May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Locomotive #112 built for the Cornelia Copper Co., June 1929 with specs on back of photo paper. Nice factory photo. 3" x 8". HWAC# 6180...

Lot of twenty-one. Two valuation 5's (190- Winkleman & Phoenix and 1909 Prescott & Crown King), two 4's (1910 Phoenix & Maricopa...

DANGER / PRIVATE PROPERTY / THIS ROAD OPERATED BY AN / ELECTRIC THIRD RAIL / WALKING ON TRACKS OR OTHER / TRESPASSING FORBIDDEN / KEEP OFF. Manufactur

Lot of six, four different. This unique Santa Catalina Island incline railway was built in 1904 to carry passengers up from the Amphitheater to the to

"The Amador Central Railroad is a standard gauge railroad that operated 11.8 miles (19.0 km) between a connection with the Southern Pacific Com...

Lot of 13 freight bills for the Keddie Station of the Western Pacific Railway Company, 1910. All are receipts for packages consigned by JC Young of Ta

"On October 14, 1890 Sherman founded the Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway in Downtown Los Angeles. He received a 50-year franchise fro...

Sacramento street railroad. Green $1000 5% fifty year bond. Signed by president. #3136. 14.25" x 9.75". HWAC# 52343 Date: Locatio...

Green $1000 5% forty year bond. Signed by president. #2064. Rare. HWAC# 52342 Date: Location: Sacramento, California

Rare! 1915. Three railroads have teamed up to bring you all of the day trips from downtown San Diego one could want to take. The railroads are the San

This advertisement features a black and white image of a Spanish style Mission against a yellow background. It reads "Served by the, Coast Dayl...

Lot of four including a real photo postcard (RPC) by Patterson. Two different color postcards. Shasta Springs was depot and resort on the Shasta Divis

CHIPPS / HALF MILE. Measures 26” x 11” x 1.5”. From the 280-mile electric shortline Sacramento Northern that operated 1912 to 1955. Sign dates from s

Signed by author, hardcover 298pp with lots of photos including underground tunnel work. HWAC# 571977 Date: Location: California

Lot of 4. Three expense bills: 1872, package from Sacramento to Milton; 1875, San Francisco; and 1871, Sacramento. Plus an 1882 memo from the General

$1000, 6% bond. Steam train at station vignette. Signed by president. 14.75" x 9.25". #460. HWAC# 52304 Date: Location: Denver, ...

Not in Cox 1998. $50 8% gold bond. Bald eagle vignette. Colorado tunnel thru several mountains. 14.25" x 9.5". #1125. HWAC# 52314 Dat...

"The Colorado Midland Railway incorporated in 1883, was the first standard gauge railroad built over the Continental Divide in Colorado. It ran...

Lot of 14 pieces. 1) Six used tickets for the Colorado & Southern Railway, the "Colorado Road." Trips are 1906-1908, Silver Plume to D...

August 1946, 47 pages with nice b/w photos of trains and train yards. Rare item. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63152 Date: 1946 Location: Col

Dreams, Visions & Visionaries No. 20 (Railroads of Utah, published by Colorado RR Museum);, The South Park Line No. 12 (Denver, South Park and P...

Consolidated Mortgage Bond, 200 British Pounds, No. 433. 60 coupons attached. Good condition. Signed by President, Blankenstien(?) Mounted on mat boar

$100 5% gold bond, signed by president. 14.5" x 9". #3517. HWAC# 52635 Date: Location: Illinois

$1000 5% gold bond. 10" x 15". HWAC# 52633 Date: Location: Illinois

Not in Cox 1998. Electric train vignette. Signed by president. 14.5" x 9.5". Rare. #4016. HWAC# 52275 Date: Location: Chicago, ...

4 pages of locomotive engine specification for a locomotive of the CCC & Indianapolis Railroad Co. Details include cylinder, bore, stroke, drive...

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad framed publicity photograph. Perryville MD at Susquehanna River crossing; ca 1920s-1930s; view to northwest of freight...

Eleven reports: 1866, 68, 71,72, 74, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86. Various conditions. 1866 is 12 pages with lots of charts on the financial earnings of the

Lot of three stock certificates.1865. Number 548 for $300, 585 for $500 and 582 for $100. Issued to JB Proctor, William F Day and Albert Babcock. Sig

Lot of thirty-nine. Issued between 1834 and 1836. Earliest is number 28. Must be some interesting people that purchased stock! Printed on onion skin p

Double Truck pp. 208,209. Color by Rand- McNally Lithograph. Good condition. On Mat Board (not adhered) with plastic covers. If mats are shipped then

1) Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway Company pictorial receipt for 1 box merchandise for S.R. Buford in Virginia City, Mont...

