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The Nevada Magazine, August 18994479 - The Nevada Magazine, August 1899
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! Vol. I, No. I. "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Literature, Current Events and the Best Interests of the State of Nevada." Van Duzer &...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*****l for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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The Nevada Newsletter: "Reno, Nevada/ Its Resources"4480 - The Nevada Newsletter: "Reno, Nevada/ Its Resources"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to N*******n for (15.00 + 3.38BP) = 18.38
 
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The Nevada Voice - Rare, Volume 1, Number 1, Newspaper4481 - The Nevada Voice - Rare, Volume 1, Number 1, Newspaper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A paper published in the interest of Good Morals and Good Citizenship, Non-sectarian, Non-political, Independent. According to Lingefelter there is on
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i**b for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Two Reno RPCs4482 - Two Reno RPCs
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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
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Sold to d******0 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
 
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Two Theodore Winters Reno Documents4483 - Two Theodore Winters Reno Documents
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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 ...
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Sold to p********n for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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United Nevada Bank Calendar Print4484 - United Nevada Bank Calendar Print
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Gorgeous calendar print titled "Nature's Fortress," from the original painting by W.H. Chandler. Dramatic image of rocky coast with tw...
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Sold to h*******2 for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Washoe County Bank Framed Calendar (Art by Chester K Van Nortwick)4485 - Washoe County Bank Framed Calendar (Art by Chester K Van Nortwick)
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Top in gilt lettering: "Washoe County Bank/ Reno, Nevada/ Established 1871." Below is a print (8" x 6.5") showing an idyllic sce...
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Sold to n*******g for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
 
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Washoe County Bank Framed Calendar (Art by Chester K Van Nortwick)4486 - Washoe County Bank Framed Calendar (Art by Chester K Van Nortwick)
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Gilt lettering on blue paper: Washoe County Bank/ Reno, Nevada/ Established 1871. Below is print (8.25" x 6.75") titled "In the Garde...
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Sold to n*******g for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
 
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Water Report on the Steamboat Springs4487 - Water Report on the Steamboat Springs
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Nathaniel E. Wilson, chemist with the Department of Chemistry at the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station located at the State University in Reno Ne
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to N********c.. for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
 
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Articles of Incorporation for the Bullfrog Bank and Trust, Rhyolite4488 - Articles of Incorporation for the Bullfrog Bank and Trust, Rhyolite
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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
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c******5 for (160.00 + 36.00BP) = 196.00
 
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J.R. Lane Calendar (same as rare Rhyolite token)4489 - J.R. Lane Calendar (same as rare Rhyolite token)
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This calendar proves the authenticity of a previously discovered J.R. Lane token that was dug in Rhyolite! J.R. Lane, Illuminating, Lubricating, Fuel
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Sold to n*******g for (200.00 + 45.00BP) = 245.00
 
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Pair of Rhyolite Checks w/ Bullfrog Vignette4490 - Pair of Rhyolite Checks w/ Bullfrog Vignette
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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
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Sold to i*****l for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
 
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Ruth Bank Stock Certificate4491 - Ruth Bank Stock Certificate
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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
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Five RPCs of Smelter, Nevada4492 - Five RPCs of Smelter, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
 
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The Tonopah Banking Corporation Calendar4493 - The Tonopah Banking Corporation Calendar
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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...
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Sold to n*******g for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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Tonopah Bank Photo/Calendar4494 - Tonopah Bank Photo/Calendar
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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...
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Sold to c********e for (375.00 + 84.38BP) = 459.38
 
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Twenty Vernon and Lovelock Billheads4495 - Twenty Vernon and Lovelock Billheads
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Four Vernon Supply Company small billheads. Sixteen L. N. Marker General Blacksmith billheads. Three different in four color variations. City:
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
Sold to e*****r for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
 
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The Hans C., P.N., and L.N. Marker Archive, c 1875-19294496 - The Hans C., P.N., and L.N. Marker Archive, c 1875-1929
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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
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for (3,300.00 + 742.50BP) = 4,042.50
 
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Adolph Sutro and the Railroad4497 - Adolph Sutro and the Railroad
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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
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Sold to N********c.. for (350.00 + 78.75BP) = 428.75
 
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Bank of California Bliss & Yerington Check4498 - Bank of California Bliss & Yerington Check
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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...
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Sold to F****e for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
 
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