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The product is a collection of Lundgren Military Marine Boat Prints featuring artwork by artist Charles Lundgren. With a focus on maritime subjects and no modifications made to the original artwork, these prints offer a historical and visually appealing representation of military vessels from across the country.

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Great White Fleet San Francisco 1908 Signed Book Napkin Program Map Invitation. Incredible grouping for any collector of Great White Fleet memorabilia, or collectors of San Jose or San Francisco history. With the American Fleet from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Is the well-known book covering the North and South American leg of Teddy Roosevelt’s “Great White Fleet” voyage. This souvenir leather-bound copy and the additional materials are from the visit of the USS Vermont to San Francisco in July 1908 as part of the fleet. From San Francisco, the fleet departed to Asia, Australia and more. Mildred Overfelt, original owner of the book, was the daughter of Mary Pyle Overfelt. Mary was one of the members of the Pyle-Whiteman party that immigrated to California in 1846. The Pyles and Overfelts were well-known members of the early San Jose community, where Overfelt Park still bears their name. Leather (or leather-look) souvenir edition of Robert D. Inscribed from Herbert S. Houghton to Mildred L. Overfelt onboard the USS Vermont in San Francisco, July 4, 1908. Book has leather or faux-leather boards. Cloth tape repair to front and back hinges seems to be older. Frontispiece foldout map in nice shape. Good clean text and images with only faint tanning at edges. Rubs to edges, scrape on back. Hand-painted napkin with flag and eagle. Signed by Willis Fehr, M. Houghton and George? Mildred Overfelt’s mother was a Pyle, so this last gentleman is likely a relative. I could not find anything on Fehr or Houghton, nor determine for sure which Overfelt is M. It may have been Mildred’s mother, Mary. Napkin has creases, as shown. Invitation to the USS Vermont for an “entertainment”, July 4 1908. Invitation has misc spotting, center creases. Card in nice shape, tanned on front, mild marks on back. One reception program clean, the other considerably tanned and with small pencil notes. Official program for the Atlantic fleet at Monterey, which was May 1-4, 1908. Shows tanning and center crease, small corner creases. See description area for condition of each item. More than 12 photos, please scroll below description to see photos 13 and higher. All images are photos or scans of the exact item you will receive. No stock or re-used photos. Please review images and condition notes, and feel free to ask any questions you may have. Open your cart and you should see a link that says “Request Invoice” or “Request Total”, usually located somewhere toward to the top right of the cart. Thanks for your interest! This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Other Naval Collectibles”. The seller is “oakhollow” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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I have yet to see another full collection. I have gone to maritime museums and maritime art galleries and no one that I spoke to has seen a full collection, nevertheless with all the paperwork. I have only seen single prints or small lots with several of the prints. These prints/lithographs were done with artist Charles Lundgren. I have seen some of his original maritime paintings go for well over a thousand dollars and more. All 50 are here along with what to seems most of the original paperwork. Even many of the receipts are included in the paperwork. The original booklet is also included as well as several welcome letters from the company. Inside the book, the first page is an information page about Charles Lundgren. The next page is information about the prints and explains how these are reproductions of his original masterworks. These were limited edition to only 1,000 sets. It is dated 1987. So these are over 30 years old. It appears the company that did these was named Fleetwood. This book has been stored in a cool dry place and a smoke free home and away from sunlight. Each of the prints appear to be in like new condition. I have never removed them from the protective holders. The binder is comes in, is in very good condition. Do note the front cover binding has started to split. This is the way I bought it. There are also some marks and adhesive on the cover that may come off, but I left it as is. This was part of a large set of prints I bought. This was the featured item in the lot. There are pictures available on website such as the Wind River Studios Website. I can also send more pictures upon request as well. No rush to sell but will listen to all reasonable offers. The kids are taking too much room and I need to make some space. It will be packaged well and safely. Please ask questions beforehand! I’ll be happy to try to answer any of them! As for a price, I have gotten estimates all over the map. I only know this is a rare and unique item and not many survived. I can only go by the fact that I have never seen another one as a full set with paperwork, yet even a full set with the binder. For the right collector, this is a gem. But the real value is in the entire complete collection, plus the paperwork. You could keep these as is, or take them out and frame each one. Either way, these are beautiful pieces of art. It is the evocation of salt and tar, wind and sail, the light, the movement of water… The affinity of man and sea. As an experienced yachtsman, historian of the sea, as well as an acclaimed marine artist, Charles Lundgren captured this complex harmony in his paintings. Looking every bit the part of the ancient mariner, himself, Lundgren’s love and respect for deep water was reflected in every painting. Combined with his consummate skill as an artist, this resulted in marine painting at its finest. Study at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (Parsons), the Paris School of Fine and Applied Art, as well as schools in Germany and Italy, plus extensive travel throughout Europe and Africa enabled Lundgren to develop his talents and perfect his technique. One art critic praised him with these words: He is, in my eyes, much more than a painter of the sea. He is a believer in it. A historian of the days when men reached new continents by sail and stars alone. Not suprisingly, his works were acquired for such collections of Huntington Hartford, J. Eisenhower, John Wayne, Pegeen Fitzgerald, Cornelius Walsh, George Jensen and Eric Sloane. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Posters & Prints”. The seller is “bhturnow” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Artist: Charles Lundgren
• Modified Item: No
• Subject: Maritime

