Western Frontiers Auction (October 2022)

Grab bag lot of San Francisco ephemera. Mostly vintage photographs of the city. Also includes some other ephemera like a billhead from a dry good comp

Lot of four items: 1) white metal letter opener from the Pan Pacific Exposition; 2) California Meeting of the N. E. An July 1888, blue and gold brass

Nice variety of San Francisco ephemera. Dozens of photos, some copies of 1906 earthquake damage, Grace Cathedral booklet, vintage souvenir booklet, ab

Two risqué programs from the 1939 and 1940 adult revues that appeared at the California auditorium of the Golden Gate International Exposition

Shasta Springs Resort, Siskiyou County, California: 1) The Story of Shasta, a glimpse of the springs, it's hotel grounds and cottages. Became a ...

Lot of 17. Many pictorial. 1859-1904 ~No Dupes. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Stockton Provenance:

Map of an obscure timber railroad in the Truckee/Tahoe area. Shows the Alder Creek Railroad, Euer Valley Railroad, and the proposed railroad to be bui

Letter to Wm. H. Drum from the Yuba County Board of Supervisors stating that he is ordered to repair "The County road at the where the same cro...

Nice assortment of Yuba county ephemera. Yuba River Story, 1976 Bicentennial book, 2" or so stack of old letters, legal documents, reports etc....

High quality copy of a certificate from the Association of Territorial Pioneers of California. The original certificate certified that John Jackson Wa

California a Book for Travelers and Settlers by Nordhoff. 1873 second edition. William G. Freedly page plate. A guide to California published in 1873

Mostly California ephemera with some other Western US items. Southern California by Keeler, The Quarterly of the Society of California Pioneers Vols.

This is a newspaper account of the activities in California in November 1846 in the Newspaper "The Friend" in Honolulu, Oahu, H.I.. Col. F...

Small photo album, 5x4", of a Swedish family in Eureka, Santa Rosa and Marysville, CA. About 35 photos with photographers mostly on back in ab...

5 California general history books. The Guide to Bodie by Williams, Ghost Trails of California by Hunt, The California Trail Yesterday and Today by Hi

7 California history books. Rush for Riches by Holliday. Fearful Crossing by Curran. The California Trail by Stewart. Gold Rush Country by Sunset. The

California Official Tourist Picture Map. Shows principal points of interest for tourists. 38 x 16 inches. Good condition. Date: Country (if not US

Seigler Springs, Lake County, C-1960's ~ 8 different mineral springs, scores of activities & amusements ~ 4-fold color brochure with insert,...

San Francisco (5) ~ Oakland (4) ~ Sacramento (2) ~ W. Berkeley San Jose ~ Grass Valley~ Guerneville ~ Korbel ~ Red Bluff ~ Chico ~ 1880-1906 Date:

Hobart Mills ~Truckee ~ Boca ~ Westwood ~ Towles Emigrant Gap ~ Nevada City ~ Sutter Creek ~ Madera Michigan Bluff ~ Diamond Springs ~Marysville ~ 187

S.F. (8) ~ Los Angeles (4) ~ Other (4) ~ 1869-1924 Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Provenance:

Volume XV!, Numbers 1 and 2 (Part 1 and 2), 1937. Focuses on California Pioneers! Includes Thomas Larkin, Wells Fargo, John Gantt, Mariano Guadalupe V

Lot of five histories about early California. A) Life, Explorations, and Public Services of John Charles Freemont by Charles Wentworth Upham, with il

This is a collection of letters written to Fred R. Merk by his brother, George W. Merk. George lived in Guerneville, California and took on many diffe

Roughly 90 sheets of paper and 15 covers associated with Harry Meusdorffer the pioneer hat dealer. Covers addressed to Paris, Hamburg, Fredricksdorf,

Photo albums and letter/cover archive from Harry L. Armstrong, c. 1909-1920's. He volunteered for both World Wars, and served on the German fron...

The Luck of Roaring Camp, and Other Sketches by Francis Bret Harte. First edition published by Fields, Osgood & Co. in 1870. The short story, &q...

