Best of The West - February 2014

1867 This is an extremely rare and early Arizona silver mining piece, from Mohave County, Hulapai District. It is stock number 50, issued to J. Reed

c1882 Lot of 4 letters with accompanying covers, all written by “White” on the following mine letterheads from the Superintendent’s Office, and all a

c1917 A lot of about two dozen or so documents related to Graham County, Arizona. Documents include a bill for a typewriter from Remington Typewriter

c1876 Lot of three stereo views of Indians from the Colorado Valley, including the arrow maker and his daughter, the basket maker and the game of ni-

1917 Lot of 2. 1) Russell Electric and Machine Co. Tucson, AZ calendar for January 1920. It measures 30" x 14.25" and has little wear. It...

The stereo photos measure 3.25” x 3.40” and the matt measures 7” x 4.” The photographer is identified as J.C. Burge, a photographer who was active in

c1900 This is a lot of 8 photographs relating to military training in Arizona. There are 7 small white boarded photographs that measures 4.70” x 3.90

c1880 Card 1 is a view of the Detriot Copper Mine's concentrator facility. There are horses, a donkey and a dog in the foreground. This No. S 2...

c1900 This is a lot of 10 RPC's taken during the Pancho Villa era in Mexico Lynn Langdon Collection - HKA#65684

c1900 This is a trio of great stereo views showing cowboys and prospectors going about their business. 10. Shows a lone cowboy leading his horse on a

1883 The name of the Total Wreck mine is rooted in the origins of the mine's original founders. It is believed that one founders, J.T Dillon, r...

c1880 The photographer is identified as D.F. Mitchell. Mitchell moved from San Francisco to Prescott in late 1877. There is some wear on the images.

c1900 This is a stereo view of the Peck Mine, taken by D.F. Mitchell. In June of 1875 E.G. Peck, C.C. Bean, William Cole and T.M. Alexander were pros

This stereo view was taken during George Wheeler 1873 expedition with the Army Corps of Engineers. It shows Coyotero Apache Scouts on the shore of the

1903 This is a Benson Beer & Ice Co hutch bottle from Benson, AZ. This clear glass, tooled top example has raised lettering and still has its s...

1911 This is an attractive die cut letter holder/calendar from Fisher & Hickey Staple and Fancy Grocers of Bisbee, Arizona. This decorative wal...

Compliments of the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Co. This little jug measures just 3.25” tall and 2.75” across the base. It has very little wear an

1896 This is a nice stereo view of a street scene in Bisbee, Arizona, with the Orient Saloon in the background. There is very slight sun bleaching on

1884 Stock number 117 issued to Lyman Zaskin for 1,000 shares on October 4, 1884. It was signed by president James W. Smith and secretary Lyman Zaski

This is a lot of 2 great mining camp photographs! Both were taken by Erwin Baer of Prescott, a photograph who was active photographer from 1883 to 191

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

c1890 Stereo image of multiple chiefs, their children in the foreground, and others in the background with a communal house in the far right. The cap

1887 Stock number 181 issued to Harvey J. Albert on January 31, 1882 for 100 shares. It measures 11.20" x 6.80" ans has very little wear....

c1901 Lot of 20 very interesting court papers from 1901, including six indictments for crimes ranging from horse stealing and grand larceny to defaci

c1897 Four court documents, including two grand jury notices; one for a rape case (1901), the other exonerating an Apache gentleman named Chee Choo o

c1902 This is a lot of 17 arrest and bench warrants issued by various district courts in Graham County, Arizona. A few of these warrants were issued

c1900 This lot consists of six documents entitled “Demand on the County Treasury” charging Graham County, Arizona for various services rendered. Serv

c1910 Large binder filled with receipts, court documents, hand-written letters and correspondence we believe regarding a mining claims exchange. The

c1895 This is a lot of nine assorted legal documents & papers, including indictments for crimes ranging from embezzlement to burglary, in the S...

c1893 Lot of 19: Large group of official court documents for the swearing out of Criminal Complaints, Bench Warrants, and Bond of Witness documents h

c1893 Large group of 10 official court documents for the swearing out of Criminal Complaints, Bench Warrants, and Bond of Witness documents handed do

c1905 Lot of 4: District Court Subpoenas of various individuals suing the mining empires of the time. Some of the listed defendants include the &qu...

c1900 Extra large binder filled with court documents, letters and correspondence. The binder is sub-divided into categories labeled "Affidavit...

c1909 This lot includes five different letters touching on a variety of topics. Included is a June 1, 1909 letter announcing the resignation of a can

c1895 This is a group of papers, including a criminal complaint and subpoena issued in the case of Terbucio Estrada for stealing two horses and a wag

This lot includes a billhead from Layton, Allred & Company General Merchandise that requests a surety bond application from George Carlton of So...

c1916 This is an expense report in the name of J.A. Phillips, a Democrat who is running for the office of precinct committeeman during the September

This lot contains 31 Declaration of Intention applications requesting citizenship in the United States and the Territory of Arizona. Dates range from

c1900 This is a lot of 48 documents from various places in Graham County including several from Solomonville. One of the many documents included in t

c1917 This lot is a resignation letter addressed to the Graham County Board of Supervisors by Jim Gillespie. He gives no reason in this September 29,

c1916 A lot consisting of various documents, including a report by the Graham County Board of Supervisors announcing the tax on the Western Union Tel

c1901 Lot contains several court subpoenas from Graham County as well as Ham County, Arizona. Most are from around 1900, and all are in very good con

This lot contains information Graham County District Court paperwork regarding the murder of Mason “Lee” Slaughter. Slaughter was shot and killed on J

