who lived in an adjacent room) sounded the alarm. The initial prognosis was not good, with Longley receiving severe burns over all his body, whilst also losing nearly all his hair to the flame.EAM 002

After surviving the initial fire Longley received prompt medical attention and was given morphine to ease his pain. The Turner's Public Spirit newspaper of Ayer, Massachusetts mentions that Longley lingered for a few hours before succumbing to his burns the following day (January 4, 1912) early in the morning. He is recorded as being a lifelong bachelor and was survived by his brother Harriman. Longley was later interred at the village cemetery in Shirley following his death.

EAM 0011909 Handwritten Diary - Principal of Sanborn Seminary High school, Kingston, NH. Sanborn Seminary was built in 1883 by Edward S Sanborn as a secular secondary boarding school. Mr Sanborn passed away in 1885. The school operated until 1966 when it was sold to the town of Kingston, and the last class graduated in 2006. The building is on the National Registry of Historic Places. This diary was written by the principal of that school in 1909. Unfortunately, he did not leave his name in the dairy.

The author was 52 years old, his wife's name was May, and they had at least 5 children. Four children, Charley, Ida, Marion and Sybil, were in college at the beginning of the year, and there was a young son, Robert, who lived at home. The author wrote about his children with much pride, especially Charley, who was a student at the state college. Charley is 21 years old and very popular at school, winning class elections, appointments etc. He once had his picture in the Boston Herald. The three girls are all studying to be teachers. Sybil was the oldest, and at the beginning of the diary, she was taken ill with something that the author described as "asphyxiation". After recuperating at home, she was able to return to school and eventually secured a position as a teacher.

EAM 001The author had many duties as principal. He had to take care of upkeep and repairs, manage the staff, solicit students, occasionally teach, attend conferences, and often gave the Sunday sermon at local churches when the ministers were unavailable. He noted in the diary that his last position as principal paid $1200 yearly, his present position paid $2000. He did not get along with a gentleman named Mr. Chase, who had a position of authority and paid the bills. The bad feelings went on all through the year and the author did apply for principal positions at other schools. Mr Chase is hostile towards the author throughout the year, and once did not pay him. At one point he wrote:

EAM 001Mar 17...Mr Chase called me over to the dormitory tonight and talked over quite a number of things before Mr & Mrs Johnson. He is down on Robert Ladd for some things he has said, and he was generally disappointed about things. It is very evident he will do all in his power to oust me from my position. Can he do it? I will not worry for experience has taught me that if I do my best, whatever happens is for my ultimate good.....

EAM 001The author and his wife belonged to many organizations, including the Mason's, the Odd Fellows and the Eastern Star. He attended town meetings, and many social events. In the summer, he and some of his family vacationed in Maine for three weeks (the older children have summer jobs). He wrote a delightful description of an old fashioned Maine Camp, fishing, berry picking, rowing to town, days spent with friends and enjoying the outdoors. In addition to writing about his position as principal, his family and his daily life, the author noted many current events. He wrote of the earthquake in Italy, events in Turkey, and several times wrote about Roosevelt and Taft. He was fascinated by the first person to reach the North Pole that year and noted several times of the ongoing dispute between Cook and Peary as to who was actually "first". He correctly prophesized that the matter would probably never be settled.

The diary is a hard cover, measuring about 8" x 5 1/2" and is in good condition. There is an entry for every day. Entries vary in length, ranging from a line or two to a full page, with most falling in between at about 1/2 page. Written in ink and legible. Price $490

Note:EAM 001 The founder of Sanborn Seminary, Edward Stevens Sanborn (1819-1885), purchased the site for the school early in 1883 and proceeded with the erection of the main building that year with the assistance of five Trustees - John Warren Sanborn, Amos Chase, Warren Webster, John P. Marshall and William P. Moulton. The school was chartered by the Legislature in 1883. After spending $55,000 on construction, the Seminary opened in the fall of 1888. The story of Major Sanborn's gift is involved. Some years before founding the Seminary, he made a will, giving $40,000 to Dartmouth College and dividing the residue of his estate among three sisters and seven others. Subsequently, he became estranged from his relatives and was very ill at his Boston residence in the winter of 1882-83 with alleged 'softening of the brain'. Some of the relatives tried to have him committed to an asylum, but his counsel Gen. Gilman Marston of Exeter, successfully proposed moving him to a country residence in Malden, where he recovered. In April, 1883, a new will was filed, followed by codicils in October and December, giving the bulk of his estate to the Seminary. (There were also gifts of $5,000 to the Congregational Church and $2,000 to a Kingston Trust Fund for 'such poor women of the town as the Selectmen shall adjudge best entitled to it ‘by their industry and virtue'. The will was contested unsuccessfully by heirs-at-Iaw and Dartmouth. 'Major Ed' acquired a companion and business partner in Boston some 17 years before his death - Julia A. Hilton - who predeceased him and left the bulk of her estate to the Seminary; about $75,000.