Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

Large 18 x 20" ledger listing expenses for various departments, all listed inside the front cover. Includes various parks, offices, departments...

A half dozen tax related documents including the annual city tax of Sacramento in for 1853, the Sacramento property tax of 1860, an IRS bill to a busi

Framed Buffalo Brewing Company 1974 Somerset Press Litho – Buffalo Brewing Co. reproduction poster from the Sacramento advertisement departme

A vintage 8.5"x 5.5" photo of the Gaslamp District of San Diego when it ACTUALLY was just gas lamps. This is at 867 Fifth St. It's no...

This sketched map is entitled "Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pascal in Upper California between the Americans and Mexicans Dec 6th & ...

This collection contains eight pieces of Edwardian era ephemera, including advertising pieces, a child's cutout paper doll with a military theme...

Lot of four vintage cardboard beer boxes. Included is a box from Lucky Lager ( Held 24 11oz bottles), John Wieland's Extra Pale Lager (Held 24 8...

A 735 page volume from the works of Hubert Howe Bancroft Volume XXVII History of Northwest Coast. This particular volume was found at the Tombstone,

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

Circa 1960's, Maxwell Smart era. Great archival photos from the newspapers' files all in black and white which reinforces the period. Lots o...

An incredible 1,174 page catalog from Pacific Hardware and Steel Company of San Francisco. Unlike most hardware stores today, this store sold everyt

Tower of Jewels building is displayed iridescently in this glass paper weight made by A. C. Bosselman of New York. Four inches by 2 1/2 inches and a h

A major collection in quality condition. Color brochure "The Beautiful"; "The Red Book of Views" in gem condition; the Official...

Bi-Fold stitched leather wallet w/brass trim made by Shreveport and Co. of San Francisco. Four compartment one with a button close. Metal name tag

Collection of 80 mostly RPCs and photographs from the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939. Includes: 50 mostly RPCs and some litho postcards,

1) Reports on an Auxiliary Water Supply System by Marsden Munson, S.F. City Engineer & W.C. Robinson, Chief Engineer, Underwriter's Labs, Ch...

1) San Francisco Cable Car postcard.(see photo) 2) The Beige Room Postcards. 6.25 x 9. Has photo in center of "Talented Female Impersonators&q...

A collection of 24 very dramatic stereo views taken in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and fire that his San Francisco on the morning of

1) Reopening of the Old Mint at 5th & Mission Streets. California Historical Society Presents: "The West Remembered - Artists & Images&...

This is a collection of two scenic books of San Francisco. One book covered in prose and lithographic photos is dated 1894 in very good condition

Volume 1, #1. Lots of earthquake damage photos. Spine and rear cover wear. Date: May, 1906 Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Fra

About 55 antique trade cards from business in the San Francisco Bay Area just before the turn of the 20th century. Cards are in suites of one or more

Lot of 4. 1. Fascinating San Francisco, Chamber of Commerce published 1924. Stories/description of parts of the city w/illustrations. 70 pages. 2.

A collection of 27 fascinating maps from the early 1900's, reprinted in the 1920's showing regions around the Bay Area. They show rail route...

A 1929 Western Union telegram from William Randolph Hearst to Frank Hadley. A 1930 letter from the same parties. Photo envelopes from the Old Hearst R

Hardback book approx. 513 pp. very nice condition. Many black & white photo's. this book is a definitive history of the city. "...chron...

A lot of newspaper clippings, letters brochures and bulletins from Orange County, California. There are play and commencement programs from Lincoln

This poster depicts the Stockton (Ca.) circus by Crafts at the Santa Fe Depot Show Grounds. Auspices the Karl Ross Post #16 of the American Legion. 1

An unusual time capsule laid at the Stockton post office on June 24, 1901 at the corner of Main and Sutter streets. Sponsored by The Stockton Evening

Letter from Alder Creek Wood and Lumber Company paying a $10 bill for horse doctoring. Date: 1901 Country (if not USA): State: California City:

Published by The Union Democrat under direction of the county supervisors, this is a a report on the county, including statistics, maps and other char

Original award diploma with blue ribbon and gold seal, reads: Solano County Agricultural Association awards this Diploma to Mrs. James Megarry For Bes

Most interesting is the $1.00 and 50c California tax stamps. Tied with Builder Insurance cancel. Builders Insurance Company policy. 1868 for Joseph H.

Paper Co. Mill & other facilities at Weed, California, taken In 1922. It was bought out by the Roseburg Lumber Co. in 1982 and some structures...

This is a half tone print of Hetchy Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. Original photo taken in 1911 prior to dam construction. Framed at 21 in.

Smaller photo is faded, measures 4.5" x 11", "Redwood Highway, Calif. Paterson 113" Larger photo is of outstanding quality, m...

This delightful little book is 86 pages of prose and photos of Yosemite valley published in 1926 and written by Katherine Ames Taylor. She opens the b

This beautiful document is a land grant to a Mr. Rice for agriculture on 80 acres of land in Yuba County, California. 1885 signed by Governor Stoneman

This lot of checks include one check to the San Francisco Mayor Hugo Strata written by Adolph Sutro, several check s from the New Almaden Mine Co., On

Lot of six. 1) Union Ice wagons ready for service. 7.5 x 9.5 framed. 2) Sea Lions on Seal Rocks near Cliff House, San Francisco, Cal. 3) Plaza at Wat

142 pages. Over 30 pages dedicated to Yellowstone alone. Also the important cities, Shasta, missions, giant trees, etc. Over 80 illustrations. Several

Famous Summer Resort in Siskiyou County, Ca. in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries – Contains 18 Colorful photos – C 1910 10

1) 1896 City of San Francisco, 2000 feet to the inch, printed on newsprint, separated in two pieces at the center fold. Very detailed, some penciled n

Six Business Cards: Benefit Ball for Blake Smith, Sonora; Rocklin Livery Stable; Metropolis Construction, San Francisco; Prof A. Ringer, One Man Band,

This little book is an essay from Ticknor, Reed, and Field's edition of De Quincey Letters and illustrations from "Punch" originally p...

Lot of 32. 1) Thirteen different Images of America: Big Sur, Rio Vista, Morro Bay, Point Piedras Blancas, Grover Beach, Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis

1) Serra Railroad Company ticket from Stockton to San Francisco. Sierra Railroad Company storage receipt at the Stockton station. Angles to Oakdale. A

An interesting ephemera collection that consists of a message to the House of Representatives by President Franklin Pierce regarding the California In

Five Asian style, possibly Chinese hats. A) 19.5" diameter, 9" high at tall point, constructed of equivalent of palm leaf fibre; 21" ...

Clearly says G.F. Filley, St. Louis. 13" diameter. Might have been a large Dutch oven top. Filley incorporated the Mississippi Valley Iron Work...