Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Mason Valley Drug Store/ Owen H. Bott/ MASON, NEVADA. Small (4" x 6") print titled "Called to the Colors" which shows a soldier...

29 issues of Nevada Magazines, published in Minden. Not to be confused with the official Nevada State magazine with the same name. September, 1945; Fe

One complete year, bound together with card stock and 3 strings. Nevada magazine is not the state publication. This was a private magazine published i

From the James Reynolds Collection, a major Nevada collector in the 1960s-70s. I can guarantee you will never see this again. An official document tha

Dateline Palisade, 187-. Whitney & Co., 415 Front Street, San Francisco. Green text with stub attached. Printed by John G. Hodge & Co., Stat...

Two small booklets that serve as the Condensed Statement of Condition for the bank. 1) Report of the Bank of Pioche Incorporated, March 4, 1936. As re

Two W.E. Griffin, Banker, Wells, Fargo & Co. checks from Pioche. One is issued to Oung Chong Ling. Reverse has Chinese characters. This check ha...

Four full, original pages ( pages 19-20; and 29-30) of April 19, 1908 San Francisco Chronicle featuring the Nevada boomtown of Rawhide. Page 20 is a f

14.5" x 18.75" calendar with 9" x 13" print illustration of a cowboy on bucking horse with a wagon and other cowboys in the back...

Five blueprints for the store and building of Mr. A.A. Brundidge done by architect Frederick J. DeLongchamps. DeLongchamps (1882-1969) graduated from

Lot of one statement and sixteen illustrated checks signed by Walter J. Harris, a well-known Nevada banker who also signed the First national Bank cur

Compliments of Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Reno. 9.75" x 6.75" color illustration of woman in pastoral setting mounted on bro...

Forward America, Destiny is the title of the painting depicting George Washington, Ben Franklin, Jefferson, Penn, etc. The artist was Henry (Hy) Hinte

The calendar illustration was by Arthur V.Diehl, (1870-1929). Arthur Diehl’s painting style quite naturally evolved from the french Barbizon School si

15" x 12" calendar with 9" x 7" print showing scantily dressed cowgirl sitting on a fence next to a Bar X Ranch mailbox. Titled,...

Three documents that tell the story of an insider stock deal: a letter from the First National Bank to Walter J. Harris acknowledging receipt of a che

Measures 15.75" x 20." This black and white photograph probably dates to around 1966-67, given the presence and absence of a few key build...

Nevada Engineering Works/ Machinery,Supplies, Repairs/ Reno, Nevada. Red cardstock (10" x 7.5") with an illustration (3.75"x 5.25&quo...

Great contrast and detail for this 9.25" x 7.5" photograph mounted on 12.25" x 9" cardstock. Fabulous view that clearly shows th...

Letter describing a very interesting land proposition to W.J. Harris, prominent Nevada banking figure, from Jeremiah Collins, Land Attorney and Presid

Fascinating piece of early Reno history. Blueprint style map of Reno, amended and corrected by H.B. Maxson, city engineer, December 1907. Find: Virgin

Very nice assortment of Reno checks. Includes 1) D.A. Bender and Co. Bankers, 1878 check. 2) Paxton, Curtis & Co, Bankers, 1881 check. 3) Nixon ...

Lot of three. 1) A ledger book for the Nixon National Bank of Reno that someone used as a way of listing their photo negatives. Alphabetical tabs have

Front features nighttime tropical scene (6.75" x 4.75") titled "Velvet Night in Southern Seas." Copyright The Osborne Company. C...

Rare! Vol. I, No. I. "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Literature, Current Events and the Best Interests of the State of Nevada." Van Duzer &...

Volume 21, Number 20.June 25, 1927. Price 50 cents. Softcover. 102 pages with black and white and color photographs (Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, etc), includ

A paper published in the interest of Good Morals and Good Citizenship, Non-sectarian, Non-political, Independent. According to Lingefelter there is on

1) Postcard of beautiful houses and church on the banks of the Truckee. Barber (see reverse) lived at 465 Riverside Drive. Different view than you usu

1) First National Bank of Reno loan document. Theo. Winters is borrowing $7,500 on Jan. 2, 1885. Paid Dec. 24, 1885. Signed by Winters. 4.5" x ...

Gorgeous calendar print titled "Nature's Fortress," from the original painting by W.H. Chandler. Dramatic image of rocky coast with tw...

Top in gilt lettering: "Washoe County Bank/ Reno, Nevada/ Established 1871." Below is a print (8" x 6.5") showing an idyllic sce...

Gilt lettering on blue paper: Washoe County Bank/ Reno, Nevada/ Established 1871. Below is print (8.25" x 6.75") titled "In the Garde...

