Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

Lot of 24. Includes: gorgeous illustrated for Hotel Auburn, H.H. Buhring (Hardware, three), Samuel Martin (two), A.G. Walker, J.C.Manning, A.B. McKinl

17 post cards. 2 RPC's, 1 nice street scene from the late 1940's, 2 c1915-1925, 5 post 1940 RPC's, and 8 post 1940. City: Banning St...

30 post cards. 8PC's, 9 post 1940, and 13 new type post 1940. City: Barstow State: California Date: hwac# 31107

Lot of nearly 60 pieces. Group is mostly San Francisco billheads (nearly 50, c.1890s-1910, most in poor condition). There is also an 1884 stock certif

Five views of various buildings, a backyard picnic, two same views of Lake Chabot, a view of Sausalito and Angel Island, Luther Burbank in his garden,

Four items relating to a bank robbery that took place in Berkeley in 1930. 1) Newspaper clipping showing bank employees who were present for hold-up.

Big Bear and Fawnskin photo cards, several winter scenes. Loma Linda, famous for it's Sanitarium, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains below...

Lot of 9. Five Inyo County checks from Big Pine 1913-17. One unused Inyo County check from Big Pine. Three Inyo County Bank checks from Bishop 1917-18

18 white border RPC's, 5 post 1940 Post cards. Not much in Blythe in the 1940's. City: Blythe State: California Date: hwac# 31111

The name means “mouth” in Spanish and derives from the fact that the town was located at the mouth of the Little Truckee River where it empties into t

Three rare issued certificates, two different types. No. 49, 73, and 78. One is issued to the company's secretary. All are pen cancelled. Vignet...

Lot of two certificates engraved by African American lithographer G.T. Brown. Issued 1879 (to the secretary) and 1885. Both punch cancelled. Same vign

Nice collection of 16 picture post cards from Bodie. Includes: 4 similiar b/w views of the the graveyard in the foreground and the city from a distanc

4 older RPC's, 14 Post 1940 RPC's. Also included is Twin Lakes, Post 1940RPC's, newer photo cards, Topaz Lake, and Walker River. This is...

Six different images of the House (Ballroom) on the Stump of the Original Big Tree, diameter, 32 ft., includes one interior shot. One photo of Troop I

A Ghost Town you can still visit. This is a very choice collection of California desert mining history. 20 post 1950, 18 post 1940, yet 1 old photo c

One photos shows a wooded area: "Pine Shaded Roadway, Carmel By The Sea", by Turrill & Miller Photo, S. F. The other photo is of the b...

Five pieces. Two best are the isthmus lettersheet (menu), and Catalina Island Resort. Fine. City: Catalina State: California Date: c1910-1940

Nine snap shots, two stereo views, 2 8x10 b&w photographs of various views at Catalina. People, sea lions, ships, etc. Fine. City: Catalina ...

Two views about 5 x 7" of the harbor at Avalon with the steam ship at bay and at dock.These are early views. Avalon is still very small. One vi...

Three views: Unmounted early view of huge black bass. May have been a record at the time. Mounted Ironmonger photo of men with their 2 huge bass catch

Two early views of the harbor, looking south (the usual views are looking north). Both about 5 x 7". Good condition. Photographer: Ironmonger ...

Two 5 x 7 unmounted photos, both by Park. Both excellent focus and contrast. Very Fine. The photos are listed as Park and as Park & Co., probabl...

Two early photographs of Catalina. The best of the two is a wonderful stage coach shot on "the Farnsworth Loop" taken by Swenson. The seco...

Two choice views, about 5 x 7" each, unmounted of harbor scenes taken from or about at beach level. One is a Parker photo. Shows the early tour...

Maps, Pamphlets, brochures for hotels, boat services, etc. This is a choice group of more historical material. Also very colorful. About 25 pieces.

Three mounted photographs. Two are cabinet cards by Waite and Garden City Photo. The third is a mounted photo (5 x 6") quad grouping. Generally...

Thirty Three (33) different pamphlets promoting various entities and activities at Catalina Island. All are the same format, either 4, 6 or 8 panel, 4

Stereoview of Bear River by J. J. Reilly, Stereoscopic Views, San Francisco, CA. City: Colfax State: California Date: hwac# 35349

15 1906-1920 era post cards, 2 post 1940 cards. Colton is home of Riverside Cement, a whole mountain of it, and large railroad switching facility.

16 1906-1920 era post cards, 7 post 1940 cards, 3 RPC's. Corona was the Riverside County resort community prior to WWII. City: Corona State:...

Lot of 35. Includes two post card booklets. Also Furnace Creek Ranch, Steam Traction tractor, Dante's View, twenty mule team, Death Valley Scott...

Over 40 books, pieces, and pamphlets. 1939 Castle Chronicle, panoramic Bullfrog photo, reprint of 1909 Rhyolite Herald, Death Valley Days, Death Valle

7 Death Valley Scottys Castle RPCs. 4 different Castle birdseye view RPCs (10 in total, 2-3 duplicates). 7 different Castle exterior RPCs (17 total).

Wasn't anything here until the U. S. Army built an air base during WWII. 20 plus post cards, 8 RPC's. City: Desert Hot Springs State: Ca...

Twenty-seven RPC's of various views of Donner Lake. One color postcard. (Prag Collection) City: Donner Lake State: California Date: hwa...

Six postcards of the same image with early postmarks; 1903, 04, 07. (Prag Collection) City: Donner Lake State: California Date: hwac# 30645

Scenery and Birdseye's of Donner Lake 6 Early PC's c. 1905-10, 24 post 1940 PC's, 53 post 1930 PC's. (Prag Collection) City: Donn...

Photo of Hon. E. L. Bradley residence. Dutch Flat was founded by two German brothers, Joseph and Charles Dornbach who settled there in 1851. To the s

CPRR, stereoview of the Bridge at Eagle Gap along the Truckee River. Published by C. E. Watkins, photographer, California. Some dirt on upper left sid

H. F. Tracy is listed on the cancel. Horace F. Tracy was the post master from December 14, 1882 to May 29, 1886. C. F. Roussin was still using the old

No. 211 issued to Lyman Stanford (signed on reverse) for $750. Signed by Hardy & Kennedy. Lyman Stanford was cousin to railroad baron and Califo...

Eight pieces of Fresno history: Producers Dairy container, Waterman Bros. automobiles, Lewis Electric Co. 1920 police report. City: Fresno State:

California Associated Raisin Co. cert. # 28619 for 259 shares issued to L A Walton in 1921. City: Fresno State: California Date: 1921 hwac# 238

Lot of four different. 1) North Fresno Mining Company. No. 31, issued for 100 shares to the company secretary, W.H. Allen on Feb. 11, 1880. Signed by

Marvelous framed pair. 1) 1887 letter sheet with a bird's eye view of San Francisco. 2) Cover has sharp blue Guerneville stamp. Of of circular s...

Certificates, No. (332, 823, 848, 869, 877). Dated 1941 to 1972. First four were signed by Paul Jennings as President, while he most recent was signed

Lot of eleven. Octagonal. $50.00. Say "San Francisco." Nine beat-up brass, one excellent condition brass, and one silver. These slugs feat...

Lot of 10. 1) Drowning the Dream by Calre. 2) Western Time and Water Wars by Walton. 3) Mountains to Desert. 4) The Owens Valley and the Los Angeles W

Included are: Auto Maps--Lone Pine to Mono Lake and Bridgeport, Tulare County, Mojave and Colorado Deserts, Death Valley, Mono-Stanislaus Region; and