"Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction

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Day 1, Thursday, August 24th
Art & Artifacts from around the world (Lots 1000-1227)
Paintings, Prints, Native American Artifacts, Sculptures, Textiles, Boxwood Root Sculptures, Viewing Stones
Display Minerals & Fossils (Lots 1228 – 1340)
Calcite, Fluorite, Mineral Groups, Quartz, Fossils
Stocks & Bonds (Lots 1341 – 1499)
Mining, Railroad, Petroliana, Etc.

Day 2, Friday, August 25th
General Americana (Lots 2000 -2495)
Antiquarian Books, Transportation, Ephemera, Autographed, Photographs
Mining (Lots 2308-2491)
Ephemera, Ore Specimens, Mining Equipment
Tools (Lots 2492-2496)

Day 3, Saturday, August 26th
Bottles (Lots 3000-3124)
Saloon, Brewery & Beer Tray Collection (Lots 3125-3254)
Gaming (Lots 3255-3265)
Cowboy (Lots 3266-3281)
Railroadiana (Lots 3282-3291)
Military (Lots 3292-3310)
Firearms & Weaponry (Lots 3311-3330)
License Plates (Lots 3331-3346)
Signs (Lots 3347-3359)
General Collectibles (Lots 3360-3475)
Toys, Musical, Furnishings, Etc.


Day 4, Sunday, August 27th
Philatelic (Lots 4000-4099)
Postal History, Postcards, Stamps, Wells Fargo & Express
Numismatics (Lots 4100-4420)
Bullion, Coins, Potty Coins, US Mint Sets, Fractional Currency, Foreign Coins, Ingots & Assay, Medals
Tokens (Lots 4421-4539)
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Thomas Houseworth, Photographer, Business Card w/ Real Photographs!  [166894]2280 - Thomas Houseworth, Photographer, Business Card w/ Real Photographs! [166894]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare. Thomas Houseworth is one of the most famous Western photographers of the 19th century, well-known for his mining views of the Nevada (
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 600.00
Sold to L******8 for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Palace Hotel Interior and Exterior Stereoviews  [123689]2281 - Palace Hotel Interior and Exterior Stereoviews [123689]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interior view is Watkins and the exterior view is Continent Stereoscopic Company. The Palace Hotel was built by San Francisco banker and entrepreneur
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 160.00 | Estimate : 320.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Excelsior Mine Photo  [169803]2282 - Excelsior Mine Photo [169803]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4.5x7.25" photo of Excelsior Mine in Sierra County. The gold mine was located on Goodyears Creek, four miles northwest of Downieville, near Mon...
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Photos near Washington California  [146921]2283 - Photos near Washington California [146921]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photos near Washington California. 1). Mill at the Gaston Ridge Mine in California above Washington, California. The mill has various pipes connected
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yosemite Fine photographs by Arthur C. Pillsbury (?)  [168049]2284 - Yosemite Fine photographs by Arthur C. Pillsbury (?) [168049]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of very fine black & white photographs thought to be by prolific, important photographer and inventor Arthur C. Pillsbury (1870-1946). In ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to L******8 for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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California and the West Photography Book  [170071]2285 - California and the West Photography Book [170071]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a 1940 publication entitled "California and the West" by Chris and Edward Weston. A beautiful hardcover book that features the gre...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*******e for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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California Mine Photo Collection (6)  [146974]2286 - California Mine Photo Collection (6) [146974]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 b&w photos of California mines, c. late 19th century. Three mounted under glass and framed are: Whisky Bar Mine, 1897, photo size +/- ...
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California Mine Photos (6)  [146972]2287 - California Mine Photos (6) [146972]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 CA mine photos, unlabeled, b&w. (1) framed photo of 14 men standing in front of two buildings w/mine shaft in background, +/- 4 1/4&qu...
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Hydraulic Mining Photographs; c. 1900-1910  [147248]2288 - Hydraulic Mining Photographs; c. 1900-1910 [147248]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four framed reproduction photographs of hydraulic mining operations, probably in the North Bloomfield and Malakoff Mine in California. These are repri
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Hydraulic Mining Photographs; c. 1905  [147241]2289 - Hydraulic Mining Photographs; c. 1905 [147241]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three framed photographs of hydraulic mining operations from around 1905. A) Photograph of a monitor spraying water across a dry area. There are som
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Hydraulic Mining Reprint Photos  [147028]2290 - Hydraulic Mining Reprint Photos [147028]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four reprint photographs of hydraulic mining operations in the areas of Gold Run, Dutch Flat, and Auburn Ravine. All of these areas are around Placer
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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North Bloomfield Hydraulic Mining Photographs; c. 1905-1915  [147242]2291 - North Bloomfield Hydraulic Mining Photographs; c. 1905-1915 [147242]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three original photographs of hydraulic mining operations in California, c. 1905-1915. A) Mounted photograph of a hydraulic mining monitor spraying w
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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North San Juan Hydraulic Mining Photograph; c. 1890  [147024]2292 - North San Juan Hydraulic Mining Photograph; c. 1890 [147024]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original photograph of a hydraulic mining operation in North San Juan, California around 1890. There are two men standing next to the hydraulic system
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Northern Sierra Town Photograph; 1897  [147009]2293 - Northern Sierra Town Photograph; 1897 [147009]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mounted photograph of an unknown California town in the Northern Sierra. This town could possibly be Truckee or Quincy, but it is hard to know for sur
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Pike's Peak Panorama Group, 15  [168402]2294 - Pike's Peak Panorama Group, 15 [168402]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 nice mostly single shot Pike's Peak panorama vintage photos. Railroad cars, lady with a pistol, wagon, family etc. Photos 3.5x11.5". Pi...
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Huge Cypress Swamp Color Panorama  [106383]2295 - Huge Cypress Swamp Color Panorama [106383]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Color laminated panorama of Cypress Swamp, Delray Beach, Florida. Shot by Peter Lorber in February 1995 by a rotational camera, 35mm round shot. Impre
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Early CDV Tintypes and 2 CDV  [152893]2296 - Early CDV Tintypes and 2 CDV [152893]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 oval cut Civil Wa,r Officer. 2 different CDV's of a girl by RG Smith. 10 tintypes of unidentified people by HC Gill Sycamore Ill. Illinois
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
Sold to r********e.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Detroit and Niagara Falls Photos by WH Jackson  [163778]2297 - Detroit and Niagara Falls Photos by WH Jackson [163778]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 different c. 1900-01 Detroit and Niagara Falls photos by WH Jackson. Possibly from a set of 50 Detroit photos. 3.5x7". Detroit Michigan ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Montana Photos with Water Views  [168282]2298 - Montana Photos with Water Views [168282]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 b/w Montana photos. A grinding mill driven by water power, 6x8". Scene on Lower Big Hole by J H Polberg 7.5x9.5". Montana
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Wells Fargo Stagecoaches, Virginia City CDV  [164525]2299 - Wells Fargo Stagecoaches, Virginia City CDV [164525]
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Fantastic view by Lawrence & Houseworth, 317 & 319 Montgomery St., San Francisco (identified on reverse). 710. "Pioneer Stages, leaving...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to a********x.. for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
 
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