Million Dollar Auction

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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Factory Locomotive Photographs3746 - Factory Locomotive Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 35 photos include: F. S. W. Co., Hardaway Contracting Co., Delaware & Hudson, New York Central, Grand Truck Western, S & L, Merrimac Ch...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t*******d for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Great Northern Railway Ephemera (Timetables, Brochures, etc)3747 - Great Northern Railway Ephemera (Timetables, Brochures, etc)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Included: brochures, "The Empire Builder", Escorted Tours, "Alaska", "From California through Adventure Land", "L...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
 
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Hamilton Railway Special pocket watch3748 - Hamilton Railway Special pocket watch
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 karat gold filled railroad model patented. Serial number 7255294. Working condition. 50mm City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 28117
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 3***6 for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
 
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ID, MT, and UT Train Archive3749 - ID, MT, and UT Train Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Northern Pacific Calendar, National Park Travel Guides, and More. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 32502
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*****4 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Large Lot of Railroad Coupons3750 - Large Lot of Railroad Coupons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large lot containing probably thousands of railroad bond coupons for various companies. Some of the companies include New York Central Railroad Com
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*********g for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Map of the Southwest U.S. in 18533751 - Map of the Southwest U.S. in 1853
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1853 map of the southwest U.S. from Fort Smith to the Rio Grande River and includes parts of Texas, New Mexico, Mexico, Kansas, and Arkansas. The pur
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Midwest Railroad Archive3752 - Midwest Railroad Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hospital Rules and Regulations for Southern Pacific lines in Louisiana and Texas, Indiana Railroad System Consolidated Schedules, Detroit United Lines
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Milwaukee Road Railroad Collection3753 - Milwaukee Road Railroad Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Included: timetables; photos; beautiful brochures--The Olympian, The Trail of the Olympian; License to Sell Transportation Tickets; and more. (Prag Co
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Misc. American Railroad Ephemera3754 - Misc. American Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Huge lot--1880-1960, includes: tickets, maps, timetables, letterheads, annual reports, and much more. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: HWAC#:
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to l*******c for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
 
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Northern Pacific Railroad Collection3755 - Northern Pacific Railroad Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes: a book--"A Guide Book and Itinerary for Tourists and Travellers over the Lines of Northern Pacific Railroad", Official Edition, ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p*********t for (225.00 + 51.75BP) = 276.75
 
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Otto Mears Signed Stock Certificate3756 - Otto Mears Signed Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Rio Grande Southern Railroad Company stock certificate for 31 shares of stock signed by President Otto Mears. Prag collection. City: State: Dat
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w******2 for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
 
