Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Agency of The Bank of California. Virginia, Nev., Febry. 10th, 1890. The Southern Development Company of Nevada is being paid $1,456. Signed by Henry

Four Bank of California, Virginia & Truckee Railroad checks with RN-G. All issued to a Jennie (?) E. Rice for $100. All signed by Henry Yeringto...

Woodworth Mill, Agency of the Bank of California. RN-E. Issued to Virgina & Truckee Railroad for $155.93 on Nov. 2, 1872. Signed by James G. Fai...

1) Central Pacific Railroad Way-bill for powder transported from Sacramento to Carson City, August 28, 1879. Blue Virginia & Truckee stamp (Sept...

This is a very rare gold bond for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company, signed by its president, silver-baron William Sharon. It is issued to...

V&T Railroad Company. Incorporated in 1868 in Nevada. VERY EARLY No. 66 issued to William Sharon for 500 shares by F.A. Tritte, secretary, and W...

Early cast iron custom made support bearing the early initials of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. 5' x 4.5', 3' at the diagonal. In...

Lot of 9. 1) Two different Bank of California, Virginia & Truckee Railroad Co. checks. One is RN-g, 1876, cut cancel. The other is 1894, no RN, ...

Billhead issued on Nov. 30, 1874 to the Kelsey Mill for 913 tons of ore shipped via the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Signed by Geo. A. King and Thor

Bank of California, RN-G. Virginia, Nev., July 10th, 1876. Issued to Mark Hopkins, Treasurer, for $22,614.18! Signed by Yerington as Vice President an

Lot of 8. Nice variety! 1) Two Employee Passes, both 1878. One is for travel between Reno and Virginia City. The other is for between Scales and Carso

Five items from the Gordon Harris estate, all probably acquired from Mr. Sampson, the last Supt. of the RR. 1. Francis G. Newlands Power of Attorney,

Lot of 14 items. Includes: two issued and punch-cancelled Employee Passes (1877 and 1879) from Carson to Virginia City, Yerington stamp signature; two

Lot of two early V&T pieces. 1) Railroad pass issued Nov. 1st, 1879 to W.L. Bryant, Postal Clerk for the railroad. Has Yerington's signature...

Large (18" x 11.5") pay roll sheet for the railroad, October 1877. Lists the following Engines and each engine's employees (w/ wages, ...

Pay to "Wells Fargo & Co. for V&T R Co." for $2,272.31. Signed by DL Bliss for the Carson Lumber Company. Wells Fargo, Carson , Ne...

1) 1874, Number 519 for $1000. Signed by William Sharon (cancelled through the name) and George King. Coupons 49 to 60 still attached. Issued to Thoma

Right of Way & Track Map Main Line Virginia & Truckee Railway/ Operated by Virginia & Truckee Railway/ From Station 720+00 to Station 96...

Booklet about "Government Lands in Nevada" published by Southern Pacific Railroad Company. The booklet (6.5" x 4.5") describes h...

Lot of 9. 1) Two unused ticket order forms (with stubs attached) for the Carson office of the Central Pacific Railroad Company. c.1870s. For first-cla

Four cancelled train tickets: Tonopah & Goldfield R. R. Co., no. 2136; Virginia & Truckee Railway, no. 2740; Nevada Copper Belt R. R. Co., H...

New Nevada published by Southern Pacific Railroad Company, 1908. The booklet (6.5" x 4.5") is subtitled "The Era of Irrigation and Op...

7 permit cards to Locomotive Engineers to allow person to ride on locomotives; 18 vouchers from Santa Fe Railroad Co. dated 1899-1900. City: S

Twelve large unused steamboat tickets for C.M. Reed, office on Water St., Buffalo. Side says "Reed's Line from Buffalo." Each has two...

Lot of 30 dividend checks issued on April 17, 1899. All have an adhesive revenue with tied stamp cancel. Drawn on the Manhattan Trust Co. The Pacific

Lot of 33. Includes:six freight receipts for Camden & Amboy R.R. & Transportation Co., 1865; two pictorial checks from Ithaca Street Railway...

$1000 Gold Bond from the Lake Erie and Louisville Railway Company issued in 1872. Cert. #940, Twenty year $1000 bond payable in gold. Large train vign

Lot of three checks. 1) Two from the accounting department at Oregon Short Line Railroad Company. Salt Lake City, Utah, 1911 dateline. Punch cancelled

Shippers' Guide to Oregon including the entire Railroad section. Lists 24 railroads and six electric lines. 1913. 19 x 28". Rand McNally. S...

Cancelled. Number 5 for $100,000. Interest was paid on April 23, 1908. Cancelled July 13, 1908. Gold seal on back. The Fort Worth and Denver Railway,

24 pages. Softcovers with stains and rips. "A statement, showing the condition of the enterprise, progress of the work, resources of the road, ...

$100 first mortgage six per cent gold bond. Number 1259. One coupon attached. Rips and stains on borders. Orange on white. Vignette of railroad going

1) Letter on railroad letterhead. Dateline New Tacoma, Washington Territory, July 13th, 1878. Addressed to Corbett, Failing & Co. in Portland, O...

216 page book by Robert E. Strahorn. To the Rockies and Beyond or a summer on the Union Pacific Railroad & Branches. Several sketches, descript...

Lot of 33 issued. Series C. Vignette of locomotive under arched title.Ornate green border. Located in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. Foreign revenue impr

Measures 36" x 21." "The West Coast Route." Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico. Blue ink. Stretches from Arizona and New Mexico...

1) Includes a map 9 x 15". The publishers of this booklet, Jay Cooke and Company, were the financial managers and marketers of the Northern Pac...

Copy 1. December, 1875. 5" x 7". 230 pages. Railroad schedules with maps of all railroads in US and Canada.Cover worn with writing and te...

1) Manual of Rail Road Stocks, Etc. Spencer Trask & Co. From the desk of Charles B Whiting, Worcester, Mass. A great companion to Moody's. 8...

Each lists conductor, engineer, and engine no. for the different rail lines. Also lists the train stations, including Oakland Wharf, Oakland West, San

Pocket Companion, for the United States and Canada Containing Correct Tables for Time of Starting from all Stations, Distances, Fares, Etc. on all the

1) 1888 Timetable with map 2) 1966 Timetable 3) 6 Checks, 1872 - 1957 4)Map of Union Pacific lands in central and western Nebraska and northeaster

Booklet titled "California and Oregon Klamath Country" published by Southern Pacific Railroad Company, 1908. The booklet (6.5" x 4.5&...

Shows the routes of the proposed Southern Central Railroad and the Northern Railroad. Also the Central/Union Pacific Railroad. Includes their connecti

Large format. Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist. 164 Pages. Description of travel from Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from the Mi...

Booklet. 224 pages. 5" x 7". From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.With foldout maps. Cover worn awith one tear. Pages discolored. Foldou...

1) "a Journey across the Continent, Colorado, Utah. & New Mexico via the Denver & Rio Grande Railway". Printed by R. R. Donnelley ...

1) 1850 Rensselaer & Saratoga Rail Road Co's seven per cent mortgage bonds. A load of $150,000 for the completion of their rail road. Number...

The booklet (5.75" x 3.75") contains a description of the principal places; railroad and steamboat routes, tables of distances, etc. also ...

6 railroad documents. Includes: 1857 booklet for New York & Erie Broad Gauge Railroad w/ color illustr. covers; 1908 stop-over check for The Ore...