ANNIE OAKLEY Her rare signature on a 4x2½ card, matted and then attached to an 11x16 reproduction of a poster publicizing her show Signature: "Annie Oakley", 4x2½ card. Affixed to a 4¼x2¾ matte which in turn is affixed to a larger matte 11¼x16, which features a reproduction of a poster publicizing her appearance. Sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860-1926) toured vaudeville circuits and circuses with her husband, Frank Butler, whom she married in 1876 when she was 16. She starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show from 1885-1902. Oakley was called "Little Sure Shot" because she was only five feet tall. On this poster, with six illustrations of her in action, she is called "the peerless wing and rifle shot". Oakley's life story was told in Irving Berlin's 1946 musical, Annie Get Your Gun, currently enjoying a successful revival on Broadway. Her signature is rare in any form. Signature slightly lifted from the matte at its lower edge. Fine condition. 
JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS She has penned (but not signed) this very moving reminiscence of "happy summer evenings at the Cape … eating Mathilda's fish chowder" with JFK and his father, when "touched by destiny" was thought to mean "only happy things." Autograph Manuscript unsigned but with "Kennedy" twice in text, 1 page, 8x12½. No place, no date but written in the 1960s. In full: "4. Now Mr Kennedy is sick and Jack is gone. Mr Kennedy had seen Jack nearly die so many times. He used to say that Jack was touched by destiny. But those were happy summer evenings at the Cape when he came there, when we were all eating Mathilda's fish chowder - and you thought that meant only happy things - to be touched by destiny. Dear Grandpa - you brought all the joy to my life - more than one should dare to hope to have - and because of that - all the pain. I will remember you - and I will love you until I die." Born Jacqueline Bouvier in 1929, Jackie married John F. Kennedy in 1953.
ANNIE OAKLEY Out of character but not out of extravagance, the "sure-shot" poses in an extraordinary "Indian Princess" garb, hand-made with the feathers of her prized kills for a Valentine's Day Masquerade. Winning the costume contest that night, Oakley again demonstrates versatility and creative ingenuity, and this rare and exclusive photo captures it all. Signed and dated in her script, with pencil note in her hand on verso. This whimsical photo, not shot for publicity, was probably gifted to a family member or dear friend. Extremely Rare! Photograph signed in ink: "Annie Oakley 1919", and in pencil on verso: "Pinehurst 1919". Sepia, 3½x6. Shown in elaborate Indian costume with feathered head dress, gazing at the horizon. Annie Oakley (1860-1926) was born Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee in Ohio. She was the sixth of eight children. At the age of nine she began to shoot rabbits and quail and was almost a dead shot from the first. Within five years, she was a breadwinner for her family as a markswoman. In 1876, at age 16, she married Frank Butler, a vaudeville performer who became her partner.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II The longest-reigning monarch in British history, exercises her Royal Prerogatives by signing a pardon for a parking fine. Partly Printed Document signed: "Elizabeth R" as Queen, 2 pages, 8½ x 13. Our Court at St James's, 1974 October 8. In part: "Whereas Ian Johnson at Wells Street Magistrates' Court on the eighteenth day of June 1974 was convicted of four offenses of causing a motor vehicle to wait in a registered street during the prescribed hours and was ordered to pay fines totaling sixteen pounds. Now know ye that We in consideration of some circumstances humbly represented unto Us, are Graciously pleased to extend Our Grace and Mercy unto the said Ian Johnson and to pardon and remit unto him the fines imposed upon him as aforesaid…." Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland and of many other realms, ascended the throne in 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI. The "R" in her signature stands for "Regina," the Latin word for Queen.
ANNIE OAKLEY Rare, signed, sepia-toned photograph of Annie Oakley holding a double-barreled shotgun in a gloved hand. Materials signed by Oakley are extremely rare and desirable! Photograph mount signed "Annie. Oakley.". B/w sepia-toned, 3¾x5½ photo mounted on a 4¼x6½ card with rounded edges. Cabinet card photograph by Baker's Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio. Oakley (1860-1926, born Phoebe Anne Moses in Darke County, Ohio), was born to a Quaker family and began to shoot rabbits and quail at age nine. Within five years, she was a breadwinner for her family as a markswoman, and, at age 15, she saved her family's farm with income she had earned from shooting game. On August 23, 1876, at age 16, Annie married Frank Butler, a vaudeville performer who became her partner. Annie's self-effacing personality (on and off stage) made her a popular performer. In 1885, the Butlers joined Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, where Annie was a star for 17 years.
