Art, Brewery, & Collectibles

Original watercolor of the Gold Rush view at Mokelumne Hill. The view is from a three story brewery looking toward the town and hills. It shows a grou

This is a rare hand-colored and very detailed lithograph (16.5" H x 22.5 " W) of Mokelumne Hill in Calaveras County. Depicts town, mine, h...

Eight mounted photos (four up, mounted on each side of board (10.25" H x 16"W) by I. W. (Isaiah West) Taber (1830-1912). Included are view...

Map (16" H x 13" W) of the pre-Gold Rush Sutter Fort area with distances and numbers of Men by the Adjutant's Office, Monterey CA. Map...

Street photo (7 1/2 x 4 1/2") of the Daily National Gazette and a hardware, iron & steel company identified by our client as the Alpha Hard...

Usually unissued. Inc. Jan. 8th, 1870. No. 55. Pen cancelled. Dateline Nevada City, Cal., May 3rd, 1871. Issued for 57.5 shares to Isaac H. Thompson.

Beautiful soft oil painting of Malakoff Diggins depicting the mine in snow. Artist unknown. Framed size—21" H x 31" W. (Light crackling in...

From French Corral to Saw Mill Flat Lake, the water system for Nevada County. Present system in red. By chief engineer W. W. Waggoner. Date:

Original pen and ink drawings of gold miners in California. Two images matted in frame—11" H x 19" W. Burger Collection Date: c.1849 ...

Early black and white photograph showing lumber yard on waterfront. National sign at right. Ship in the background. Nice contrast! Measures 8.25&quo...

Two framed Desert Magazine covers featuring the art of Victor Clyde Forsythe, a Southern California artist who once shared a studio with then young ar

27 cards. Cactus, Hot Caps, Date Gardens, Mt.San Gorginio, sand dunes, Smoke trees, Indio, palm Canyon, Palm Springs, The Oasis, Twenty-nine Palms, Lo

Leaded Stained Glass. Panel is framed in wood--Excellent condition. In 1923 Citizens Bank built a brick building on Colorado Blvd. in downtown Pasa

Fifteen cards. Beaumont, Banning, Hemet, San Jacinto, Temegula. Carona, Perris, Elsinore. (Prag collection) Date: City: Riverside Coun

Cabinet card 4.25" x 6.5" that shows two-story brick building with sign "Keseberg & Co." Four gentlemen standing in front of...

The American Institute of Mining Engineers, Sutter's Fort, October 2nd, 1899. Taken by A.K. Varney, compliments of Sacramento Chamber of Commerc...

Very rare! Pre-Transcontinental Telegraph! Certificate No. 696. Signed by Justin E. Strong (the company president) and secretary. Not issued to anyone

Bound volume of newspapers from September 20, 1872 to March 18, 1873. Excellent research tool for mining history, telegraph history, and all history i

Marvelous early Elm Street, Barstow postcard. Also Beacon Tavern in Barstow. 1907 Viaduct and Harvey House. Barstow railroad yards. Many other Barstow

Fifteen Mt. Palomar Observatory RPC's. Includes overview, close-ups, and two space shots: Andromeda Galaxy and Saturn. Great lot!!! Also Main St...

Great SF earthquake photograph! Bank manager is identified as J. Datzell Brown. D.C. Sherrins Laundry wagon parked in front. Rubble and damage can be

1874. Hard bound volume of the Book of Mormon. Reprinted from the third American edition. First edition by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of L

Photograph (silverprint) of frigate Constitution (also known as Old Ironsides) entering San Francisco Harbor. Photographer unknown. Unmounted, 1...

View of four men and three horses outside of a wooden structure labeled "Livery" but also covered in tobacco signs. Three Star Tobacco sig...

Underwood & Underwood scenes, one from Land's End looking down, the other from the beach looking up. The first Cliff House was built by Sam ...

Scarce pre-1906 earthquake view of the corner of 24th & Bryant. Horse and wagon lower left. One man standing bottom right with his foot up on a ...

No. 666. Dated San Francisco, April 12, 1856. An order from Goodwin & Co. to the New England Bakery for 10 cases sugar crackers. Measures 6"...

Rare hand-colored lithograph by L. Sabtier. Printed in Paris, France by Lemercier. 27" H x 39" W. Burger Collection Date: City: San

View of man sitting on wagon with the sign "Robert Trost/ General Contractor/ 26th & Howard Sts." Building materials are stacked in th...

From the collection of Ken Prag. Exquisite lot of 15 early San Francisco restaurant and event menus. Includes Spreckels Rotisserie, Occidental Hotel

Advertising card for Sing Chong Co. of San Francisco in nice condition with stereoview photo of Chinese laborers. From the Burger collection. D

Menu for 20 year celebration banquet in honor of "Mr. Anthony Hamilton of San Francisco" given by the Pawtucket Boys. Dated Aug. 2, 189...

Illustrated Bay of San Francisco: The Metropolis of the Pacific Coast and its Suburban Cities. A History. Includes an index and contents. What a great

You've seen their name on a huge variety of Western lithographs. Here is a stock, gorgeous as one would expect. No. 57. Issued for 50 shares to ...

T. H. Wilton, Marine Photographer. Located at 838 Market Street. The clipper ship Irby was a British 4 master. She was sunk in 1919 by a mine. 14 x 11

A mint illustrated letterhead titled Panorama of San Francisco. Sold by Charles Magnus, 12 Frankfort Street, New York. Toning to pages. From the Burge

39". Photo shows the drives and crews for the International Sweepstakes, Greater San Francisco Speedway, San Carlos on the Peninsula, San Franc...

See previous lot. This panorama has creases. Date: 1921 City: San Francisco State: California ID: 22123

Seven daily times, one San Francisco Herald, and one evening bulletin. Find a letter from Knight's Ferry, Moquelumne Jockey Club ad, a man who r...

The Palace Hotel was built by William Ralston and later by William Sharon who made their fortunes in Virginia City, Nevada. With 755 guest rooms, Pala

From the collection of Ken Prag. More than 80 menus from San Francisco area eateries! Many are from the first decade of the century including 14 fro

34 x 18" reproduction of poster advertising the five week celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of James Marshall's gold discover...

Early color lithograph (12" H x 19" W) of San Francisco, with numbered areas and legend. Published for the History of the World by Henry B...

Group of 5 folio books from the Prag collection. Views of California Midwinter Fair and Famous Scenes in the Golden State. A Series of Pictures Taken

Two photos of No. 11 S. First St. and "our other store". 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" each. Date: c1905 City: San Francisco State: California

1) Album of San Francisco Bay Area c.1890-1910. 94 photos in all. Many are bleached/faded. Binding loose. 2) Over 120 photographs. Later than first al

Two illustrations. One is a color depiction of early San Francisco, "eng'd by Capewell & Kimmel, N. Y." Really nice frame. The ...

Lot of 2. 1) Very rare, unused personal check, c.1854. Blue text and vignette of eagle perched on patriotic shield. 2) C. James King of Wm. & Co...

Two pieces with the same scenes. One framed and one as an illustrated lettersheet. Panorama shows the city from a hill with the bay in the background.

From the collection of Ken Prag. 39 menus from the Union Club, a San Francisco social club consolidated in 1889 from the Pacific and Union clubs (bot