Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

14 June Lake and 31 Mammoth Lakes Post Cards. 10 post 1940, 21 post 1940 RPC's. Hunt, Fish, Ski, Eat, Drink, Relax. You can do it all here. ...

Watercolor. 14 1/2 x 13" framed. Unsigned. City: Lake Tahoe State: California Date: hwac# 23010

Seven RPC's of the Al Tahoe Inn, the Dance Hall, the Long Wharf, and the J. G. Meyer Residence (log cabin). Three hand colored cards of the inn ...

All five different postcards are published by Fallen Leaf Lodge. Great collection. (Prag Collection) City: Lake Tahoe State: California Date:

Eight RPC's. Four hand colored. (Prag Collection) City: Lake Tahoe State: California Date: hwac# 30634

Very rare Tahoe stereoview done by C.R. Savage and is one of his Central Pacific Railroad views. Caption reads "Shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada Sid...

Three RPC's --different views of the hotel plus two other postcards. (Prag Collection) City: Lake Tahoe State: California Date: hwac# 3...

Six RPC's of wild life and plants. Five hand colored printed cards and five other printed cards. (Prag Collection) City: Lake Tahoe State: C...

Seven RPC's: Truckee River, Kyburz, Eagle Falls, Glen Alpine Falls, Susie Lake Falls. Sixteen hand colored printed cards. (Prag Collection) C...

Twelve different views of Fallen Leaf Lake: Fallen Leaf Lodge (several), Cathredral Peak, The Float, Mt. Tallac, Log Cabin, St. Francis of the Mounta

Two cards have early postmarks-1938 and 1947. All 11 cards are different views of the lodge. Two hand colored cards and one color card. (Prag Collecti

Seven different RPC's of the Cal-Neva. One hand colored photo and 14 color cards; four are duplicates. (Prag Collection) City: Lake Tahoe St...

Seven RPC's of the Cal Neva Lodge: 1 exterior the rest are interior shots. One hand colored illustrated card. 10 color postcards. (Prag Collecti...

Nine brochures promoting Long Beach; photo post card collection of earthquake damage; 1933 postal cover celebrating "Old Ironsides" visiti...

4 Rare Gates Hotel (Los Angeles) Advertising Buttons. City: Los Angeles State: California Date: hwac# 32555

This is certainly not something we see often: a submarine stock certificate! Inc. in California. No. 849, issued for 10 shares to NE Ellis on June 15t

10 sepia-toned photographs: 19th engineers, Ft. Ord, 1941; old cars on the base at Ft. Ord; Division Headquarters, and more. (Prag Collection) City

Twenty Six (26) stereo cards, mostly of Los Angeles, with some nearby. Publishers are: Keystone, White, Calif Art Foto Co., others. Mixed condition.

Lot of two. 1) Mariposa Land & Mining Company. Issued in New York in 1881 for 50 shares. Not cancelled. Red border, allegorical vignette with be...

Lot of 13. Delano, Chula Vista, Victorville, Tehachapi winter, Mojave, Lebec. Cactus, rivers, animals, waterfalls, etc. RPCs. (Prag collection) Cit

Mostly post 1940 cards, 15 RPC's. About 28 pieces total. You can get a date milkshake in Indio. (Prag Collection) State: California hwac# 31855

About 27 Post Cards showing Mono Lake, the Devils Post pile, Lea Vining, and Tioga Pass. City: Mono Lake State: California Date: hwac# 31854

Nine RPC's of Mono Lake ("The Dead Sea of America") featuring islands: Negit Island, Paoha Island. One hand colored card. (Prag Collec...

1) Del Monte Hotel, Monterey by Reilly. 2) Del Monte Grounds, Monterey. 3) the Fairy-land, Monterey by B. w. Kilburn, 1892. 4) Cactus Garden, Monterey

1) Hand-colored, Toll House on Mt. St. Helena. Postmarked 1912. 2) B/W card of stage going through the Redwoods. 3) Hand-colored, "On the Road ...

Lot of 25. Many Frashers. Many show groups on horses. Several stated that Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the United States. It was at the time, bu

3 old pieces from 1906 to 1920, 3 RPC's, 12 post 1940 cards, 2 ephemera cards. City: Murrieta Hot Springs State: California Date: hwac#...

This important lot illustrates the sheer size of the freight wagons traveling on the toll road. The tickets are for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, an

Thirty three green tickets for horse teams: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 horse teams. Also a ticket for a 1 horse buggy. One and two way tickets an

Five tickets for a 2 horse passenger wagon, paid $3 at Musser Hill; two 4 horse passenger wagons paid $5 at Musser Hill; two 6 horse passenger wagons

Lot of 4. 1) c. 1907. Great advertising postcard for Italian Swiss Colony. Postally unused. 2) Three RPPCs with three different views: World's L...

Lot of 2. 1) Unique view of Greystone Winery looking north. Back has written text: "Graystone Winery St Helena Cal Dry Wine Cellar Napa Co.&quo...

