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Sell or Auction Your Little Rock 9 Elizabeth Eckford Signed Photo for up to $5,275 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

ByNate D Sanders February 13, 2022August 28, 2022

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Do you have a high-value item that you would like to get the maximum price possible? If so, please call us at (310) 440-2982 or use the form below. A representative of Nate D. Sanders Auctions will contact you concerning your items.

Attach up to 4 pictures in gif, jpg or png format not to exceed 4Mb.

There are two methods to select your images after you clicking “Choose Files”:

While holding the Shift Key down, select the first image and the last image. All images between will be highlighted.

While holding the CTrl Key down, select each image one click at a time. Only the selected images will be chosen. Then click “Open” and the selected files will be included in the form.

You can also email us at [email protected]

FREE ESTIMATE. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Little Rock 9 Elizabeth Eckford signed photo that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

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Here is a Little Rock 9 Elizabeth Eckford signed photo we have sold in the past:

Elizabeth Eckford Handwritten Signed 20″ x 13.375″ Photo Essay From Her First Day of School as Part of the “Little Rock Nine” — “…Someone yelled ‘Get a rope. Drag her over to the tree!’…”

Elizabeth Eckford handwritten signed essay, composed upon a 20″ x 13.375″ photograph of her first day of school at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. As one of the “Little Rock Nine”, Eckford, a young 15-year old, had to endure bullying and violence in order to attend school, as mandated by Brown v. Board of Education three years earlier. In this essay, Eckford details the horrific events of that day, but ends on a hopeful note, remembering white journalists who treated her with kindness. Composed and signed in silver felt-tip, essay reads in full,

“I am one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American teens who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.

The integration came as a result of Brown versus Board of Education decided by the nation’s highest court in 1954.

My ordeal was captured by press photographers on the morning of September 4, 1957. As I walked toward the school I saw Arkansas National Guard soldiers surrounding the grounds. They opened up and made space for white students to pass through. When I approached the soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder to bar me. I walked further and stopped where I could see another sidewalk leading to the school. This time the state troops crossed rifles to block me. The crowd across the street was angrily shouting. Ahead I saw the main entrance in the middle of that two block expanse. Now a soldier directed me to go across the street where the demonstrators were.

When I stepped out into the street an angry mob started following and screaming insults. Photographers were in front of me walking backwards. Someone yelled ‘Get a rope. Drag her over to the tree! Let’s hang her!’ Other voices cursed and threatened. I looked for help. When I approached an elderly woman who had a kind face, she spat on me. The mob followed me to the bus stop where two middle-aged white reporters tried to comfort me, saying don’t let them see you cry. When one reporter embraced me across my shoulder, the crowd’s anger rose in increased fury. / Elizabeth Eckford”. Satin-finish photo measures 20″ x 13.375″, printed by an Indiana University colleague of the photographer, Will Counts. Sold for $5,275.

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Elizabeth Eckford Handwritten Signed 20″ x 16″ Photo Essay From Her First Day of School as Part of the “Little Rock Nine” — “…Someone yelled ‘Get a rope. Drag her over to the tree!’…”

Elizabeth Eckford handwritten signed essay, composed upon a 20″ x 16″ photograph of her first day of school at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. As one of the “Little Rock Nine”, Eckford, a young 15-year old, had to endure bullying and violence in order to attend school, as mandated by Brown v. Board of Education three years earlier. In this essay, Eckford details the horrific events of that day, but ends on a hopeful note, remembering white journalists who treated her with kindness. Composed and signed in silver felt-tip, essay reads in full,

“I am one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American teens who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.

The integration came as a result of Brown versus Board of Education decided by the nation’s highest court in 1954.

My ordeal was captured by press photographers on the morning of September 4, 1957. As I walked toward the school I saw Arkansas National Guard soldiers surrounding the grounds. They opened up and made space for white students to pass through. When I approached the soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder to bar me. I walked further and stopped where I could see another sidewalk leading to the school. This time the state troops crossed rifles to block me. The crowd across the street was angrily shouting. Ahead I saw the main entrance in the middle of that two block expanse. Now a soldier directed me to go across the street where the demonstrators were.

When I stepped out into the street an angry mob started following and screaming insults. Photographers were in front of me walking backwards. Someone yelled ‘Get a rope. Drag her over to the tree! Let’s hang her!’ Other voices cursed and threatened. I looked for help. When I approached an elderly woman who had a kind face, she spat on me. The mob followed me to the bus stop where two middle-aged white reporters tried to comfort me, saying don’t let them see you cry. When one reporter embraced me across my shoulder, the crowd’s anger rose in increased fury. / Elizabeth Eckford”. Satin-finish photo measures 20″ x 16″, printed by an Indiana University colleague of the photographer, Will Counts. Sold for $4,463.

Little Rock 9 Elizabeth Eckford signed photo
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Elizabeth Eckford Handwritten Signed 20″ x 13.375″ Photographic Essay From Her First Day of School as Part of the “Little Rock Nine” — “…Someone yelled ‘Get a rope. Drag her over to the tree!’…”

Elizabeth Eckford handwritten signed essay, composed upon a 20″ x 13.375″ photograph of her first day of school at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. As one of the “Little Rock Nine”, Eckford, a young 15-year old, had to endure bullying and violence in order to attend school, as mandated by Brown v. Board of Education three years earlier. In this essay, Eckford details the horrific events of that day, but ends on a hopeful note, remembering white journalists who treated her with kindness. Composed and signed in silver felt-tip, essay reads in full,

“I am one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American teens who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.

The integration came as a result of Brown versus Board of Education decided by the nation’s highest court in 1954.

My ordeal was captured by press photographers on the morning of September 4, 1957. As I walked toward the school I saw Arkansas National Guard soldiers surrounding the grounds. They opened up and made space for white students to pass through. When I approached the soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder to bar me. I walked further and stopped where I could see another sidewalk leading to the school. This time the state troops crossed rifles to block me. The crowd across the street was angrily shouting. Ahead I saw the main entrance in the middle of that two block expanse. Now a soldier directed me to go across the street where the demonstrators were.

When I stepped out into the street an angry mob started following and screaming insults. Photographers were in front of me walking backwards. Someone yelled ‘Get a rope. Drag her over to the tree! Let’s hang her!’ Other voices cursed and threatened. I looked for help. When I approached an elderly woman who had a kind face, she spat on me. The mob followed me to the bus stop where two middle-aged white reporters tried to comfort me, saying don’t let them see you cry. When one reporter embraced me across my shoulder, the crowd’s anger rose in increased fury. / Elizabeth Eckford”. Satin-finish photo measures 20″ x 13.375″, printed by an Indiana University colleague of the photographer, Will Counts. Sold for $2,400.

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Consign your item at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your item to us at [email protected].

FREE APPRAISAL. To buy, auction, sell or consign your item that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

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While holding the CTrl Key down, select each image one click at a time. Only the selected images will be chosen. Then click “Open” and the selected files will be included in the form.

You can also email us at [email protected]

Consign With Us

Do you have a high-value item that you would like to get the maximum price possible? If so, please call us at (310) 440-2982 or use the form below. A representative of Nate D. Sanders Auctions will contact you concerning your items.

Attach up to 4 pictures in gif, jpg or png format not to exceed 4Mb.

There are two methods to select your images after you clicking “Choose Files”:

While holding the Shift Key down, select the first image and the last image. All images between will be highlighted.

While holding the CTrl Key down, select each image one click at a time. Only the selected images will be chosen. Then click “Open” and the selected files will be included in the form.

You can also email us at [email protected]

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