Lot 196

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Ten "slice of life" letters and documents (1890-1965): 1903 Joveite Explosive Company letterhead and cover with stamp, 1944 humorous letter from Captain in air force to father.
1944 air force letter shares "I am more or less pissed-off because my Radio is on the blink again and I cannot hear 'In The Groove,' a neat little program for 'Ickies' and 'Solid Senders,' alike. In case you are not up to date on hipsters terms, you are an 'Ickie' (Person who likes dry or classical music) and Carolyn is really hep to the step, in the groove, an alligator, in short a Hep Cat."

Also includes 1932 letter and cover regarding her sick mother at Dr. Nichol's Sanitorium for the cure of cancer; 1919 letter and cover attempting to convince Miss Margarett that he is a good catch; 1904 note from writer who works on the mail car on a railroad run from Syracuse to Cleveland, discussing the election of T. Roosevelt; 1965 letter to the Ambassador of Ghana; 1890 letter from "The Echo," a musical journal published in Lafayette, Ind; 1893 letter and cover to mother from children in Butte City, Montana; letter sharing ". . . I must confess that I have been deeply sorrowed by seeing so vigorous a mind as yours, obscured even for a moment by that purple veil, with which the jolly God sometimes covers it"
11"H x 8"W (Hep Cat)

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  • 11"H x 8"W (Hep Cat)

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November 7, 2020 11:00 AM EST
Indianapolis, IN, US

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