1880 Leadville CO Grant Inaugural

From Heritage Auction Archives

[Ulysses S. Grant]. Dance Card and Ball Ticket. 3" x 4.5", Leadville, Colorado, July 23, 1880, a dance card with program for the "First Grand Reception Ball of the Union Veterans and Citizens in Honor of General Grant," held at Leadville City Hall. Accompanied by a small green ticket to the event. Dance card is unused.

Condition: Light wear and toning on card, darker on verso. Ticket is creased and cracked in places, otherwise very fine.


1880 Leadville CO Grant Inaugural

From Aspen Daily Times, March 2, 1892.

https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ADT18920302.2.28&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0--

1892 Acton MA

https://www.actonhistoricalsociety.org/blog/dancing-the-night-away-in-acton

1874 Rochester NY

Description by Ebay Seller:

DESCRIPTION: This, approx 4" x  1/2" card is a ticket printed with "Social Gathering of the Young Folks Terpsichorean Club to be given at Merritt & Ferguson's Thursday, April 16th, 1874 -- Admit  - -  And Lady". 

The backside lists the Programme of 18 various dance numbers including: Quadrille, Lancers, Galop, Virginia Reel, Monkey Musk, Portland Fancy, Dan Tucker etc. The condition is very good as seen. No damage.

I do not where this is actually from, other than I got it in the proximity of Rochester, Canandaguia, E. Bloomfield area of Western New York.

1817 Worthington OH

https://ohiomemory.ohiohistory.org/archives/954

1870 Bridgeport CT

From Ebay. Seller thought it was from Thibodaux, Louisiana, but they were wrong.

2 1/2 x 4" 4-page dance card.


Dimensions given, if any, are approximate. Condition as shown. Defects not visible in scan[s] are described. Item is complete as issued unless otherwise stated. NO facsimiles, copies, reprints or reproductions unless specifically stated in description above. Pictures show actual item, never a stock image.

1870 Bridgeport CT

1896 Hartford MA

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1896-J-C-Smiths-Dancing-Class-Sociable-Dance-Card-Pratt-Street-Hartford-CT/254192818130?hash=item3b2f1297d2:g:iJMAAOSw~VBcLnvU

1896 J.C. Smith's Dancing Class Sociable Dance Card Pratt Street Hartford, CT

1863 Monitor

From the collection of Richard Powers.

1863 Harpers Ferry VA

https://sca.bowdoin.edu/civil-war-blog/2013/11/26/november-26-1863/

In the collection of Bowdoin College. Military Ball Invitation for Alexander Simms Buchanan [Alexander Simms Buchanan Civil War Collection]

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From the Collection of Richard Powers

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