CITY WIDE SERVICE BY WHITE FRONT CARS AND COACHES.
Market Street Railway Co: San Francisco nd (1941?). 16 x 16", folded, some wear. Not a reprint. More
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THE CLASSIC CAR, Official Quarterly of the Classic Car Club of America.
NY 1957-1962 and 1973-1989. 85 misc. issues. Illus, 11x8.5, wraps, some wear and soil to earlier issues, 1957-1959 in binder, rest loose, couple newer issues spotted. The missing issues are Spring/Summer/Fall 1957 and Sept. 1976 and June, Sept., and Dec. 1989. More
CLEVELAND & TOLEDO RAIL ROAD COMPANY.
Ohio 1854. 6x9.5", nice vignette of old train, left side yellowed, folds, ink cancellation else ok. More
CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY ("BIG 4").
5 shares preferred issued Feb. 29, 1968. Canceled with punch holes. Nice large vignette of 4-4-0 passenger train passing lake. More
CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY.
50 shares preferred isued June 1968. Cancelede with punch holes. More
CLEVELAND, PAINESVILLE & ASHTABULA RAIL ROAD COMPANY $100.00 BOND (stock certificate).
Ohio, 1852. 10 x 12.5, small vignette of train, cut and ink-stamp cancels, with paper seal, worn, a bit discolored, tears at folds else a decent copy. More
CLEVELAND, PAINESVILLE & ASHTABULA RAIL ROAD COMPANY $1000 BOND (stock certificate).
Ohio, 1850. Oblong 9.5 x 15, with small vignette of lady with train, ship and boat, paper seal, signed by Alfred Kelly as President and one other trustee, worn, edges chipped, discoloration, coupons cup from bottom, signed ink note on back: "This Bond is the property of Charles C. Thompson..... More
A Collection of 16 Consecutive Issues of AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY REVIEW from #39 (Fall 2002) to #54 (Autumn 2012 plus Summer 2005 Index)
Society of Automotive Historians: Alexandria, VA, 2002-2012. Paperback. 17 issues, each 11 x 8.25", glossy pict wraps, vp, nice condition with addressee's mailing info inked out and covered on rear covers. The lot. More
A Collection of 189 Booklets Regarding the Michigan Central Railroad Workers, 1905 to 1937
vp, 1905-1937. Paperback. Most 6.5 x 4", stapled wraps, some old rubber band marks, a few with some staining of ink writing, but mostly nicely preserved copies. Includes: "Schedule of Wages For Engineers": March 1, 1920 17cc; May 1, 1912 6cc; February 1, 1916 5cc. "Schedule of Wages for Engineers..... More
Collection of 39 various city bus fare tokens
vp, (1940s-1950s). Hardcover. Wide range of U.S. cities plus San Juan. Circulated condition, each is mounted in 2 x 2" coin holders. The lot. More
A Collection of Eight Original 8 x 10" black & white photos of the aftermath of a Navy fighter's crash landing in an empty field.
np (Grosse Isle, MI), nd (c 1955). Photos wavy at one edge else vg. From the collection of famed Detroit bookseller Thomas Schlientz, who was a Navy photographer in the 1950s. The plane seems to have skidded at least a quarter mile before coming to a stop with the front..... More
A collection of negatives and original photographs relating to Gar Wood and the Harmsworth Trophy Race of 1932
np (Detroit/Grosse Pointe), September 1932. No photographer listed but most likely it is the work of C.E. (Chester Earle) Wagner, these images were found with unrelated photos that bore his name. Nineteen negatives 3 x 4", twenty photos: 8 x 10" (8 including 1 duplicate), 1.75 x 4" to 3.5..... More
A Collection of Nine Authentic Newspaper Front Pages with Headlines Concerning Charles Lindbergh.
Various papers (many California), 1927-1935. Photos, ads, most 24 x 18, one or two leaves, all toned, folds, some tearing at folds, some edges unevenly cut (torn) else an interesting lot -- unfortunately, missing the rest of the papers. Includes: "Lindbergh Reaches Paris in 33 1/2 Hours" (San Francisco Examiner..... More
A Collection of of 11 original pencil sketches and copies of plans for the Ford Motor Company Tractor Plant in Highland Park, MI, 1949.
