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[AUTOGRAPHS]. Autographs of pioneering 20th-century African American figures, including ANDERSON, POWELL, CHISHOLM, KING, and more.
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$200
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Location
Cincinnati
Description

[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.


This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Property from the Augustana Collection

Condition
Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.