Group of six books related to gold and the Gold Rush. Includes the following titles: Gold Rush: The Journals, Drawings, and Other Papers of J. Goldsbo

Handwritten testimony of the witnesses called to testify in a robbery trial. Alexander McLanahan was robbed by Wallace Gehr of $60 and a sack of gold

Los Gatos, Gem City of the Foothills, Santa Clara Co. ~ Known for its exceptional environment, climate and close- ness to many points of interest ~ Il

5 different old newspapers from Northern California and the Mother Lode. The Bulletin, December 16, 1892, Auburn. San Francisco The Evening Bulletin,

Lot of 7 different. 1) The Aspen Mine, 1891. Regarding sale of real estate in Denver. 2) Compromise Mining Co./Durant MC/Smuggler MC/Late Acquisition

Lot of 22. Includes: Wells & Lowell, Cal. Hercules Powder (1887); John Ballard, Millwright (1887); Lowell & Clark, General Hardware (1890); ...

Lot of 10. 1) Boulder: AL Welch & Co. Dry Goods, letterhead, 1879; Northern Colorado Horticultural Society, letterhead, 1888; Boulder PP&M C...

Lot of 15. Includes: Wood Bros. (1880x2); Chafee County Democrat (1911x2); Eli G. Bettis, Clerk & Recorder (1888-89); Dean & Brown Mercantil...

Lot of 60+. Many pictorial. Includes: Doctor Mine, Miners and Shippers of High Grade Gold Ore (1895, pictorial); South Park Land & Cattle Co. (1...

Lot of 12 different. Covers 60 years of Central City history. Includes: Clements & Son, Big Barn Livery, 1867; Laird & Marlow, Daily & W...

Lot of 2 different. Henry Teller was a prominent Colorado businessman and lawyer. He also served as a US Senator from 1876-1882 and 1885-1909, and as

Lot of 3 different. Out of the several hundred Colorado billheads and letterheads in the Bracken Collection, these were the only three with Colorado T

Lot of 6. 1) 1863 Quit Claim Deed for one building lot from John Schillinger. 5 cent US IR Express stamp. Very early! 2) Gilpin Tramway Company pictor

Lot of 21. Towns: Poncha Springs, Garfield, Granite, Marysville, Centerville, and St. Elmo. Includes: Abright & Hawkins (Poncha Springs, 1887); ...

Lot of 11 different. 1) Clear Creek County: Lakota Gold Mining & Reduction Co. (great pictorial letterhead, Mine in South Dakota, Idaho Springs ...

Lot of 7 different. 1) Letterhead for Navajo Springs Trading Post, OE Noland, Licensed Indian Trader, Dealer in Navajo Blankets and Indian Curios. 191

Lot of 30. This fantastic group includes pieces from numerous Cripple Creek district mining camps, including Cripple Creek, Cyanide, Victor, Independe

Lot of eight items from Cripple Creek. Ticket from the Vida Theatre; bottle caps from the N. E. Eads Hardware store; Bonus buck from Bronco Billy...

Six vouchers from various railroad companies around Cripple Creek, Colorado including the Colorado and Southern Railway Company, the Colorado Springs

Lot of 60+. Many pictorial. Most 1890s-1910. Includes: Union Cigar Co. (1890); Silver State Cigar Co. (1898); Sheriff of Arapahoe County (1892); Festi

Lot of 7 with some rare pieces. Towns: Avon, Basalt, Holy Cross, Red Cliff, and Wolcott. Includes: WC Roby & Co., Holy Cross City Drug and Book ...

Lot of 20. Includes: Hendricks & Carroll (Palmer, 1887); Robert McKune Lumber (Florissant/Fountain, 1891, 4 page letter); Barker Hotel (Manitou ...

