Montana Big Sky & Western Americana

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" ...