Ford Motor Co Production Engineering Dept: Dearborn, MI, c 1949. Most 24 x 36, varying degrees of browning and staining, edges torn and chipped, but still a fascinating lot of original plans for the Ford Tractor Plant at the old Ford Highland Park factory. Collection contains: 1) "South Elevation XX..... More
A collection of original black & white photographs of a US Navy Beechcraft airplane crash at the Grosse Ile, Michigan, Naval Air Station, c 1950s.
np (Grosse Ile, MI), nd (c 1950s). Five 8 x 10 and seven 4 x 5 contact prints showing the wreckage and fire-fighting crews, minor wear else vg. The left wing seems particularly badly damaged, and the left engine was detached. One photo shows burned out cockpit. Photos were probably..... More
A Collection of Ten Newspapers from the Detroit Area with Front Page Stories About the Centennial of Ford Motor Company, June 2003
Detroit, 2003. Paperback. Included are: The Wednesday News-Herald (Southgate, MI) from June 11, The Detroit Free Press from June 12 (partial), The Detroit News from June 13 (partial), The Detroit News and Free Press from June 14 (first section only), The Detroit Free Press from June 16 (whole issue), The..... More
Color humor card showing weirdly dressed man driving a wagon made up with misc. car parts with caption "Expect Me Shortly - Coming in my new Automobile"
Bamforth & Co.: England and New York. Postally used in 1908, corner wrinkled, wrinting in margins of image. More
Color Photo Postcard "Along the Trolley Line - 'Phoenix Tunnel.' Between Northville and Plymouth, Mich. 4349."
Plymouth, 1910. No publisher listed. 3.5 x 5. Postally used, soiled, creased, edges peeling, small abrasion on the front. Shows the trolley exiting a railroad tunnel just as a locomotive is about to go over it. Part of the brief note on the back ". . . We have just..... More
Color photograph of the Kelmark GT, Kelmark Engineering Inc., P.O. Box K, Okemos, MI 48864 PH (517) 882-2880 (stamped in red ink on the back)
Okemos, MI, nd (1969?). Paperback. 8.5 x 11". Light creasing else very good condition. The photo shows a red Kelmark GT parked in an office courtyard (Kelmark offices?) and two gentlemen with briefcases at the left. Kelmark Engineering was a manufacturer of kit cars based in Okemos, Michigan and was..... More
Color Postcard "Str. Huron, Windsor, Ont."
Windsor, 1908. H351. WG MacFarlane, Toronto and Buffalo. 3.5 x 5.5, postally used, creased, soiled. Written by Jessie (basic content) of lakeland, Manitoba to Mrs. Bert Allan of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Vessel is shown in the Detroit River, hazy skyline of Detroit behind it, "Grand Trunk" painted on its..... More
Color postcard "Twentieth Century Limited Leaving Chicago"
Acmegraph Co., Chicago, nd (pre-1910?). #675. 3.5 x 5.5". Postally unused, left corner creased, light wear else good to very good. The Twentieth Century Limited ran between New York and Chicago along the water route from 1902-1967. More
Color postcard of "Goodrich Transit Company, S.S. Christopher Columbus, Chicago-Milwaukee Route."
np, nd (early 20th. 3.5 x 5.5. Postally unused, light wear and soiling, tiny bit of chipping on one edge else good. Printed on the back (in part) "This great Steel Steamship makes a 170 mile round trip along Illinois and Wisconsin shores, plying between Chicago and Milwaukee. .... More
Color Postcard of "Steamer Alexandria at Picton, Ont."
Picton, 1911. 3.5 x 5.5, Postally used, light wear and soiling, corners are a bit worn/creased else good. Shows the steamer floating on the water. Published by W.A. Wright. More
Color Postcard of "The New Empress of Britain" of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Line.
Canadian Pacific Steamship Line (np), nd (1930s?). Color illustr by A. Cloutier, 3.5 x 5.5, light soiling and wear, small light stain on reverse else good/very good. Shows ship on the sea with a fishing boat alongside, to the right is information on vessel. In part " . .... More
Color Postcard of the 1950 Pontiac Sedan Delivery.
Pontiac Motor Division: Pontiac, Michigan, 1950. 3.5 x 5.5, light wear and soiling, good/very good. More