2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
Absentee bidding for this session ends on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST.
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L. Pierre Bottemer (born Lawrence Phillip Bottemer) was a self-promoted itinerant American artist. He styled himself with the name L. Pierre Bottemer. Bottemer created oil paintings, sketches and silhouettes. He was a sketch artist at the trial of Lindbergh kidnapper Bruno Richard Hauptmann. The Diary starts “1933, L. Pieere Bottemer, Born 1914, Traveling Artist ...”, 186pp of which +/- 150pp are written. The first 87 pages are filled with +/- autographed flattering comments to Bottemer. Then, starting on page 88 are comments regarding the Hauptmann Trial. Here are several. l1/11/35 “Geo J. Blanke, Editor Publisher, Times Building NY., To Larry: More interesting than Hauptman - a brilliant artist and a swell feller - the newspapersman’s friend!!!” ... 1/17/35 “Toots Thompson at Hauptmann trial, Elizabeth NJ.” 1/10/35 “To larry that I just met ... Marine Allen, Hauptmen Trial”. “Helen S, Waterhouse , Beacon Journal at the Hauptmann Trial.” “Leo T. Heatly, Standard News NY at the Trial of no no Hauptmann, Flemington”. “J.J. Lamb Capt. N.J. State Police.” “Detective Leiurt Bornmann, N.J. State Police, Hauptman Case” “Mrs. Edward J Reilly, February 13, 1935” Abraham Cohen, editor of the Jewish Daily Forward .. met at the Hauptmann Trial.” “What a headache! The last round up. Waiting for the Jury to come in. Evelyn Shuler, Evening Ledger, Phila.” Feb 16th 1935 “Bruno Richard Hauptmann Public Enemy Number One of the World - Arrested Sept. 19th 1934, ... Det. Sgt. John Wallace, N.J. State Police”. .... and many more.
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