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Pacific NorthWest Train Archive3757 - Pacific NorthWest Train Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Portland and Oregon City Time Table, Various Tickets, Informational and Tourist Pamphlets and Brochures, Seattle, Lake Shore, and Easter Railway Co. F
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company Stock Certificates3758 - Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A lot of around 55 stock certificates around 1975 in pretty good condition. The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company was com
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s*******p for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Rail and National Parks Maps3759 - Rail and National Parks Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection includes: Southern Pacific Lines in New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico; Santa Fe Lines; Rand McNally & Co. Packet Map of California; Auto...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Railroad Coupons - About 5,000 to 10,000 Pieces!3760 - Railroad Coupons - About 5,000 to 10,000 Pieces!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large box of perhaps 10,000 railroad bond coupons from the 1900's. A quick search shows Connecticut Railway; Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*********g for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Railroad Handbills3761 - Railroad Handbills
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different handbills: 1) 3 copies of Summer Train Service to Yosemite, Yosemite Valley Railway, 1941; 2) Southern Pacific Trains and Motor Coache
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Railroad Lantern and Oil Cans3762 - Railroad Lantern and Oil Cans
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Adlake Kero, The Adams and Westlake Co., 1920's lantern. Two oil cans marked Golden Rod, F. Jaden Mfg. Co., Hastings, Nebraska. City: State: ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Railroad Stocks and Bonds3763 - Railroad Stocks and Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fifteen railroad stocks and bonds: Union Pacific and Northern Pacific. Prag collection. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 28566
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Santa Fe Railroad Ephemera3764 - Santa Fe Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection includes: 5 1970's timetables and routes, 12 other timetables and routes, 11 1950's timetables and routes, 8 1940's timetable...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Santa Fe Railroad Timetables3765 - Santa Fe Railroad Timetables
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Timetables from the 1930's, brochure for Carlsbad Caverns National Park. (Prag Collection) City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 32464
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Southern Pacific Railroad Collection3766 - Southern Pacific Railroad Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Included are: Timetables and routes--very early, c. 1900--3, 1920's--5; 1930's--2; 1940's--8; 1950's--10; 1960's--26; 1970's...
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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The Boston Hartford and Erie RR Bond3767 - The Boston Hartford and Erie RR Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Boston Hartford and Erie Railroad lasted 10 years under that name before becoming the New York and New England RR in 1873. This 1000 dollar bond w
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Union Pacific Collection3768 - Union Pacific Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Included; timetables; 1888 and 1889 reports to stockholders; brochures--"Solving Your Vacation Problems", "Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Gr...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Union Pacific Railway: Rules for the Telegraph Department3769 - Union Pacific Railway: Rules for the Telegraph Department
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early! Everything you need to know to be a telegraph operator in 1885 for the Union Pacific Railway. Includes numeric code for the railroad: wires dow
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*****b for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Vintage Railroad Photograph Group (18)3770 - Vintage Railroad Photograph Group (18)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California to Colorado: Some show Trains from the Southern Pacific Shasta Division near the Siskiyou Mountains. (Prag Collection) City: State: Dat
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Western Pacific Railroad Ephemera3771 - Western Pacific Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Included: trip passes from 1921; timetables; Western Pacific Mileposts magazine; The Headlight Magazine, 1942--cover asks people to put 10% of their i
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*********t for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Western Railroad Stereoviews Trio3772 - Western Railroad Stereoviews Trio
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From the States of Oregon, South Dakota and New Mexico. There is a "Trip to New Mexico" view from the Denver & Rio Grande RR, the Oreg...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****3 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Western Railroad Views3773 - Western Railroad Views
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photo collection includes: California Western Engines,. Denver & Rio Grande, San Diego and Arizona Eastern, Santa Fe, Apache, Sierra Railroad, G...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Western Railroads Collection3774 - Western Railroads Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Included: Tickets from Sacramento Northern R. R., Montana Western Railway Co., Salt Lake & Utah, Washington, Idaho, Montans RY. Co.; passes; rec...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Western States Railroad Ephemera3775 - Western States Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection includes: maps--one map shows locations of the St. Louis, rocky Mountain & Pacific, Company Properties with relation to the Coal and ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d******0 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Scenic Alaska Steamship Menus3776 - Scenic Alaska Steamship Menus
Holabird Western Americana Collections
28 Menu covers depicting different wood block prints of Alaskan scenes by artist Glenn Sheckels, the back page has an explanation of the scene. By the
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
 
