Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Lot of 11 checks: two are Nevada Bank of SF (1893, 1897), nine are Wells Fargo & Co. (three 1890, six 1892). Cut cancels. After leaving the Coms...

Eight checks signed by the famous Comstock figure and San Francisco mayor. Nevada Bank of San Francisco (1887, 1893, 1897). Wells Fargo & Co. (t...

Two different Nevada Bank of San Francisco checks and four different Wells, Fargo & Co. checks, all signed by Adolph Sutro. 1887, 1890, 1892, 18...

Three copies of The Argonaut, a newspaper named for "a person in quest of something dangerous but rewarding; adventurer, also a person who too...

Rare. "Giving Name, Business, and Address of Business and Professional Men of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Nevada,...

San Francisco Directory used by the Pacific Bank, San Francisco, California. Includes: Alameda, Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco. Hard bound, with ad

A rare book, "A complete Business directory containing the names of all business firms and professional people of San Francisco, giving their c...

No. 47 Complimentary card for Hammam Baths (Turkish Baths) on Post Street, San Francisco. Good for one bath and accommodations. City: San Fran

Lot of ten checks all signed by Charles Lux. London & San Francisco Bank. RN-D. Along with Henry Miller, Lux became one of the largest cattle pr...

We have never seen this directory before! "Monthly Commercial Record and Business Directory of San Francisco." March 1867. Volume 1, Numb...

Lot of 25. Calling cards from members from the Duisenberg family and others: Mrs. Minna Duisenberg (wife of Charles, and a writer of poetry), C. A. C.

Hospital bill to the estate of Ephraim Bennett , after his passing during his stay in the hospital for services by Drs. Hungerfords and Bryant. Blue p

A letter written in Spanish from Manuel de Jesus Castro, prefect of the Monterey District, to attorney J. B. Felton. City: San Francisco St

1) May 1906. Vol 1 No 1. Headlines: "The Story of the Great Conflagration". Named "Salamander Number" Articles on San Francisco...

Two photographs of San Francisco. One showing earthquake damage and one showing city on fire. Photos are 18" x 4" and mounted on heavy car...

Fabulous extra-long (9" x 62") framed panorama taken perhaps a week after the earthquake. Minor damage in sky at center and along far righ...

Views of San Francisco, a booklet of photos before the earthquake, printed in 1905. Another booklet, "Ruins of San Francisco", dated April...

1-2) Uncommon postcards featuring the artwork of B. K. Leach, one of a series of cards documenting via cartoon the events of the 1906 San Francisco Ea

1) San Francisco Chronicle, January 3, 1897. Headline-"Coming of a Greater San Francisco", subheadline "The Future Seat of Commercial...

This map of San Francisco was engraved for the Langley San Francisco Directory that embraced a general directory of residents and a business directory