Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction (August 2021)

This specimen of Mastodon tusk is from Alaska; discovered in the 1920's. About 5 in . in length and beautifully preserved. Date: Country (if ...

These are all articles from a Moravian missionary, Elfrida Frank, Alaska c1920-30. Included is a handbook of religious versus, skimo language dictiona

Lot of about 30 pieces. Includes: Pacific Alaska Airways 1935 Timetable; Ax-I-Dent-Ax, Employee Magazine for United States Smelting, Refining & ...

Set of two. 1.) 6x8 of a person with a 6 dog sled framed, fairbanks, 1939 2.) 4x9.5 framed handcolored with guilt totem pole in Sitka labelled on bac

June 6, 1906 letterhead of "Queen Lodge No. 6, A.O.U.W. Letter concerns the illness of a member in New Mexico. The Ancient Order of United Wor...

A page from The Arizona Citizen, a weekly newspaper dated March 8, 1878. This is the Florence Pinal County edition. The paper was published from 1870-

Two editions of sections from The Arizona Silver Belt Newspaper out of Globe, Arizona Territory. One is from January 17, 1880, the other, May 20, 1882

Assortment of 17 brochures, photos and pieces featuring Grand Canyon National Park. 1901 brochure, 7 x 9 inches, by Santa Fe Railroad. Fred Harvey 193

Cabinet photo of "Burro Wood Train, near Nogales, Ariz." by B.F. K. Rives. Showing five well loaded burros with their Mexican handler in t...

Three early Arizona Territory newspaper sections from the 1870's. First, The Phoenix Herald, dated March 12, 1879. Mostly wants, business ads an...

Arizona Curio Company produced this cabinet card (8 x 5 inches) with the street scene view of 51 Washington Street with horse and buggies in the dist

Dated April 16th, 1882, Sunday morning, "Dear Sister". The author describes his train trip from Oakland to Los Angeles and onto Phoenix vi...

A November 1886 application for a homestead claim in the Phoenix area. The form gives excellent insight into the process asking the petitioner to cert

Stereoview of a photograph labelled "93--The Wonderful Casca Granda of Arizona." Published by Continent Stereoscopic Company Publishers....

Lot of six pieces of Prescott history: 1) July 21, 1880 confirming receipt of fifty Road Tax Receipts, signed John Moore; 2) June 30, 1899 Crystal Ice

Lot of two items: 1) Stereoview of Prescott Arizona by George Rothrock. Early, important, crisp image of Gurley Street, showing many businesses and a

A vivid image of many buildings, possibly taken from the base of Thumb Butte. Rothrock established a gallery in Prescott 1878 on Montezuma Street. Da

Portrait of twelve people in front of their horse drawn wagon. The butte in the background suggests the Prescott area. Nice focus and contrast. Date

Document date February 16m 1878 in which Hooker sells 34 acres of land adjacent to his famous Steam Pump ranch at which Wyatt Earp made a stop as he h

Lot of 5. 1) Tombstone, Arizona billhead for Paul B. Warnekros, Ranchers' and Miners" Supply Store, 1895. Billed to the City of Tombstone f...

A lot of four rare Tombstone, A.T. newspaper sections from the 1880's. First. we have a four pages from The Tombstone Prospector, dated February...

This fascinating and historical collection of sections from the Tombstone Epitaph Newspaper include issues dated July 6, 1882, March 15, 1882, January

Lot comprised of two sections from the October 28, 1881 edition of the New York Tribune and the October 6, 1892 edition of the New York Press. The Tr

Lot of 20 or so items. These items were reportedly owned by a prostitute in Tombstone. A photo of a letter of authenticity for these goods is provided

Professionally framed and mounted CDV of a woman and a signed City License issued in 1898 to a prostitute named Amelia by officials of Tombstone, Ariz

This is the roster for the 1887 membership of the Ancient Order of Union Workmen (AOUW), including a little known participant in the Gunfight at the O

A group of men's collectibles early automobile used in Tombstone from the William Willard mining engineer estate. Two large canteens usually use...

An unusual document showing the early use of early telegraph for funds transfers. From the Pima County Bank, five thousand dollars for telegraph trans

Photographed by Henry Buehman, this stereoview of downtown Tucson is looking North East. 7 x 4 inches. Although he is listed in the index of "B...

A nice freight bill issued by the CRI&P RR, dated September 6, 1876. All stops are noted, including Tucson, A.T., La Junta, Co., with an origin ...

Two labels from Julius Goldbaum who began his enterprise in Tucson in 1887: 1) AAA / Liberty Bell / Hand made / Sour Mash / Bourbon / Julius Goldbaum

Photo is a period copy photograph not from original negative. Showing railroad tracks and buildings. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona

A pair of newspaper sections, one from The Arizona Sentinel (May 31, 1873), the other, The Arizona Daily Star (October 9, 1879). Besides all the wonde

Lot of over 25 pieces of ephemera from Arizona: 1931 travel brochure Carlsbad Caverns/Petrified Forest/Grand Canyon Highway; Nogales and Tucson vintag

Rand, McNally & Co's indexed county and township pocket map and shippers' guide of Arizona including the entire "Railroad System.&q...

1) “Picturesque Hot Springs National Park”, Arkansas – Published by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, C-1910 (8

City Retail Liquor License issued in Auburn in 1893 to WA Freeman. Signed by the city clerk Spear and tax collector Hoffman. Punch cancelled. Soiling.

Carroll "Boot" Locher, c1881 - ? Grew up in Auburn and worked at the family general goods store as a young man. As he grew older and acqu...

Very rare telegraph form sent to Captain Johnson in Bodie, Cal., April 12th, 1906, from Bridgeport. "Come down here quick. Norman dead. Bury hi...

Very rare location and telegraph company! Bridgeport, Bodie, Mono Lake, Masonic & Sweetwater Telephone Line, message sent from Mono Lake, April ...

Fantastic! This is a very rare telegraph message from the Bridgeport, Bodie, Mono Lake, Masonic and Sweetwater Telephone Line. This is a very rare tel

Lot of 40+ handwritten messages from April 19-20, 1906 documenting damage resulting from the April 18, 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco. This

Lot of 56 handwritten telegraph messages from 1908 on the Bridgeport Telephone Co. form. Many to Reno, San Francisco and beyond. Two on Wells, Fargo...

Photograph of two-story white house surrounded by trees, labelled on the reverse in pencil as "Luther's place Cloverdale." 5.25 x 8.25...

This is a four page section from The Colton Sub-Tropic Newspaper, dated June 12, 1880. Nicholas Earp and his wife, Virginia Ann (Wyatt Earp's pa...

Seven wanted posters from the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, dated between 1915 and 1922. Also a report of a missing 16 year old boy, and a rep...

1) Citizens of Grass Valley Mining District extend an Invitation to the American Institute of Mining Engineers to visit their District, September 30,

Includes famous stars such as Warren Beatty, John Malkovic, Ray Milland, Robby Benson, Richard Dreyfuss, Tim Robbins, Jessica Harper, Jennifer Aniston

Lot of 2. 1) Nice early color photograph, 8 x 10". 2) Booklet, "Shirley Temple Twinkletoes," published in 1936. Saalfield Pub. Co. 6 ...

Lot of 30+. 1) Souvenir Folder Mailers: Homes of the Movie Stars and Scenes of Interesting Hollywood, with dupes. 2) Brochures/Pamphlets: NBC Studio T