Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

Constitution , By Laws and order of Business. Miners Union of Gold Hill, Nev. dated 1885. 19 pages not including cover. In excellent condition. Ve

Small archive of about 20 letters, documents and three personal diary/ledgers with mine notes from R.H. Downer, c1903-1912, plus one 1918 letter. This

Map of Goldfield, Nevada, 1907, by The Clason Map Co., publishers of Advertising & Reference Maps, Denver, Colorado. Includes an extensive alpha...

The quintessential compendium of Nevada mining from 1905, published by The W. H. Shearer Publishing Co. of San Francisco, Cal. Size is 5.75 x 8.75 inc

Letters come from all over the United States: from Oregon to Pennsylvania, from Missouri to Massachusetts. 8 pieces. “Please give me any info

Holbrook, Nevada Mine Document Collection, 1906-1915, Silver Glance District, Douglas County. A collection of approximately 20 items, consisting of lo

Group of 19 plates to accompany Geological Survey Professional Paper 459-B, Ore Deposits, Antler Peak Quadrangle, Nevada, Roberts and Arnold, publishe

Manhattan Mining District, Nye County, Nevada. Compiles and Published by William K. Moran, E.M., Photo. Lith. Halpin Litho Co, S.F. This map is in suc

These two albums contain photographs and diazo copies of photographs of the construction of the concentrator and smelter by Nevada Copper Corporation

A variety of ledgers, notebooks, and documents of historical, geological, and metallurgical noteworthiness from the Nevada Consolidated Copper Corpora

A collection of Western and mining memorabilia to get you started on a collection or to round out the one you already have. The highlight of the lot i

This 23 page prospectus is fabulous. It has a six panel fold out showing the Ophir in the middle of Nevada. Seven photographs and 4 maps. Includes a c

Before there was a Picohe, Nevada there was a Pioche, Utah Territory. So, although this says Utah Territory, it was actually very early Territorial Ne

Ask a blaster, you'll get very careful instructions about how to pack blasting powder into a hand-drilled hole in the rock face of mine drift yo...

This is a piece of refractory material coated with a thin layer of slag in which are incorporated small spherules of metallic gold and silver. The ori

Five letters, handwritten over several years at the turn of the 20th century, from a hard-rock miner, Bert, working in the Sonoma Mine at Sweetwater,

“TONAPAH” published by The Tonapah Bonanza press. Tells of the new mining camp discovered in 1900 by James L. Butler. In protectiv

This is a virtually pristine, original copy of a map of the Tonopah Mining District, compiled and published by William K. Moran, U.S. Mineral Surveyor

Located in Esmeralda County, this set of six photographs tells the story of Catteudal(?) and the mine where he hit the high grade and afterwards went

Lot of 2. 1. Comstock Carnival pin back Lady w/carnival har in center. Dated 1905. 2. Comstock Golden Jubilee, Miner in center holding up roc