Best of The West - February 2014

There is no photographer identified and no date. The stereoview has some surface wear, low to medium contrast and focus is sharp. Bud Bassett Collect

c1905 This photograph features 12 men and a dog stand posed for a photo in front of the Palisade. A sign for Pilsener Lager can be seen hanging in fr

c1900 This is a stereo view showing a riverboat anchored along the shore of the Colorado River in Arizona. No photographer is identified, nor is the

c1900 This lot consists of 60 8”x 10” and 16 8”x 6” black and white photos from various mining operations and other scenes of early Arizona. Pictures

c1900 This is a stereo view from is now a ghost town, Cox. Donson Cox discovered a mining opportunity at this location back in 1881. It only lasted a

Stereoview of 2 men traveling with their donkeys and horses. The stereoview measures 3.25” x 3.30” and the matte measures 7” x 4.” The photographer is

This stereoview features a cabin and what appears to be a young woman sitting in a field. The photographer is identified as D.F. Mitchell. Mitchell mo

1903 This is a tooled top Hutchinson aqua bottle from the Home Soda Works of Douglas, Arizona. According to Michael R. Miller’s A Collector’s Guide t

1904 This is a smoky purple colored hutch from Houck & Dieter Co of Douglas Arizona. This is a nice example from a rare source. It has a very s...

c1915 Lot of 6: B&W post cards related to the 1915 battle near the border towns of Aqua Prieta Mexico and Douglas AZ. The cards include 2 Mexic...

c1870 This is a stereo view of early Ehrenberg, A.T. as it sits along the Colorado River, near Blythe, California. The town was named for German surv

c1908 Lot of 2: great stereo view cards of the RR bridge over the infamous "Canon Diablo," showing trains rolling over the high tressle b...

c1910 This is a very unique item from the Commercial Hotel Bar in Flagstaff, Arizona. It’s a half pint wrapped pocket flask for Red Top Rye “America’

1896 This is a rare slightly purple Hutchinson soda bottle from Flagstaff Bottling Works, according to Michael Miller’s A Collector’s Guide to Arizon

1891 The photograph measures 7.75” x 4.75” and 8.5” x 5.25” on the matte. The focus is clear and the contrast is medium. No photographer identified.

1869 Letter to Lieutenant A.B. Wells of the 8th Cavalry stationed at Fort Whipple September 30, 1869. The letter totals with 2 pages and was from Lie

c1892 Lot of 2 pieces. The bond, #812, was issued January 1, 1892 for 100 pounds sterling (clearly a British company), and is signed by O.F. Thornton

Lot of 2. 1) Franz Lumber Co. calendar for January 1911. It features an image of sheep taken from a painting by Conyers. It measures 15' x 12&qu...

1904 This is a rare Globe, Arizona tooled top aqua Hutchinson from the Globe Ice & Cold Storage Company. The owner of the company, Alfred Kinne...

1901 This is a rare tooled top aqua hutch from Alfred Kinney of Globe, Arizona. Kinney served as mayor of Globe and later became a multi-tern state s