Auction Details
Holabird’s Western Americana Collections Presents
The Great American Treasure Hunt
Western Americana & Numismatic Auction
PREVIEW
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive
Reno, NV 89511
Friday - September 12 - 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment
Sessions 1 & 2
LIVE AUCTION
Saturday, September 13, 2014 & Sunday, September 14, 2014
Starting Time: 9am PST, both days
Session 3
ABSENTEE AUCTION
Internet or phone bidding only.
Sept 15, 2014
Starting time: 9am monday
LOT PICKUP
Tuesday through Friday after the sale,
normal office hours or by appointment
AUCTION LOCATION
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
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All items sold for their collectible value only; They have no securites whatsoever.
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480Lt. Wheeler Survey StereoviewHolabird Western Americana Collections
This is a stereoview, taken T.H. O’Sullivan, showing an area of Cooley’s Ranch, 10 miles east of Apache, Arizona during the exploration and surveys he
Estimate : 300.00 - 750.00
Sold to e*****r for 89.63
481The Handbook to Arizona, Hinton, 1878, SignedHolabird Western Americana Collections
Hinton, R. J.; signed. Lacking all covers and spine, torn corners first two, and last two pages. Inscribed by Hinton: "To general Carmen with t...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e**********t for 119.50
482The Handbook to Arizona, Hinton, 1878Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hinton, R.J.; The Handbook to Arizona; 1878; Payot, Upham & Co., San francisco.431pp, plus 101pp appendix, plus 143pp advertisements. Red boards...
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for 358.50
483Alpine County Tax DocumentHolabird Western Americana Collections
This is a document regarding unpaid taxes in the county of Alpine by a Warren Burright. Burright was summoned to the district court March 18, 1865 for
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to i*****l for 268.88
484Jackson, CA Unused Pictorial LettersheetHolabird Western Americana Collections
Rare unused pictorial lettersheet. Large folded paper. Main title: Jackson, Amador Co. Engravings: one large image, titled Jackson, shows historic tow
Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to d**********n for 1,195.00
485Reward Poster 1889 for Murder SuspectHolabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. $500 Reward "offered for the arrest of Domenico Bacigalupi, an Italian, who is charged with the murder of his wife by poisoning in Amador...
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to e*****r for 239.00
486CA Gold Rush Letter, Middle Amador, 1853Holabird Western Americana Collections
January 1853. Middle Amador. Fabulous letter from J. Benjamin Howe to his father in New England. 6 pp. Includes description of a 15 foot dam design to
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d**********n for 448.13
488Dorner Schueler watercolor: Angels Camp VictorianHolabird Western Americana Collections
24 1/2" x 32 matted. Signed. This watercolor has two barely noticeable tears about 1". Repaired with tape on back of canvas.
Dorner T. Sc...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9****J for 179.25
489Large Chinese clay pot dug in Angels Camp areaHolabird Western Americana Collections
13" tall and 36 " in diameter. Ovoid form with some chips around mouth and glaze flaws to be expected with this old of a primitive piece. ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********n.. for 65.73
491Dorner Schueler pastel: Main street Old Murphys, CAHolabird Western Americana Collections
28" x 33" framed. Signed.
Dorner T. Schueler (1904-1986) studied at the San Diego Academy of Art. He was a member of the West Coast Water...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9****J for 239.00
492Dorner Schueler watercolor: Murphys Grammar SchoolHolabird Western Americana Collections
33 1/2" x 26 1/2" matted. Signed.
Dorner T. Schueler (1904-1986) studied at the San Diego Academy of Art. He was a member of the West Coa...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9****J for 155.35
494Two Color Mining Sketches, Calaveras County, c. 1881Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) A colored pencil sketch of a stream-side mining scene: piles of river stones show claim locations and a long sluice box winds down into t
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for 203.15
495Illustrations of Colusa County, CA, 1880Holabird Western Americana Collections
Elliott & Moore; Colusa County, California. Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery...; 1880; San Francisco. 15 x 12.5", black boards, gil...
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,400.00
496Sutter's Mill Woodblock, CA Gold Rush ArtifactHolabird Western Americana Collections
The Ultimate Gold Rush Artifact
This is literally a piece of history that changed the world... an original artifact from the California gold discove
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to d**********n for 9,261.25
498Governor Stanford Steamer, Lake Tahoe PhotographHolabird Western Americana Collections
This is a view of the Hot Springs Hotel with the steamer the Governor Stanford docked in the bay. The photographer is identified as Carlton Watkins of
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to j*****7 for 358.50
499Hot Springs, Lake Tahoe Photograph by R.J. WatersHolabird Western Americana Collections
When one thinks of Lake Tahoe, hot springs do not necessarily come to mind. Yet there is one small spot in Lake Tahoe were the lake water is indeed a
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8******m for 268.88