Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

Engine No. 25 and No. 20, a large gear form marked Trimble and more. Parts were fabricated in the basement of the Roundhouse in Carson City which had

The Carson and Colorado Railway was a U.S. 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that ran from Mound House, Nevada, to Keeler, California below the Cerr

The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad, the T&T, was a class II railroad extending roughly 200 miles through remote reaches of the Mojave Desert fro...

Possible a part from the Santa Cruz & Felton that ran a narrow gauge line between Felton and Santa Cruz beginning in 1875. The South Paacific Co...

Five parts: whistle valve, Engine lamp, swivel, etc. from the C & C Railway and the V & T Railway. Engine 9 and 21 are C & C Railroad. T...

The Roundhouse in Carson City had a machine shop in the basement where train parts were fabricated. Four model pieces included in this lot: 1. marked

Extremely rare! Only the second one we have had! Gorgeous framed $1,000 first mortgage bond. No. 412. The Eureka & Palisade Railroad Co. is inde...

Original time table and map for "The Nevada Short Line." Schedule between Tonopah, Goldfield, Beatty, Rhyolite, and Ashfork, Albuquerque, ...

This 1909 pass was issued to John Ryan, the General Manager of the Tonopah and Tidewater Co. Ryan was an employee and close friend of the mining tycoo

Lot of 11. Includes: six payroll checks for the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Co. (with Goldfield dateline), 1931-36; two delivery receipts for the s

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