Holabird-Kagin Americana 2011 Grand Finale Auction

Lot of 23 colorized California scenes, including the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco and cypress trees on the Monterey Penninsu

Lot of 1 album showing 81 images of damage from the great San Francisco 1906 tremor in the city of San Jose, 50 miles south. Photos show the devistat

A large number of posed and candid shots taken from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s. Pieces are in various sizes and all black and white. They are in fair

A large number of posed and candid shots taken from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s. Pieces are in various sizes and all black and white. They are in fair

LOT WITHDRAWN - N. E. Johnson Photograph Collection

A large number of posed and candid shots of Johnson family and Bodie postcards. One 8.5X11inch photo shows what appears to be, a staged wedding with a

Lot of 2 cameras, 2 carrying cases, 10 boxes of unused Kodak film, assorted personal photos and other photography items once belonging to N.E. Johnson

Lot of 15 family posed and candid. Some scenic, like Natural Bridges State Park and wreckage of an unknown town, some posed portraits of various famil

An 8"x 44" black and white N.E. Johnson panoramic of Emerald Bay in South Lake Tahoe. Scene shows shoreline without Vikingsholm or the teaho

Album containing 34 colorized images of Yosemite National Park, Mariposa Grove and some shots of Crater Lake, Oregon. Nevada Falls, Vernal Falls, Yose

Lot of 200 Lake Tahoe area B&W photos by Johnson for his Tahoe Gallery emphasizing sunset and sunrise, c1920’s. Scenes include Emerald Bay, Chambe

Lot of 9 photos of a mining camp and its inhabitants, three showing mining operations, citizens posing on a city street in front of N.E. Johnson'...

Lot of 2 N.E. Johnson scenes of the Nevada desert, including an 8"x 24" black and white of a group of people and their cars in what almost l

Lot of 24 photos from the Nevada and Arizona deserts. There are no notes or dates on the pieces, but all are in very good condition. A nice array of s

Lot of 5 different scenic photos, including a posed photo of citizens outside the P&B Bar, a campsite in the forest, a train headed for a curve, a

Lot of 9 envelopes of black and white Nevada picture postcards. Contained in the 5.25"x 7.25" scenes, Johnson acquired and sold, Included ar

Lot of 10 boxed unused 5"x 7" printing plates owned by the famed photographer. Manufactured by Cramer's Dry Plates of St. Louis, Misso...

Album containing 320 photos. Shots include the lake, groups of people vacationing at various attractions and scenes from early Las Vegas and the surro

Lot of 3 photos of the mining town in panoramic views. Two are similar, the third appears to be much further away. All are in very good condition with

Lot of 5 advertisements for a picture book of what later became Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. Signs are made of heavy duty poster board and measur

Lot of 18 photos of the engineering fete that would later become known as Hoover Dam. Images show the dam site, Black Canyon. Visitors to the site pan

Lot of 20 showing Rhyolite as a ghost town. Scenes include The "$40,000 Depot," the bottle house, the school house and several other buildin

Lot of 5 items from the Bullfrog area mine. Four photos showing workers and visiting stockholders. There is one Golden Ace stock certificate issued to

Lot of 4 N.E. Johnson photos of Black Rock Canyon previous to construction of Boulder (later Hoover) Dam. Group includes 2 views of the Colorado Rive

Lot of 11 photos of the colorful desert character. Images show Scotty with his beloved mules and donkeys, posing in front of an old mud wagon and a pi

Lot of 11 photos with views of The U.S. Hotel in Truckee, Black Canyon, the town of Fairview a few novelty shots including gossiping ladies on a stree

Lot of 14 photos from the towns of Goldfield, Tonopah and Eureka. Images depict every day life in Nevada mining towns as well as some great street sce

Lot of 4 photos showing such notable Goldfield personages as Diamond Jack Davis, him posing with his "New Jersey Mob", photo of George Wingf

Lot of 2 showing Montillus (Montillion) Murray "Old Man" Beatty, first postmaster of the town that bears his name. On the reverse is a note

Lot of 19 photos of Las Vegas. Images depict the downtown area, a group of people in front of the train station, a group of Realtors and insurance age

Lot of 5 Johnson images, including an elderly American Indian, a gathering of citizens in front of Tex Rickard's Northern Saloon, a large water ...

