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Box 1

 Container

Contains 99 Results:

Bridgman, Laura Dewey - Carte-de-visite portrait with inscription on verso "God is my joy only, Laura D. Bridgman", approximately 1870

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1870

Folk, L.M. - Pictorial postcard with caption "L.M. Folk and family, worthy of your patronage ... Dayton, Ohio", approximately 1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1900

Freemasons. Medina Lodge, No. 336 (Medina, N.Y.) - Circular letter to Freemasons of New York to raise funds for lodge master B.C. Blake, who was blinded in an accident, 1871

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: 1871

"Hand made coat or hair flowe[r] sold to keep my family together" - Holly leaf ornament attached to card with additional stamped text, "Blind husband, 2 children, 25 cents", approximately 1940

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1940

Holmes, Julian - Illustrated card with text of Holmes's song "A mother's appeal to her boy" (2 variant copies), approximately 1890

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1890

"The deaf and dumb alphabet" - Postcard with alphabet of British Sign Language, approximately 1910

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1910

"Hello! I am a deaf person" - Leaflet with American Sign Language alphabet and expressions, approximately 1995

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1995

"Keep smiling! Educational system of the deaf mute. Learn to talk to them!" - Leaflet with alphabets of American and British Sign Languages, approximately 1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1900

"Proud to be an American" - Sticker with text stamped on verso, "Pardon me, I am a deaf person selling this self-sticking I Love You American flag ..." (2 copies), 2007-2008

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: 2007-2008

"Single and double hand alphabets (as used in the institutions and schools for deaf mutes)" - Leaflet with alphabets of American and British Sign Languages, 1884

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: 1884

Smith, R. - Handbill with text beginning "Our Father who art in heaven" and signed "R. Smith, deaf and dumb, Raleigh, N.C.", approximately 1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1900

Young Scotty - Card with portrait and caption "Young Scotty, the strongest little man on earth, deaf mute wonder" on recto and American Sign Language alphabet on verso, approximately 1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1900

Armitage, Walter J. - Three postcards with portrait of Armitage, a man with disabilities formerly incarcerated at Dannemora, N.Y., and vital statistics, approximately 1910

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1910

"The armless artist" - Postcard with portrait of a man painting a landscape with paintbrush between his teeth, approximately 1920

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1920

Axelrod, Mark - Greeting card with reproduction of painting by Berkeley, Calif. artist Axelrod, who was disabled following a stroke, 2001

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: 2001

"Challenge court plaster" - Small envelope containing 3 adhesive bandages "prepared for Joseph Redegeld & Co." with larger envelope bearing text, "Being crippled in such a manner as to make it impossible for me to obtain employment, and in order for me to obtain an honest living, I am endeavoring to sell the enclosed package of court plaster", approximately 1906

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1906

Covert, Geo. L. - Two pictorial postcards whose sale supports the cross-country trip of Covert from City Hall, N.Y. to San Diego, Calif. on a mule-driven tricycle, 1916

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: 1916

Edwards, V., Cap. - Three pictorial postcards showing the journey of Captain Edwards from San Diego to New York City in a goat-drawn cart, approximately 1910

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1910

"Good luck to you, a cripple" - Card with appeal ("please give what you can") from a person with disabilities, approximately 1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1900

Graff, William W. - Pictorial postcard with caption "'Happy Bill,' a trip around the world" to finance Graff's trip to Germany for medical treatment, approximately 1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1900

Harriss, Daniel E. F. P. - Card with portrait of Harriss holding a cane and caption "Photo of Daniel E.F. P. Harriss, 'a shut-in' ... Washington, D.C." on recto and appeal for financial assistance on verso, approximately 1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1900

Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Clinton Lodge, No. 98 (Lock Haven, Pa.) - Circular letter to I.O.O.F. lodges in Pennsylvania to raise funds for Brother George A. Miller, who lost his legs in a railroad accident, 1904

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: 1904

Johnston, Clarence A. - Circular letter sent from Johnston of Red Bank, N.J. requesting a donation of 25 cents to support his family while he is bedridden with arthritis; with return envelope, coin holder, and postmarked mailing envelope, approximately 1910

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1910

McElroy - Four envelopes with original landscape drawings in crayon, signed "McElroy '03'," Berkeley, Calif., 2003

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: 2003

McKeown, Frank - Two cards with portraits of McKeown captioned "Armless globe trotter" and "These pictures show Frank McKeown, the armless ball player of Passaic, N.J.", approximately 1920

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Collection of more than 100 printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. The initial collection and later additions were purchased from antiquarian bookseller Marc Selvaggio, who acquired some of the materials directly from their creators or sellers. The collection materials were created and sold from the mid-19th century through the 21st...
Dates: approximately 1920