Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

Beautiful black lacquer walking stick with a gold (Content unknown). Stick measures about 36". Gold head engraved "Wm. O. Gould June 29, 1...

Two beautiful engraved walking sticks. One measures 35" and is engraved "H.B.Neilson, By Directors, I.O.O.F Temple Assn. Gold content is u...

Original Buffalo Bill-Pawnee Bill poster mounted on linen. 30" x 40". "Pawnee Bill's Great Far East combined with Buffalo Bill...

Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West Poster. It measures 30" x 40" and is mounted on linen. The poster features"Captain Keller's ...

3 bits. Calico with 3 chains. Aluminum Crockett with side etching. Aluminum unmarked 100 A. 2 5.5" wishbones. Date: Country if not USA: St...

Nice pair of ladies leg spurs with silver (or nickel?) inlays and small 9-point rowells. 3" diameter. Unmarked. Date: Country if not USA: ...

This is a commercially made money belt made by Santa Maria Rio Grande Kraemer & Sons. The size is 30 in. with built in holster for an unknown re...

May have been made by Sanford, a Southern California company started in the 1940’s that made Native American style jewelry for shops selling

Lot of 3. 1) 60 x 29" blanket with tan, white, black, and red colors. 2) 44 x 20" multi-colored blanket. 3) Empire Bottling Works, El Paso...

This is a pair of pommel bags that are 15 in. deep by 5 in. wide. They are brown tanned leather that possibly carried mining equipment, documents, map

This Shoup parade saddle #8410 is tooled leather with 7 engraved silver inlays and a number of silver conchos. It is 15 in. A silver oval is marked ...

A sterling silver bartender jigger. One measures an ounce, the other two ounces. A beautiful piece made in Mexico and in very good condition. Weighs i

A pair of Stetson hats, one is brown felt w/crochet band & feather. It could use a little shaping, but is in very nice condition. Next is a nice...

Rare. Dateline Bodie Cal Nov. 6, 1878. M McCallum has given $40 to purchase from Wells Fargo a Bill of Exchange in New York to the order of John Beggs

1) First of Exchange. # 298,762 to CTH Palmer "in Gold Coin". 1867. Two cent United States Revenue Stamp. Also 20c California First of Exc...

Dateline Marysville, April 19th, 1865. M. Marcuse has sent a bag of coin valued at $2,000 to Wm. A. Ballinger at Crescent Mills. Signed for the compan

Rare. Lot of two different express forms. 1) 1865 receipt for Martin Hoover for sending a coin package valued at $565 to Quincy, California. 5 x 8.5...

Lot of two different issued during the California Gold Rush. 1) No. 24116, Jan. 23, 1854, San Francisco. FB Connor has deposited $175. Vignette of exp

Issued during the California Gold Rush. No. 38342, to JH Prentice & Co. for $837.91, Nov. 3, 1853, San Francisco. Great Gold Rush mining vignett...

Issued during the California Gold Rush. No. 39262, to JW Thornburn & Co. for $223.25, Nov. 21st, 1853, San Francisco. Great Gold Rush mining vig...

Rare territorial designated Carson City check signed by S.W. Langton, founder of Langton's Pioneer Express Company. This check is No. 1, issued ...

Lot of 3. 1) 1867, issued by Yerington & Kidder. Nevada and US IR adhesive revenue stamps. 2) 1875, issued by Rice & Peters. RN-D. 3) Mutual...

Lot of 5. 1) Wells Fargo & Co. N.T. check issued in 1862 by the Empire Mill & Mining Company. 2) 1862 Certificate of Deposit issued for $700...

Lot of 3 different. 1) W.E. Griffin, Banker, Wells Fargo & Company. Pioche, Nevada. Issued in 1884. Signed by J. Keeley. Green print. Scarce. 2)...

Wells Fargo 2nd of Exchange No. 1695 The Union Bank of London. April 24th, 1860. Signed by Wells Fargo Co. Lith. Britton & Co. S.F. Pay to order...

