Lot 245

[PRESIDENTS] Photographs and ephemera related to Presidents Kennedy, FDR, Truman, and Reagan.

Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Lots Open

Mar 27, 2023

Lots Close

Apr 4, 2023

Timed Online / Cincinnati

Estimate

$250 - $350

Sold for $158

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

[PRESIDENTS] Photographs and ephemera related to Presidents Kennedy, FDR, Truman, and Reagan.

8 x 10 in. photo, Truman and Hoover in academic robes. International News Photo, n.d. -- Folder with 5 x 7 in. photos of Jack and Jackie Kennedy. -- 8 x 10 in. photo of Truman surrounded by photographers. -- 8 x 10 in. photo of Truman with what looks like the Japanese surrender document. -- 8 x 10 in. photo of Truman with his wife and daughter. He and his daughter are making a whistle-stop tour of 22 states. -- 8 x 10 in. photo of President Hoover in 1931, with large "loving cups" for some event. -- 3-1/2 x 5 in. photo of Mt. Vernon. -- Campaign material for Wendell Willkie. -- 8-1/2 x 11 in. booklet of The President's Birthday Ball 1882-1945." Portrait of FDR on front. Softcover, 96pp. -- 8 x 10 in. photo of the Emperor and Empress of Japan, n.d. -- Composite photo of GOP hopefuls, 1967. France's President DeGaulle with Germany's Chancellor Konrad Adenauer,1961. -- 8 x 10 in. photo of Golda Meir (Israel), 1969. -- 6 x 9-1/4 in. photo of Prince Charles on his first visit to Canada (1970). -- 8 x 10 in. of Ronald Reagan acting in a movie (and holding a firearm!). -- 5 x 7 in. photo of Reagan at a lectern giving a speech. -- And 4 images of John Kennedy. -- Together, 20 items.

[WORLD WAR II]. A group of press photographs and snapshots from WWII, comprising: American G.I's. in Liberated France. US Signal Corps Photo, 16 August 1944. -- Covering Squad Assaulting Germans in Building. US Army Photo, 4 March 1945. -- Soldiers on Pass in France Read the News. Signal Corps Photo, 2 May 1945. -- Sun Rises on Invasion Fleet Headed for Iwo Jima. Washington DC: Coast Guard Photo, 11 May 1945. -- And 10 others. Together, 14 press photos, many with captions in negative, some stamps to versos, most approx. 8 x 10 in., all in very fine condition.

[With:] Outdoor view of army transport ship St. Mihiel with hundreds of soldiers. A military band plays in the foreground. [San Francisco]: N.p., 14 February 1941. 16 1/14 x 9 7/8 in.

[Also with:] 12 snapshots of soldiers and sailors, including views of a naval battle. 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 and smaller. -- L-Day. 5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. real photo postcard. L-Day (the invasion of Okinawa). -- Studio portrait of an unidentified officer. Los Angeles, CA: Outrey, n.d. 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. -- San Luis Obispo Daily Telegram. N.d. partial issue.

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