ANNIE OAKLEY Elegant studio photo in high-necked embroidered blouse inscribed on the original mount and affixed to the photographer's original 12x8 folio Photograph Mount Inscribed and signed: "For Mr. Thompson/With all good wishes/From/Annie Oakley/1908". Sepia, 3½x5 oval image on a 6x8 mount. Signed in fountain pen on the mount. Photo by Sherman of Newark, New Jersey, housed in a presentation folder Annie Oakley (1860-1926) was born Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee in Ohio. She was the sixth of eight children. At the age of nine she began to shoot rabbits and quail and was almost a dead shot from the first. Within five years, she was a breadwinner for her family as a markswoman. In 1876, at age 16, she married Frank Butler, a vaudeville performer who became her partner. Annie's self-effacing personality (on and off stage) made her a popular performer. In 1885, the Butlers joined Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Annie, a star with the show for 17 years, charmed Kings and Queens. In 1901, she was severely injured in a railroad wreck that temporarily paralyzed her.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE "The Lady of the Lamp" thanks a patron for gifts of food and details plans for her summer holiday. Autograph Letter Signed: "F. Nightingale" in pencil, 4p, 4¼ x 7. 10 South Street,/Park Lane W. [London],1891 July 29. To Mrs. Robertson. In full with grammatical errors: "I was so sorry for Mr. Robertson's Influenza -- I trust he is quite recovered - & that you are pretty well. Thank you for all the Hampers. Every thing has done well but the cream, for which the weather was too hot. Thank you for everything. After Saturday please not to send anything here unless you are so good as to send grass & a few flowers. I am going to Embley, my old home for 2 or 3 weeks And then Sir Harry & Mrs Verney are so good as to press my coming to Claydn But don't let the eggs you have been so good as to collect run down, if that is inconvenient to you. If more convenient to you, they might still come here. & be given away from here, till further notice - I am thankful Sir Harry is so well - I can have the usual Bank Holiday & School doings. The Nurses were so pleased with their day. God's blessings on you all.
ANNIE OAKLEY B/w photograph of Annie Oakley from the chest up in a white blouse and jacket. This photo is especially unusual because it shows her without the rows of shooting medals that she often wore. Anything signed by Oakley is exceedingly rare. Photograph mount signed: "Compliments. of/Annie. Oakley." on verso. B/w, 4¼x6½ overall, image 4x5½ (two surfaces). Photograph by Gray, 1030 Tremont St., Boston (imprint at lower margin). Oakley (1860-1926, born Phoebe Anne Moses in Darke County, Ohio), was born to a Quaker family and began to shoot rabbits and quail at age nine. Within five years, she was a breadwinner for her family as a markswoman, and, at age 15, she saved her family's farm with income she had earned from shooting game. On August 23, 1876, at age 16, Annie married Frank Butler, a vaudeville performer who became her partner. Annie's self-effacing personality (on and off stage) made her a popular performer. In 1885, the Butlers joined Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, where Annie was a star for 17 years.
ANNIE OAKLEY Extremely rare signed postcard photo of her dressed as an Indian! Postcard Photograph inscribed and signed: "Annie Oakley as a Sioux/Maiden admires her/new head gear./A Merry Christmas/to Laforrds & Family". Sepia, 5½x3½. Annie Oakley (1860-1926) was born Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee in Ohio. She was the sixth of eight children. At the age of nine she began to shoot rabbits and quail and was almost a dead shot from the first. Within five years, she was a breadwinner for her family as a markswoman. In 1876, at age 16, she married Frank Butler, a vaudeville performer who became her partner. Annie's self-effacing personality (on and off stage) made her a popular performer. In 1885, the Butlers joined Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Annie, a star with the show for 17 years, charmed Kings and Queens. The five-foot-tall Oakley got her name "Little Sure Shot" from Lakota Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, who was briefly a part of the show in 1885, and used it in her promotional materials.In 1901, she was severely injured in a railroad wreck that temporarily paralyzed her.
