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Lot 484

[CIVIL WAR]. Lady's Ticket. First Annual Ball of the B.G. and W.F. to be held at Passaic Hotel, On New Years Night, January 1st, 1861. [New York?]: N.p., [1860]. 
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$150 - 300
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$531
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[CIVIL WAR]. Lady's Ticket. First Annual Ball of the B.G. and W.F. to be held at Passaic Hotel, On New Years Night, January 1st, 1861. [New York?]: N.p., [1860]. 

21 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. letterpress broadside (offsetting, old folds); framed to 25 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (not examined out of frame). 

Advertisement for the "First Annual Ball of the B.G. and W.F." Illustrated with images of smiling figures, a lion, a lady and gentleman enjoying each other's company, and a man who appears to be gambling with liquor bottles. The device at center features an eagle with a riband reading "Lady's Ticket." A list of the committee members is included and a notice that music will be provided by Shelton's Cornet Band. 

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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