Nathaniel E. Wilson, chemist with the Department of Chemistry at the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station located at the State University in Reno Ne

Certified Copy! Includes the Nevada state seal. The Bullfrog Bank and Trust Co. was incorporated in 1905, in the boom and bust mining town of Rhyolite

This calendar proves the authenticity of a previously discovered J.R. Lane token that was dug in Rhyolite! J.R. Lane, Illuminating, Lubricating, Fuel

No. 125 and 159. Both from M.M. Van Fleet, Trustee for Creditors of The Bullfrog Bank and Trust Company. Frog vignette upper left. Both are punch and

This is the first Ruth Bank stock certificate we have ever seen. Number 15, 10 shares, H. G. Lathrop on December 1, 1934. Signed by HG Lathrop cashier

This is a unique and marvelous collection of postcards. Two are identified as C. D. Gallagher photographs. Two postcards show an overview of the town

A 9" x 7" gilt-tinted photograph of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. is the centerpiece to this 1924 calendar for the Tonopah Banki...

A 6" x 8" black and white photograph of the front of a bank with a dog sitting outside. Small (1.5" x 2.5") paper calendar month...

Four Vernon Supply Company small billheads. Sixteen L. N. Marker General Blacksmith billheads. Three different in four color variations. City:

This archive is a classic story of western European immigrants coming to America and settling in Nevada to make a new life. Instead of mining, brother

Lot of 6 items that lead us to a mystery worth research. 1-2) Two telegraphs from the Untied State Pacific Telegraph Company. One from R. H. Stretch a

Payable to Brown & Watchman. Signed by DL Bliss for the Carson Lumber Company. Back has been signed by H. M. Yerington for Watchman. Revenue imp...

Seven checks related to the Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company, owned and operated by D.L. Bliss, Henry Yerington, D.O. Mills, and J.A. Rigby

Lot of 24. Includes: Western Union Telegraph ( billhead 1875, receipt 1875), Zadig & Co. (1911), Best & Belcher Mining Co. (1911), Virginia ...

Lot of 69. Nice variety! Includes: 8 payroll receipts from the Savage Mine (1872); 29 Bank of California debit slips (185-1903); 3 from Virginia City

WOW! Just look at the photo to catch all the nuances of this piece: rose gold, red heart, gold circle insert, In an original case that is from A. De N

Bank of California. Virginia, Nevada, Dec. 31st, 1870. Issued to Nye & Co., who were prominent Virginia City jewelers. They were the jewelers wh...

January 15, 1865 check number 29 to William S Ball for $100. Nice bold signature. Partial blue 'PAID' stamp. City: Virginia City State:

Rare, original ticket for the famous theatre in Virginia City. Admit One Gallery Ticket. 2" x 3.5" on heavy cardstock. Printed by Ansell T...

Another very early Wells, Fargo & Co. check signed by R.N. Graves. supt. of the Empire Mining & Milling Co, as well as the Gould & Curry...

Second group of these rare Comstock bonds: $5, $10, and $20. Issued March 1877. Very good condition. Please see previous lot for historical background

Really neat Western Union Telegraph Company Notice for a message sent from Virginia City to Adolph Sutro. Message received in Elko, September 19th, 18

Lot of 243! Includes: 12 Wells, Fargo & Co. c.1860s (territorial); 30 Hale & Norcross S.M. Co., c.1880s; 100 Savage Mining Co. (Wells Fargo...

A 3.5" x 7.75" black and white photograph of the mining town with mine tailings and buildings visible is the focus of this 1922 calendar f...

Large (23" x 12") calendar (green with black text) featuring an illustrated yellow map of Nevada (12.5" x 9.5") featuring vigne...

Lot of 27 with a few duplicates. Nice variety! Many pictorial. No territorial. Includes: J.B Dazet (unused and one used, 1897), Mark Strouse (pictori

This fabulous gold-plated brass badge came to us directly from the great-grandson of the officer! Please see photo (C.A. McGuigan is circled). Fron

Lot of 15. Great variety! Checks: Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Co., RN-G, 1878, signed by D.L. Bliss; Savage Mining Co., RN-G, 1879, signed by

Lot of three unused illustrated treasurer drafts from the Young America Engine Co., No. 2. 187-. Printed by J.D. Bethel & Co., Printers, Virgini...

Lot of 80 pictorial warrants! One is General County Fund, five are School Fund, two are Library Fund, 18 are Redemption Fund, and 54 are Road Fund. Ex

Lot of four from the First National Bank of Winnemucca. Two are 1900 and George Nixon is Cashier. One is 1904 and Nixon is President. The fourth is 19

A RPC that shows a woman walking in front of a church with white picket fence. Pen notations on front indicate this is the catholic church in Winnemuc

1) The Bank Almanac for 1929. Stamped with the Lyon County Bank's name and information (Yerington, Nevada, 4% Paid on Savings Accounts). 32 page...

Unique view of Twin Lakes, a good fishing spot in the Sierra Nevada. "Compliments of Lyon County Bank/ YERINGTON, NEVADA." Colored image o...

Group of 4 including: 1) Photo Mosaic State of Nevada by Aerial Photographers of Nevada/ Reno-Stead Airport/ compiled from/ Earth Resources Technology

63 pages with black and white photographs. By C.A. Norcross, Commissioner Industry, Agriculture and Irrigation. Issued by Sunset Magazine Homeseekers

Cancelled green bond signed by Governor Bradley, treasure Shcooling and controller Hobart. Number 343. Nice Nevada-type state seal on top. City:

Hard to find. 28" x 21". Includes William Stewart, J P Jones, Charles Belknap, Russell Colcord, Orvis Ring, Lem Allen, George Nixon, Willi...