ANNIE OAKLEY Recovering slowly from an auto accident late in her life, she writes a 4-page letter to a female journalist, enthusiastically describing her move to North Carolina. Autograph Letter signed: "Annie Oakley Butler", 4 pages (integral leaf), 5½x6¾. Greensboro, North Carolina, October 10 (Pencil note in unknown hand dates it 1923.) Oakley has struck through the original letterhead of the O'Henry and written her new address in Greensboro. To "Dear Miss Tildesley", in full: "I was pleased to see the sweet letter. We left Cambridge just two weeks ago. And stopped off in Balto. to see Dr. Baer. He said there was an improvement in my foot though it had been very slow. But for me to fight on and he was sure I would win out in time. So we both feel incouraged. I can walk much better than when you seen me. We have just left the Hotel and taken A suite here. We have A pretty living room, furnished in wicker with pretty colors. A wicker table with plate glass top so we can make coffee. Tea. Toast. and even boil eggs if we like. A french door opens on A private varanda with pretty flowers.
ANNIE OAKLEY Pictured on top of her show horse, the famed dead-eye shoots a bullet straight through the heart on this 1919 signed exhibition card. Exhibition cards, as such, where Oakley hit her mark dead center were given away to the sharp-shooter's lucky fans. Accompanied by an unsigned publicity photo with Oakley posing with her rifle. Extremely Rare! Photograph Signed: "Annie Oakley/June19--1919", 4½x2 card. Accompanied by a 4¼x6 sepia photo of the markswoman holding her rifle, standing on the fabric of a teepee. The "sure shot" used exhibition cards to demonstrate her shooting prowess by taking aim from 30 paces away and splitting the card dead center. This particular card, pierced with a .22 caliber bullet through its printed black heart, is nothing short of a perfect example of Oakley's unrivaled skill and precision. Annie Oakley (1860-1926) was born Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee in Ohio. She was the sixth of eight children. At the age of nine she began to shoot rabbits and quail and was almost a dead shot from the first. Within five years, she was a breadwinner for her family as a markswoman.
MARY BAKER EDDY This document from the Massachusetts Metaphysical College features the religious leader's autograph! Document Signed: "Mary B.G. Eddy", 1p, 6x4. Boston, Massachusetts. Dated April 2, 1885. Certificate issued by the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, Mary B.G. Eddy, President. In full: "This Certifies That Mrs. G.P. Noyes C.S. has been my student, and is in good standing with the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, she being a member of the Christian Science Association." Emblem of Christian Science at left: "Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead, Cleanse the Lepers, Cast out Demons". While recovering from the effects of a severe fall, Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) sought many types of healing. She turned to the Bible in 1866 and discovered the spiritual and metaphysical system known as Christian Science. Eddy published Science and Health in 1875, explaining this system. The Church of Christ, Scientist was chartered in 1879 and in 1881, next to her home, the Massachusetts Metaphysical College was chartered. Followers multiplied and spread her teachings.Famous Women | Quotations
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MAUD BALLINGTON BOOTH - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 23116MAUD BALLINGTON BOOTH The Salvation Army leader signs a quotation she hand writes Autograph Quotation Signed: "Maud B. Booth", 1p, 4¼x4¾. Paper affixed to cardstock of same size. On personal letterhead. No place, no date. Numbered "5".Sale Price $324.00
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ANTONIA BRICO - AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 18332ANTONIA BRICO Signed autograph musical quotation on a postcard Autograph Musical Quotation signed: "Antonia Brico/Denver, Colo.", 6½x3½. She has inked one measure of music (two half notes)
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LAURA D. BRIDGMAN - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 253791LAURA BRIDGMAN. AQS: "Laura D. Bridgman", 4½x1½, affixed to 5x2 sheet. In full: "God is a sun & shield". Laura Bridgman (1829-1889) was the first blind and deaf mute successfully educated through the use of the raised alphabet devised by Dr.
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JACKIE (JACQUELINE JILL) COLLINS - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 180865JACKIE COLLINS The British-American romance novelist signs a quote from an issue of Esquire, saying that she writes because she loves it, in blue felt tip Typed Quotation Signed: "Jackie Collins" in blue felt tip. 6x4.
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JACKIE (JACQUELINE JILL) COLLINS - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 225868The British-American romance novelist pens her autograph on this quote from US Magazine: "Do the people I write about get mad at me? Well, people in Hollywood don't read", in black felt tip
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JOAN FONTAINE - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 225565JOAN FONTAINE She signs her typed quotation: "I was one actress Howard Hughes did not get on his casting couch." Typed Quotation signed: "Joan/Fontaine", 6x4 yellow card. Comment on the film Born To Be Bad (1950): "Howard Hughes, then head of RKO Studios, personally cut this film. I was one actress he did not get on his casting couch.
