Good Information Articles

Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Photos Found In Abandoned House

Yonkers, NY (PRWEB) March 16, 2008 -- An album with over two hundred original snapshots of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family, found in an abandoned house, will be crossing the auction block.

Spanning six decades, the original photographs were accumulated by King's aunt. Other items stuffed into the custom leather binder, worn from use, include her personal color poster of Martin, Jr., a broadside for "Daddy" King's sermon, and an ironic Mother's Day card. Never published, the photos and papers will be offered in an auction in Yonkers, New York, on March 18th. They provide a candid and flattering view of the most influential African-American family in modern history.

The pre-sale estimate for the 270 items is $9,000 to $12,000. The auction house, Cohasco, Inc., previously handled the sale of the Bible of King's mother and aunt, which had also been abandoned. Among over 600 other lots of collectibles in the auction are:

A Cadillac advertising archive showing the making of that icon of the 1950's and 1960's. It was the most expensive print-ad campaign up to its day. The collection includes pictures of precious jewels in the shape of Cadillac's crest, and actual swatches of the gowns worn by the models. The many photos capture the Fabulous Fifties, by the era's foremost fashion photographers, including Horst and McLaughlin-Gill (over 450 pieces, estimate $40,000-$60,000).

An original Boston broadside featuring John Wilkes Booth in the starring role, two years before he lept into the pages of history from the stage of Ford's Theatre ($300-$400).

A major collection of rare letters, documents, and books on the old South. It includes a hand-drawn map of Mississippi in 1775, when it was still part of "British West Florida", a family bible maintained from 1839 to 1979 on a Southern plantation, and a set of encyclopedias from the home of a slaveholder and the biggest cotton planter in the world ($80,000-$110,000).

A 1774 pamphlet said to be "the forerunner of the Declaration of Independence". Its list of grievances of the American colonists is the very bedrock of the United States ($2,500-$3,000).

A fragment of an Egyptian business document from about 400 B.C. ($90-$120). And many other unusual items.

In a rare coincidence, the block on which the auction house stands is significant in African-American history: the Underground Railroad, a Revolutionary War-era pocket of freedom for slaves, and the site of the first black churches in the area all figured here. Part of the block is

threatened with destruction to make room for an apartment house.

For more information, please contact:

Bob Snyder

COHASCO, INC.

P.O. Drawer 821

Yonkers, New York 10702

Established 62 Years

Phone: 1(914)476-8500

Fax: 1(914)476-8573

Websites:

http://cohascodpc.com

http://dpc.nu

Photo-quality images and other details available upon request.

###

Other Article Sites

findabook.com  moneycd.info  a-mortgage.info   about-lemon-laws.info  aboutstudentloans.info
all-about-publishing.info  auctions-articles.info  bestcollege-university.com  bestispconnection.com
biblefolder.com  blogger-website.com  books-used.info  brokers-guide.info  buywindows.info  cable-dsl.info
career-miner.com  carpel-tunnel.info  cashinaflash.info  cashloanreviews.info  casinobell.com  chat-house.info
clearmycredit.info  collegeloantips.info  crones.info  depression-articles.info   dirnic.net  dishguides.info
divers-below.com  expodog.info   financewizz.com  fire-insurance.info  getgood.info  handleit.net   it-idea.info
health-supplies.info  hosting-right.com  insidealert.com  insurance-facts.info  jobs-employment.info
justgood.info  lookgold.net   lowcost-travel.info  money-source.info  myhostzone.info  numisblog.com
peoplesearchfinder.info  pr-articles.info  realeas.com   refinancing-guides.info  spyware-remove.info
telelot.info  the-law.info   toppaid.info  travel-deals.info  travelcorrect.com  wedding-guide-site.com
your-blog.info  your-credit.info

MORE ARTICLES:

Oceania Family of Resorts Names New Vice President
Myrtle Beach Location Drives Vacation Ownership Sales

Internet Marketing Expert Shows How Search Engine Optimization and RSS Can Boost Public Relations Visibility
TopRank CEO Lee Odden to Speak at Bulldog Reporter's Advanced Public Relations Technology in Practice Event

Give Back to the World, the Internet Makes it Easy and Free
A week or so ago I wrote an article entitled, 'On-line charities are a perfect place to see how people help the world, and inspire you to join a good cause.' This is a little follow-up article just to tell you about an amazing site that a friend told me about after reading the first article.

4 Areas Where Your Business is Losing Money
In my 18 years of consulting I have heard it all. Everything from competition to managed care as reasons why it's hard to create the business of your dreams.

Burgeoning Home Service Industry Reveals its Last Untapped Market
Dryer Vent Wizard, a home service franchise, is making homes safe across the nation.

Start A At Home Business
Have you thought about a home based business. Are you a college student? Perhaps your looking for spending money or something to help with tuition.

Managing Your Home Based Online Business - 1
Working at home in their own business is something millions of people strive for and dream of, but most in the Western world never actually get around to doing it. For those who do achieve it, how do they adapt if they have changed, for example, from an office environment, where they were employed, had a strict routine imposed on them, and were told what to do all the time by those above them in the company?How do you manage working alone from home? Now, that is not "manage" in the "how do you get by?" sense.

What are the Best Business and Investment Opportunities?
It is often said that opportunities comes rarely and it is very much essential to identify the opportunity that comes your way. It is equally important to obtain the best opportunities in business to achieve the pinnacle of success. Amongst all the business and investment opportunities available, the opportunities are abundant and still the best through the virtual world. The virtual world is expanding and it is sweeping anyone and everyone in its ways. The business opportunities are too tempting and profitable than other paths.

Acne - Home & Professional Treatment For Acne
Acne is caused by a lot of things Genetics play a role in the formation of acne

Moving On®: Tools for Breast Cancer Survivors Wins 2007 Freddie Award for Best Health Media on Coping with a Health Problem
Prestigious medical media award recognizes product excellence in presenting information and helping women address physical, emotional, social and medical needs during and after breast cancer treatment.

First Time Home Loans
Being a first time home loans buyer your first home should be one of the most exciting times in your life! But ask most first time home loans buyers and they'll probably treat you to horror stories of how much work is involved and how stressful the experience is It doesn't have to be like this! Let a mortgage broker do the hard work for you, and buying your first home can still be a great experience.

TouchStar Changes the Call Center Industry by Providing Free Leads for Call Centers to Gain New Business
CallCenterFind.com matches call centers and businesses searching for call center service providers.

Kalido Unveils Industry's First Visual Business Modeler for Business Intelligence: Kalido(R) Business Information Modeler(TM) creates "living model
Kalido, the active information management company, today announced the industry's first visual business modeler for business intelligence (BI). An easy-to-use graphical design environment that introduces pioneering gesture-based modeling, Kalido(R) Business Information Modeler(TM) is the first and only solution that transforms the design, development, deployment and maintenance of BI infrastructures, significantly improving time to value for BI projects. Used in conjunction with the award-winning Kalido Dynamic Information Warehouse(TM), the modeler streamlines the development of data warehouses and rewrites the rules of change management, enabling BI directors and data architects to keep their BI infrastructures up to date at a fraction of...

Time Management: How To Manage Your Time So Your Home Business Will Flourish
If you operate any kind of home business, you must have become familiar about the difficulty in managing your time effectively.Here are some time management insights to help you succeed in your home business.