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[Des Moines, Ia. Robert E. Patten, 1951]. Broadside, 8 x 6 inches, printed in brown ink within a decorative border. Mild toning. A rare sample copy of an original promotional certificate offering a loan to prospective members of a "Co-operative movement" in Iowa. African-American publisher, printer, and Co- operative movement.....
[East Des Moines, Ia. R.E. Patten, 1956]. Broadsheet, 13.25 x 8.5 inches, on thick paper. Roughly creased through center, with mild toning and staining. Very good. A rare broadsheet written and published by Robert E. Patten, a prominent African American printer, photographer and entrepreneur who lived in Des Moines, Iowa.....
Des Moines, IA: Hebard-Showers Company, September, 1916. Panoramic photograph, 8 x 37.5 inches, with numerous captions in the negative. Rolled tightly. A few soft creases, minor wear at bottom right corner. Very good. An unusually informative panorama of Brownsville and Matamoros taken from the American side of the Rio Grande.....