Double truck pp. 288,289. Railroad & Express Map by Lithography. Nice condition, vivid color. On Mat Board (not adhered) with plastic covers. I...

Two pay cards issued October 1876. One worker was a laborer on the C&C sidetrack, signed by foreman Harvey. The other was a brick mason, signed ...

Lot of 30+. Includes: 1881 general ticket office memo for special tickets issued for Carson to Reno; baggage check document for baggage delivered to C

Nine unused tickets in extremely fine condition. Includes red Minden special round trip, two 30 day round trip tickets, three V&T trip tickets t...

Large antique wall clock, circa 1890. “Regulator" in gilt in lower glass pane. Probably made by the same manufacturer as the “Standard” time cl...

Antique standard time wall clock. 15 x 28", 4 inches wide. Key winding, pendulum clock in oak case, very typical of a railroad station clock. O...

No. 161, issued for 50 shares to John H. Prentice on June 13, 1905. Signed by the secretary and assistant vice-president. Punch cancelled signatures.

$1000 5% gold bond. Electric train vignette. Signed by president Foote. 14.5" x 10.25". #735. HWAC# 52318 Date: Location: New ...

New Railroad & County Map, hand colored. Shows Southern Pacific Railroad & Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroads. Nice condition, only...

2 Photos of trains 1 from Oriska, North Dakota, this photo has several men standing in front of the train in celebration of "Employees 8th Annu...

"The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad (CH&D) was a railroad based in the U.S. state of Ohio that existed between its incorporation ...

Green $20 5% gold bond #3622, green $100 5% gold bond #50387. Signed by president Porter. 11.25" x 15". HWAC# 52340 Date: Locatio...

Low No. 7. $1,000 bond, 5%. Signed by the president and secretary. Signatures are punch cancelled. Blue border, floral vignette (bottom) and railroad

On official company letterhead. Written Dec. 30th, 1887 to Ed from Walt. Personal message relates how Walt is doing in Portland ("I am getting ...

Five men (three with lanterns) posing next to locomotive for the Oregon & California Railroad (visible on side of car). Photo by E.A. Smith. Rev...

Fold out reward pamphlet for the 1923 Oregon train robbery by the DeAutemont brothers. 6 panels give the story of the robbery and photos of the brothe

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad framed publicity photograph. Indian Creek, PA, circa 1912-1930; view to northwest of train at stone viaduct along Youg...

$1000 gold bond, #1687 signed by president Hayne. Not listed in Cox. HWAC# 52627 Date: Location: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania only. By J. F. Hartranft. 665pp, 1869. Rare. HWAC# 52232 Date: Location: Pennsylvania

If you look at the picture you can see that they two men are being held up. The back of the card says, "Ben Kirkpatrick and Ole Peck killed whi...

International Railroad Company, #3657, 1000 Shares . 76 Coupons attached. This is a printers proof. There are 4 vignettes of horses & men workin...

Rare $1000 6% 20 year bond. #1198. Signed by president Bigelow. Streetcar vignette. 15" x 10.25". HWAC# 52643 Date: Location: ...

Inc. in Washington. No. 129, issued for 100 shares to William D. Black on July 17th, 1901. Signed by the president and secretary, though both signatur

Scarce $100 6% gold bond. Train in a valley vignette. Signed by president, 14.5" x 9.5". Some folding on right edge. #1067. HWAC# 52640...

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway framed panorama photograph. Kayford, WV, circa 1900-1910; view to east of town, station, homes, and train departing; s...

Double truck pp. 224 & 225 Rand- McNally Indexed Atlas. Engraving & Color by Lithography. Shows Wisconsin Railroads. Shows Steamship Lines o...

Green $100 #1002, brown $500 #694, orange $1000 #227. We could not find any info on this company in our library. 5.5% 20 year gold bonds. Signed by pr

1881,10 pages and fold out map. 50 mile route from Montreal to Sorel. 8.5" x 5.5". HWAC# 52806 Date: Location: zCanada

This location is not known to us. 19 men pose in front. Two Northern Pacific box cars are in the background. A steam engine is just clearing the tent

Railway Location by Wellington 1911 980pp, spine detaching blank pages in front detaching, Official Guide of Railways Oct. 1951, Official Railway Equi

2005 Tourist Trains by Empire State Railway Museum; The Railroad-What it is, What it Does by Armstrong; A Locomotive Engineer's Album by Abdill;...

1) Index to United States, Canada & Mexico Maps.Standard American Railway System Atlas of the World, embossed, leather bound. Published by Gearg...