Lot of four. 1) Wells Fargo Wagon pictorial. Since 1852. Trail Memorial Association. From 1860 to 1935. Express rider pictorial. 3) Centennial piece.

Misc. Maps: Metsker's County Maps, Mariposa County (2) / Webers' Map of Fresno County,/ 91 Minutes to Fresno's Playground, Fresno ...

From Mono Lake to Lake Tahoe and the Feather River Region with resorts, camp sites, fishing streams, lakes, mountain peaks and trails. Pamphlet, 9 x

Simultaneous with the production of folio atlases and geographies was the emergence of a "pocket" genre, often produced by the same cartog...

Valuable as these volumes are in relation to railroad operations in Nevada and California, their usefulness as authoritative reference sources embrace

Four volumes of the Official Railway Equipment Register. Years included are 1942, 1947, 1954 and 1962. If you're planning to build your own rail...

Item # 1 of 5: Embossed : Div.477 ( au ) / Motif : Red railway car / Oct. ' 09 ( ad ) //. 1 1/2"" in diameter, cream colored with bl...

This lot consists of three American Flyer "S" locomotives. Included are Engine #283 2-6-2, Engine #307, 4-4-2 and Engine 314 AW 4-6-2....

A group of eight books dealing with logging railroads, including The Sugar Pine Railway, Redwood Railways, Western Pacific Locomotives & Cars, ...

This is a collection of eight books on Classic Trains: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Steam & Rail by Garrett and Wade-Matthews 1998; Modern Railw...

Volumes 1 and 2. Vol1 1835pp, Vol 2 2016pp. Date: Country if not USA: State: City: Provenance: Ken Prag Collection

A series of railroad themed books, a DVD, wristwatch, wind chime and more. Books include "The American Freight Train," "Steam Locomot...

Four books all about various railroads in the western United States. Books include "Santa Fe Route to the Pacific, " The History of the So...

This is a cross buck metal railroad sign. It's made of metal, no reflectors and measures 48"x 9" and is in used condition. It's b...

A rare and vintage train/makeup case, complete with makeup bottles and jars adorned with cloissonne' and blue lapis tops. Leather covered case ...

Obv.: W / P / RIA; Rev.: No 1581 / 1882; Br., rd., 40 mm. Rare. Date: 1882 Country if not USA: State: City: Provenance:

An incredible array of material for any train lover. There are five photo albums full of photos showing everything railroad. Photos range from model r

No. 12. Street Ry. City of Phoenix. Hallmark on reverse: "Heeren Bros. Co. / W.C. / Patented / Pittsburg, PA." 4.25 x 1.75" Moderate ...

No. 19, issued for 1918 to TC Peck, General Passenger Agent for the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad. Printed and live signatures of CT Bliss, V...

Lot of 3. Issued in 1911 (two different) and 1913. All printed on cardstock. Two issued to AG Wild, AT&SF Ry. One is a 1911 Limited Pass for tra...

S. D. St. C. Co. No. 33. No hallmark. Approx. 3 x 1.25" Wear to reverse. The San Diego Streetcar Company launched the city's first public ...

No. 275, issued for 1916 to T.C. Peck, General Passenger Agent for SPLA&SL Ry. Printed signature of the general manager. Signed on the reverse. ...

No. 29, issued for 1905 to Mrs. WC Potts, signed on the reverse. Printed on blue cardstock. Very good condition. Founded in 1897 to connect the Califo

Lot of 3 different passes for this Colorado railroad operating between Divide and Cripple Creek. Issued in 1914, 1925, and 1935. The 1914 pass says ...

Denver Tramway Company, Employee / Public / Investor / For the Good of All. Badge No. 585. Approx. 2.25 x 1.75" No hallmark. Pin and clasp. Da...

Obv.: Denver/ L. & N. W. R. R. Co. / 822 / The Continental /Trust Co. / & / Marshall B. Smith / Receivers; uniface, Br. 28 mm, holed. (Denv...

