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(MAGIC)
ARMSTONG,
ELLEN E.
Going Fine Since 1889.
Ellen E. Armstrong, Magician and
Cartoonist Extraordinary.
Poster on
stiff cardboard (as issued), 22 x 28 inches,
with a photographic image of the
performer; printed in black on a green
background with magenta borders
Np, circa 1930’s
[600/800]
The only reference we could find to this
unusual act was in Erroll Hill and James
Hatch’s “History of African American
Theatre” (Cambridge University Press,
2003), where she is mentioned but no birth or
death dates given. It’s is possible that the
“Going Fine Since 1889” is a reference to her
birth date, which would make her about 30 at
the time of this poster.
THE MANWHO DEVELOPED BLOOD PLASMA
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(MEDICINE.) DREW, CHARLES RICHARD.
The Caducens, Yearbook
of Howard University for 1947.
Copious illustrations. Large 4to, original leather
grained blue cloth, embossed in silver.
Washington, D.C., 1947
[300/400]
Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950) was an American physician, surgeon and medical
researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for
blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in
WorldWar II.This allowed medics to save thousands of lives of the Allied forces. Drew protested
against the practice of racial segregation in the donation of blood, as it lacked scientific foundation,
an action which cost him his job. In 1943, Drew’s distinction in his profession was recognized
when he became the first black surgeon selected to serve as an examiner on the American Board
of Surgery. He was a member of the faculty at Howard when this yearbook was issued, and
appears several times in its pages, including one full-page biography with his portrait.
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