Best of The West - February 2014

Two receipts from early Inyo mining camps, 1864. A.) Russ Mining District Recorder`s receipt for a mining claim on the Elizabeth Lode in The Russ Dist

c1864 Lot of 2, each measures 7” x 3.25.” Some wear. Shows views of Lake Tahoe from the shore. Both were photographed and published by Lawrence &am...

“Compliments of Lincoln Ice Cream Parlor. Jos. Leveque, Prop.” The item measures about 11” x 8’ and 18” x 15.” Little wear. - HKA#64644

1917 The photo was taken looking southeast from the 144th Field Artillery storehouse by photographers J.U. Medley & I. Shulman of El Paso, TX. ...

Lot of5. 1) Carson Gloves, “America’s Greatest For Wear”—Men’s & Ladies’. 2) Quick Meal Gasoline & Oil Stoves. 3) Souvenir Cawston Ostrich F...

1852 This is a letter dated July 21, 1852 that is an agreement between the city of Los Angeles and Pablo Noriega de la Guerra, marshal of the distric

1900 Lot of 3 L.A. area bottles including: 1) A 10 oz. neatly applied top, clear shoo fly flask with knife edge bottom. Inscribed "The Saratog...

c1862 Framed and matted bill touting the results of a sheep shearing contest. It indicates the weights of the sheep (ewes and bucks) and the weights

1873 Rare letter that discusses Bank of California President WC Ralston's suicide. Hand-written on letterhead from "Lester & Mulloy, W...

c1851 This is a rare view of Placerville, California, in the heart of California`s Gold Country, by WW Elliott. Marvelous detailed plan of this impor