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This is an original antique 1874 HMS Duncan Music Program and Captain’s Invitation for Mr. Brown that come together with the nautical related photos shown. Brown, as indicated by the notations on the back of some photos. The Program and Invitation are about 7″x5″ and have some wear and some minor wrinkles and creases near the edges as well as some scuffs and smudges. The photos have varying degrees of damages and wear with some significant fading as well. The photos have some tears, folds, creases, wrinkles, small missing pieces, as well as some smudges and stains with some having identifying notations on the reverse.

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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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Incredible original invitation from the Secretary of the Navy in 1904 to the Launching of the famed Battleship Connecticut. Quite possibly the only surviving example. Please note the invitation has been affixed to a vintage album page. With over 20 years experience in the collectibles industry the staff at Luminaries LLC is committed to offering unique collectibles and unparalleled customer service. On top of our retail offerings we also offer consignment, appraisal and authentication services. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you have. The item “1904 Original Invitation to the launching of the Battleship Connecticut” is in sale since Wednesday, August 8, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Other Naval Collectibles”. The seller is “luminariesllc” and is located in Natick, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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Incerdible original invitation from the Secretary of the Navy in 1904 to the Launching of the famed Battleship Connecticut. Quite possibly the only surviving example. Please note the invitation has been affixed to a vintage album page. The item “1904 Original Invitation to the launching of the Battleship Connecticut” is in sale since Saturday, June 9, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Other Naval Collectibles”. The seller is “luminariesllc” and is located in Natick, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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Original vintage photographic lot from WWII era. Pictures are of the German cruiser Karlsruhe from 1935. Lot includes 2 photos, 2 slide looking image photos possibly tintype or litho? , and an invitation from the captain and officers to an on board reception (in German). These are obviously q uite different than a normal photograph. Very rare and unique set for sure. An excellent addition to any collection. Feel free to ask any questions. Check out my other auctions! Things are added all the time. The item “Vintage Karlsruhe German Cruiser WWII Special Ship Photos + Invitation Rare Lot” is in sale since Monday, July 10, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Photographs”. The seller is “pasttimeinreno1313″ and is located in Minden, Nevada. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Original/Reprint: Original Print
• Color: Black & White

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Original vintage photographic lot from WWII era. Pictures are of the German cruiser Karlsruhe from 1935. Lot includes 2 photos, 2 slide looking image photos possibly tintype or litho? , and an invitation from the captain and officers to an on board reception (in German). These are obviously q uite different than a normal photograph. Very rare and unique set for sure. An excellent addition to any collection. Feel free to ask any questions. Check out my other auctions! Things are added all the time. The item “Vintage Karlsruhe German Cruiser WWII Unique Ship Photo + Invitation Rare Lot” is in sale since Friday, June 09, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Photographs”. The seller is “pasttimeinreno1313″ and is located in Minden, Nevada. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Original/Reprint: Original Print
• Color: Black & White

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Original vintage photographic lot from WWII era. Pictures are of the German cruiser Karlsruhe from 1935. Lot includes 2 photos, 2 slide looking image photos possibly tintype or litho? , and an invitation from the captain and officers to an on board reception (in German). These are obviously q uite different than a normal photograph. Very rare and unique set for sure. An excellent addition to any collection. Feel free to ask any questions. Check out my other auctions! Things are added all the time. The item “Vintage Karlsruhe German Cruiser WWII Unique Ship Photos + Invitation Rare Lot” is in sale since Wednesday, May 10, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Photographs”. The seller is “pasttimeinreno1313″ and is located in Minden, Nevada. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Original/Reprint: Original Print
• Color: Black & White

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