2012 December Americana & Numismatic Auction

c1900 - Vintage panorama photo of a mining wagon train ferrying a large ore roaster. There appears to be 15 mules pulling this wagon, along with the t

c1930 - Lot of 5 advertisements for a picture book of what later became Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. These signs are made of heavy-duty poster bo

1920s-1930s - Lot of 18 photos of the engineering feat that would later become known as Hoover Dam. Images show the dam site, Black Canyon. These phot

1928 - Lot of 20 images showing Rhyolite as a ghost town. Scenes include The "$40,000 Depot," the bottle house, the school house, and severa

c1920 - Lot of 5 items from the Bullfrog area mine. Four photos showing workers and visiting stockholders. There is one Golden Ace stock certificate i

1876, 1891 - Lot of 15 Carson City-related billheads, many relating to Bullion and Exchange Bank. Lot includes: 1) Ticket for E.D. Straus` Grand Gift

Lot of almost 50 checks including 11 checks with the following revenue types: RN-F1, RN-X7 (2), RN-G1 (2), RN-D7 (3), hand tied R15 R2 adhesive perf s

c1890 - Lot of 2. Both measure 7” x 3.25” and 7” x 4.5.” Medium contrast and sharp focus. Little wear, some light damage. One shows a bird’s eye view

Lot of 22 printed copies from around 1920-1930 of original 1895 photographs. The photos showed a variety of places inside the Carson City Mint in its

1867 - Lot of 2 dated 6 February 1867 and issued in the amount of $1000, each with an attached $75 payment coupon. One has a gold seal, the other silv

1870-72 - Rare. This is a collection of editions from the old Carson City newspaper that lasted only two years. Its former name was The Carson City Da

An oval 22x18" enameled metal sign advertising "Genuine Austrian / Elite Enameled Ware / Best / Purest / Ed. J. Walsh / the Nevada Boy.&a...

1887 - Large original receipt book from E. Pierce, the Carson City agent. All goods were signed for at the right. The book has 12 line entries per pag

c1883 - Lot of 2: 1 is the "State Bank & Trust Co."Check register, dated 1903. This book is composed of yellow carbon paper check receip

c1880s - Lot of 5, including an extra rare B.I. Barlow Groceries token. Others include Merchants Hotel, Souvenir Saloon, and Columbia Club (2, one of

Tonopah Studio and its photographer E.W. Smith produced this 8x6" portrait of the short lived mining camp in Nye County. By 1913, most of the cam

1914 - This is a blue line map of the Ely Copper District. Made from linen, the map measure 32" x 14", scaled 1" to 2,000 ft. and is sc

c1910 - Lot of 28, including certificates for the Jebel Mining and Milling Company, The St. Lawrence Mining Company, The Raymond-Ely Extension Mines C

1915 - This is map that provided a visual outline of claimed areas. Some of the businesses featured on the map include the Ely Consolidated Copper Co.

c1950 - Two sided barber shop sign from mid-century Ely, Nevada. Made from heavy metal, the colorful piece is porcelain coated. There is rusting on ar