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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560San Francisco Chronicles California Calendar BroadsideHolabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco Chronicle Annual Calendar “A Half Century of Progress.” Calendar and black and white lithographs by “Langguth” on obverse. The reverse h
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
561San Francisco Panorama Lettersheet Charles MagnusHolabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1850s. Unused pictorial letter sheet. Titled Panorama of San Francisco. Sold by Charles Magnus, 12 Frankfort Street, New-York. Steel engraving of S
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to t********n.. for 155.35
562The Call "New Era" Lithograph San Francisco 1897Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful color lithograph entitled, "San Francisco/The Call/ New Era Edition/ Dec. 19th 1897 San Francisco." Image is dominated by the Cl...
Estimate : 700.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to e*****r for 418.25
563Weekly Times Newspaper with Pony Express Story HeadlineHolabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco based paper touting the myriad benefits of the Pony Express delivery service, its results, and its routes and timing. This is pages 2 th
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 750.00
564Wells Fargo Framed ItemsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 representative pieces from Wells Fargo & Co, including a framed portrait of express drivers, Bacon, Lairds, Brothers Giddings, Honey, H...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
565Avalon, Santa Catalina Island photographHolabird Western Americana Collections
By Waite Photo. Number 66. Large ship with smoke visible in harbor. Beach displayed prominently! Burger Collection City: Avalon
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to e**********t for 167.30
566Santa Clara Banking GroupHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Ledger Books of checks, from the "Bank of Italy" (based in San Francisco) with receipts, filled in with amounts and dates. The r...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for 59.75
567Photograph of General Fremont, 1888Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a photograph of Fremont taken May 4, 1888 in front of the same tree he used as a headquarters during the Bear Flag Rebellion in 1846. The tree
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
569Santa Cruz & Monterey Illustrated Handbook, 1880Holabird Western Americana Collections
Presented by Southern Pacific R.R. Co. Santa Cruz & Monterey Illustrated Handbook. San Francisco News Publishing Co. and All Booksellers. San Fr...
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to b***5 for 448.13
570American Trotting Horse EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
This collection includes several pieces from the late 1800s, including nine American Trotting Register Official Certificates, registering the horses a
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to T*****5 for 268.88
571Native Sons Golden West PhotoHolabird Western Americana Collections
Native Sons of the Golden West is an organization that was formed to preserve the history of the state of California. The photo shows members of the G
Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****l for 59.75
572Gold Rush African American Document Yreka,1858Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare undertaking bill measuring 7 1/2" x 4" and written on purple/blue paper. County of Siskiyou. To William Hovey. The bill is for t...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****H for 101.58
573Framed Mother Lode Calendar Artwork PairHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2: framed & matted artistic calendar art from a bygone era, Jamestown, CA. Watercolor artwork is detailed and colorful, very well execute...
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*********6 for 59.75
574Framed Sonora Art Calendar and Tuolumne Advertising PrintHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Framed calendar art. Oliver Hardware. Frank G. Oliver. Sonora, California. March 1941. Watercolor is a view of a lake with mountains in t
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
575"Heathen Chinee" IllustrationsHolabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of three illustrations from the poem entitled "Plain Language from Truthful James" also known as "the Heathen Chinee.&q...
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to T******1 for 358.50
576"Independent Gold Hunter" Lithograph c.1850Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1850. Classic Gold Rush lithograph! "The Independent Gold Hunter on His Way to California. I Neither Borrow nor Lend." Rare framed lith...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to L*****1 for 836.50
577"The Pattern Makers" by Milford ZornesHolabird Western Americana Collections
Milford Zornes was active in the "California Style" movement of art. This is a signed print based on #7 of 25 lithographs. Based on the hi...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to p*****1 for 83.65
5781860 California Map by S.A. Mitchell w/ Salt Lake & UtahHolabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful 1860 County Map of California, with inset of Salt Lake Country, Utah, and inset of San Francisco Bay and Vicinity, by S.A. Mitchell. Frame-a
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d********9 for 286.80
579A View of California As It Is, Joseph Weed, 1874Holabird Western Americana Collections
A View of California As It Is. "Containing Reliable Information on the Natural Resources of the State; Its Agricultural, Mining, and Manufactur...
Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to e**********t for 59.75