Very Rare. 31 1/2" x 24". Complete slate featuring George Nixon, Tasker Oddie, EE Roberts (Reno's famous pro-alcohol Mayor during proh...

Nine small pamphlets: Dual-Purpose and Beef Cattle, 1016; Rabies, 1918; The Poison Parsnip or Water Hemlock, 1920; The Narrow-Leaved Milkweed and The

1) 1873 Bank of California check to D. L. Bliss for the Summit Flume Company. Signed by Bliss. Back has a Wells Fargo & Co. Carson City stamp. ...

Lot of 37 post cards of Reno, Virginia City and a couple from Las Vegas. Including 5 real photo cards: early Mackay Field at UNR, "C" Stre...

Lot of 8. From Austin: Hall & Marston, Upper Austin Meat Market, c.1870s, soiling and tears; Color illustrated billhead for William Easton, Who...

Lot of eleven. 1) Model Dairy one quart milk bottle. Reno. 2) Goldfield Drug & Jewelry. Felis Brothers. Sheep Dip Poison. 3) Travel case with tw...

Lot of six different 8" x 10" black-and-white photographs showing an atom bomb test explosion. The family believes these were taken by N.E...

Three covers with "First Day of Issue" Centennial Stamps, 1864-1964, cancelled, Carson City, Nevada July 22, 1964. Seven copies of Nevada ...

Lot of 14. From the Comstock: an 1870 Mariposa Mill check RN with signature of James G. Fair; an 1862 territorial check from Paxton & Thornburgh...

Lot of 40. Nice variety. Best two: White Pine County Bank, (Eureka stamped over Hamilton), Dec. 15, 1877, w/ adhesive revenue stamp, repaired cut canc

Over 60 pieces! Checks from Virginia City (Savage Mine and D.L. Bliss), Gold Hill (a territorial piece), Carson City (CC Savings Bank w/ coin vignette

Lot of 75 checks, debit slips, and other banking documents from across Nevada. Carson City, Eureka, Goldfield, Reno, Tonopah, and Winnemucca. Companie

Lot of 8 items. From Carson: two Western Union Telegraph receipts, one received from Palisade (1889) re: a package and the other to brokers in NY (188

Four copies of Historical Highlights of Nevada souvenir booklets (3" x 4"). Photos include: Belmont's Vacant Courthouse, Nye County; P...

16 maps: five BLM maps of various districts, six oil company touring maps, Nevada Highways maps. City: State: Nevada, Date:

Eight pieces. Railroad: a Wells, Fargo & Co. Express wax seal for the Eureka-Nevada Railway Company and an Expense Bill from 1904 for the Eureka...

Lot of 13 pieces. From Humboldt County: a 1913 mining claim deed for the Peerless No. 1 and 2 claims in the Rochester Mining District; an 1879 Officia

Lot of five. All revolve around William Easton, sheriff in Austin. 1) Two 1895 letters from the Sheriff's Office, Elko County, Nevada. First one...

A multi-colored pull down map of the state of Nevada. Encased in a green light metal frame measuring 43” x 2”, measures 33 ½” x 50”. Published ...

Booklet for the Ninth circuit, District of Nevada with the name S. B. or P. B. Ellis on the cover. City: State: Nevada, Date:

1908 Announcement of service by the Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone and Telegraph Company, a a billing sheet from their office in Rhyolite. Fro

Lot of three. Good Nevada banking references! 1) Report of the State Bank Examiner, 1908. T.R. Hofer's nine page report includes a foldout table...

Nice set. 1) 1914 Map of Nevada with a Brief Description of its Resources, Development, Topography and Climate. Published by the Southern Pacific. Map

Lot of 20. Nevada warrants: two 1888 general fund, two 1898 general fund, three 1881 general fund, three 1881 state prison fund, and three 1877 genera

1) Sunburst Petroleum Corporation. Inc. July 10, 1929. Aluminum (rare). 2) Department of Weights and Measures/ State of Nevada. Vista Rock Products.

1) Joan of Arc Conclave No. 38 R.C. of C. Chartered June 1st, 1918. State of Nevada. (Reno). 2) International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Wa

1) Capital Building Company. Inc. Nov. 1st ,1927. Reno. 2) Hoffman & Son Incorporated. Inc Nov. 19, 1928. Reno. 3) Guthrie Estate Company. Inc. ...

1) Armanko Office Supply Co. Inc. December 31st, 1937. Reno. 2) Metropolitan Steel Products Co. Inc. March 19, 1930. 3) Unitype Engineering Co. Inc. S

1) Stateline Mercantile Company. State of Nevada. Inc. July 3, 1929. Possibly Lake Tahoe. No reference could be found. 2) Hollywood Apartment Holding

This style is typical of c.1900 Chinese in Nevada. Beaded handle is detached, but present. 8" diameter, 3" tall with lid. Multicolored bea...