2012 December Americana & Numismatic Auction

c1905 - Lot of 4 images showing street scenes of the old mining town that once boasted a population of over 7,000 people. These scenes include views o

c1920 - Lot of four 10" x 13" black and white scenes of the ruins of this once thriving mining town. The images are very crisp, with some fr

c1920 - Rochester is the collective name for three different sites: Rochester Heights, Upper Rochester, and Lower Rochester, spread out along a 3 mi (

1908 - Original 1908 stock certificate book, measuring 14" x 6.25" x 2.25", containing almost 250 certificates, numbers 1501-1749. Roun

1910 - Original 1910 stock certificate book, measuring 14" x 6.25" x 2.25", containing almost 250 certificates, numbers 3759-4000. Roun

A collection of 12 black and white post cards. Two are used and 10 are un-used. Various views of the open pit mine. Some are white border RPCs, some

Original copy of the well-known Rawhide pictorial book that was later reprinted. 44 pages of illustrations of Rawhide including town scenes and mines,

1905-1929 - Lot of 4 images depicting Sen. Harry Reid`s Clark County birthplace. The lot features three original prints by Johnson and one cut-and-pas

c1920 - Lot of 10. Ranges in size from 4.5” x 2.75.” Low to medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear. Show several miners posed for pictures, a

8x6" print of a 16 horse supply wagon on the main street of Sodaville, the cargo transfer point on the Carson & Colorado Railway for Tonopah.

Lot of 2: 8x6" good focus, fair contrast, damage at two corners; 2) 13x5.5" print mounted on cardboard, good focus, fair contrast, damage to

A collection of white border RPCs, 7 used and 10 un-used. Some are plain back cards. In good to very good condition. - Gil Schmidtmann Collection -

Lot of 6: all 6x8" , 5 done by E.W. Smith`s Tonopah Studios, an eleven piece band posing, men lounging around a wood stove , an unnamed graduatin

1915-1950 - Lot of 12. Photos range in size from 5.5” x 3.25” to 10” x 8.” Low to medium contrast and sharp focus. Little wear. Shows mining scenes, t

Lot of 5: 3 8x6" prints mounted on cardboard from the Tonopah Studio of E.W. Smith, two on McQuillan St., 1 of a church, possibly the Christian

Lot of 3 8x6" photos of burros loaded for exploration. 1) 2 mounted prospectors pose in front of the Miners Resort Saloon and the Vienna Bakery...

8x6" photo of "first bank in Tonopah", the Nye and Ormsby County Bank. Shot from across the street, the Lothrop Davis Co. next door is

Lot of 2: 1) 8x6" print "Loading Ore from Tonopah Extension Ore House" by E.W. Smith, excellent focus and contrast; 2) 7.5x4" pri

Lot of 3: 1) Funeral of Sheriff Logan, April 12th 1906, photo by H.T.Shaw Tonopah Nev. 5.75x 4.5" excellent focus and contrast; 2) 8x6" para

Lot of 2: 1) Leaving Tonopah for Manhattan, Nevada, 1906; 7.75x5.75" print, a stage full of men and women posing for the photographer, excellent