Lot of 30+. Includes: Barton House letterhead, 1869 with mining content; JA Morris, Firearms (1889, pictorial); Henry Kneisel, Groceries (1889); Wm. F

Lot of 10. Towns: Ruby, Gunnison, White Pine, North Star, Pitkin, and Crested Butte. Includes: Pioneer Stamp Mill Co. (Ruby, 1882); HA Bailey Grocerie

Lot of 15. 1) Durango: GE Tiffany, Real Estate (1900); Trimble Mineral Springs (pictorial); George W. Moody, Attorney (1910); Richard McCloud, Attorne

Lot of 4. 1) Three page letter plus corner advertising cover for SP Gutshall, Lumber Dealer in Leadville. Message written on May 15th, 1885 from JE Di

Small wood barrel stamped on head ??mmings Bros./Leadville Col. Perhaps Cummings? 16.25x11x11". Date: Country (if not USA): State: Col...

Lot of 3 different. 1) No. 2880. Burro Pack Train on the way to Leadville, Col. Kilburn Bros. Nice detail. Scuff on left frame. 2) Indian Supply Train

Lot of 13. Rare group. Monarch, located on the western edge of Chaffee County, was founded in 1878 as Chaffee City. It then became Camp Monarch and th

Lot of 14. Includes: La Sal Copper Mining Co. letterhead (Cashin, Montrose Country, 1899); O'Neil Bros. Liquor Dealers letterhead (1901); Montro...

Lot of 9. Ophir was a mining camp in San Miguel County that was founded in the mid-1870s. Group includes: Hotel Elliot letterhead (1898); Alex Greig,

Lot of 23. Includes: Red Mountain Vanderbilt Mining Co. letterhead (1888, dateline St. Louis); The Beaumont hotel pictorial letterhead (1892); Ouray L

Lot of 16. One of the best pieces is a David Wood Transportation Lines / San Juan Stage & Express Lines letterhead, Dallas, Colorado, 1890, with...

Lot of 24. Includes: Lindell Hotel letterhead (1877, mining content); American Biscuit & Mfg. Co. (1897, parrot vignette); Sunflower State Oil C...

Lot of 13. Towns: Hot Springs, Claytonia, Cotton Creek, Bonanza, Alder, Saguache, and Villa Grove. Includes: Isaac Gotthelf, Dry Goods (Saguache, 1877

Lot of 11. Includes: EE Smith, Assayer and Chemist (1916); RF Davis Pharmacy (1898); Gross & Wright, Butchers (1895); Gillett & Whitehurst, ...

Lot of 4 different. Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County and dates back to the 1860s. 1) Very rare billhead for the Georgetown & Silver...

Lot of 23. Includes: Miners' Arms (1893); Bert Brown Market & Livestock Co. (pictorial, 1908); Office County Clerk (1876); Barnes & Barn...

Lot of 7. 1) Mutual Co-Operative Mining Company, Kokomo, 1917. Reverse of letterhead has map of mining properties at Kokomo and Gold Hill, Colorado! 2

Lot of 15. Includes: City Shoeing Shop (1897); Philips & Kingsbery Plumbing (1898); Gerry & Taylor, Attorneys at Law (1898); JB Frasher, Cou...

Lot of 7. Includes: Simon Sanders & Co., Kentucky Whiskey Depot, 1881; different pictorial billhead for Sanders with barrel vignette, 1909; two ...

Lot of 14. Eight different counties. 1) Teller County: Worley & Fowler (Divide, 1901) and JH Harkins (Divide, 1907). 2) Park County: Mount Linco...

Lot of 14. Seven different Colorado counties. Includes: 1) Rio Grande County: United States Land Office (Del Norte, 1879). 2) Montezuma County: Hallwo

Lot of 15. Five different counties. 1) Mesa County: Grand Valley National Bank (Grand Junction, 1906), SP Gutshall Lumber (Grand Junction, 1895), and

Lot of 11 different. Many pictorial. Includes: Barker Hotel pictorial letterhead (Manitou Springs, 1890); The Windsor cover and pictorial letterhead (

Lot of 5 different. Great group for our stock and bank note collectors too as many of these companies were the printers for stocks, billheads, lithogr

Lot of 10 different from 10 different Colorado towns. There are some scarce pieces in here. Includes: Union Hotel (Lamar, 1902, pictorial); Chick, Bro

Two pieces of ephemera from two different Colorado mining towns. A) Letter written on stationery from the Magnolia Club in Anaconda, Colorado, 1895.

