American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

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[TRANSPORTATION]. First Grand Excursion of the Western Hose Co., No. 1, to Piney Point. [Washington, D.C.]: Waters, 1856.

Visible 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. printed broadside (toning, some offsetting); matted and framed to 13 x 15 5/8 in. (not examined out of frame). Signed in type by William Riggles, R.E. Booth, F.T. Wilson, and A.F. Beedle.

An advertisement for a "pleasure trip" on the steamer Powhatan run by the Western Hose Company. The copy expounds on the attractions of Piney Point including "salt water Bathing, together with an abundance of Oysters, Crabs, Sheepheads, Drums..."

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

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Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

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[TRANSPORTATION]. First Grand Excursion of the Western Hose Co., No. 1, to Piney Point. [Washington, D.C.]: Waters, 1856.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents

American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

[TRANSPORTATION]. First Grand Excursion of the Western Hose Co., No. 1, to Piney Point. [Washington, D.C.]: Waters, 1856.

[TRANSPORTATION]. First Grand Excursion of the Western Hose Co., No. 1, to Piney Point. [Washington, D.C.]: Waters, 1856.

American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents

[TRANSPORTATION]. First Grand Excursion of the Western Hose Co., No. 1, to Piney Point. [Washington, D.C.]: Waters, 1856.

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[TRANSPORTATION]. First Grand Excursion of the Western Hose Co., No. 1, to Piney Point. [Washington, D.C.]: Waters, 1856.