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JOAN FONTAINE - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 225174JOAN FONTAINE She signs two typed quotations: each a caustic comment on one of her films. Typed Quotation signed: "Joan Fontaine". 1p, 8½x11. "Joan Fontaine, Memories Magazine, August/September, 1990". Transcription of her interview comments on two of her films: Born to Be Bad (1950) and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
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JULIA WARD HOWE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 03/18/1860 - HFSID 172992JULIA WARD HOWE Howe handwrote, signed and dated this quotation in Boston in 1860, two years before The Atlantic Monthly published her Battle Hymn of the Republic. Autograph quote signd "Julia Ward Howe.". 1 page, 8x5. Boston, Massachusetts, March 18, 1860.
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JULIA WARD HOWE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 05/09/1898 - HFSID 258112JULIA WARD HOWE She writes, signs and dates the first two lines of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" on a book plate, which is affixed to the inside cover of her book, Later Lyrics. Autograph quotation signed: "Mine eyes have seen the glory/of the coming of the Lord./Julia Ward Howe./May 9th 1898.
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JULIA WARD HOWE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 3/1909 - HFSID 264498JULIA WARD HOWE A year and a half before her death, she penned and signed this verse. Autograph Quotation signed: "Julia Ward Howe.", 5¼x3½. In full: "The veriest churl/May be an Earl/With blazon broad and high;/And Hodge may hold/A heart of gold/that empires would not buy.
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JULIA WARD HOWE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 4/1892 - HFSID 297547JULIA WARD HOWE She writes "High Thought makes High Life" and signs a 4¾x2¾ card. Autograph Quotation signed: "High Thought/makes High Life./Julia Ward Howe/April 1892", 4¾x2¾ card.
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JULIA WARD HOWE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 5/1896 - HFSID 30608JULIA WARD HOWE The author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" handwrites and signs a patriotic epigram Autograph Quotation Signed: "Julia Ward Howe", 1 page, 5¼x4. No place, 1896 May. In full: "Love your Country. You can build up for her one faithful son and servant.
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MAIREAD CORRIGAN MAGUIRE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 10/11/1987 - HFSID 201720MAIREAD C. MAGUIRE The peace activist signs on an orante card to "Work and pray always for Peace", dated 1987 Autograph quotation signed: "Work and pray always/for Peace,/God Bless you all,/Mairead/Corrigan/Maguire/10/11/87", in blue ink, 5x3. Northern Irish peace activist Mairead C. Maguire (b.
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JOYCE CAROL OATES - TYPED QUOTATION SIGNED CIRCA 1989 - HFSID 169100JOYCE CAROL OATES Discusses the challenge of turning prose fiction into a screenplay Typescript signed: "Joyce Carol Oates", 1p, 8½x11. Her quote from the New York Times, 1989 January 13.
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CARLOTTA PERRY - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 04/07/1886 - HFSID 142832CARLOTTA PERRY The talented 19th century poet pens a quotation from her poem “The Immortal Song” on this piece of card stock Autograph Quotation signed: “Who dares
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GABRIELLE REJANE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 22790GABRIELLE REJANE Signed autograph quotation in French, a line from poet and playwright Alfred de Mussett Autograph Quotation signed in French: ""L'homme est/un apprenti, le/douleur est son maitre!/Rejane", 4½x5¼.
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 08/29/1853 - HFSID 251400HARRIET BEECHER STOWE The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, pens this quotation for a fan on decorative notepaper Autograph Quotation Signed: "Harriet Beecher Stowe", 1p, 5½x8½. Dresden, 1853 August 29. On decorative notepaper.
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 10/02/1885 - HFSID 43085HARRIET BEECHER STOWE The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, pens this quotation for a fan, dated in 1885 Autograph Quotation Signed: "HB Stowe", 3½x2 card. Dated by Stowe: "Oct 2 1885".
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KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 67610KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Kindergarten pioneer who wrote classic children's books. Autograph Quotation signed: "'Never forget that your/mother was a McGrill.'/Mrs. Ruggles/Kate Douglas Wiggin/The Birds Christmas Carol." 4¼x2 card.
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KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED - HFSID 18880KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN She wrote Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and several children's classics. Autograph Quotation signed: "Do you need any babies/here, please?' asked/Timothy bravely but with/a trembling voice./Kate-Douglas Wiggin/From 'Timothy's Quest'" 4¾x3½ slip.
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