This is clearly marked 'UPRR.' It was used to move heavy rails. The wedge itself is 25 pounds (and may need extra shipping). Great railroad ...

Large pick and spike Maul, 21" long, about 7.5#. Marked "SP Co" and by the maker "Huballoy". Circa 1920's (?). A nice ...

Golden Spike by Utley, High Road to Promontory by Kraus, Makin' Tracks by Mayer HWAC# 571948 Date: Location:

Softcover Narrow Gauge Railways in America by Fleming 120+pp. Hardcovers-Ships and Narrow Gauge Rails by Best 153pp 1981 with index, American Narrow G

Henry Poor. 3rd series. Spine plate is missing. HWAC# 52207 Date: Location:

By Henry Poor. Spine is cracked. HWAC# 52208 Date: Location:

1001pp plus advertisements. Cover is mostly detached. Spine has damage. HWAC# 52210 Date: Location:

Hardback book of Railroads & Corporation Securities 1906, Fisk & Robinson Bankers Government Bonds and other Investment Securities, 1280 pp....

2088pp, very nice condition HWAC# 571966 Date: 1908 Location:

Hardcover 4160 pp, Loaded with company profiles, maps, foldouts and just a huge book. Binding has wear and spine tear on front. HWAC# 571955 Date

A very important series of railroad references by Poor. Hardcover 2134 pp, overall nice condition. HWAC# 571968 Date: Location:

Poster like new condition, vibrant colors, Lionel Smithsonian Collection, signed, No. 383 of 2500. Copyright 1992, Lionel Trains Incorporated. Reads

14 assorted railroad guide book and fact booklets. 1 hardcover-Who's Who in Railroading and Rail Transit. HWAC# 57200 Date: Location:

Hardcover 262pp. Allied Telegraph Cipher with interesting code words. HWAC# 571958 Date: 1925 Location:

Folded colored map in 6.5" x 4" brown cover. Back cover has an illustration of a biplane, pilot and 2 military officers. (Potter Collec...

701pp, indexed, 15th annual report of the interstate commerce commission. Rare. Cover is detaching from spine. HWAC# 52234 Date: Location:

72pp with chromolitho style images of the Coast Line-Shasta route.Covers are detached. HWAC# 63314 Date: 1908 Location:

Calendar from 1957 Union Pacific Railroad. Mounted on mat board. If mats are shipped then additional shipping may apply. 12.5" x 23". Moun...

US Southern Pacific Railroad Wall Map, multicolor, 39" x 51". Bottom roller is detached. Large Title in bold print, 2.25" tall. Full ...

Both have train engine on back in gold/copper color. One is missing top loop holder, hunter style. Both well used. HWAC# 58831 Date: Location

Lot of twelve stock certificates. Three different varieties. 1-6) Issued in 1840. 7-9) Issued in 1847. On blue paper. 10-12) Issued from 1841 to 1849

Rails West by Abdill 191pp, Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History by Robertson 318pp. HWAC# 571975 Date: Location:

Approx 400+ Grand Canyon postcards with RPC's and a few small vintage b/w photos. Also a souvenir booklet. Nice collection. HWAC# 61835 Dat...

Total of 70 items. 1) First Flight. Clifton October 15, 1950. 2) Sixteen post card booklets. Duplicates. Includes northern Arizona, southern Arizona,

Checks from Crown King, Rillito, Prescott, Grand Gulch Mine, Cochise, Mammoth, Mineral Park, Lochiel, Tucson, Fortuna, Woodruff and Holbrook. There is

Billheads and letterheads from Bakersfield, Colusa, Fresno, San Diego and San Bernardino, some pictorial including old bath tubs and sinks. Also 1901

The Story of Inyo, by Chalfant, reprint of 1933 edition with dust jacket and plastic protective covering. Key reference for the history of Inyo Count

RPC with view of "Log Cabin" 'Canyon Inn' Johnsville, Plumas Co., Cal." Mailed 1923 to San Francisco. Johnsville cancel on r...

Lot of 4. 1) Brochure for Lake Arrowhead with map. Appears to be c.1930s. Published by the Arrowhead Lake Co. 2) 1929 menu for Arrowhead Springs Hotel

These are rare. L.A. check group with RNX. Approx. 75 checks from State Bank & Trust Co. HWAC# 61232 Date: 1901 Location: Los Angeles,...

At least 35 different billheads and letterheads from Los Angeles, CA area. Pictorials of cars and carriages, furniture company, hardware company, Cran

Lot of 5. 1) Two different Big Trees stereoviews by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. 2) Booklet: A Short History of the Mariposa Big Trees and Yosemi...