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RARE 1908 Irvine & Jachens GREAT WHITE FLEET San Francisco CELLULOID STICKPIN BUTTON. Oval measures 1″ high 1 1/4″ wide. Very Nice Original Condition. MOUSE OVER THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM. Pin is from an old Northern California Gold Rush Era estate I have been liquidating. The item “1908 GREAT WHITE FLEET San Francisco CELLULOID PINBACK BUTTON Irvine Jachens OLD” is in sale since Friday, November 5, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Other Naval Collectibles”. The seller is “doubledz-a2z” and is located in Loomis, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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RARE 1908 Irvine & Jachens GREAT WHITE FLEET San Francisco CELLULOID STICKPIN BUTTON. Oval measures 1″ high 1 1/4″ wide. Very Nice Original Condition. MOUSE OVER THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM. The item “1908 GREAT WHITE FLEET San Francisco CELLULOID PINBACK BUTTON Irvine Jachens OLD” is in sale since Friday, September 3, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Pinbacks, Bobbles, Lunchboxes\Pinbacks\Campaigns, Elections, Politics”. The seller is “doubledz-a2z” and is located in Loomis, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Theme: Campaigns, Elections, Politics

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RARE 1908 Irvine & Jachens GREAT WHITE FLEET San Francisco CELLULOID STICKPIN BUTTON. Oval measures 1″ high 1 1/4″ wide. Very Nice Original Condition. MOUSE OVER THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM. The item “1908 GREAT WHITE FLEET San Francisco CELLULOID PINBACK BUTTON Irvine Jachens OLD” is in sale since Tuesday, February 9, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Pinbacks, Bobbles, Lunchboxes\Pinbacks\Campaigns, Elections, Politics”. The seller is “doubledz-a2z” and is located in Loomis, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Theme: Campaigns, Elections, Politics

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Set of nine mounted photographs, presumably by the same (unknown) photographer. Each is the same size on identical boards. The photos are 4 3/4″ x 6 5/8″. The boards are 7″ x 9″. No damage or surface wear to any of the photos. No damage or wear to the boards. The fifth photo in my lineup – sailors and visitors looking out from the deck – shows Angel Island in the distance. A google search for USS Minnesota 22 “San Francisco” will find a RootsWeb link where a photo nearly identical to my first photo is shown. – – – -. Please send a message if you have questions. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. The item “Great White Fleet at San Francisco 1908 9 Mounted Photos USS Minnesota etc” is in sale since Thursday, October 1, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Photographs”. The seller is “old-postcards” and is located in Medford, Oregon. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Modified Item: No
• Subject: Great White Fleet

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Set of nine mounted photographs, presumably by the same (unknown) photographer. Each is the same size on identical boards. The photos are 4 3/4″ x 6 5/8″. The boards are 7″ x 9″. No damage or surface wear to any of the photos. No damage or wear to the boards. The fifth photo in my lineup – sailors and visitors looking out from the deck – shows Angel Island in the distance. A google search for uss minnesota 22 “San Francisco” will find a RootsWeb link where a photo nearly identical to my first photo is shown. – – – -. The item “Great White Fleet at San Francisco 1908 9 Mounted Photos USS MInnesota etc” is in sale since Thursday, July 2, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Photographs”. The seller is “old-postcards” and is located in Medford, Oregon. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Modified Item: No
• Subject: Great White Fleet

