Cowboys & Indians & Miners

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This premier two-day sale includes a General George Custer collection featuring an Indian Capture carbine; other very rare firearms; choice Western ingots, gold nuggets and ore samples; rare numismatic items related to the SS Central America; rare Western tokens; mining reports from the 1830s-1880s; a world class offering of mining spoons; mining-related correspondence, photographs, and ephemera; a great selection of Native American baskets, rugs, and artifacts; saddles and spurs; and General Americana.

DAY 1: Mining Reports, Photographs, Ephemera and Spoons
DAY 2: Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms (incl. Custer Collection), Numismatics, and General Americana.
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Camp Custer Sheet Music2422 - Camp Custer Sheet Music
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original sheet music for Camp Custer, 1917. For piano by Ed Schroeder. Large size sheet music approximately 10 x 14," six pages. Vignette of Cu...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 3****m for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Conestoga Covered Wagon Wheel Jack2423 - Conestoga Covered Wagon Wheel Jack
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This large (37") jack would have been used to replace broken wheels on a large wagon heading to California. Found in the 40 Mile Desert north o...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to n********d for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Comstock Era Stone Mason’s Hammer2424 - Comstock Era Stone Mason’s Hammer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Found along the Carson River where the Carson River Comstock ore mills were located. It is the kind of small hammer, easily fitting into a saddlebag,
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Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to F*****6 for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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"The Desert Canary" by the students of Lyon County High School2425 - "The Desert Canary" by the students of Lyon County High School
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stories, illustrations, photographs from the 1919 high school in Dayton. Cover missing. Pages in interesting condition. City: Dayton State: Nevada
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
 
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Eureka County Ephemera2426 - Eureka County Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes a "Teaching Unit" on post office locations. Current photographs of all locations. Must be 30+ of personal research by this teache...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n********d for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Eureka, Nevada Lumber Company Ledgers (Billheads from Truckee, Boca, Nevada, etc.)2426a - Eureka, Nevada Lumber Company Ledgers (Billheads from Truckee, Boca, Nevada, etc.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 750 billheads from 1879 to 1881 allow the researcher to closely follow this company and the purchases it made. My favorite is the Crystal Peak L
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to j***d for (800.00 + 184.00BP) = 984.00
 
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Eureka, Nevada Photographs including Baseball Team2427 - Eureka, Nevada Photographs including Baseball Team
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1915 real photo postcard of the Eureka baseball team getting ready to hop the train to Palisade. Players are identified on the back of this unused
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to j***d for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Moving Picture Postcard of the Gans Nelson Fight2428 - Moving Picture Postcard of the Gans Nelson Fight
Holabird Western Americana Collections
June 2, 1907. Ultra-rare moving picture postcard. The only one we have seen. "Compliments of The Bank" and "Goldfield, Nevada, the Gr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to F****e for (1,350.00 + 270.00BP) = 1,620.00
 
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Jarbidge Main Street Real Photo Postcard2429 - Jarbidge Main Street Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an important original photo postcard from Jarbidge, Nevada. It has been removed from an album. It is an unpublished view of the main street of
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to j***d for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Rawhide Real Photo Postcard by Osborn2430 - Rawhide Real Photo Postcard by Osborn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph 16c. Overview of the city looking out toward Stingaree Gulch, the Red Light and adult entertainment center of the city. The only buildings
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to j***d for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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Eight Original Nevada Photo Postcards2431 - Eight Original Nevada Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four of the postcards are from Ruth, Nevada. Three show street scenes. Find the Ruth Drug Company and the Ruth Club: both unusual views. Two views are
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r******h for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Breast Badge for Deluge Hose Company Number One Tonopah, Nevada2432 - Breast Badge for Deluge Hose Company Number One Tonopah, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No maker. We were unable to verify the authenticity of this badge, however we've never seen another one. City: Tonopah State: Nevada Date: ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to D*****2 for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Seven Photographs including a Noe & Lee Studio Portrait2433 - Seven Photographs including a Noe & Lee Studio Portrait
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Noe & Lee Studio was located at 82 South C Street c1878-1880. Also a picnic in the woods. The gentleman at the end is brandishing a long gun jus...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Virginia City, Nevada Millinery Marking Tool2434 - Virginia City, Nevada Millinery Marking Tool
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original rolling inked marking device for M. M. Wyland, fashionable millinery, Virginia City Nevada. This unusual piece probably dates to about 1890 a
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to n*******g for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Four Virginia City and Tonopah, Nevada Items2435 - Four Virginia City and Tonopah, Nevada Items
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Period engineer's hoist operator's license, 1905. For William Dunn at Virginia City. Rare. 2) Also includes original cabinet card of a ge...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Silver Plated 1935 Softball Trophy2436 - Silver Plated 1935 Softball Trophy
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Winnemucca softball trophy presented to 20-30 Club by Dr. W. D. McAdoo, 1935. Silver plated. City: Winnemucca State: Nevada Date: ID# 37776
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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1839 Pocket Map: Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide (Colton)2437 - 1839 Pocket Map: Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide (Colton)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
With a Compendious Gazetteer of the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, and the Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa...By J. Calvi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (475.00 + 109.25BP) = 584.25
 
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Two Early Jockey Items2438 - Two Early Jockey Items
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cabinet card of a jockey in a fancy shirt from Philadelphia circa 1890. Breast badge for New York Jockey Club Patrol. "Stafford Maker Fulton St...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c*****2 for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
 
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Real Photo Postcard of Mount Angel Saloons2439 - Real Photo Postcard of Mount Angel Saloons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Only one Mount Angel photo, but it is a beaut! This is a street scene looking east and shows at least two saloons, including the Mount Angel Hotel Sal
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******h for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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Six Silverton, Oregon Real Photo Postcards2440 - Six Silverton, Oregon Real Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six original, different photo postcards of Silverton, Oregon dating to about 1906. All six views are unused. Only one of the views shows automobiles.
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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