"Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction

2 leather bound minute books of Placer County district court records c. 1851-55. Contains motions, appeals and other court proceedings. 13x8.75"...

2 sections, originally from 1 volume, of Placer County tax deeds, representing a conveyance of real estate, sold for non payment of state and county t

An I.O.U. written by S.B. Connelley to Barton House for a toll of $13.37 for a toll. Redlands California 1863 From the Jann Garvis Estate

Four checks from the Sacramento City Bank in Shasta, California. "Sacramento" is crossed out and "Shasta" is written above on 3 ...

Extremely rare. Baird p. 24, N7. Baird calls this ad advertising piece, which FH does not agree with. Blue paper, black print. Banking House of Page,

Second of Exchange note for $700 paid to Sanders & Brenham. Dated December 14, 1852. C.J. Brenham and B.C. Sanders were partners at the San Fran...

Extremely rare check from the Banking House of Carothers, Anderson & Co., San Francisco. Dated May 31, 1853. This is check No. 634 for $405. Sma...

Very rare exchange note from Alsop & Co., San Francisco. Dated June 4, 1856. Alsop & Co. was one of the earliest San Francisco banks, openin...

About 200 Anglo Californian Bank documents, c. 1886-1906. This bank was founded in 1873 as a successor to the London firm of J & W Seligman and ...

Framed c. 1900-10 Sutro Baths broadside featuring entertainment schedule and school children admitted free! Broadside 13x6.5" with light stains...

Funded Debt of Yuba County. No. 24, issued to Peter Decker on July 1st, 1852 for $334. Signed by Judge Henry P. Hann and county auditor Charles Lindle

Lot of 5. These warrants tell the story of how the California state capital location was in flux during the Gold Rush. The meetings of the State Legis

A handwritten document from the California State Assembly & Senate designating the boundary lines between Inyo and Mono Counties. The handwritte...

Album contains a collection trap shooters ephemera: hand painted postcards to Frank Andrews, photos, brochures, Calif. Indians Trapshooters club books

Fantastic Cannon's Hall broadside from 1895. For the beautiful comedy drama, Our Folks or the Tomboy. 18x7". Nevadaville Colorado 1895...

Royal Hawaiian Hotel ephemera, c. 1936. 2 red St. Valentine's Day Dinner invitations, 7 menus with Hawaii scene paintings on covers. "The R...

14 c. 1911-13 Lake, ID correspondences. 2 are orders for fish. The rest are personal letters mentioning roller skating,planning flying machines, embro

About 40 pieces of Bannock City, Montana Territory large and small letterheads, mostly to Henry Elling, c. 1876-81. "Founded in 1862 and named ...

1927 leather binder with justice dockets from Broadwater County, MT. Numerous complaints including debt, DUI etc with judgements. 16x10", spine...

About 50 Donnell, Clark & Larabie c. 1879-81, Butte, MT bank deposit slips from Henry Elling. Butte Montana c.1879-1881

c. 1800's-90's Helena, Livingston, Great Falls, Montana hotel ledger pages, about 25, most with signatures. About 35 Montana advertising blo...

c. 1873 Seth Bullock for Sheriff handbill, Lewis and Clarke County, MT. 6.75x3.75". "In 1873, he was elected sheriff of Lewis and Clark Co...

About 300 Montana bank letterheads, c. 1875-81. All are Territorial, most designed as such. Bannack, Glendale, Bozeman, Salisbury, Twin Bridges, Dillo

About 50 pieces of c. 1895-1908 ephemera mostly related to S R Buford and Henry Ellington in Montana. Covers and contents, letterheads, bilheads with

A major archive of several hundred pieces c 1875-1881 of many of the major banks in montana at the time. Most of these were heavily involved with gold

About 40 letterheads from outside banks doing business in Montana, many are to Henry Elling. c. 1870-80. Some pages have toning. Montana c. 1870

11 lbs of billheads and ledgers, some pictorial, c. 1890-1906. Mostly Montana. Montana c. 1890-1906

Group of about 40 mostly letterheads and billheads for dry goods going into and out of Montana, c. 1879-96. Clothing, lace novelties, guns, drugs, fur

About 60 pieces of assorted Montana Ephemera c. 1875-1906. Unused Elling Estate envelopes, letters, billheads-some pictorial, banking, food price list

9 assorted Montana ledgers and others. Anaconda Bakery. 1883 gas, food and groceries. Pony. 1946.1905-11. Nice leather bound. Helena. Red Pine Mining

Fire Record and Water Works Review, February 1886 issue. Published by Fred Miller of New York. Ten pages. 1883 hand written letter from the Eureka Fir

Early territorial survey completed August 13th, 1862 by EL Mason, Dep. Co. Surveyor, for land of WE Bidleman, who owned a milk ranch at Cedar Ravine.

