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Teddy Roosevelt in Reno1514Teddy Roosevelt in Reno
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From Petra to Miss Gertrude Danin of Lovelock. Roosevelt spoke in April of 1911. Cancelled and in very nice condition! Date: 1911 Reno NV hwac 20
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to F****e for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
The Casino in Reno gaming post card1515The Casino in Reno gaming post card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By L. Levitch. Copyright 1910. Unused. Excellent condition. Date: 1910 Reno NV hwac 20032
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
Wholesale Liquor Billhead1516Wholesale Liquor Billhead
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Liquor billhead featuring the Cutter Star and Shield, from E. Martin & Co. Wholesale Liquor Merchants. Very good condition, torn off. Date: 1...
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to m*******2 for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
Wolves' Frolic 19361517Wolves' Frolic 1936
Holabird Western Americana Collections
University of Nevada Reno homecoming program from 1936. Wolves Frolic to be performed at the Granada Theatre October 23. Parade and football game vs.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Alan Patera's "Rhyolite"1518Alan Patera's "Rhyolite"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Patera wrote many books on the Bullfrog / Death Valley area. This one is on Rhyolite. Includes invaluable index to businesses, street maps, and photog
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to 7***5 for (12.00 + 2.34BP) = 14.34
Southern Hotel Blotter1519Southern Hotel Blotter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Southern Hotel blotter, c1908. Believe this to be from Rhyolite, one of the first buildings constructed in the town (ghosttowns.com). Located on the e
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
Gold Hill Daily News Framed Newspaper1520Gold Hill Daily News Framed Newspaper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Centennial Edition. A framed portion of the evening news which measures 6 1/2" x 9 3/4". The light brown wooden frame measures 10 1/...
Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to D******a for (125.00 + 24.38BP) = 149.38
Letterhead Press1521Letterhead Press
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very cute original and fancy letterhead press. Contains wood block with a Tonopah merchant imprint. "H.A. McKim & Co., Dealer in Dry Goods ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to n*******g for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
Nevada photos and post cards1522Nevada photos and post cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1907 real photo post card of Tonopah identifying mines and location of camera. 2-3) Two photographs of heavy machinery and pipes with people. 4-5)
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
Tonopah Ephemera1523Tonopah Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ephemera lot. T&GRR, Nev Coal Co., various billheads, checks, receipts, 7 postcards, one RPC. 39 pcs. Date: c1902-15 Tonopah NV hwac 20524
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to P*******x for (38.00 + 7.41BP) = 45.41
Bank of California Check Pair1524Bank of California Check Pair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2: checks from the Bank of California, Virginia (City) NV, from the Empire Mining Co. Both bear revenue stamps on the left face. Legend has it
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (38.00 + 7.41BP) = 45.41
Comstock Post Cards1525Comstock Post Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
19 post cards. Mostly B&W, white border c1940 cards. Date: c1910-30 Virginia City NV hwac 20530
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
RARE revenue stamped IOU document1526RARE revenue stamped IOU document
Holabird Western Americana Collections
On one half sheet of lined paper. An example of a folded over revenue stamp. An I. O. U. for $2,090.00 between Summit Mill Co. by O. S. Carrill and
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Two rarer Nevada revenue documents1527Two rarer Nevada revenue documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
William Nott Leete and Bernard Crosley on selling property. Other signatures include H. C. Lillie (prominent VC billhead) and APK Safford surveyor gen
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********r for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
Virginia City town stereo view1528Virginia City town stereo view
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia City stereo view. View of town. Mills, mines, tunnels, railroad, churches can all be discerned. Date: Virginia City NV hwac 2198
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to F****e for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
Whiskey & Liquor Labels Group1529Whiskey & Liquor Labels Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25: colorful labels from various whiskeys, cognacs, sherry, ports, Rum, and others. Rare, and suitable for framing. Excellent condition. Dat
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (85.00 + 16.58BP) = 101.58
Washoe Valley and Mount Rose oil painting1530Washoe Valley and Mount Rose oil painting
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12x14". Oil painting on paper by Nevada artist David T. (?). Shows snow-covered Mount Rose in the distance looking down a country lane in Washo...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Hotel Humboldt Company Gold Bond mortgage1532Hotel Humboldt Company Gold Bond mortgage