This is a great lot featuring a bench warrant, witness deposition and indictment brought against John Mc Daniels, who “unlawfully and feloniously was

c1893 This is a criminal complaint document issued on December 8, 1893 against Panteleon Garcia, suspected of causing an explosion. This group of pap

This lot includes four dairy bottles. There are two clear glass one pint bottles from the U.V.X. Dairy near Jerome, AZ. Both have round slug plates an

c1900 This lot contains two nice 7" tall, tool topped, early turn of the century bottles from Phoenix, Arizona. In an oblong slug plate, is em...

c1900 This is a stereo view of the converting room at the United Verde Smelter near Jerome, Arizona. This photo is the work of Olaf Larsen of Moscow,

c1900 Mountain side view of the United Verde Copper Mine near the town of Jerome. The caption reads ""United Verde Copper Mine, Jerome, A...

c1900 Lot of 2: 1 is a Stereo view of the power generator for the smelter of the United Verde Copper Mine of Jerome. The caption reads "Power ...

c1900 Street view of the mining town of Jerome. The Boyd Hotel is prominent in this shot, along with a horseman on the street and telegraph lines. Th

This is a fantastic image of the mining town Jerome! There is no listing of photographer. The focus is sharp and the contrast is good. There is some s

c1910 This is a one half pint mini jug “Compliments of John Keller & Co. Fashion Saloon” in Jerome Arizona. According to Michael Miller’s A Col...

1916 This is a lot of two Arizona bank calendars, one from Kingman, the other, Gila County. The Flagstaff/Kingman one is from The Arizona Central Ban

c1885 Lot of 2. 1) Photograph of the Colorado River from Lee’s Ferry. It was taken by Colorado photographer William Henry Jackson. Jackson was an act

Just outside of Bisbee lies the ghost town of Lowell. This jug wishes“Merry Christmas, 1911 from Fitzsimmons & Jennings.” The jug seems to have ...

c1903 Pair of cards representing copper mining at Mt. Shannon, in the Metcalf mine and the Wilson mine. Both cards were published by "Underwoo...

c1900 This is a stereo view copyright 1903, of the incline leading to the copper mines near Metcalf, Arizona. It is from Works & studios of Arl...

c1880 This is a lot of five various and sundry items showing some of the lesser known mining areas of Arizona. 1). This is a colorized panorama drawi

c1882 Lot of 2 letters, both addressed to Mr. J. I. Throckmorton, Atty. In Columbus, OH, from A.L Brown, regarding the development work on a mine out

c1880 The stereoview has low to medium contrast and focus is sharp. There is some surface wear. The photographer is identified is Daniel Francis Mitc

1908 This is a rare aqua Hutchinson soda bottle from Purity Bottling Works of Nogales, Arizona. There is a slug plate that also includes the name M.B

c1915 This is a 40”x 9” black and white panorama taken by American photographer N.E. Johnson on Christmas Day 1915 in the mining town of Oatman, Ariz

1915 This is a 40”x 15” panorama giving a bird’s eye view of Oatman, Arizona, with all the area mines notated in pencil. This photo is framed, matted

1909 This is a gallon stoneware jug from The Arizona Mercantile Company of Phoenix, Arizona. The store was located on the corner of Center and Adams

1900 This is one of the first of the Arizona Hutchinson bottles. It’s from The Arizona Bottling Works of Phoenix. This particular sample could use a

1913 This is a one gallon stoneware jug from Capital Liquor Company of Phoenix Arizona. According to Michael Miller’s A Collector’s Guide to Arizona

Jug measures 11" x 7" at the base. It has some wear including cracks. " Leo & Charles Goldman began selling groceries, liquors an...

1901 This is a stereo view taken during President William McKinley’s visit to Phoenix and the rest of the Southwest in 1901. This particular view is

1895 This is a one gallon stoneware jug from Melczer Bros. of Phoenix, Arizona. The Melczers purchased the business from Goldman & Company, whi...

1908 Lot of 2. 1) A & B Cash Grocery. Groceries for Less. Mesa, Arizona. Calendar for January 1925. It measures 17" x 13" and has som...

1884 This is a beautiful aqua applied top Hutchinson from the Phoenix Bottling Works. It has an applied top and reads PHOENIX BOTTLING WORKS PHOENIX,

1913 Lot of 2. 1) Camp-Tannehill Co. calendar for January 1913. The calendar features an image of Tantallon Castle in Scotland. It measures 9.10&qu...

Lot of 2. 1) Home Builders, Inc 124 North First Ave calendar for January 1923. It measures 12" x 9.25" and has little wear. 2) Phoenix Rub...

1907 Two Phoenix Hutches—Arizona Bottling Works. This company opened in 1900 under the continuous ownership of G. Fred Sharp until 1934. This 1907 sa

1895 This is a very rare pharmacy bottle from Elvey & Hulett “The Reliable Druggist” from Phoenix, Arizona Territory. This is a clear glass sam...

The Melczer Bros were a Wholesale Liquors Business on 114-122 W. Adams St. in Phoenix, Arizona. Early records through the Maricopa County Arizona Hist

c1895 This lot features 6 shots of Phoenix at the turn of the 20th Century. Some of the shots include street scenes, shoots overlooking the city and

c1864 The famous Fort Whipple Hospital is depicted in the rare stereo card. The card does display age fade, with minor yellowing and a few tiny stain

c1875 Rare B & W stereo view of the Crooke Reduction Works and canyon surrounding it. The famous Crooke Mining & Smelting & Co. in the ...

c1878 Very rare image of A.B. & Matilda Spence with their 4 children in front of the Palace Station shortly after they built it in 1878. The re...