Sale 2471 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 29, 2018

137 137 c   (BLACK PANTHERS.) Original file photographs of the alleged “Black Panther bomb factory” where Fred Bennett was killed. 3 photographs, each about 8 x 12 inches, each stamped with “Photo by . . . Stone,”“Received Examiner Reference Library,” and captioned on verso; minor wear. [California], 22 April 1971 [1,000/1,500] These photographs were taken to accompany a controversial blockbuster story on the Black Panthers by San Francisco Examiner reporter Ed Montgomery which ran on 20 April 1971. He reported on the discovery of the charred remains of Black Panther activist Fred Bennett at a secluded Panther “bomb factory” in the Santa Cruz mountains. Bennett had allegedly been executed on Bobby Seale’s orders for sleeping with his wife; others have suggested that Bennett was killed for being an informer, or that the FBI engineered the killing. The photographs show a decrepit rural cabin, trash, beer cans, and possibly a few bomb parts. One depicts the reporter Montgomery striding toward the cabin door.These are the original prints from the Examiner’s files— not widely distributed wire photos. with —a wire photo titled “Arsenal Seized from Panther Stronghold,” New Orleans, 16 September 1970. 138 c   (BLACK PANTHERS.) Black-light poster titled “Power” featuring a stalking panther. Two-color silkscreen poster, 35 x 20 1 / 2 inches; 1-inch closed tear on right edge, other- wise minimal wear. Beltsville, MD: Dargis Associates, 1972 [600/900] We have traced no other copies of this eye-catching poster, which features a stylized version of the stalking panther used in official Black Panther productions. with —2 other related black-light posters by George Stowe Jr. for One Stop Posters of Los Angeles, both also 1972, both 35 x 23 inches: “Black Panther” and “Black Pantheress.” 139 c   (BLACK POWER.) Zash M.J.B. Black Power. Poster, 33 x 21 inches, in dayglo red, green and black; minor wear. Medina, OH: Pro Arts, 1971 [600/900]