SAMUEL F.B. MORSE One year before his first successful telegraph message, Morse signs an autograph letter to Treasury Secretary John Spencer, explaining that the cost of preparing the wire will be $10 more than his previous estimate. He'll still come in under budget! ALS: "Saml F.B. Morse", 1 page, 8x10. New York, 1843 May 1. To Secretary of the Treasury John C. Spencer. In full: "In my letter of the 29th ulto accompanying the contracts for the Telegraphic Wire, and the expenses of covering, I left a blank in the former which I observed was to be filled with a sum not exceeding 24 cents pr.lb. I have this moment heard from Paterson, and am enabled to fill the said blank with 22 cents. This varies the expense of Preparation of the Wire as given in my letter to the Department of 26th ulto from $1900 to $1910 - making the contracts for this part of the work of $690 less than the original estimates, instead of $700 - as therein stated." Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872), a portrait painter and a founder and first President of the National Academy of Design (1826-1845, 1861), interested himself in the possibilities of a magnetic telegraph in 1832. He developed the Morse Code for use in the telegraph instrument. read more...
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STUART AARONSON B/w photo of cancer physician and scientist Stuart Aaronson in a white lab coat and reading a chart in a laboratory Photograph signed "Stuart Aaronson". Pencil notations on verso in unknown hand. B/w, 8x10 overall, 7½x9 image, one surface. read more...
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STUART AARONSON Small signed 5x6½ bust photo of cancer physician and scientist Stuart Aaronson in a suit and tie Photograph signed "Stuart Aaronson". Blue pen notations in unknown hand. B/w, 5x6 ½ overall, 4¼x6 image, one surface. read more...
Sale Price $108.00
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LOREN ACTON 6½x8½ outdoor head and shoulders image of the physicist in NASA uniform, wearing his mission patch Photograph signed: "Loren Actor". Color, 6½x8½. Physicist Loren Actor (b. read more...
Sale Price $81.00
$90.00
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LOREN ACTON 4¾x6¾ outdoor head and shoulders image of the physicist in NASA uniform, wearing his mission patch Photograph signed: "Loren Actor". Color, 4¾x6¾. Physicist Loren Actor (b. read more...
Sale Price $81.00
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NORMAN L. ALLINGER Color photo of the award-winning American chemist Photograph signed: "Norman L. Allinger". Color, 5x8. Norman "Lou" Allinger, now a professor emeritus at the read more...
Sale Price $144.00
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The Franklin Institute is shown festooned with banners honoring the 2002 recipients of its prestigious awards in the sciences. Each of the eight winners has signed the image next to his or her name on a banner read more...
Sale Price $432.00
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DAVID ALWARD The Premier of New Brunswick is shown from the chest up in this publicity photograph. Photograph signed: "David Alward" in silver felt tip, Color 8x10. David Alward was born on December 2, 1959 in Beverly, Massachusetts. After moving to Canada in his youth, he attended college in the U.S. read more...
Sale Price $72.00
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MOSHE ARENS This color 4x6 photograph features the Knesset politician's authentic autograph! Photograph Signed: "Moshe Arens" in English in blue ink. 4x6. Color. Moshe Arens (b. read more...
Sale Price $72.00
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KENNETH J. ARROW Small color photo of the Nobel Prize winner (Economics, 1972), smiling in a suit and tie. Photograph signed: "Kenneth J. Arrow". Color, 3½x5½. American economist Kenneth J. read more...
Sale Price $126.00
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YURI ARTYUKHIN. Photograph signed: "Y. Artyukhin" in Russian. Color, 6x8. Yuri Artyukhin (1930-1998) was the flight engineer aboard Soyuz 14 (July 3-19, 1974). Cosmonauts Artyukhin and Pavel Popovich worked in the Salyut 3 space station, the only crew to do so. Fine condition. read more...
Sale Price $180.00
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OLEG ATKOV The Soviet cosmonaut who was also a prominent cardiologist signs this 5¾x8¼ photo Photograph Signed: "O. Atkov". Color, 5¾x8¼. Oleg Atkov (b. 1949) was a cosmonaut who functioned as the health specialist aboard both the Soyez T-10 and the Soyuz T-11. read more...
Sale Price $126.00
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HERBERT R. AXELROD Color publicity photograph of Herbert Axelrod with cat features. Photograph inscribed and signed: "For Pres. Geo Bush-You said I could smell out new/fishes like a cat-so here I am!/Herbert R. Axelrod". Color, 8½x11overall, image 7x9 (one surface). Dr. Herbert R. read more...
Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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HERBERT AXELROD. Photograph signed: "Herbert R Axelrod". Color, 6¾x9. Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod, a world renowned ichthyologist, explorer, author and publisher, spent more than 40 years exploring the jungles of the world, discovering tropical fish for hobbyists worldwide. read more...