Lot of 3 different. 1) 1917 pass to RW Potts. 2) 1924 pass to JB Wood. 3) 1930 pass to JW Klein. Moderate wear. Formed in 1898 as the merger of severa

No. W90, issued for 1915 to JR Pickering, supt. of Car Services for Rock Island Lines. Countersigned by HW Conrad. Signed by Pickering on reverse. Pri

A Journal of Railroad History in the Rocky Mountain West. No. 8 from 1970, 9 from 1971, 11 from 1973, 15 from 1981. Published by the Colorado Railroad

"Main Line Thru the Rockies" Color badge in excellent condition. Approx. 3.75 x 1.5" No hallmark. ATTENTION: BADGE COLLECTORS! SEE ...

No. 372, issued for 1876 to W. VanHorne, general manager for SMRR. Signed by superintendent CH Platt. Black print on brown cardstock. Great condition.

Lot of 6, five different lines. 1) Georgia Railroad. One pass issued in 1906. Good over the Georgia Railroad, Union Point & White Plains Railroa...

Lot of 14. Nine different Chicago railroads. 1) Chicago & North-Western Railway. Two passes, 1890 and 1891 (illustrated design). 2) Chicago, St....

Fun pass with the vignette of a horse. No. 2523 issued to JB Trawley & family for 1885. Signed by Frank Parmelee. Stains, residue on reverse. Bl...

Early complimentary ticket issued Dec. 26th, 1856, good till Dec. 31st, 1857. Issued to John Sharp, signed by supt. L.R. Sargent. Approx. 3 x 2"...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Sioux City, O'Neill & Western Railway. No. 424 issued for 1899 to Thomas Fowler, president of the NYO&W Ry. Signe...

No. 556, issued for 1876 to W.W. Walker. Signed by the lessee. Conditions on reverse. Black print with red underprint "1876." Some soiling...

Lot of 4 different. Issued 1880, 1911, 1912, and 1914. The 1880 pass has a map on the reverse! it is signed by general manager John Nearle. The 1911-1

Lot of 4. Issued in 1918, 1920, 1925, and 1926. Three of them say on the reverse "Not good between Twin Cities and Lake Minnetonka Points."...

Four train prints from original Deneen paintings: All framed, 18" x 22". The Broadway Limited, The Southwestern Limited, the capitol Limi...

Lot of 3 different. 1) Early 1889 pass issued to J. St. Koslowsky. Countersigned by FP Wherry. Nice logo design printed on cardstock. 2) 1894 pass. ...

Lot of 5."Cotton Belt Route." Issued 1912, 1914, 1918, 1926, and 1928. Good condition. Operated between St. Louis, Missouri, and various l...

Lot of 4 different. Includes: St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad (1895); Omaha & St. Louis Railway (1894); St. Louis & Hannibal Rai...

No. 336, issued to WG Swan, general freight agent for Chicago, Milwaukee. Signed by general manager John Carson. Black and white print on cardstock wi

Lot of 6 passes from two different Missouri Railroads. 1) Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. Three passes. Issued in 1907, 1909, and 1917. Some toning

No. 163, issued to Jay Gould, president of the Missouri Pacific Railway, for 1881. Not signed by Gould. Stamp signature of general supt. Sopra. Printe

Found in the Hawthorne area making it a Carson & Colorado Railroad (Southern Pacific in 1904) item. About 6' tall. FOB Hawthorne (At the tim...

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Another railroad dolly, from the Hawthorne / Candelaria / Thorne area, c1900-1910 Date: c1900 Country if not USA: State: Nevada City: Hawthorne

A true desert relic, this railroad dolly was found in the Hawthorne & Candelaria Area. Approx 48 x 24 x 12 inches. Date: Country if not USA: ...

Although Mina was a stop on the Carson & Colorado Railroad, this stove says Southern Pacific. The SP bought out the C&C in 1904. Mina is loc...

