Lifetime Collection of Everything Civil War - Firearms Auction December 2, 3 & 4, 2011 | Premiere Collectors

A Lifetime Collection of Everything Civil War:

Civil War Union swallow flag

Civil War Confederate swallow tail flag, also called the lance pennon, fork-tailed flag, and guidon

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"December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Premiere firearms sale at rockislandauction.com will feature the most comprehensive antique American arms to be offered at auction this year and will be spearheaded by the following incredible Civil War collection which comes from 40+ years of collecting"

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Titan Missile Base Auction - 155' ceiling heights $1.5 Million - eBay item 190132455924

Titan Missile Base Central Washington - (eBay item 190132455924 end time Oct-13-07 18:55:49 PDT):

That's a Titan 1 missile complex. One such complex consists of 16 underground buildings and several above ground support structures sprawling over 57 acres in central Washington.

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American Posters: What's Cooking? @SwannGalleries

American Posters: What's Cooking?: " reblogged from Swann auction galleries 
(Auction 2252 ended 3 August 2011)

U.S. Needs Us Strong/Eat Nutritious Food, c 1942. At auction August 3. Estimate: $400 to $600. (Lot 69)

A new exhibition at the National Archives in Washington, DC entitled "What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?" examines the government's effect on the American diet.

Charles Livingston Bull's Save the Products of the Land/Eat More Fish, c 1918. Estimate: $800 to $1,200. (Lot 115)

According to a recent article in the New York Times, the show goes deeper than the food pyramid and food-safety concerns of recent decades, and explores how the government campaigned against malnutrition, encouraged citizens to conserve during wartime, and the dubious history of ketchup.

Eat More/Eat Less, from a group of five WWI posters, c 1917. Estimate: $700 to $1,000 for the lot. (Lot 81)

Swann has offered many government-issued food-related posters over the years, and there are many fine examples--most issued during WWI and II-- in our August 3 Vintage Posters auction.

Make Every 'Second' Count..., 1943, from a group of five posters. Estimate: $1,000 to $1,500 for the lot. (Lot 73)

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Soviet TASS Posters, 1941-1945 Art Institute of Chicago exhibit review | Splash Magazines | Los Angeles

Windows on the War: Soviet TASS Posters at Home and Abroad, 1941-1945 Review – A Treasure Unearthed

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Swann Auction Galleries : Full Details for Lot 60

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Peters Ammunition brochure Circa 1920’s - Catalog Lot 83

Peters Ammunition folding brochure Circa 1920’s:
[[NOTE: enter lot # 83 at the bottom of the page » Show Catalog Description for Lot Number:]]

"Peters Ammunition folding brochure Circa 1920’s For dealer Brown, Camp Hdwe. Co. Des Moines, IA."

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