Sale Price $360.00
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HERBERT R. AXELROD Color publicity photograph of Herbert R. Axelrod with cardinal tetra fish. Photograph signed: "Herbert R. Axelrod". Color, 7x9¼. Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod, a world read more...
Sale Price $180.00
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JULIUS AXELROD 8x10 photo, inscribed and signed by the 1970 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Danny Franklin/With best wishes/Julian Axelrod". B/w, 8x10. Photograph by Edward A. Hubbard, National Institutes of Health/Photograph Section/Bethesda, Maryland (stamped on verso). read more...
Sale Price $270.00
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JULIUS AXELROD The Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine signs this black and white photograph of himself in black ink Photograph Signed: “With best wishes/Julius Axelrod” in black ink. 8x10. B/w. Julius Axelrod (1912-2004) was an American biochemist. read more...
Sale Price $252.00
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JULIUS AXELROD 5x7 color photo signed by the 1970 Nobel Prize winner (Physiology or Medicine) Photograph signed: "Julius Axelrod". Color, 5x7. Axelrod, affiliated with the National Institutes of read more...
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ELLEN BAKER Handwritten note on the back of her NASA photo in spacesuit Autograph Note on Photograph signed (on verso): "Ellen Baker". Color, 8x10. Official NASA photo. To "Dear Mr. Jaynes", in full: "I don't remember receiving the 14 cover. It must have been lost. Ellen Baker (b. read more...
Sale Price $126.00
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ROBERT BALLARD The man who found the shipwreck of the RMS Titanic signed this color 5x7 photograph in black felt tip Photograph signed: "Robert/ Ballard". Color, 5x7. Robert Ballard (b. read more...
Sale Price $108.00
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ROGER G. BANNISTER A later photograph of the record breaking runner Photograph signed: "Roger Bannister", in blue ink, 6x4 (one surface). On May 6, 1954, Roger G. Bannister (b. 1929) ran the first sub-four-minute mile in recorded history. read more...
Sale Price $180.00
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ROGER G. BANNISTER A 4x6 photograph of Bannister holding a torch Photograph signed: "Roger Bannister", in blue ink, 4x6. On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister (b. 1929) ran the first sub-four-minute mile in recorded history. read more...
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ROGER G. BANNISTER A photograph of the runner in mid stride during his recording breaking mile Photograph signed: "Roger Bannister", in blue ink, 4x6 (one surface). On May 6, 1954, Roger G. Bannister (b. 1929) ran the first sub-four-minute mile in recorded history. read more...
Sale Price $270.00
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ROGER G. BANNISTER A photograph of the runner in mid stride during his recording breaking mile Photograph signed: "Roger Bannister", in blue ink, 4x6 (one surface). On May 6, 1954, Roger G. Bannister (b. 1929) ran the first sub-four-minute mile in recorded history. read more...
Sale Price $270.00
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ROGER G. BANNISTER A later photograph of Bannister seated in a chair and holding a stop watch (6x4 color image) Photograph signed: "Roger Bannister", in blue ink, 6x4 (one surface). On May 6, 1954, Roger G. Bannister (b. 1929) ran the first sub-four-minute mile in recorded history. read more...
Sale Price $180.00
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ROGER BANNISTER Shown crossing the finish line with the world's first sub-four-minute mile Photograph signed: "Roger Bannister". b/w, 8x10. On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile in recorded history. read more...
Sale Price $552.50
$650.00
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ROGER G. BANNISTER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: CHRISTOPHER CHATAWAY - HFSID 274069ROGER BANNISTER and CHRISTOPHER CHATAWAY. Black and white photograph signed by both Bannister and Chataway Photograph signed: "Roger Bannister", "Chris Chataway". B/w, 10x8 overall (3 images on one surface). Larger image on right (4¾x5¼) shows Bannister crossing the finishing line. read more...
Sale Price $432.00
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RALPH S. BARNABY Shown creating a model glider in this 11x8½ printed black and white photograph. Printed Photograph signed: "Happy Landings!/ Ralph S. Barnaby/Captain, USN, Retired", B/w 11x8½. Ralph S. read more...
Sale Price $252.00
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RALPH S. BARNABY. Photograph signed: "Ralph Barnaby" in caption on verso. B/w, 7x5. In handwritten ink caption on verso, Barnaby has identified the event depicted and the participants. In full: "This picture was taken in 1912 when members of the N.Y. read more...
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CHRISTIAAN BARNARD 5x7 image in surgical scrubs Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Carl Davis/A very happy birthday/Chris Barnard". B/w, 4¾x6½. Dr. Christiaan Barnard read more...
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CHRISTIAAN BARNARD. Photograph signed: "Chris Barnard". B/w, 4¾x6½. Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant on December 3, 1967, when he led a team of 20 surgeons to replace the heart of Louis Washkansky. read more...
Sale Price $234.00
$260.00