Lot of 3 very early land surveys for property on the Comstock. All have sketches of the property. All signed by Dep. Co. Surveyor Mason. 1) Survey for

Lot of six rare New Mexico business cards: 1) Stewart A. Apgar / Santa Fe Route/ Raton, New Mexico; 2) Camp Mission / John Zagar, Prop. / Clayton; 3)

Sheriff's Sale! broadside in Phelps, NY c. 1861. Taken from Enoch Ottley, interesting items include one whiffletree chain, 1 manure fork, 2 dung...

Archive of Ley's, Christie & Co. Jewelry c. 1898-1921, across multiple stores. Included lots of correspondences with multi page letters and ...

Two rare full pages of exchanges from an unidentified company. These are unused exchanges, probably from around 1845-1860. The company is not identifi

Hand written diploma from University of Rochester, New York on possibly parchment. For science, literature and modern languages. About 17x20", ...

Lumber labor unrest pamphlet from Centralia, Washington. "A Black Page of American History". 4pp. Washington 1924

This document is an insurance policy against "Pirates, Rovers, and Thieves". The document originates in Hull on the North Sea coast of Eng...

Framed John Hyatt appointment by Walter Q. Gresham, Secretary of State, as American Vice Counsel to Santiago de Cuba, dated September 12, 1893, on his

2 documents related to John Hyatt while he was in Spain. Union Hero Americana Society, June 11, 1894, making John Hyatt a member on account of certain

2 large English leases to William Cox, one framed, the other folded parchment. Lease from Lord Craven to William Cox, dated February 28, 1754. Crave...

Large 22"x 42" hand drawn original map on vellum map of the "Proposed Extension of the Carson & Colorado Railroad from Keeler to ...

Nice group with very rare The Blue Book, a comprehensive official souvenir view book of the 1915 Expo. This is the key book that shows everything abou

1908 Railroad Commission of Montana map, 41x53". Color state borders and railroad lines. Tape repairs, small edge tears and wear. Please inspec...

Issued by the Department of the Interior, under director Charles D. Walcott in 1896. 18 x 22 inch folio with several pages of description of the geolo

Hardcover, excellent condition edition of Colton's Map of the Southern States, showing the counties and railroads, cities, towns, railroad stati...

Two Stansbury's Expedition maps in original government binder. This expedition was one of the most important early expeditions to the West. In 1...

5 vintage atlas', some with hand coloring, and maps suitable for removing and framing. Standard's Modern Atlas of the World, 1911, 128pp plu...

Box of approx 120 maps,1960's to 1970's? Folding road maps of the West, Big Bend National Park, Missouri, Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, Yellows...

Prospecting in Alaska stereoview by Keystone, c. 1899. 7x9" Washing Gold, Vancouver, British Columbia. 7.75x9.5" W J Rowe Transfer hauling...

This stereoview by Dudley Flanders has an open front mount is orange, no signage. The back mount is pink "D.P. Flanders'/Photographic Album...

This stereoview appears to be a copy of a 4th of July stagecoach. Black framing borders break the original photograph. On the back is "X39311&q...

This stereoview is of a Papago village near San Xavier, Az. with the adobe church in the foreground. Orange mount front/ lavender back. Photographer D

This stereoview is by photographer Daniel F. Mitchell and is marked in script on the back "old ruins on Aztec Mound at mount of Oak Creek/ Yava...

This stereoview by "the Universal Photo Art Co./ G.H. Graves Publisher, Phila. U.S.A." on the left border "Offices: Philadelphia, Nap...

This is an early Flanders & Penelon stereoview, hand written on the left border "Squaws at Reservation" orange mount front/ lavender ...

This lot has two George Rothrock views; one is a studio print of Apache Scout Cudineyo. The card is orange mount front/ lavender mount back. This view

This lot has a stereoview of seven Indian men "395 Apache Indians of New Mexico" (posed group of 7 males) by "Continent Stereoscopic...

