Western Americana Postcards, Vintage Photographs, and Stocks

The Pillsbury Picture Company produced this real photo Postcard. City: Lake Tahoe State: California Date: 1908 ID# 44837

Two real photo Postcards postmarked 1912 and 1916 at Tahoe and Truckee. City: Lake Tahoe State: California Date: ID# 44836

Nine brochures promoting Long Beach; photo Postcard collection of earthquake damage; 1933 postal cover celebrating "Old Ironsides" visitin...

10 sepia-toned photographs: 19th engineers, Ft. Ord, 1941; old cars on the base at Ft. Ord; Division Headquarters, and more. Photos by Charles Z. Bail

Two stock certificates from the Homer Motor Car Company of Los Angeles dates 1910 and 1911. City: Los Angeles State: California Date: ID# 405

Twenty Six stereo cards, mostly of Los Angeles, with some nearby. Included are: Feeding ground for twenty-five thousand Pigeons, Pigeon Farm, Los Ang

Early A.A, Forbes photo postcard. Named after W.J. Lundy who operated a sawmill near the Lake. A major producer of lumber for the nearby town of Bodie

Lot of 27 RPCs of Mammoth Lakes, June Lake, Lake George, June Lodge, Tamarack Lodge, Devil's Post Pile. City: Mammoth Lakes State: California ...

Lot of two cards photographed by Austin for Frasher Productions of Pomona. Lobby, Tamarack Lodge, Mammoth Lakes; Rustic Cabins at Tamarack Lodge. Cit

Lot of 8 photo Postcards from Lake George, Twin Lakes, The Minarets, Crystal Crag from Lake Mary, T.J. Lake, Lake Mary. All done by the photographer W

"We haven't caught a fish - there is too much snow and water," laments the author July 24, 1942, and the photo shows the Penguin Cafe ...

Lot of 13 RPC's: Old Baldy as Seen from the Mojave Desert; Lunch Time at Crystal Lake, L. A. County Recreation Center; Anthum Falls near Crystal...

32 total cards. Three RPC's: Croquet Court, Guenther's Murrieta Hot Springs; Open Air Plunge Deluxe; Spa and Spring House. 1908 to 1920. 1...

Re-Published illustrated edition of "Napa City and County Portfolio and Directory" by H.A. Darms. H.A. Darms lived from 1871-1946 and had...

Rare. Three certificates, one issued in 1875 (dateline Nevada City), the other unissued. Issued is pen cancelled. Signatures and ink very faint. Print

Lot of three stock certificates for the Nevada and Mountain Lakes Ice Co. incorporated in 1870 at Nevada City. Each piece is 5 1/2 x 10 inches. City

Issued August 7th, 1871 to Wm. W. Stone, 6 shares of the Nevada and Mountain Lakes Ice Company. Printed by H.S. Crocker & Co. of Sacramento. Sol...

Issued April 15th, 1871 to Harry Bernard two shares of the Nevada and Mountain Lakes Ice Company. Cancelled with large "X" across the fron...

27 RPC's: Mt. San Gorgonio and Dunes as Seen from Sniff's Date Gardens, Indio, Calif.; Barrel Cactus near Palm Springs; Murrieta Hot Springs...

A collection of over 100 postcards. Contains 2 early postcards & 37 White border RPCs post 1940. City: Palm Springs State: California Date: ...

Looking North on Main Street, Perris, California, circa 1920s. Kodak Drugs is advertising Bromo-Seltzer. Meals are 35 cents. Unused, pristine. City:

Lot of 7: "Unloading Grain" with horse drawn wagons; Perrisito Hotel; Perris Union High School; Congregational Church; Union High School, ...

Incorporated April 12th, 1876, 5 1/4 x 9 1/2" over 50 pieces. "Capital Stock, $50,000 100 shares $500 each." City: Petaluma State:...

Lot of twelve pieces. Best is a license to Mine by the Hydraulic Process in the Lost Camp Mine, Blue Canyon, 1919. Also: a 1915 State of California ce

Three different, all issued for James Davies. Two were issued in 1881 are from US Land Office, 10" x 16", one with a small stagecoach vign...

For all the Virginia Dare bottle collectors out there, this is the perfect companion piece for your collection! A RPPC (c,1939-1950) exterior view of

Thirty Three stereo cards from the Redlands - San Bernardino area. Photography companies include: Underwood, Strohmeyer & Wyman, Keystone, Berry...

The private got to mail this card for free from "the big town we are near," and announced they were pulling out. Rice California, formerly...

30+ items. Includes: map showing Broadway Addition to City of Richmond (17.5" x 13"); 1944 Handbook to Richmond; 1912 brochure for harbor ...

1) San Diego Land & Traction Company stock issued to the late Benjamin P. Cheney, father of the company president, and his family on May 12, 189...

Rare. Historic, most likely for Seals stadium. Two different certificates. No. C18, issued for 250 shares to John R. Postlethwaite on Aug. 9th, 1935 a

Photo Postcard of the ruins of St. Francis Dam in San Francisquito Canyon, California. The dam failed in March 1928.; 1919 postmark on the scene on Ta

Photo shows group of men, women and children, dressed well, in front of San Gabriel Mission (unknown photographer). (Prag Collection) City: San Gabri

Historic photo of a hacienda named "Gilmans Springs". Sidney James Branch settled the community in 1881 and built the Relief Springs Hotel...

