Great American Treasure Hunt

c. Late 19th century. Emerald Bay looking East. Lake Tahoe Series. Photograph by R.J. Waters, Landscape Photographer. Berkeley, California. Front imag

This image shows the Tallac Hotel in the forest. Owned by E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin, the Tallac Hotel became one the favorite destination spots...

c. Late 19th century. The Sierras, West from Mt. Tallac. Lake Tahoe Series. Front has gorgeous view of Gilmore Lake from Mt. Tallac. Lots of snow. Man

This photograph features a large group of people posed for a photograph next to the Rubicon Springs Hotel. The people are holding a variety of differe

The Bellevue Hotel was a short-lived but beautiful hotel on the shores of Lake Tahoe. It was built in 1888 and owned by Billy Lapham and was known to

This photograph features a group on people about to board the steamer Tahoe for some sightseeing around the lake. The photograph measures 6.60' ...

This is another image of the Grand Central Hotel, this time featured in the summer months. In the photograph several people can be seen scattered abou

This is an image of the Grand Central Hotel covered in snow on a winter's day. The Grand Central Hotel was built in 1871 by A.J. Bayley and was ...

This photograph features a lovely and calm scene looking over Lake Tahoe. With snow capped mountains in the distance, and a shore lined with tress, th

Entitled "Hot Springs" this photograph appears to have been taken is what is now known as Brockway. The area is known for hosting the only...

"The citizens of Glenbrook, Lake Tahoe, were startled yesterday morning by an awful roaring which made the earth tremble….It was found that Cav...

This photograph provides a view of Glenbrook Bay. The area was first used by the Washoe people as a campground, and it provided fish and berries. In t

This image features a group of men leading a team of oxen to pull logs on to a cart. The image was taken in an unknown place around Lake Tahoe. The ph

This is an early view of McKinney's Resort from the shoreline. The resort was named after the owner John Washington McKinney who opened the busi...

This photograph shows a group of people posed for a photograph in the small town of Rubicon Springs. There appears to be a trench being built on the o

This is a view of the Tallac Hotel amongst the forest. If you look closely, you can see a large group on people standing near the hotel. Owned by E.J.

The Meteor launched in the summer of 1876 but didn't have its first run until September. For 20 years, Caption Ernest Pomin watched over the ves...

Built in 1864 by William Pomin, the Tahoe Hotel was known for its scenic location and for having the best game and fishing in the area. This photograp

This is a fantastic image of a stagecoach full of people about to leave the Grand Central Hotel. The photographer is identified as R.J. Waters, landsc

This was how businesses advertised, before radio and television: the broadside. This is a fine and rare example from 1878 that shows the cooperation b

Number 68. State of California seal in middle. No markings on back. We cannot authentic that it is real, however, a quick Google search did not turn a

Three photo albums from Germantown, California. These albums contain hundreds of small snapshots of a single family`s life in Germantown, later rename

Panamint City was a wild and wicked town in the early to mid 1870s, and the local paper is filled with stories of murders, suicides and crimes from in

This newspaper is a treasured relic of the past for many Inyo County collectors. When opened and laid out flat, the piece measures 20" x 14&quo...

This local paper is filled with stories of murders, suicides and crimes from in and around the area. There are also several fantastic advertisements f

Very rare, early California bond from the county of Lake, in northern California. Ten year bond was to mature on Jan. 1, 1881. Allegorical female, dra

Mounted litho of early San Pedro Harbor, indicating the outer and inner harbors, Terminal Island, the city beyond, and the Point Fermin Light House in

Large 13.5"x22" broadside instructing "All Persons of Japanese ancestry" to report to the Civil Control Station for evacuation. ...

Rare. Receipt of Exchange datelined Bodie Cal May 5th 1879. Frank Sonthey is purchasing a $20 Bill of Exchange from the Wells Fargo office in Bodie an

Five different banking documents that provide a nice variety from Bodie, CA. 1) 1879 check from The Bodie Bank. $100 made out to A.P. Johnson. Spindle

Postally unused RPPC of a winter scene in Bodie, CA. View of four well-dressed men and a boy standing on the roof of a building with a high snow bank

Another great scene of the famous mining town of Bodie, CA. This RPPC shows two boys standing on a rooftop with a man standing below them and a high s

c. 1910. An RPPC showing a buried street scene in Bodie. Ski tracks are center. Also visible is a sign for the Auto Stage to Aurora, Hawthorne, Lucky

RPPC with a scarce view of a "dug-out" located in Bodie, CA. Photograph was taken by A.A. Forbes who called it "A Bodie Residence.&qu...

