WA 144
Four period postcards of the 1914 US invasion of Mexico.
Price: $200.00
Western Americana
WA 143
Late 19th century Italian chromo card featuring Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves. Promoting a dutch confectioner Cacao Bensdorp.
Price: $80.00
WA 142
5 photo postcards of the Red Man Spectacle at the 1909 Earl’s Court Exhibition.
Price: $200.00
NOTE: In 1909 at Earl's Court, London, there was The Golden West and American (U.S.A.) industries exhibition, to highlight the progress of 'modern' America and its various industries and products, presumably to encourage trade. One feature of the show was The Red Man Spectacle - a recreation of camp scenes, dancing and warfare, namely the Black Hawk Massacre in Colorado, which seems to be entirely fictitious! Most (all?) of the people who took part were Oglala; many, veterans of trips with Cody, like Red Shirt, Lone Bear and Painted Horse.
WA 141
19th century flag of California Republic. Measures 67x88cm.
Price: $1000.00
Note from Wikipedia: The California Republic, or Bear Flag Republic, was an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico, that for 25 days in 1846 militarily controlled an area north of San Francisco, in and around what is now Sonoma County in California.
In June 1846, thirty-three American immigrants in Alta California who had entered without official permission rebelled against the Mexican department's government. Among their grievances were that they had not been allowed to buy or rent land and had been threatened with expulsion. Mexican officials had been concerned about a coming war with the United States and the growing influx of Americans into California. The rebellion was covertly encouraged by U.S. Army Brevet Captain John C. Frémont, and added to the troubles of the recent outbreak of the Mexican-American War.
The name "California Republic" appeared only on the flag the insurgents raised in Sonoma. It indicated their aspiration of forming a republican government under their control. The rebels elected military officers but no civil structure was ever established. Their flag, featuring a silhouette of a California grizzly bear, became known as the "Bear Flag" and was later the basis for the official state flag of California.
Three weeks later, on July 5, 1846, the Republic's military of 100 to 200 men was subsumed into the California Battalion commanded by Brevet Captain John C. Frémont. The Bear Flag Revolt and whatever remained of the "California Republic" ceased to exist on July 9 when U.S. Navy Lieutenant Joseph Revere raised the United States flag in front of the Sonoma Barracks and sent a second flag to be raised at Sutter's Fort.
WA 140
Complete set of 8 early Spanish chromo cards on American aviators. B
Price: $120.00
WA 139
WA 139
Complete set of 16 Marx Warriors of the World cards on cowboys and indians, produced in 1962. Biography on reverse. B
Price: $990.00
CEP 452
Early Mexican comic book on the San Francisco Earthquake.
Price: $90.00
WA 138
WA 138
WA 138
Set of 28 cards produced by now-defunct Gum Inc. of Philadelphia in 1936 titled G-Men & Heroes of the Law. This subset relates to crimes west of the Mississippi. B
Price: $990.00
Note: The 1936 Gum Inc. G-Men and Heroes of the Law set is one of the more popular non-sport card issues from the 1930's. These cards feature scenes with G-Men and criminals in various incidents involving shooting, capture and death. The cards state "Official Stories from records of G-Men and Famous Police Organizations and Heroes of the Law". The fronts have action color drawings and the backs have descriptive stories.
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WA 135
WA 135
1845 illustration of the Texas demonstration in Jersey City and the Great Texas Meeting in New York. Full text. B
Price: $40.00
WA 137
1997 French chromo album Les Indiens, by Tumador. No. 2. All chromos present. M
Price: $290.00
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