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful mortgage papers for a first mortgage of said company. One is number 81, blue, and dated 1923 for $1,000. The other is brown for $500. Spend
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Humboldt County Documents and Ephemera1533Humboldt County Documents and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An amusing collection of over 200 documents, primarily from Winnemucca, Nevada, with some from surrounding areas in Nevada and California. These docum
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
"Ducks in Flight" watercolor by Don Dondero.1534"Ducks in Flight" watercolor by Don Dondero.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12x18". Original painting by Don Dondero _ Nevada photographer. Looks like it might have been made as a submission for a Duck Stamp. Watercolor...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
1867 Bond of the State of Nevada15351867 Bond of the State of Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Signed by the first Governor of Nevada: H. G. Blasdel. Issued. Only one stamp remains. Cancelled. Date: 1867 Carson City NV hwac 2036
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
1958 Reprint of History of Nevada, 1881, with Index15361958 Reprint of History of Nevada, 1881, with Index
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover 1958 reprint of Thompson and West's History of Nevada with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. ...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
20th Century Newspaper Collection153720th Century Newspaper Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of about 100 newspapers from Nevada. Titles/ places include Goldfield, Gold Hill, Lahontan, Reno, Territorial Enterprise, Eureka, Tonopah. Dat
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
4 Nevada reports15384 Nevada reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great selection of Nevada Reports. 1) 1869-1872. Volumes 5, 6, 7. 2) 1874-75. 3) 1877. These volumes are all during the height of the Comstock. 4) 191
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to v*********m for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
Austin Territorial Receipts1539Austin Territorial Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
VERY EARLY NEVADA! Two territorial and three first year of statehood. Three are from the Mills, Post & White Consolidated Silver Mining Co., an...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
Autograph book with Nevada autographs and Herbert Hoover1540Autograph book with Nevada autographs and Herbert Hoover
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From Don Dondero. Autographs include Governor R. K. Colcord, Governor Fred Balzar's wife, Daniel Beard (chief scout, Boy Scouts of America) and ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
Casino Chips: Nevada Live chips1541Casino Chips: Nevada Live chips
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17. All $5. Twelve Circus Circus, one Sam's Town in Las Vegas, two Four Queens of Las Vegas-one is commemorative, one Hotel Nevada in Ely...
Start Price : 43.00 | Estimate : 85.00 - 125.00
Early Nevada magazines1542Early Nevada magazines
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Esquire 1971: Joe Bonanno. 2) Inside Detective 1960: Bill Raggio. 3) Startling Detective 1960: Bill Raggio. 4) Look 1971: Howard Hughes. 5) Guide t
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for (55.00 + 10.73BP) = 65.73
Four Original Wood Boxes1543Four Original Wood Boxes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Acme Beer of San Francisco tongue-in-groove wooden box with one side broken. 2) Humboldt Soda Works of Winnemucca, Nevada tongue-in-groov
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
George Graham Rice autographed pieces.1545George Graham Rice autographed pieces.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Autographed letter and 3 stocks. Rice was an infamous stock trader and scammer who went to prison, the subject of "My Adventures With Your Mone...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Hunter's License1546Hunter's License
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1940 CHURCHILL COUNTY (Fallon, NV) made by St. Louis Button Co. *rare- 2.25" Date: Fallon NV hwac 5837
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Ink Bottle Collection1547Ink Bottle Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection is typical of a Nevada mining camp. Lot includes: 12 small ink bottles (most clear, one cobalt), plus a modern reproduction desktop in
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****l for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
Journals of Alfred Doten, edited by Walter Van Tilburg Clark1548Journals of Alfred Doten, edited by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Boxed set in excellent condition. Doten travels through Nevada and California (1849-1903) with much of his time spent on the Comstock. As a newspaperm
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******c for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
Large collection of (mostly) Northern Nevada post cards1549Large collection of (mostly) Northern Nevada post cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
82. Includes a Reno RPC of a street scene and a RPC of a baseball game in the desert which is postmarked Pioche. Mostly Reno (c1908-1920) and Virginia
Estimate : 70.00 - 250.00
Sold to s*****l for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
Legatees Gordon W. Harris acknowledges delivery1550Legatees Gordon W. Harris acknowledges delivery
Holabird Western Americana Collections
For 1893 $5.00 gold piece, 1901 $5.00 gold piece, 1902 $20.00 gold piece, and 1928 $1.00 silver certificate. For the estate of Maud Rothrock Williams.