Five documents for J.S. Cain, famed Bodie banker and businessman. 1) Small receipt for $30 received from the Bullion & Exchange Bank. Datelined ...

Lot of 3. 1) Check on white paper. Datelined Bodie, Cal., May 30th, 1879. Issued to "self" for $254.50 by David Casey. Printed by Ezra A C...

c. 1930s-1940s. Two RPPCs of the 1932 fire in Bodie, CA. 1) "'Bodie, Afire' June 13, 1932/ Bodie, Mono County Calif. Frashers Fotos/ Po...

Lot of 2. 1) Rare billhead for Silas B. Smith, Dealer in General Merchandise. Cash Orders Respectfully Solicited. No date or customer name. List amoun

c. late 1920s. Lot of two RPPCs from Burton Frasher of Bodie pre-1932 fire. 1) Main Street, Bodie, California. Frasher's Fotos, Pomona, Calif. (...

Bond cert. #239. Issued at Bridgeport, Mono County on Mar. 20, 1878. Signed by Frank Shaw, Chairman of the county Board of Supervisors and the county

25 1/2" x 20" matted. Signed on back. Schueler was a popular California artist, circa 1950s. Dorner T. Schueler (1904-1986) studied at th...

This is a group of the Grass Valley Daily Morning Union from February 16, 1900 to June 30, 1900. The page are in overall fine condition, although ther

This scale features a mahogany wood base and lid, a white marble work surface, and a plain glass insert in the mahogany lid. The front of the unmarked

1) 1916 Ethanac Cash Store (O. J. Hanzlik, proprietor) calendar. Very striking. 2) Early San Bernardino Valley promotional booklet City:

Lithograph taken from an 1849 painting by Henry Firks of a sparsely populated San Francisco Bay. An array of ships both large and small are pictured t

Litho by G.T. Brown. Great vignette of buildings on an ice pond. #261 for 25 shares to Benjamin Daniel in 1879. Cancelled. Signed by Thompson and Will

Early #8 for 1,000 shares to AP Hotaling (famous California whiskey merchant) in 1876. Cancelled through signatures. Two vignettes of trees and vegeta

Lot of 2. 1) Peoples Ice Company, 1875. 2) California Fertilizing Company, 1875. City: County: State: CA

Sold in 1851. Redeemed in 1853 for 88c on the dollar. Signed by PA Morse, JJ Tallant, Wm Hooper, Smyth Clark, and Runley Gauden. All but 4 coupons are

Extremely rare! Original photograph by Martin Behrman. 70" panorama. 1900 copy taken from the original plates. Identifies Folsom Street, Sutter...

Framed and matted "Residence of Leland Stanford." A copy of this sketch appeared in Leslie's Illustrated Newspapers, July 13, 1878. ...

Denis Kearney wears a prison uniform in this broadside titled, "The Tables Turned : You Sabe Him? Kealney Must Go!" It was published by Sa...

Published by Charles Magnus & Co., Frankfort Street. Six citizens on a hill overlook the city and the bay. Rows and rows of two and three story ...

Territory of California. Authorized by the town council and carried out by John W. Geary. Fifty vara lot for Henry M. Lewis on the northern side of Ty

Another Territory of California document! 1849. This is a very rare document announcing the sale at auction of a lot in San Francisco. The document, e

Photograph of the Chemical Engine Co. No. 4 in post 1906 earthquake San Francisco. Five men and one small cat can be seen standing in front of the bui

These two pieces of pictorial letter sheets are known as the Celestial Empire. It features two images of Chinese people as miners and gamblers in 19t

c. 1909. Certificate for membership to the large ranching firm of Miller & Lux. Miller & Lux both arrived in San Francisco separately around...

Photo # 1607. Fort Point, East side. Stereoview by Watkins' Pacific Coast, 26 Montgomery St., opp. Lick House Entrance, San Francisco. Image sho...

Hand-colored lithograph of the Grand Parade for the Knights Templar Triennial Conclave, San Francisco, August 20, 1883. View shows procession down str

San Francisco Chronicle Annual Calendar “A Half Century of Progress.” Calendar and black and white lithographs by “Langguth” on obverse. The reverse h

c. 1850s. Unused pictorial letter sheet. Titled Panorama of San Francisco. Sold by Charles Magnus, 12 Frankfort Street, New-York. Steel engraving of S

Beautiful color lithograph entitled, "San Francisco/The Call/ New Era Edition/ Dec. 19th 1897 San Francisco." Image is dominated by the Cl...

