Paper, Posters, Prints, Photos & Paper Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a studio portrait of Lieutenant (eventual Captain) George W. McKean, United States Coast Guard, taken in either the 1930s or early World War II. McKean was the commander of the USS General M.C. Meigs (AP-116), transporting troops to the...

ARTIFACT: This is a postcard of Fort Point Light, in New Castle, New Hampshire. It is a wonderful view of the lighthouse and is done with nice coloring. VINTAGE: Circa early 20th century. SIZE: About 5-1/2" in width by 3-1/2" in height;...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1907 colorized postcard showing the United States Life Saving Service (USLSS) in action. The card has a period two cents stamps still affixed and a May 1907 Brooklyn, New York postmark. The postcard is by Raphael Tuck & Sons...

ARTIFACT: Fabulous 1890's United States Light House Establishment (USLHE) 2nd Assistant Keeper, Studio Portrait from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The emblem and letters USLHE are visible on the jacket buttons and the 2nd Assistant's Rank insignia shows...

ARTIFACT: Small black and white A.V.G (American Volunteer Group) print: Tigers on the Prowl by Robert Taylor. Initialed and #'d by the artist #32The image shows two P-40 Warhawks soaring above the ground below and reads: "TIGERS ON THE PROWL BY...

ARTIFACT: This is a framed Braniff International Airlines promotional print from the 1950s of a DC-4 aircraft. The Douglas DC-4 served during World War II and beyond and was also the choice for some countries' civil airlines after the war. The plane's...

ARTIFACT: Small United States Army Air Forces Pilot Cadet grouping with dog tags. The grouping includes three candid period black and white photos of Eckman and fellow aviators, as well as a black and white period portrait showing John Eckman in uniform...

ARTIFACT: This is a group of three jet photos and a framed piece of artwork for a United States Air Force 50th Fighter Wing pilot. "Gentle Ben", as he was nicknamed by his peers, flew F-4E Phantom jets out of Hahn Air Force Base in Germany in the early...

ARTIFACT: Great, early WWII United States Army Air Corps 48th Air Base Christmas menu and group roster from Losey Field, Puerto Rico. The front of the red menu shows an image of Santa and his reindeer flying across the moon and beneath him reads:...

ARTIFACT: This is a framed circa World War II photograph of a United States Air Corps P-39 Air Cobra (or Airacobra), a fighter plane by Bell Aircraft popular with many countries' forces. The P-39 was revolutionary in that the engine was placed behind the...

ARTIFACT: RARE 8x10 period hand-colored black and white photograph of three 3rd Squadron Aces around the cockpit of a P-40 (one seated in). Details slightly fuzzy (from being enlarged), but pilots are wearing flight jackets. 3rd Sq. emblem partially...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1940s Levi's advertisement ink blotter. The blotter is in mint condition, and has never been used. There is a faint Army & Navy store name in the left-hand border. The blotter features a great scene of a cowboy...