Hit & Miss. Fairmont Engine. A hit-and-miss engine is a type of internal combustion engine that is controlled by a governor to only fire at a se...

A 20 inch piece of railroad rail, marked UPP, 1880, XI. Date: Country if not USA: State: Nevada City: Provenance: Candelaria/Rawhide/Bo

No. 104. Approx. 2 x 2.5" No hallmark. Pin and clasp. Based in Buffalo, New York by Webster Wagner, who worked for New York Central Railroad an...

No. 202, issued for the year 1871 to LD Tuthill, supt. of Chicago & South Western RR Co. Signed by president John Thorn. Black print with yellow...

Lot of 2. Issued in 1883 and 1890, two different designs. Green cardstock (1883) and pink cardstock (1890). Some soiling. The Ohio and Mississippi Rai

Lot of 5, from four different lines. Includes: The Valley Railway Co. (1888); Lake Erie & Western Railroad (1912); Grand Rapids & Indiana Ra...

Lot of two early passes. 1) No. 1452, issued in 1879 to Jas. E. Wright. Signed by supt. JB Peters. Reverse blank. Blue font and nice underprint. 2) No

Lot of 2. "Oregon Short Line, Southern Pacific east of Sparks, Union Pacific west of Green River." Issued in 1905 and 1911, blue and tan c...

O.S.L.R.R. Co Approx. 3.5 x 1" No hallmark. Excellent condition. The Oregon Short Line Railroad operated in Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Montana and O...

O-W.R. & N. No hallmark."1705" written in black marker on reverse. Wear to reverse. Approx. 3.5 x 1" The Oregon Railroad and Navi...

O-W.R. & N. No hallmark."1903" written in black marker on reverse. Wear to reverse and front edges. Approx. 3.5 x 1" The Oregon R...

S.V.R.R. 3. Approx. 3 x 1.25" No hallmark. Wear to front. The Shamokin Valley Railroad (reporting mark SVRR) is a short line railroad that oper...

H. K. Porter Company. Pittsburg, PA. 8.5 x 11". 68 pages. Spiral bound. Fair condition. Date: 1942 Country if not USA: State: Pennsylvani...

No. 17. No hallmark. Approx. 3.5 x 1.5" The El Paso Union Depot is now an Amtrak train station in El Paso, Texas, served by the Texas Eagle an...

Lot of 5. 1) Houston & Texas Central Railroad. Two passes: 1894 (nice design) and 1905. Both are cardstock in very good condition. 2) Houston, E...

Approx. 4 x 1.25" Red and black enamel in very good condition. No hallmark. Created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a s...

Lot of 5, three different lines. 1) Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Two passes, issued in 1889 (between Marshall and New Orleans) and 1923. Soi...

Lot of 3. Issued in 1890, 1908, and 1917. The 1908 pass has raised color vignettes of American and Mexican flags. Three passes in good to excellent co

Lot of 5 passes. 1) Texas Midland Railroad. Three passes issued in 1906, 1918, and 1922. Two signed by the railroad president. Incorporated in 1892,

No. 1062, issued for 1873 to WW Walker, Chief Engineer for Burlington Cedar Rapids & Minn. Railway. Printed signature of president J. Gregory Sm...

No. 330, issued to SD Tuthill, supt. of Chicago & SW Railway. Signed by supt. HF Douglass. Some soiling. 2.25 x 3.5" Inc. in 1853. Operated...

Lot of 4 passes, three different railroads. 1) Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad Company. Issued in 1912 to B.L. Sperry. 2) Oregon Pacific & ...

No. 1659. Attractive brass badge with a beaver on the top! Hallmarked "J.R. Gaunt / Montreal" Approx. 5 x 2.25" Excellent condition. ...

Lot of 5. "Santa Fe Route" Issued in 1890, 1893,1912. 1925, and 1935. Fair to very good condition. Chartered on February 11, 1859, to join...