Press Releases from LiveAuctionTalk.com (9 total)
Tools of the Early Firefighting Trade This Week at LiveAuctionTalk.com
Fire buckets were the tools of the firefighting trade in the late-19th century. A bucket usually displayed the homeowner’s name in paint. How…
Mystery and Magic of Harry Houdini This Week at LiveAuctionTalk.com
Harry Houdini found himself locked inside the same jail cell where the assassin of Pres. James A. Garfield was housed in 1881. The narrow…
Frank Sinatra as Musical Troubadour This Week at LiveAuctionTalk.com
Frank Sinatra said he heard “symphonies from the universe” in his head as a kid and thought about singing for a living as young as…
Berenice Abbott Photographer as Documentarian This Week at LiveAuctionTalk.com
Much of Berenice Abbott’s photography is about capturing and interpreting the spirit of everyday life in New York City. She was a documentarian as…
Johnny Cash A Guy Who Got Lucky This Week at LiveAuctionTalk.com
One thousand prisoners showed up in the mess hall of San Quentin State Prison to see country singer Johnny Cash perform in concert on Feb.…
Monroe and DiMaggio the Ties That Bind This Week at LiveAuctionTalk.com
Marilyn Monroe was two hours late for her first date with baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. He waited patiently at an Italian restaurant on…
John Lennon Immortalized in Photography This Week at LiveAuctionTalk.com
It was the last photograph taken of John Lennon. He and Yoko Ono were lying on the floor together in their apartment overlooking Central…
Samplers as Time Capsules This Week at LiveAuctionTalk.com
Like time capsules, antique samplers are nostalgic remnants of the past offering a glimpse into the world of embroidery and children. Samplers act as…
LiveAuctionTalk.com Meets the Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum wanted to write modern fairy tales that didn’t frighten children. His fairy tales, he said, wouldn’t upset them like the Brothers…
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