Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

Although we can only identify it by the "Grass Valley" written in pencil on the back, it is a fabulous old baseball turn-of-the-century ph...

Decorated wagons, horses and American flags. Must be a Fourth of July Parade. Photograph by Sprague. Mounted. 9.75" x 7.5". City: Gras...

1) Moore photograph of the Congregational Church on he corner of Neal & Church. Photo is 7.5 x 9.5". Some Crinkles on photo. Has been glue...

Toned photo of group of men in parade dress, some with horns in front of the Hotel Holbrooke. Register page for the hotel, dated December 2, 1897. Two

Native Sons of the Golden West badge for Admission Day in 1910. Gold writing and bear on white with light greenish tint background. Also Grass Valley

Three fabulous ribbons. The longest measuring over 13" long for a member. All 'Pride of Grass Valley.' City: Grass Valley State: ...

Double sided. Both in excellent condition. City: Grass Valley State: California Date: hwac# 35631

Lot of 21. Billheads: Geo. Gaylord (NC, 1881), K. Casper pictorial (NC, 1882), M.L.&D. Marsh pictorial (NC, 1893), L.Hyman & Co. pictorial (...

Two unidentified logging photographs, except for the pencil writing, "Murphy & Diggings", near Harriette, Nevada County." "...

By-ways of the wild nature and highways of industry. 112 pages. Covers logging, shipping, agriculture, towns, buildings and no Chinese! Multiple photo

Early. Nothing more than a wagon with roses decorating it. Identified in pencil on back. 3.5 x 4.75". City: Los Angeles State: California ...

Copper three piece badge to the 8th Biennial Session, Los Angeles, April 1905; Woodmen of the World Pacific Jurisdiction, map of the western states.

Absolutely pristine condition for such an old and historic piece. General Merchandise. Dixon's office was in the Wells Fargo Building. "Gol...

Rare. Three certificates, one issued in 1875 (dateline Nevada City), the other unissued. Issued is pen cancelled. Signatures and ink very faint. Print

California Scholarship Federation Nevada City H.S. Steel Die- seal w image of book folded open with chapter 10 engraved at center-1 "x 1.25&quo...

Nice framed overview photo of Nevada City (12.75" x 14.5"). Nicely mounted. City: Nevada City State: California Date: c.1905 hwac...

Six different and great framed stereoviews and photos of the Pine Street Bridge in Nevada City. 29.5" x 23.5". City: Nevada City Stat...

Two framed photographs and two matted photos. 1) A framed photograph of a family in front of their house with a horse. Family members named on back. 2

Huge map of Nevada County listing everything you could hope to find. Conditions issues. The very top is starting to flake. Approx. 47"H x 94&qu...

These are rare photos of the Church Ranch in Nevada County. One shows the ranch house in the distance. The other is a close view of the house with a w

Nice contrast. Information is handwritten on the back. City: Newhall State: California Date: c1910 hwac# 30963

36 x 48". Shows Berkeley, Alameda, Piedmont, etc. Thomas Brothers. Red, Yellow and Green. Heavy paper is crinkling. Staining on back. City:...

A. A. Van Vorheis, manufacturer of and wholesale dealer in harness and saddle. His saddles were used by the Pony Express. "The name of the gent...

Cabinet card 4.25" x 6.5" that shows two-story brick building with sign "Keseberg & Co." Four gentlemen standing in front of...

Possibly Sacramento. 8.75 x 10.75. City: Sacramento State: California Date: hwac# 30967

Very rare! Pre-Transcontinental Telegraph! Certificate No. 695. Signed by Justin E. Strong (the company president) and secretary. Not issued to anyone

Nevada Bank of San Francisco check issued to Geo. C. Shreve & Co. for $142 on March 29, 1888. Signed by Adolph Sutro. Shreve & Co. were a ve...

This is a ledger looking for a researcher. Find the judicial warrants from 1920 on page 344. Salary of clerks on page 424. Payments of Wells Fargo, Pa

For the Wing Coffee Company. Pictorial of the bay. Was located at 956 Stockton. City: San Francisco State: California Date: 1929 hwac# 30960

High quality photograph by well known San Francisco photographer Taber. "B530, Chinese Quarter, SF Cal." matted, 11.25 x 9.25". Impor...

The story of the city that was primarily a red wood city to D. O. Mills, who choose to build his edifice with earthquake safety in mind. What survive

Twenty three photographs of the devastation caused by the earthquake and fire in the City By the Bay. Seventeen of the pictures are 3 x 6 1/2" ...

This is an incredible photograph with an incredible story. Sign says bank will open Monday May 28, at 9:30 and is posted by vice president and manager

Cert. #124, issued for 60 shares to Richard Schmidt in 1884. Signed by M. Schmidt as president and S Desbecker as secretary. The co. incorporated in C

Lot of two. 1) Ribbon is 10". Bright red. Some staining and one tear on top left. 2) Badge has a Lick Observatory medallion. City: San Jose ...

This spectacular and rare collection of original "blue toned" photographs deals with the construction of the Santa Ana Canal, an early L. ...

No. 118 (Second Issue): Arrest for Forgery for Ed. W. Travers, true name Justice Greely, age 25, etc. The photo on the flyer is Greely, but another wa

Great Tahoe collectible four page newspaper published every evening except Sunday. Published from the Grand Central Hotel, located in present day Taho

Gorgeous framed panoramic of a steamer on Lake Tahoe with smaller boats in the foreground. Framed size, 15" x 39". City: Lake Tahoe St...

Original photograph album, 30pp, some with 2 photos per page. Most of the album has Tahoe photos, perhaps half on the north shore. Photos are general

1) Photograph of three buildings: Hardware, groceries, and dry goods. It looks like the owners are posing in front of their stores. Hand written says

Stamped on back and it looks like "Julius T". Julius T Bosyen was not Yosemite's most prolific or famous photographer, but did leave i...

Very rare and beautiful book. First Edition: Yosemite and Its High Sierra by John H. Williams. Green soft cover; heavy grade oversize paper covers wi

Published by Pacific Novelty Co Market Street San Francisco, 1913. 1st edition. Large oblong, 10.25" x 12.75", 36pp. 18 b/w photo plates t...

Large group of stereo photographs. (1) 15 Yosemite National Park. (2) 14 Yellowstone National Park. (3) 1 Utah - Castle Gate. No duplication. Ci

Four issued California bank stocks. Includes: Citizen's Bank, 1876, Nevada City, Cal. pen cxled, some glue residue at left edge, Anglo-Californi...

1) "California Spirit of the Times and Underwriters Journal" newspaper, September 21, 1878. Full page spread on the 25th annual state fair...

Twenty five checks dating from 1851 drawn on historical companies, and signed by historical figures. Banking house of Tallant & Wilde is the 185...

1) Jaqueline, Made in German, #3971. Beautiful inlay (silver or nickel silver) with a full frontal nude of Jaqueline on handle. Still sharp!. 2) Railr

Lot of eight. Mostly California. 1) Sutro Baths business card 1895, 2) 1857 Tuolumne County Water, 3) 1894 Sutter Creek Knight & Co., 4) 1923 La...