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Set of nine mounted photographs, presumably by the same (unknown) photographer. Each is the same size on identical boards. The photos are 4 3/4″ x 6 5/8″. The boards are 7″ x 9″. No damage or surface wear to any of the photos. No damage or wear to the boards. The fifth photo in my lineup – sailors and visitors looking out from the deck – shows Angel Island in the distance. A google search for uss minnesota 22 “San Francisco” will find a RootsWeb link where a photo nearly identical to my first photo is shown. – – – -. The item “Great White Fleet at San Francisco 1908 9 Mounted Photos USS MInnesota etc” is in sale since Thursday, May 21, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Photographs”. The seller is “old-postcards” and is located in Medford, Oregon. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Modified Item: No
• Subject: Great White Fleet

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I have yet to see another full collection. I have gone to maritime museums and maritime art galleries and no one that I spoke to has seen a full collection, nevertheless with all the paperwork. I have only seen single prints or small lots with several of the prints. These prints/lithographs were done with artist Charles Lundgren. I have seen some of his original maritime paintings go for well over a thousand dollars and more. This is the full set of Great Fighting Ships of the 50 States. All 50 are here along with what to seems most of the original paperwork. Even many of the receipts are included in the paperwork. The original booklet is also included as well as several welcome letters from the company. Inside the book, the first page is an information page about Charles Lundgren. The next page is information about the prints and explains how these are reproductions of his original masterworks. These were limited edition to only 1,000 sets. It is dated 1987. So these are over 30 years old. It appears the company that did these was named Fleetwood. This book has been stored in a cool dry place and a smoke free home and away from sunlight. Each of the prints appear to be in like new condition. I have never removed them from the protective holders. The binder is comes in, is in very good condition. Do note the front cover binding has started to split. This is the way I bought it. There are also some marks and adhesive on the cover that may come off, but I left it as is. This was part of a large set of prints I bought. This was the featured item in the lot. There are pictures available on website such as the Wind River Studios Website. I can also send more pictures upon request as well. No rush to sell but will listen to all reasonable offers. The kids are taking too much room and I need to make some space. It will be packaged well and safely. Please ask questions beforehand! I’ll be happy to try to answer any of them! As for a price, I have gotten estimates all over the map. I only know this is a rare and unique item and not many survived. I can only go by the fact that I have never seen another one as a full set with paperwork, yet even a full set with the binder. For the right collector, this is a gem. But the real value is in the entire complete collection, plus the paperwork. You could keep these as is, or take them out and frame each one. Either way, these are beautiful pieces of art. It is the evocation of salt and tar, wind and sail, the light, the movement of water… The affinity of man and sea. As an experienced yachtsman, historian of the sea, as well as an acclaimed marine artist, Charles Lundgren captured this complex harmony in his paintings. Looking every bit the part of the ancient mariner, himself, Lundgren’s love and respect for deep water was reflected in every painting. Combined with his consummate skill as an artist, this resulted in marine painting at its finest. Study at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (Parsons), the Paris School of Fine and Applied Art, as well as schools in Germany and Italy, plus extensive travel throughout Europe and Africa enabled Lundgren to develop his talents and perfect his technique. One art critic praised him with these words: He is, in my eyes, much more than a painter of the sea. He is a believer in it. A historian of the days when men reached new continents by sail and stars alone. ” Lundgren’s painting skills were sought by individuals — he often painted “portraits of the boats and ships owned by the rich and the famous — as well as museums and companies. Not suprisingly, his works were acquired for such collections of Huntington Hartford, J. Eisenhower, John Wayne, Pegeen Fitzgerald, Cornelius Walsh, George Jensen and Eric Sloane. The item “Great Fighting Ships of the 50 States Lundgren Military Marine Boat Prints” is in sale since Monday, April 15, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Posters & Prints”. The seller is “bhturnow” and is located in Center Moriches, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Modified Item: No
• Subject: Maritime
• Artist: Charles Lundgren

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