Start Price : 38.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Lot of Nevada ephemera1551Lot of Nevada ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes business card for the Dayton Market, 1904 teamster receipts for sacks of ore in Tonopah, Sisson and Wallace of Palisade billhead, John Gillig
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Misc. Western Collectibles1552Misc. Western Collectibles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) Copper slag from a Nevada copper mine. Measures approx. 9 x 7 x 4". 2) Virginia and Truckee Railway tag. Heavy rust. Measures appr...
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Nevada (etc.) related ephemera1553Nevada (etc.) related ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There is a little bit of everything here: press passes, V&T ticket, ballot, VC checks, covers, 50 photographs, two letters, United States Govern...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Nevada Air Race souvenirs1554Nevada Air Race souvenirs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13. Programs from 1965 (second race in Reno), 1968, 1970, 1974, 1994, 1995. ALSO a 1951 National Air Race program from Detroit. A 1965 program
Estimate : 70.00 - 250.00
Sold to a********o for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
Nevada Ephemera1555Nevada Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reno dominated assortment of ephemera, includes: UNR basketball program vs. UNLV dated 1986, booklet called "Reno, where the Gamblers Go!” by R...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Nevada Ephemera Group w/ newspaper articles1556Nevada Ephemera Group w/ newspaper articles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes: two newspapers (1874 Chicago Daily Tribunes) w/ Nevada content (fight between two Pitues in Virginia City) (and a detailed report on t
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Nevada ephemera lot1557Nevada ephemera lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes a Worker's Safety Broadside. Grandma Kochês twin brother cabinet card. PM Bowler, Hawthorne 1903 billhead. Glasky receipt. 1869 Sh...
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i**b for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
Nevada Library: Books & Magazines1558Nevada Library: Books & Magazines
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Books: Tales of Tahoe, The Complete Nevada Traveler, Pioneer Nevada (Vol. I & II), Here is Nevada, Nevada: Official Bicentennial Book, Nevada Hi...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Nevada political autograph group1559Nevada political autograph group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
McCARRAN: 1947 letter to friends. With envelope. CANNON: letter to philatelist. BIBLE: 1956 letter on running for office. CASINELLA: 1952 letter as Ma
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Nevada Unlimited Hydroplane Regatta memorabilia1560Nevada Unlimited Hydroplane Regatta memorabilia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1959, 1960, and 1961 programs from Pyramid Lake and 1964 memorabilia from Lake Tahoe. Two 1964 guest ribbons. Two 1959 badges. Miss Budweiser large po
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to V********e for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
Northern Nevada Books1561Northern Nevada Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 books full of Nevada history for the researcher or collector. 1) Carson City Yesterdays by Raymond M. Smith, 1999 paperback. 2) Reno The Past
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to r***6 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
Northern Nevada Ephemera Collection1562Northern Nevada Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot has a little something for everyone: pamphlets, brochures, programs, ads, post cards, informational brochures, newspaper, baseball, tax lists
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s*****l for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
Old Nevada Map1563Old Nevada Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From Watsonês Atlas. You will find Roop County still listed. There is no White Pine County. There is no Mineral County. There isnêt even a...
Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Older, harder to find Nevada Magazines1564Older, harder to find Nevada Magazines
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 volumes: 1936 Rye Patch and petroglyphs, 1937 UNR and Las Vegas underpass, 1938 tourism, 1939 75th anniversary, 1940 agriculture and industry, 1940
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***6 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
Original Nevada doorknob w/ purple glass, c.19001565Original Nevada doorknob w/ purple glass, c.1900
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One knob is chipped. Please see photo for detailed condition. C.1900 Date: NV hwac 20240
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to D*******e for (13.00 + 2.54BP) = 15.54