This is a lot of 3 fabulous pieces from the booming years of Nevada City! The Rector Brothers came to California in 1874 and eventually became the pro

Best is an 1864 US Internal Revenue License for the Estate of John T. Rundle, French Corral, to operate a butcher shop. Rundle's papers are in t...

Very early cancel. The Newton post office was open from 1854 to 1912. City: Newton State: California Date: c.1858 hwac# 21365

Collection of six identified Orange County, California historical clothing brushes. Three from Santa Ana, two from Orange, one from Anaheim. All marke

Ledger for the IOOF chapter in Oroville, CA. Spine says "Ledger" and "Oro Encampment No. 22." Ledger begins with alphabetical li...

27 cards. Cactus, Hot Caps, Date Gardens, Mt.San Gorginio, sand dunes, Smoke trees, Indio, palm Canyon, Palm Springs, The Oasis, Twenty-nine Palms, Lo

By Peter B. Kyne - New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1921. First First edition. Illustrated by H. R. Ballinger. Gift inscription front fly, else near ...

San Gabriel Mission w/ folks in hats, Marengo Ave. View, and the third annual Southern California Citrus Fair (two approx 7x4" and one a bit l...

Over 150 town & surround views with some interior shots: 22 RPC post 1940 (3 RPC pre-1940), 50+ post 1940 post cards, and 90+ old post cards (...

Three different, all issued for James Davies. Two were issued in 1881 are from US Land Office, 10" x 16", one with a small stagecoach vign...

Lot of twelve pieces. Best is a license to Mine by the Hydraulic Process in the Lost Camp Mine, Blue Canyon, 1919. Also: a 1915 State of California ce

One interesting Wells Fargo note and one awesome Mid-Winter Fair booklet. Also 19 billheads from 1874 to 1935: SJ Alden druggist pictorial, Hall &am...

"Badge of the Bald Mountain Lodge, A.O.U.W., engraved ""Dennis Loplante La Porte Plumas Co. Cal."" 5.5"" long. Th...

Randsburg Oil and Fuel Company billhead for gasoline at 25 cents per gallon. City: Randsburg State: California Date: 1898 hwac# 22839

A booklet that appears to be printed to promote the town for prospective citizens. Printed in 1897 by Citrograph Printery. 16 pages with black-and-whi

Thirty Two (32) stereo cards from the Redlands - San Bernardino area. Photography companies include: Underwood, Strohmeyer & Wyman, Keystone, Be...

"On the night of September 25th, 1917, the Rodeo school house at Rodeo, Contra Costa County, California, was entered and entrance gained to the...

Badge shows ladder, helmet, hose, all fire fighting paraphernalia. No manufacturing mark. City: Roseville State: California Date: hwac# 32262

A shipping receipt for rolled Barley from Deming-Palmer Milling Co. to Russian Gulch on the coast of California. The lumber industry on the Mendocino

Very rare! Pre-Transcontinental Telegraph! Certificate No. 696. Signed by Justin E. Strong (the company president) and secretary. Not issued to anyone

Badge #009. Gold plate. Minor wear. California state seal at center. 2.25 x 3.5" City: Sacramento State: California Date: hwac# 33205

4 die cuts from Sacramento, California in very good condition all portraying young girls from the late1800s. One is for Adams' Pepsin Gum, the ...

Group of approximately 50 invoices from Kimball-Upson Co., Wholesale Sporting Goods and Automobile Supplies; and Kirk, Geary & Co., Wholesale Dr...

Collection of business cards from Sacramento Retailers and misc. Merchants. Included are D. A. Lancaster, A. R. Hutchinson, A. Lindsey and Meade &am...

Three items for Alice Chase, born Dec. 14, 1884 in Tehama County, California. Includes her 1925 passport (with stamps for travel to England), a 1942 l

1) State Capitol Building, Sacramento. 2) City Hall, Sacramento, 1913. 3) Different view of City Hall, Sacramento, 1913. 4) Race Course, Sacramento by

1) San Diego Land & Traction Company stock issued to the late Benjamin P. Cheney, father of the company president, and his family on May 12, 189...

Compliments of Selig Bros. San Francisco's Leading Wholesale Tailors. 57-59-61-63 Battery St. "Always up To Date". Silver plated with ...

Silks. B. Hart & Bro., 13 & 15 Sansome St., San Francisco.Leather and silver match safe. Leather is cracked on one side. 2.75" x 1.5&qu...

From the Ken Prag collection a Hildebrandt, Posner & Co. Wholesale Whiskey Merchants (San Francisco) postcard notifying customer of salesman'...

Lot of 4 pieces. 1) & 2) are small advertising cards from Rathjen Mercantile Co. they were importers of wine and liquor located in San Francisco...

No. 47 Complimentary card for Hammam Baths (Turkish Baths) on Post Street, San Francisco. Good for one bath and accommodations. City: San Francisco

Newspaper ad for the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco: E. M. Rosner's Augmented Hungarian Orchestra, The Bradshaw Brothers, W. H. St. James and ...

