[AUTOGRAPHS]. Autographs of pioneering 20th-century African American figures, including ANDERSON, POWELL, CHISHOLM, KING, and more.
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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[AUTOGRAPHS]. Autographs of pioneering 20th-century African American figures, including ANDERSON, POWELL, CHISHOLM, KING, and more.
A group of 12 autographs, comprising: American singer, ANDERSON, Marian, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. black and white photograph signed, accompanied by mailing envelope indicating Anderson's "Mariana Farm" return address and a Danbury, Conn. cancellation, 24 March, 1964; first African American woman in Congress, CHISHOLM, Shirley, 5 x 2 1/4 in. card signed with "always aim high!" below signature; Civil Rights activist, KING, Coretta Scott, 5 x 3 card signed; First African American woman to serve as an ambassador, HARRIS, Patricia Roberts, 8 x 10 in. photograph signed; African American Navy musician and close friend of FDR, JACKSON, Graham, check signed; actor, DAVIS, Ossie, 8 x 10 in. photograph signed; first African American in space, BLUFORD, Guion, two covers signed; Secretary of State and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, POWELL, Colin, 8 x 10 in. photograph signed; World War II Medal of Honor recipient, BAKER, Vernon, note signed; African American educator and anthropologist, STARR, Frederick, letter signed; and African American actress, MCQUEEN, Butterfly, 8 x 10 in. photograph signed.
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