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

Lot of 3 representative pieces from Wells Fargo & Co, including a framed portrait of express drivers, Bacon, Lairds, Brothers Giddings, Honey, H...

By Waite Photo. Number 66. Large ship with smoke visible in harbor. Beach displayed prominently! Burger Collection City: Avalon

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...

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

Santa Cruz poet portfolio" West to the Water. Only 200 copies all signed by author. Printed damp with an 1830 Acorn handpress on Tovil English ...

Presented by Southern Pacific R.R. Co. Santa Cruz & Monterey Illustrated Handbook. San Francisco News Publishing Co. and All Booksellers. San Fr...

This collection includes several pieces from the late 1800s, including nine American Trotting Register Official Certificates, registering the horses a

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

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...

Lot of 2: framed & matted artistic calendar art from a bygone era, Jamestown, CA. Watercolor artwork is detailed and colorful, very well execute...

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

This is a lot of three illustrations from the poem entitled "Plain Language from Truthful James" also known as "the Heathen Chinee.&q...

c. 1850. Classic Gold Rush lithograph! "The Independent Gold Hunter on His Way to California. I Neither Borrow nor Lend." Rare framed lith...

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...

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

A View of California As It Is. "Containing Reliable Information on the Natural Resources of the State; Its Agricultural, Mining, and Manufactur...

Early Chinese Gambling poster, all in typical characters on a terra cotta red background. Measures 21.5" x 14.5". City: County:

Not only a great resource book on the Oddfellows, but contains many biographies of officers throughout California: each with a picture. Many ladies ar

This was an old established line from the East Coast to California. Service was entirely by STEAM: Atlantic Mail Steamship service to the Panama Railr

Includes photos of Indian ruins, Mesa Verde, Rio Grande colored railroad bridge, colored smelter, and lots of family. Album in rough shape but picture

Gilpin, William; The Central Gold Region, the grain, pastoral and gold regions of North America with some views of its physical geography; and observa

c. 1885. No. 1814. “Georgetown from Green Lake Road.” Cabinet card measures 4 1/2” x 7”, with high to medium contrast—suffers from minor yellowing, an

c. 1880s. Stereoview No. 4401. “Georgetown, Col. U.S.A.” Measures 7” x 3 ½.” Nice view of town and busy street from above. Carriage and horse b...

c. 1884 . Stereoview 1720. Georgetown. Side: Clear Creek Series. Photographed by W.H. Jackson & Co., Denver, Colorado. Impressive view from high...

c. 1880. No. 1717. William H. Jackson’s Clear Creek Series makes its way to Georgetown. Stereograph measures 7”x4”, medium contrast—suffers from some

Stunning view in this cabinet card titled "Silver Plume and Mines, Colo." Image shows mining camp nestled at the bottom of Front Range. Mi...

Lot of 10 black/white photographs: 8 are 11 x 14” size and 2 are 7 x 11” size. These are gorgeous photos of the Georgetown and Cripple Creek areas of

Number 1. It is the second-oldest operating of Denver and is one of the first atrium-style hotels ever built. It was built in 1892 of sandstone and re

Original photographic mosaic of the members of Colorado's 23rd General Assembly, the State House of Representatives in 1921. The oval portraits ...

Frank Thayer. #368 of 1000 copies. Fabulous photo essay of Denver, 1902, shot by Fred Stevens. "Delux Edition." No index, no table of cont...

Large illustrated book by the Denver Times, celebrating Denver and its history. Filled with photos, maps, lithos and portraits, this 104 page volume c

Birds-eye view of Colorado Springs from 1882, from Beck & Pauli Lithographers, Milwaukee. Published by J.J. Stone, Madison, WI. Measures 17"...

Manitou Springs became famous for its springs that are believed to have healing powers. When it was discovered in the early 1870s, the area was design

Chalk full of pictures: scenic highways, industry, churches, Soda and Iron Springs, depots, ranching, jail, fire station, banks, hotels, hospitals, sc

c. 1875. Nice view. Stereograph measures 7x4", high contrast, and the focus is sharp. The storefront signs read clearly. Photographer, Josep...

c. 1884. No. 1975. “Black Hawk, Colorado, From the East.” Measures 7" x 4." Medium contrast and focus is sharp. In good condition with li...