An article from the Hospital Register stating: We present our readers with a woodcut of St. Luke's Hospital, (beautifully engraved by warren C....

2484 pages plus some advertisements. List of people and companies. Green and red boards with gilt lettering on spine. Wear to boards. Some of the ad p

Rare "Letter of Credit" issued by The Bank of California, San Francisco, Cal. Nice leather wallet, opens to two pockets. City: San Fran...

A letter written in Spanish from Manuel de Jesus Castro, prefect of the Monterey District, to attorney J. B. Felton. City: San Francisco State: Ca

Calling cards from members from the Duisenberg family and others: Mrs. Minna Duisenberg (wife of Charles, and a writer of poetry), C. A. C. Duissenber

"Views of San Francisco", a booklet of photos before the earthquake, printed in 1905. Another booklet, "Ruins of San Francisco",...

Vol. LIX. Issued in December, 1907. Includes information on the San Francisco Mint. 60 plates of various geological significance including earthquake

Two rare art books issued at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915: "The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition" ...

Lot of 23 stereo views. Printed by "World Series, reproduced from original stereoscopic photographs." Views of the aftermath to the 1906 S...

"Directions for the Care and Adjustment of the Stearns Chainless Bicycles." E.C. Stearns & Co. 1899. Offices in Syracuse, San Francisc...

Two different for this athletic club organized in the 1860s. 1) Earliest is 1888 $25 bond that is punch cancelled. Printed by HS Crocker & Co. O...

Four checks, three different types, all signed by Comstock tunnel creator and SF mayor Sutro. 1) Three Nevada Bank of San Francisco: 1887 issued to a

Lot of 22, (11) stock certificates and (11) Debenture Certificates. The Debenture documents are typically 8 3/8% return over (40) years, with various

Rare. Two different certificates. No. C18, issued for 250 shares to John R. Postlethwaite on Aug. 9th, 1935 and No. P18, issued for 100 shares to Alic

Two collectible banking items from The First National Bank of San Jose. There is 1 tray with a lid and writing on the inside cover basically giving ad

59 pieces. Merchants include: Chas. Jaeger (Merchant Tailor), Peacock (Groceries), Johansen & Mahar (Paperhanging), Marin County Water Company, ...

San Jacinto is a neighbor to Palm Springs and noted for Gilman Hot Springs. 16 RPC's, 14 post 1940 RPC's. City: San Jacinto State: Calif...

Brochure from Board of Trade of San Pedro advertising the virtues of the seaside city, and yearbooks from San Pedro High School 1913 & 1914. Pra...

Includes: Shasta Zinc and Copper Co. (1924 stock, not cxl and two 1921 bonds) Shasta May Blossom Copper Co. (1908, not cxl, mining vignettes), Trinity

The two photos are by R. J. Waters, San Francisco, Cal. who specialized in California views. One is no. 449., Mt. Shasta fro Upper Soda Springs; the o

1) Wells Fargo Bldg. 2) Old Webber Lake Stage Wagon. (Prag Collection) City: Sierra City State: California Date: hwac# 30724

Lot of three pieces with fabulous Sierra Nevada vignettes. 1) The Sierra Nevada Water and Power Company. $1,000 bond issued 1905. Four vignettes, thre

The Smith's Flat post office opened in 1876 and was renamed to Smithflat in 1895.  The name honors Jeb Smith, a rancher who settled here ea...

Three views in what appears to be home fashioned stereo views. Views are of a house in the trees. (Prag Collection) City: Soda Bay State: Californ

Fourteen (14) stereo cards. Photographers: Underwood, Baker, keystone, others. Mixed condition. City: Southern California State: California Date

Lot of three checks signed by famous St. Helena winemaker Louis M. Martini. Dated 1935,1939, and 1944. City: St. Helena State: California Date: 1

The Rocco Saloon was owned by Rocco Scapolla and A. Giannini in the seaside city of Trinidad. The letter is written in Italian, and has little wear.

Stereoview by C. E. Watkins(1829-1916), photographer, California. Pleasant Valley, lower canon of Truckee. City: Truckee State: California Date:

Lot of 8. 1) Two stocks: West Tulare Land Co. (issued 1931, not cancelled) and Alpaugh Warehouse and Milling Co. (issued 1915, not cancelled). 2) Offi

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

Watercolor by unknown California artist of a road winding up a hill with houses along the way. Painting removed from original mat and frame to check f

A ledger page and 20 checks from 1909 from the rural community of Williams in Colusa County. City: Williams State: California Date: 1909 hwac#

One card, printed to the edge is a view of an open wagon is postmarked 1909. Another card shows the back of a wagon just past the opening, postmarked

Lot of 58. All the major sites can be found in the collection. (Ames Collection) City: Yosemite State: California Date: hwac# 2006

10 total, 8 different, stereoviews that feature the Mariposa and Calaveras Groves. Includes: "No. 23---Grizzly Giant 101 ft. Circumfrence 8 ft....