Cowboys & Indians & Miners

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This premier two-day sale includes a General George Custer collection featuring an Indian Capture carbine; other very rare firearms; choice Western ingots, gold nuggets and ore samples; rare numismatic items related to the SS Central America; rare Western tokens; mining reports from the 1830s-1880s; a world class offering of mining spoons; mining-related correspondence, photographs, and ephemera; a great selection of Native American baskets, rugs, and artifacts; saddles and spurs; and General Americana.

DAY 1: Mining Reports, Photographs, Ephemera and Spoons
DAY 2: Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms (incl. Custer Collection), Numismatics, and General Americana.
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Ore Cars, Lighting & Machinery for Mining Billheads1250 - Ore Cars, Lighting & Machinery for Mining Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 pieces include: 1) Two from The Trvax Manufacturing Co., 1910 (great color vignette) and 1918 (illustrations on back); 2) Two from Atlas Car and Mf
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r***6 for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Marble, Slate & Granite Cos. Billheads1251 - Marble, Slate & Granite Cos. Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
29 Billheads from various companies. Included are: Frank Carlucci, Pennsylvania, 1896 (photo vignette); Columbian Marble Co., Vermont; Bradbury and Jo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Mining Trade Card Collection1252 - Mining Trade Card Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 100. A complete set of Will's Cigarettes in very nice condition. Eight Arosia Coffee and six Arbuckle Coffee. Two Youth's Companion. ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*********r for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Paul Kerr, Columbia University Classroom Negatives on Geology1253 - Paul Kerr, Columbia University Classroom Negatives on Geology
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hundreds of 4 x 5" glass slides used for geology classes at Columbia University, 1930s to 1940s. The slides were used but and made by Professor...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to D******3 for (375.00 + 86.25BP) = 461.25
 
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Paul Kerr, Columbia University Classroom Negatives on Minerals1254 - Paul Kerr, Columbia University Classroom Negatives on Minerals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 400 to 500 original glass slides of minerals used by Professor Paul Kerr of Columbia University for his mineralogy classes. Slides are s
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to D******3 for (450.00 + 103.50BP) = 553.50
 
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Professor Paul Kerr’s Mining Photographs throughout the United States1255 - Professor Paul Kerr’s Mining Photographs throughout the United States
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large group of several hundred photographs taken by Professor Paul Kerr of Columbia University. Locations include Georgia, Los Alamos, Buck Creek, Ohi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to j*****r for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
 
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Slides and Prints by Professor Paul S Kerr of Columbia University1256 - Slides and Prints by Professor Paul S Kerr of Columbia University
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of original glass slides, plastic negatives, prints from geology professor Paul S Kerr of Columbia University, circa 1930 to 1941. This lot cont
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to D******3 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Group of Mining Photographs and Postcards (Nevada & Arizona)1257 - Group of Mining Photographs and Postcards (Nevada & Arizona)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three cards are from Tonopah, three cards are from Goldfield and three cards are from Virginia City. There is also a beautiful underground stereoview
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****l for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Mining Cabinet Card and Medal1258 - Mining Cabinet Card and Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Unidentified company mining camp with mill and company buildings. Some staining, but very interesting. 2) 1974 Salute to the Gold Rush Pioneers med
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to F****e for (25.00 + 5.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Western Mining Stereoviews1259 - Western Mining Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine. Includes: Guanajuato Mexico, El Oro Mexico, sulpher mine with train, miners with a pack burro, Ontario Gold & Silver in Monda Gulch...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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