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Matson Hawaii Cruise Lines Ephemera Group3777 - Matson Hawaii Cruise Lines Ephemera Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of cruise lines tickets, literature, advertising photos and pictures. The SS Mariposa and SS Monterey had world-class designers of th
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*********t for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Matson Pacific South Seas Cruises Ephemera Group3778 - Matson Pacific South Seas Cruises Ephemera Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of Pacific cruise lines tickets, literature, advertising photos and pictures. The SS Mariposa and SS Monterey had world-class designe
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******0 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Brother Jonathon Paddle Steamer Ephemera (Famous Treasure Wreck)3779 - Brother Jonathon Paddle Steamer Ephemera (Famous Treasure Wreck)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two copies of an 1864 Certificate of the Consignee for four cases of agricultural seeds shipped from the port of Victoria between November 29th and De
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Steamship Memorabilia3780 - Steamship Memorabilia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Menu from the 1877 sailing of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company' "City of San Francisco"; 4 brochures from the Monticello Steamship C...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to S**********h for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Hawaii Cruise and Steamer Ephemera3781 - Hawaii Cruise and Steamer Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection includes: American-Hawaiian Steamship stickers; timetables; various labels; blank cruise line covers; souvenir photos in booklet; souvenir
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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Rare NY Steamship CDV3782 - Rare NY Steamship CDV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 2.5" X 4.25" National Line, Steamship "Egypt," 69 Broadway CDV. Opposite side of card shows internal plan of the cabins of ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Steamer Interior/Exterior Stereoviews3783 - Steamer Interior/Exterior Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five different stereo views. One shows a steamer leaving Dawson City for St. Michel, Alaska (Published by B.W. Kilburn). The other four are interior v
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
 
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Rudy Vallee Collection4000 - Rudy Vallee Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RUDY, WAS ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL AND CHARISMATIC, ENTERTAINERS IN HOLLYWOOD, he told stories of his early years and how much fun the entertainment i
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 70,000.00
 
 
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Eyes of Wonder, Stevie Wonder4001 - Eyes of Wonder, Stevie Wonder
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Color photo by Charles Adams. Adams calls this "Eyes of Wonder." Musician Stevie Wonder is shown sitting in the passenger seat of a car. S...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hollywood Headache, Robert Wagner4002 - Hollywood Headache, Robert Wagner
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Charles Adams photograph titled "Hollywood Headache." Black-and-white photograph showing a younger Wagner. Signed by Charles Adams. Framed...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Hope Photo and Gladys Knight Autograph4003 - Hope Photo and Gladys Knight Autograph
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B/w photo of a young Todd Bridges on the dance floor with (?). Inscribed "Chuck, 'Hope' you got some good ones!! Keep the Hope," F...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Midnight Train to Georgia, Gladys Knight, Reno 2005 Festival4004 - Midnight Train to Georgia, Gladys Knight, Reno 2005 Festival
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Poster of Gladys Knight's performance at the Reno Tahoe Blues Festival on August 13 & 14, 2005 at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nevada. C...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Mr. Bojangles, Actor & Musician Scatman Crothers4005 - Mr. Bojangles, Actor & Musician Scatman Crothers
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Great b/w photo. Signed by Charles Adams. Crothers (1910-1986) was an American actor and musician, most known for his roles in films such as "T...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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My Own Star, Ray Charles Walk of Fame.4006 - My Own Star, Ray Charles Walk of Fame.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
B/w photo. Ray Charles was inducted December 1981.Signed by Charles Adams. Framed, 21" x 17". City: State: Date: HWAC# 25963
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Oh Yeah, Musician B.B. King4007 - Oh Yeah, Musician B.B. King
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Color photograph of B.B. King playing at Caesar's Palace in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. King was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to A*******i for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Respect, Aretha Franklin4008 - Respect, Aretha Franklin
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B/w photo. Taken at the L.A. Bicentennial Birthday Party at City Hall in 1976. Franklin was known as "The Queen of Soul" in the 1960s. She...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rodeo Drive, Dinah Shore4009 - Rodeo Drive, Dinah Shore
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B/w photo. Shore was an American singer, actress, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1940s. She hosted variety shows starting in the 1950s an
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Save the Tiger, Jack Lemmon4010 - Save the Tiger, Jack Lemmon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
B/w photo. Adams calls this piece, "Save the Tiger," a reference to the 1973 film of the same name which Lemmon starred in. Signed by Adam...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Thank You, Chuck Berry Walk of Fame4011 - Thank You, Chuck Berry Walk of Fame
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B/w photo showing legendary musician Chuck Berry at the Oct. 8, 1987 ceremony where he received his star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood. Adams calls
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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