Lot of three early RPCs: 1) San Jacinto looking east; 2) Florida Avenue San Jacinto Mountains, Hemet, California; 3) San Jacinto downtown circa 1930s-

Brochure from Board of Trade of San Pedro, The Harbor City, advertising the virtues of the seaside city,1903. Two yearbooks from San Pedro High School

54 total postcards. 16 RPC's: Soboba Theatre, San Jacinto; Ostrich Farm; Hotel Vosburg; San Jacinto Mountain; Gilman Springs; Idyllweil Ranch Lo...

This spectacular and rare collection of original "blue toned" photographs deals with the construction of the Santa Ana Canal, an early L. ...

Lot of 2: 1932 it snowed in Saugus and the picture proves it; also a photo card of L.A,. aqueduct headquarters in Saugus. City: Saugus State: Califo

RPC's--1) Wells Fargo Bldg., Sierra city, Calif. 2) Old Webber Lake Stage Wagon. Back of card reads: "Pioneer Sierra Resort, Dating from 18...

Three views in what appears to be home fashioned stereo views. Located on Clear Lake, these appear to be the famous Soda Bay Resort. Views are of a bu

Fourteen (14) stereo cards. 6 are b/w: Redondo Beach with ship in background Union Oil Company Steamer, "Asuncion"; Coronado Beach; San Di...

Certificate number 11 of the Sutter Creek State Bank, originally called Jackson Dennis Bank. Dennis is a gold rush family; these 100 shares to Jackson

Beautiful collection of the history of the Tahoe Inn of Tahoe City on the shores of Lake Tahoe. One dates from 1913. Two cards have early postmarks-19

"The First Snow early winter at Tioga Lodge, on the shore of Mono Lake, Calif." Frasher Company RPC. City: Tioga Pass State: California ...

Mostly color, some hand colored. Includes overviews, main street, snow, etc. Some cards by Williamson Haffner, Bolty, Louis Roberts, and Merle Porter.

Postmarked Truckee. Twelve dog team. Taken on main street. Sierra Hotel is on right and train depot is on the left. City: Truckee State: California

Early 1909 RPC of a church in Truckee. Datelined Overton, Hobart Mills, Nevada County, California, 1909. "That is the only church I was at sinc...

35 cards. Earliest is post marked 1903. One card from 1905 states, "Waiting for a train here now. Dead Town," One "Missent to New Yor...

Interesting RPC. Promoted by the Southern Pacific Railroad. Hole punched. City: Truckee State: California Date: ID# 44939

Certificate #251, issued to J.H. Thompson and signed by Frank Williams as vice president. Nice printing job by G.T. Brown of San Francisco. Vignette

Burnt out shell can be seen in the snow covered ground. Real Photo Postcard City: Truckee State: California Date: ID# 44930

Two RPC's of Scotty Allen's dog sled team c1930. He was competing in the Truckee-Tahoe Dog Sled races. Scotty Allen won the Iditarod three t...

Autographed by Allen on the back. In 1907, several mushers based in Nome, Alaska, calling themselves the Nome Kennel Club, which promoted the breeding

Five RPC's. Titles include an Alaska Dog Team and Prize Winning Team. City: Truckee State: California Date: 1915-1928 ID# 44938

Three distinctly different views of the race. One with Ted Kent and his Labrador team,. They had won the American Dog Derby four times. City: Trucke

Lot of 7. An advertising card for Buffalo Scales; three beverage labels from Donner Brand: Ginger Ale, Root Beer and Grape Soda; a Southern Pacific Ti

Some early, scarce RPC's. 23 total. Includes overviews, main street, and snow. Two different sidewalk scenes that look eerily similar! Overviews...

Seven RPC's of Truckee in winter. 1) Bad Spill. Postmarked Truckee 1914. Back says "This is the way I looked after my spill this morning. 2...

Lot of 28. 4 RPC's. Includes Truckee River, street views, overview, Gateway Motel, McGlashan House, flora and fauna, Donner Lake Lodge, Truckee ...

Both are very sharp and clear with great contrast! City: Truckee State: California Date: ID# 44943

One taken on street and one above the town. One is postmarked Truckee, 1917. City: Truckee State: California Date: c1917 ID# 44932

1) Main Street. 2) Whitney House with the champion dog sled team from Alaska out front. City: Truckee State: California Date: c1910 ID# 44942

It is said you can move the rock housed in the round tower with one finger! City: Truckee State: California Date: 1910 ID# 44941

Judging from the automobiles this postcard is just about 100 years old. On the Lincoln Highway! Description on back, "Free auto yard. Our perso...

