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Cowboys & Indians & Miners

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location, 3555 Airway Drive Suite 309 Reno, NV 89511

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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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Conestoga Covered Wagon Wheel Jack2423 - Conestoga Covered Wagon Wheel Jack
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This large (37") jack would have been used to replace broken wheels on a large wagon heading to California. Found in the 40 Mile Desert north o...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to n********d for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Comstock Era Stone Mason’s Hammer2424 - Comstock Era Stone Mason’s Hammer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Found along the Carson River where the Carson River Comstock ore mills were located. It is the kind of small hammer, easily fitting into a saddlebag,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to F*****6 for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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"The Desert Canary" by the students of Lyon County High School2425 - "The Desert Canary" by the students of Lyon County High School
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stories, illustrations, photographs from the 1919 high school in Dayton. Cover missing. Pages in interesting condition. City: Dayton State: Nevada
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
 
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Eureka County Ephemera2426 - Eureka County Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes a "Teaching Unit" on post office locations. Current photographs of all locations. Must be 30+ of personal research by this teache...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n********d for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Eureka, Nevada Lumber Company Ledgers (Billheads from Truckee, Boca, Nevada, etc.)2426a - Eureka, Nevada Lumber Company Ledgers (Billheads from Truckee, Boca, Nevada, etc.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 750 billheads from 1879 to 1881 allow the researcher to closely follow this company and the purchases it made. My favorite is the Crystal Peak L
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to j***d for (800.00 + 184.00BP) = 984.00
 
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Eureka, Nevada Photographs including Baseball Team2427 - Eureka, Nevada Photographs including Baseball Team
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1915 real photo postcard of the Eureka baseball team getting ready to hop the train to Palisade. Players are identified on the back of this unused
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to j***d for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Moving Picture Postcard of the Gans Nelson Fight2428 - Moving Picture Postcard of the Gans Nelson Fight
Holabird Western Americana Collections
June 2, 1907. Ultra-rare moving picture postcard. The only one we have seen. "Compliments of The Bank" and "Goldfield, Nevada, the Gr...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to F****e for (1,350.00 + 270.00BP) = 1,620.00
 
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Jarbidge Main Street Real Photo Postcard2429 - Jarbidge Main Street Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an important original photo postcard from Jarbidge, Nevada. It has been removed from an album. It is an unpublished view of the main street of
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to j***d for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Rawhide Real Photo Postcard by Osborn2430 - Rawhide Real Photo Postcard by Osborn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph 16c. Overview of the city looking out toward Stingaree Gulch, the Red Light and adult entertainment center of the city. The only buildings
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to j***d for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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Eight Original Nevada Photo Postcards2431 - Eight Original Nevada Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four of the postcards are from Ruth, Nevada. Three show street scenes. Find the Ruth Drug Company and the Ruth Club: both unusual views. Two views are
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******h for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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