[BRYAN, William Jennings (1860-1925)]. Photographs and campaign ephemera.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 27, 2023
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Apr 4, 2023
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[BRYAN, William Jennings (1860-1925)]. Photographs and campaign ephemera.
A group of photographs and campaign ephemera from Bryan's presidential campaigns, including:
The Democratic Editors of N. Indiana at Pountain Park with Hon. W.J. Bryan. [Indiana]: N.p., 14 August 1907. 7 7/8 x 6 1/4 silver gelatin on cardstock mount (tear at upper edge, wear at mount extremities). Group portrait of 22 men featuring William Jennings Bryan seated at center. -- Studio portrait of two children posed with a "Bryan & Sewall" campaign hat. Boulder, CO: J.B. and A. Sturtevant, [1896]. Cabinet card. -- Outdoor view of two men and an adolescent on a horse wearing a "Bryan & Sewall." Craig, NE: Brizendine, [1896]. Cabinet card. -- Domestic interior view of a family with a portrait of Bryan on the wall. N.p., n.d. 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. albumen on cardstock mount. -- Portrait of a woman wearing a large plumed hat and a badge featuring Bryan. 1 /4 x 1 1/2 in. silver gelatin on cardstock mount. -- Bryan Speaking at Phillipsburg, N.J., Oct. 23, 1908. Phillipsburg, NJ: Rhodes Bros., [1907]. Postcard. -- The Square and Fountain, Freedom, N.H. Freedom, NH: R.G. Foster, [1908]. Postcard depicting a large "Bryan & Kern" banner. -- Together, 5 photographs and 2 postcards.
[With:] Pennant featuring portrait of Bryan's 1908 vice presidential candidate Senator John W. Kern (1849-1917). [Washington DC]: Harris & Ewing, 1908. 23 1/8 x 11 1/4 in. red felt pennant with multi-color printing, white silk binding, and tassels (minor fading, pinhole, some fraying to binding and tassels). -- All Good Democrats and the People Generally Will Surely Go to the Bryan and Stevenson Notification Meeting. Indianapolis, IN: Wm. B. Burford, 8 August 1900. 6 1/4 x 18 7/8 in. printed broadside (toned, minor chips at margins). -- Two tickets from the Democratic National Convention. Chicago, 1896. (Toned, one complete with 7 stubs, one with 2 stubs remaining). -- Ticket from the Democratic National Convention. Denver, CO, 1908. (Two stubs intact). -- Advertisement for Bryan and Stevenson Badges. Washington D.C.: National Watchman, [1900]. -- Cover with jugate portrait of Bryan and George Washington. Denver, CO: Western Litho. Co., 1896. -- Patriotic handbill featuring American flag and Bryan's portrait and Cross of Gold quote. Carthage, MO: Democratic Print, [1896]. -- Reception invitation. Columbus, OH, 1908. -- Glass featuring jugate portrait of Bryan and his 1900 vice presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson I. H. 3 3/4 in. Diam. 2 5/8 in. (very minor chips to rim). -- Together, 10 items, condition generally very fine except where noted.
[Also with:] BRYAN, William Jennings. Speech of Hon. William J. Bryan Democratic Nominee for President. Washington, D.C.: National Silver Committee, 1896. -- Imperialism. Chicago: Allied Printing, 1900. 2 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. pamphlet -- Shall the People Rule? Notification Speech of William Jennings Bryan Delivered at Lincoln, Nebraska, August 12th, 1908. Chicago: Allied Printing,1908. -- Democratic National Convention. Denver, CO: N.p., 1908. 4 x 9 in. pamphlet. -- Together, 4 pamphlets, 8vo except where noted, condition generally very good, some toning.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Collection of Tom Charles Huston
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