Coming to Auction March 26
Complete Catalogue
Leading Abolitionists
Antebellum Era & Slavery
Among the highlights will be an 1836 autograph book with inscriptions by noted early African-American orators Moses Roper and Peter Williams. The large section on slavery and abolition will include several runaway broadsides and a miniature printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation (the only one produced in pamphlet form) intended for soldiers to distribute among the freedmen in the south. Military papers include material written by African-American soldiers, including a Civil War letter and a Spanish-American War diary.
Civil War-Era
Family Archives
An archive of family papers covers five generations of the distinguished Ruby-Jackson family of Portland, Maine, and includes previously unknown photographs of the Texas Reconstruction state senator George Thompson Ruby, as well as a Tuskegee Airman.
Art, Music & Entertainment
Civil Rights Movement
Posters from the Civil Rights Movement and Black Panthers will include an unusual number of rare or previously unknown pieces.
Exhibition Begins February 29
The exhibition is free to attend and open to the public. We welcome special and educational groups with advance notice—send an inquiry to rsvp@swanngalleries.com.
Exhibition Hours
Saturday, March 21 — 12 PM to 5 PM
Monday, March 23 — 10 AM to 6 PM
Tuesday, March 24 — 10 AM to 6 PM
Wednesday, March 25 — 10 AM to 6 PM
Thursday, March 26 — 10 AM to 12 PM
Plan Your Visit
Specialist for the Auction
Rick Stattler, Americana Specialist
rstattler@swanngalleries.com
(212) 254-4710 ext. 27
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