Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

19th Century Historical and Military Rarities

Thu, May 23, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 390

[RECONSTRUCTION]. The Land of the Free! And the Home of the...

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
[RECONSTRUCTION]. The Land of the Free! And the Home of the Brave! One Flag! One Country! Programme of Exercises for the Fourth in Jefferson! [The Bee Print, ca. 1870]. Folded program with lithograph vignette of an eagle on an American flag shield for a Fourth of July celebration. Approximately 12 ? x 5 ??. Some toning, right and left margins a bit rough, several horizontal creases. Fine. This unusual Reconstruction-era celebration program has the following events: ?Salute of the Thirty-Eight Guns at Daylight. Procession to be formed at the Base Ball Grounds, then march through the principal Streets to the Grand Stand in the Court House Square, where the following exercises will be had??