"Continent Stereographic Co." left border, "New York Publishers" right border, buff color front and back, "181 Cactus of Ar...

The photographer Henry Buehman worked first in Prescott and later in Tucson, Arizona. He is most noted for developing stereoviews of children and babi

These two stereoviews depict Tucson, Arizona. The first is: "Arizona Scenes by H. Buchman" in the right border, and "Arizona Scenes ...

Rare photos from Hercules Powder Plant. 3x5.5" guards with campaign hats and 3.5x2.5" photo of a lady in front of Pinole sign. Bay Area ...

Very impressive 1905 Prentiss and Hart of San Francisco framed Byron Hot Springs Hotel mammoth sized panorama photo. Located dead center between Danvi

3 Marsh Creek Springs RPC's, 1 has corner chip, 2 others have pen writing on front. 9 Mt. Diablo stereoviews-Black Oaks, Lion Rock, Laurel Sprin...

Collection of four framed photographs of Donner Lake and the surrounding area. A) Two beautiful hand colored photos of Donner Lake from around 1915-2

4 East Bay stereoviews by J D Strong. San Pablo Valley, Sunol Valley, Limerick Canyon, Alameda Canyon. East Bay California

Framed mounted photograph of Coleman & Glasson Central Market, a grocery store in Grass Valley, California. This photograph is proabably from ar...

A) Mounted photograph of a group of men and women at a picnic in Grass Valley. There is a man in the center who is serving some kind of stew out of a

About 50 fantastic Cramer's etc. c. 1894 Nevada County mines and San Francisco earthquake glass plate negatives by G. Fiske, a famous San Franci...

Two framed photographs of Church Ranch in Nevada County, California. Both are dated August 23, 1871.The first picture depicts a large lot of land with

Vintage b&w photograph of N.C.A.C. - 7 men (boxers?) in training clothes standing in front of man (presumed coach) seated in chair. Nevada Coun...

Mounted Nevada City or Grass Valley flood cleanup photo featuring workers with shovels preparing to remove debris from a flood. Other men in hats look

Photos of Relief Hill in Nevada County. Settled and buildings created in 1853, rare four photos. 1). Barber shop with out house at Relief Hill in Neva

2 rare panoramas. One is North Bloomfield mining camp and the other is in the nearby vicinity, location unknown. 2 photo panoramas 7.5"x18.5&qu...

7x9.25" photo by Shadowland Studio, Pittsburg-some stains. Panorama photo of Pittsburg street scene c. W W 1 with patriotic flags, wounded sold...

A really nice group of 10 original large photographs in excellent condition in this scrap book with cover labeled History/Land & Marks/of Placer...

Original 5.75x8.75" photo of Felix Cassidy and horse with Henry Masson on top. This photo is on page 217 in Garvis book. This is Main St. in Po...

2 Sacket's Gulch original mining photos. See photo on page 334 in Garvis book. 4.75x7.75" photo of miners with their tools-wrinkle, small c...

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 (

Interior view is Watkins and the exterior view is Continent Stereoscopic Company. The Palace Hotel was built by San Francisco banker and entrepreneur

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...

Photos near Washington California. 1). Mill at the Gaston Ridge Mine in California above Washington, California. The mill has various pipes connected

Group of very fine black & white photographs thought to be by prolific, important photographer and inventor Arthur C. Pillsbury (1870-1946). In ...

This is a 1940 publication entitled "California and the West" by Chris and Edward Weston. A beautiful hardcover book that features the gre...

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 +/- ...

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...

Four framed reproduction photographs of hydraulic mining operations, probably in the North Bloomfield and Malakoff Mine in California. These are repri

Three framed photographs of hydraulic mining operations from around 1905. A) Photograph of a monitor spraying water across a dry area. There are som

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

Three original photographs of hydraulic mining operations in California, c. 1905-1915. A) Mounted photograph of a hydraulic mining monitor spraying w

Original photograph of a hydraulic mining operation in North San Juan, California around 1890. There are two men standing next to the hydraulic system

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

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...

Color laminated panorama of Cypress Swamp, Delray Beach, Florida. Shot by Peter Lorber in February 1995 by a rotational camera, 35mm round shot. Impre

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

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 ...

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

Fantastic view by Lawrence & Houseworth, 317 & 319 Montgomery St., San Francisco (identified on reverse). 710. "Pioneer Stages, leaving...