Real Photo Postcard (RPC). Very patriotic. City: Truckee State: California Date: ID# 44940

Lot of 8. 1) Two stocks: West Tulare Land Co. (issued 1931, not cancelled) and Alpaugh Warehouse and Milling Co. (issued 1915, not cancelled). 2) Offi

Lot of 3: California State Institution for Women near Tehachapi; Main Street Upland 1906; Chaffee Union High School, 1914. City: Upland State: Calif

This cabinet card shows a training ship docked. Mare Island became the first United States naval base on the West Coast in 1854. It received its prese

Lot of 2: one photo of the view, one of the living room. City: Walnut State: California Date: ID# 44819

Includes: IOOF Official Certificate; map of Watsonville and vicinity; five 5" x 7" photos of cable cars, Santa Cruz hotel, Santa's Vil...

14 total menus with photographs by Ansel Adams. Seven different early (1941) Ahwahnee menus: Nevada Fall, Merced Lake, El Capitan, At the Badger Ski F

Five different, reasonably high quality, photographs, possibly dating to 1880-90. They are all mounted and have pen notations describing them. One pho

Lot of 33 small photographs detailing trips to Yosemite. Many views of waterfalls. Includes: 10 from a 1920 trip (3.5" x 5.5"), 15 from a ...

Lot of three Taber photographs mounted on heavy cardstock. 1) No. 5157. Upper Yosemite Fall, A.D. 1890. Taber Photo, San Francisco, Cal. Measures 10...

Lot of 19. Includes: handbill (10" x 6.25") advertising the Nevada Stage Co.'s stagecoach to Yosemite (taken out of a book), eight sma...

Lot of 75 . Great collection! About half are very high quality. Most are 2.75" x 4.5." Views of Hotel Wawona, elk, lots of waterfalls, Mir...

Stereoview of a party in the Yosemite valley produced by G. Bierstadt of Niagara N.Y. Inscription states: 1122 "Our Party" Yosemite Valle...

Lot of 8 black and white and colored Postcards including the Sunset Motel. City: Yucaipa State: California Date: ID# 44818

One view labeled: Old Custom House, Monterey, Cal., by Richard Behrendt, California. One other has "Sonora, California" written on the bac...

11 RPC's: Unit of Camp Cooke during a Desert Review, At Biskra Palms, Coachella Valley, Writings of a Prehistoric Race on Coral Covered Rocks at...

Lot of 13. 1) Six Pajaro Valley Bank (four issued 1888-1904, all punch or stamp cancelled) and Pajaro Valley National Bank (two issued 1910, stamp can

Collection of ephemera from California that includes an autographed letter and cover from the Sacramento Chief of Police, W.M. Ahern c.1912, A 1935 fl

Rare. First ones seen by us. 1) And No. 83, issued to JA Fraters on July 10th, 1929. It is for 99,997 shares of stock - all most 1/5 of stocks distri

Lot of 45: Glen Ivy, Gilman, Desert, Harlem Springs, Palmrow Castle, Rancho La Puerta, Tecopa, Warner, Casa de Diablo Hot Springs. Massacre Canyon Fa

Lot of three, two different. 1) Suisun City Hotel Company. Two issued stocks 1889 and 1918, both pen cancelled. 4" x 9.75" RD Robbins came...

Crowley Lake, Bucks Lake photo Postcards and one from the 1938 American Legion Locomotive Contest at Los Angeles. City: State: California Date:

Lot of 16 scenic Sierra lakes: Convict Lake, June Lake, Fifth Lake, Campbell Hot Springs, Sierraville; Huntington Lake, Lake Ediza, Silver Lake, Crowl

5 Gilroy, 4 Marysville (1 UNL), 5 Petaluma, 1 Sonora UNL, 5 Santa Rosa, 3 Sacramento (1UNL). (Prag Collection) City: State: California Date:

Lot of three: Perris, Holt (Santa Fe RR), and Daggett (Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fe). City: State: California Date: ID# 44872

Lot of 2: "The Loop" Tehachapi Pass, Southern Pacific Railroad, colored; Looking North, Saugus, Cal. City: State: California Date: ...

Lot of four different: one check and three exchanges. 1) 1931 San Francisco check for May's Studio with Chinese characters. 2) 1918 2nd of Excha...

Collection includes: Auto Assoc. Coast Route from Las Cruces to Ventura; Auto Assoc. Map of Southern California; Metsker's County Map of Ventura...

Death Valley, Furnace Creek area. 7 RPC's: five of Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley; The Norconian "Resort Supreme", Norco; Furnace Cr...

Two stock certificates from 1921 for the little known car company. The Leach Power Plus Six was expensive ($6500) but popular with Hollywood movie sta

Lot of 14. Includes: Mariposa Development Co. (1933, not cxl); O.P. Downing & Co. (1907, not cxl); The City Store (San Jose, 1895, pen cxl); Nat...

French mining stock from Trinity County California. Issued by the "siege social a paris". City: State: California Date: 1894 ID# ...

Lot of 16 Sierra Nevada Mountain Postcards. Featuring Mono County, Sardine Lake, Leyinning Falls Tioga Pass, Mt. Williamson, Inyo County, Alabama Hill

Lot of 2 photo Postcards: San Gorgonio Inn and Cafe, Skyland Inn. The San Gorgonio Inn was Banning, California's first hotel, built by George W...

Nine pieces of paper from Los Angeles banking companies. Union Bank, Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Citizens National Bank and others. City...