Box 1
Container
Contains 99 Results:
Lentini, Frank A. - Card, possibly sold as a sideshow souvenir, with nude portrait of Lentini, a Sicilian-American performer born with 3 legs, approximately 1920
File — Box: 1, Folder: 51
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
Thomson, Ann E. Leak - Carte-de-visite portrait by Abell, Portland, Or., of Thomson, a woman born with no arms who performed at sideshows, and family, approximately 1880
File — Box: 1, Folder: 52
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 1880
"Address of two unemployed workmen" - Two broadside poems, "The tradesmen's lamentation" and "One God has made us all", printed on 1 sheet, approximately 1850
File — Box: 1, Folder: 53
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 1850
"Alfabeto manual de los sordomudos" - Sign language alphabet with thanks for donations in various languages on verso, received in Barcelona, Spain (2 copies), 2014
File — Box: 1, Folder: 54
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:
2014
"Bonjour, je suis sans abri, j'ai 2 enfants et je ne travaille pas" - Card in French and English appealing for a small donation from a person without shelter or employment (3 copies), 2014-2016
File — Box: 1, Folder: 55
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:
2014-2016
Chambers, John - Postcard with portrait of Chambers at a desk holding a pen between his toes with caption "Ecrit avec le pied, John Chambers", approximately 1930
File — Box: 1, Folder: 56
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 1930
"Concours de poupées habillées" - Pictorial postcard for a dressed doll competition held April 22-May 8, 1916 at a home for wounded soldiers in Wijk, Netherlands, 1916
File — Box: 1, Folder: 57
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
Daisy - Three postcards with portrait of Daisy, a young artist from Normandy, France, born without arms and legs, and 1 postcard on which she painted an original watercolor, approximately 1937
File — Box: 1, Folder: 58
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 1937
Filip, František - Postcard with portrait of the Czech author, who was born with no arms, writing with his feet, approximately 1930
File — Box: 1, Folder: 59
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 1930
Guild of the Brave Poor Things - Postcard with portrait of man sitting in a wicker wheelchair beside whom is a younger man with caption, "A paralyzed member of the Guild of the Brave Poor Things painting with the brush held in his teeth at Brighton"; verso is stamped, postmarked, and inscribed, approximately 1920
File — Box: 1, Folder: 60
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
H. G. - Card with portrait of "H.G." and family with caption, "Porte-bonheur. Atteint d'induration pulmonaire des sommets gauche et droit par suite de mon amputation ..."; stamped on verso, "Mr le docteur Chaput, ancien chef de service de l'Hôpital Lariboisière", approximately 1919
File — Box: 1, Folder: 61
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 1919
"Infirme par maladie, par suite d'aggravation, ne peux plus travailler" - Postcard with portrait of a man with no legs, presumably lost to an illness, sitting on a tricycle, approximately 1905
File — Box: 1, Folder: 62
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 1905
"Jag levt i denna dunge ..." - Postcard with portrait of a short man in hat and overcoat carrying books, below which is a 7-line poem in Swedish urging the reader to buy his book to learn more about him, approximately 1910
File — Box: 1, Folder: 63
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
Kaak, Willy - Postcard with portrait of a young man with no arms playing the violin with his feet, under which is the caption, "Fusskünstler Willy Kaak, ohne Arme geboren am 22. Oktober 1890 in Boostedt (Holstein)"; stamped, postmarked, and inscribed on verso, approximately 1905
File — Box: 1, Folder: 64
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 1905
Krÿnberg, A. - Postcard with portrait of Krÿnberg flanked by 2 other men, L. Booy and E. v.d. Ende (both of whom are noted as having died), in support of the men's voyage around the world, approximately 1920
File — Box: 1, Folder: 65
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
Ligue des Droits du religieux ancien combattant - Postcard with illustration of priest or brother with one leg and cane under which is caption, "Pour l'honneur de la France nous ne partirons pas!"; stamped, postmarked, and inscribed on verso, approximately 1925
File — Box: 1, Folder: 66
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 1925
Minnen, A. v. d. - Postcard with portrait of a man with no arms painting with a brush between his teeth and caption, "Dit portret wordt U aangeboden door een schilder zonder armen ...", approximately 1920
File — Box: 1, Folder: 67
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
Mougenel, J. - Brochure and flyer by Mougenel, a French veteran blinded during World War I, advertising the "Triplex," a special ringer mop manufactured by blinded soldiers, approximately 1920
File — Box: 1, Folder: 68
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
Paillot, Georges - Two cards, one in French and the other in Danish, advertising long-distance walking tours of Paillot, a French man with one leg who turned his walking tours into a life-long profession, 1939-1969
File — Box: 1, Folder: 69
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:
1939-1969
Pouliquen, Marie - Postcard with portrait of Pouliquon of Brittany, France sitting on a table holding sewing implements in her feet, with caption, "Mlle Marie Pouliquen, Bretonne. -- Paralysée de naissance des bras, des mains et des jambes a réussi à éduquer ses pieds infirmes dont elle se sert pour travailler et écrire", approximately 1920
File — Box: 1, Folder: 70
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
Rosin, François - Postcard with portrait of Rosin and Emile Carlier, each missing a leg and in hiking gear, with caption "De Marseille à Paris à pied, voyage entrepris par 2 unijambistes, délégués du syndicat des "Estropiés Français", approximately 1910
File — Box: 1, Folder: 71
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
"Sono povera ..." - Four slips in Italian and English distributed on an Italian train requesting a small donation or meal ticket to assist a family living without shelter or employment, 2018
File — Box: 1, Folder: 72
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:
2018
Takkenberg, C. - Fund-raising card in Dutch and French with portrait of Takkenberg, a deep-sea diver turned somersaultist ("duikelaar" or "plongeur"), to finance his voyage from Amsterdam to Marseille, approximately 1925
File — Box: 1, Folder: 73
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 1925
"Twee invalide mijnwrekers met ƒ8.46 pensioen per maand ..." - Card with portrait of two injured mine workers standing in front of a model coal mine, who are selling the card to support their walking tour through the Netherlands, approximately 1930s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 74
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 1930s
"Unis par le malheur!" - Postcard with portrait of three men in sailor uniforms missing one or both legs with caption at right, "Trois victimes de l'explosion de chaudière survenue à bord du remorqueur 'Héron' le 19 août 1910, au large de l'île de Ré avec la pension minime de 27 sous par jour", approximately 1910
File — Box: 1, Folder: 75
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