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1880 Harper’s Weekly print San Francisco Chinese New Year Celebration Chinatown

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This original engraving was published in Harper’s Weekly, New York, March 20, 1880 showing San Francisco Chinatown New Year’s Celebration (Year of the Dragon) with fireworks going off in the streets. Measures approximately 11 x 16 inches. The item comes in an archival protective plastic sleeve with a white acid-free backing board. It will be… (read more)

1900 Uss Kearsarge Alabama Celebration Pin Portsmouth Nh Navy Great White Fleet

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1900 USS KEARSARGE ALABAMA CELEBRATION PIN PORTSMOUTH NH. Rare Pinback / Ribbon from the 1900 USS Kearsarge – USS Alabama Celebration in Portsmouth NH. Celluloid button measures approx 1 3/4 in diameter. Entire piece measures approx 2 3/8″ X 3 7/8″ at its widest points. Excellent condition, no cracks in the celluloid, bright color, exceptionally… (read more)

1900 Uss Kearsarge Alabama Celebration Pin Portsmouth Nh Navy Great White Fleet

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1900 USS KEARSARGE ALABAMA CELEBRATION PIN PORTSMOUTH NH. Rare Pinback / Ribbon from the 1900 USS Kearsarge – USS Alabama Celebration in Portsmouth NH. Celluloid button measures approx 1 3/4 in diameter. Entire piece measures approx 2 3/8″ X 3 7/8″ at its widest points. Excellent condition, no cracks in the celluloid, bright color, exceptionally… (read more)

1900 Uss Kearsarge Alabama Celebration Pin Portsmouth Nh Navy Great White Fleet

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1900 USS KEARSARGE ALABAMA CELEBRATION PIN PORTSMOUTH NH. Rare Pinback / Ribbon from the 1900 USS Kearsarge – USS Alabama Celebration in Portsmouth NH. Celluloid button measures approx 1 3/4 in diameter. Entire piece measures approx 2 3/8″ X 3 7/8″ at its widest points. Excellent condition, no cracks in the celluloid, bright color, exceptionally… (read more)

1900 Uss Kearsarge Alabama Celebration Pin Portsmouth Nh Navy Great White Fleet

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1900 USS KEARSARGE ALABAMA CELEBRATION PIN PORTSMOUTH NH. Rare Pinback / Ribbon from the 1900 USS Kearsarge – USS Alabama Celebration in Portsmouth NH. Celluloid button measures approx 1 3/4 in diameter. Entire piece measures approx 2 3/8″ X 3 7/8″ at its widest points. Excellent condition, no cracks in the celluloid, bright color, exceptionally… (read more)

Vintage 1900 1920 US Navy ship Crossing the Equator Celebration WWI Neptune

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Actual Photographs brought back from WWI with a US sailor and found in his storage unit in Florida after his death. There are NO COPIES these are the only photos in existence 2 photos are 3×5 inches, 4 are 4×6 inches, one is 5×8. The Navy is chock full of myth and tradition, and what… (read more)