Summer 2020 Extravaganza Auction, Part I

Kohler & Ritter were successors to Fred Reichel in San Francisco in 1867. Both worked as silversmiths with Reichel, and Gotthard Kohler was Reic...

Lot of 14 revenue-imprinted Bank of California checks for the North Pacific Transportation Company. All issued in 1871 and signed by CJ Brenham as sec

Group of four playbills, for plays performed in San Francisco theatres, c1946-1954. Included are the musicals, "Oklahoma," at the Curran T...

Bound volume but no boards, march 1913. 20 x 24 x 3". may pages loose. High acid pulp paper, thus very brittle. during the period when they ran...

Photos and accounts of the 1906 earthquake in the "City by the Bay." Included are newspapers, old photos of the devastation, a couple of t...

Lot of 22 items from San Francisco, CA, around the turn of the 20th century and beyond. Includes a 28 x 7 inch black and white panorama of San Francis

Group of 20 Annual Reports for one of the largest fire departments in America in one of the most important urban centers and the financial center of t

Three different San Francisco gold rush period lithos, each matted. Each are modern reprints, perfect for your office walls. A) Currier & Ives, ...

"Souvenir of San Francisco" photo booklet, published by Ward Bros. Columbus, Ohio, c1885. Includes blue with gold lettering cover, 4.5 x 3...

Lot of 10 souvenirs from the openings of the Golden Gate and Oakland Bay bridges, c1935-37. Includes five publications, "Spinning the Cables&qu...

This map survey 5535, measures 36"x 45" and includes the San Francisco Bay, from Angel Island to Candlestick Point. It's dated 1943. M...

This is a single stereo-view of Alcatraz Island with coastal artillery cannons in the foreground looking north out to Richardson Bay. c.1864. The phot

This is the newspaper of the theatrical community in San Francisco of the 1860's. This paper is dated MArch 27, 1869; a good read. Provenance...

First Newspaper is the New York American Edition No. 8373 Friday, April 20th 1906 Headline reads: San Francisco is Obliterated by Fire! Business Sec

Two advertising fairy tale books from late 1800's. The first, "Fairy Tales," was produced by The First National Bank of San Jose, in b...

These are 28 rare stereo views depicting industry on the Central Coast of California. Photos include orchards, canneries and other food processing sc

14k Gold Locket. Likely Masonic or from another fraternal organization, but missing piece on obverse makes exact identification difficult. Three tin

White metal. Special / Deputy Sheriff / Santa Barbara County / A94. California state seal at center. 65 x 45 mm. Provenance: Country (if not USA):

White metal: Deputy / Sheriff / Santa Clara Co. / 310 // Prop. of W. J. Emig / Irvine & Jachens / S.F. 60 x 45 mm. W.J. Emig went on to become...

Sawyer, Eugene T. History of Santa Clara County California with Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identif