Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Photograph by E. S. Curtis. Photogravure printed by Jon Andrew & Son. Matted 20" H x 24" W Edward Sheriff Curtis (February 16, 1868 –...

Photograph by E. S. Curtis. Photogravure printed by Jon Andrew & Son. Matted 24" H x 20" W Edward Sheriff Curtis (February 16, 1868 –...

This is the first and only edition of this captivating voyage in French. This starts on page 225 from the magazine Le Tour Du Monde. Full of scarce an

December 17, 1890. Sitting Bull's body now lying in state. He is surrounded by sad and Shrieking squaws. His son lies beside him cold in death. ...

This lot of four artifacts represents an irreplaceable portion of history surrounding the American Indian Wars of the late 19th century. 1) A 4"...

Map shows Linguistic Stocks chiefly within the present limits of the United States. From Annual Report of Bureau of Ethnology, Vol. 7 by J. W. Powell,

Interesting map prepared at the by R. Jones adj. Gen., U. S. Topographical Bureau. Feb 23, 1836 (20.5" x 19.5") This map illustrates the f...

Chinook Jargon (fourteenth edition) (also known as chinuk wawa) originated as a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest, and spread during the

Lot of 57 cards. Various publishers. Some are RPC. Native American figures such as: Chief Wau-Ko-Ma, Chief Gotebo, Chief Standing Deer, Princess Angel

Two postcards of "Ishi, Last of the Southern Yana Tribe. Published by the University of California Museum of Anthropology. One postcard of Nati...

This may be the best collection at the best price in the auction. 12 BOOKS! 1) Bureau of Ethnology, Canyon de Chelly (16th Annual Report) with an Intr

1-2) 1891 map showing location of Nebraska state troops. 3) 1891, portions of Dakota and the Platte and Indian reservations. 4) 1891 map of positions

Both photos are studio photos and are in original frames. Writtten on one photo: Chief Paconda (My Yonger Brother) among the Algonquins the most enlig

Thirteen amber bottles. Embossed beer quarts: Buffalo (Sacramento), El Dorado (Stockton): Rapp (SF, crack); 3 unembossed quarts with Buffalo ceramic t

San Francisco Seltzer Water Co. Bottled by New Century Bev. Co., quart bottle.; Dr. J. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters (brown bottle); J. I. Blivens...

Best of group: blob topped 1890 Hutchinson bottle from Alameda--shows two hands shaking hands. Also blob topped, 1880 Jackson Springs Napa Soda (natur

Italian/ Soda Water/ Manufactory/ San Francisco applied top soda bottle, Union Glass Works/ Phila on the reverse. Pontiled. Sparkling mint, profession

Tooled top whiskey bottles: 1) Bottled by E. A. Fargo Co. Wholesale Liquors, San Francisco, Cal.; 2) Louis Taussic & Co., San Francisco, Cal.; ...

1) Two bottles with picture trade marks: one is old dark amber, the other a lighter strike; Old C. H. Moore Bourbon & Rye, Jesse Moore & Co....

1) Hunter's Pharmacy, Bay Station, Alameda; 2) P. Flattow & Son Druggists, Alameda. Also included in lot are a rare opium bottle, a ceramic ...