Cripple Creek (4) ~ Butte (2) ~ Helena (1) ~ Bonner (1) ~ Victor (1) ~ 1891-1909 Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Provenance:

Glasonës Colorado Hotel Guide & Commercial Index, 1909 Describes the 180 best towns, giving resources, population, elevation, railroads &am...

1801 order for a horse, 1801, signed by Zebulon Pike. "Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 - April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier gen...

2 different Ridell girls pinup mugs. Bottoms-Ridell/c/1952. No chips or cracks. 6.5". Date: Country (if not USA): State: Hawaii City: P...

Lot of ten unused tickets expressly for the World's Columbian Exposition. Good For: Chicago Day, Oct. 9th (3); Good For: Manhattan Day, Oct. 21s...

Lot of 10 pieces of ephemera and memorabilia from different expositions and world's fairs. This lot includes two paper weights from the World...

Very nice Daguerreotype case with tintype of IPAVA Carrie Harrison Club banner and 2 women. Carrie Scott(Harrison) graduated from Oxford College and

1882 chattel mortgage signed by Joseph Glidden, Henry Sanborn and Isaac Elwood. "Isaac Leonard Ellwood was born in Salt Springville, New York o...

Classified Directory of the Patrons of the Atlas, comprising the Principal Business Firms and Professional Men of the State of Illinois. Four loose pa

Lot of twenty one. 18 are Chicago ~ 1885-1902 ~ (No Duplicates) Date: Country (if not USA): State: Illinois City: Provenance:

1900 letter to Sheriff of Cook County, TX regarding a fugitive held in jail, signed by H A Blackburn, Deputy US Marshal. We could not find any more in

1874 roster of compensation for about 30 marshals and deputies for services in western district of Arkansas. These are the marshals who went into Indi

Lithographic certificate from an unknown organization in Mishawaka, Indiana. This certificate is completely written in German. The lithograph was made

This lot has a letter from Wright, Beverly and Co. and signed by C. Edwards dated 1879 during the Wyatt Earp and Doc. Holliday years in Dodge City, Ka

3 Kansas land patents, 1890. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Kansas City: Provenance:

Four advertising tip trays from businesses in Kansas and Oklahoma. Includes three identical tip trays advertising Rockford High-Grade Watches for sale

Crate label for 24 1 lb. cans of fresh roasted Yellow Bonnet Brand Coffee roasted and packed by Springfield Grocer Company, Springfield, MO. Label is

1849 fur merchant indenture signed by Pierre Chouteau. "Pierre Chouteau Jr. (January 19, 1789 - September 6, 1865), also referred to as Pierre ...

2 different SS Peter and Paul Society No. 84 parade badges. Nice condition, 9". Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Anacond...

Archive of the Leys Jewelry Company, owned by James D. Leys. The Leys Jewelry Company had many different names over the years including Leys, Christie

1895 Montana 4pp hanging invitation and cover addressed to C S Jones, Butte, Montana. Clay Pugh to be hung for the murder of Chauncey W. West. Invitat

5 Butte fraternal badges, c. 1890-1915. Drustvo 1913, Christoforo Columbo, POS of A, Woodmen of the World, S. of N. Most about 9". Date: Cou...

3 Meaderville fraternal badges, c. 1890-1910. King George Lodge, MW of A, Druztvo. About 9". Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana C...

Ribbon-A.F.A.M of Montana, Great Falls, 1919. 41st Annual convention, Montana, 1905. A.F.A.M of Montana, 1917 breast badge. Date: Country (if not U

4 Montana fraternal badges, c. 1890-1910. Apollo, Dillon. Circolo Unione, Red Lodge. Calanthe, Centerville- 2 different. About 9". Date: Cou...