Lot of 7 from Grutt Hill Truitt Mining Company, Rawhide Regent Mining Company, Rawhide King Hill Mining Company and The Rawhide Red Hill Gold Mining C

Lot of 35 photos of Reno and Carson City, including the capital building, various buidings on the University of Nevada Reno campus. There are also pic

Lot of 4 showing street scenes of the old mining town that once boasted a population of over 7,000. Besides the main street shots, one showing a banne

Lot of 4 10"x 13" black and white scenes of the ruins of this once thriving mining town. Images are very crisp, with some fraying on the edg

Lot of 11 black and whites, showing some of the miners and now deserted silver towns in Pershing County. Most measure 5"x 7", some are cropp

Lot of 4 depicting Sen. Harry Reid's Clark County birthplace. The lot features three original prints by Johnson and one cut and pasted collage o...

A collection of 70 photos and postcards taken by Johnson and others with scenes from Virginia City, Nevada to Kingman, Arizona. Subjects include Pres

Lot of 3 photos showing financier George Wingfield posing with a group of miners and their families, as well as two of the first women in Wahmonie, po

Lot of 3 images of a mining camp and its inhabitants. Pictures show miners sorting through tailings, two gentlemen displaying the bounty of their labo

Lot of 2. Measure 7” x 3.5.” Low to medium contrast and focus is good. Some wear. Shows the Santiago Mill and the Brunswick Mills. Photographed and pu

Lot of 3. 1.) 4" Virginia City, sterling 2.) 5" Ophir Mine, Virginia, sterling 3.) 6" Carson City Mining Scene - Clint Maish Collection

Lot of 3. Ranges in size 7”x 3.5.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear. Shows views of Mount Rose, Humboldt Canyon and parts of the Pacifi

Lot of about 100. Issued and unissued certs. Some I/C, others U/C. Some of the companies in the collection include: United Concrete Pipe Corp. (this w

Lot of 2. Measure 5.5” x 3.5” x 5.5” 3.25.” Little wear. Shows men competing in games involoving mining skills. - Clint Maish Collection

Lot of 7. Ranges in size from 6”x3” to 7”x3.5.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear. Shows views of Reno, Austin, Eastern Nevada and Virg

Lot of 5. Sizes range from 6.5” x 3.25” and 7” x 3.5.” Low to medium contrast and focus is sharp. Some wear. One has been cut in half, another has ha

Lot of 10 of various sizes and uses, including a Christmas 1923 Coke, a half pint milk from Valley Dairy of Yerington, Old Colony Soda, Ely, 1 pint mi

Lot of 6. 3 are the brand Mizpah from Tonopah, and 3 are Palm Grill from Goldfield. 1 large plate, 3 small dishes, 1 top and 1 cream server. Both are

Lot of 3: 1.) Nevada Silver Co. 4.24 oz Val $5.46 999 Fine Rawhide 2.) SSW Mine Nev 999 fine 8mm x 32mm x 3mm 63, 3 ounces 3.) 1/2 & 1/2- 115mm x

Lot of 59. Measures in size from 2” x 1.5” to 7” x 5.” Low to medium contrast and focus is good to sharp. Shows Elko, Pioche, Battle Mountain and othe

The first an possibly only known copy of the original Nevada Black Book in private hands. This eleven page notebook is the very first casino black

Lot of 16. Ranges in size from 3.25” x 2.75” to 9” x 7” on white matte. Lot to medium contrast and focus is sharp Some wear, a few photos have tears.

Nickel silver flatware by Daniel & Arter of Birmingham England. 17 pieces total; 11 dinner forks monogramed W, 1 salad fork, 3 spoons, 1 monogramm

Lot of 4. 1.) Ely, sterling 6" 2.) Ely, copper 3.) Reno, Mackay School of Mines, Sterling 4.) Reno, State Seal Sterling - Clint Maish Collection

Lot of 3. Measures about 7”x 3.5.” Low to medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear. Shows views from Verdi, Reno and along the Truckee River.

Lot of 4. Includes silver antimonate with chrysocolla & tetrahedrite in quartz, from High Bridge Mine, Belmont District. Owyheeite with pyrite fro

Lot of 5, including: 1) rare corner advertising cover from The Nevada, Wonder, Nevada; 2) rare Rawhide Consolidated Telegraph Office cover (includes W

Lot of two photo books. Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear. Shows various places in Southern Nevada, including family photographs. - Cli

Lot of 7. Photos range in size from 5.5” x 3.25” to 8” x 6.” Photos have medium contrast and focus is sharp. Some wear. Shows various interiors of sa

Size 24 with 18" fob and chain. Hallmarker 825. Patd. Dec 4, 1883. Inside R. Herz Reno Nev Pioneer S3417 17181. Watch Rev gold inlay in the shape

Measures 6.75” x 3.25.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear. Caption on the bottom reads “At Skull Ranch, 395 miles from Sacramento.” Sho

Lot of 11. Photo size ranges from 3.5” x 3.5” to 5.5” x 3.3.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp except for some movement in a few photos. Little wear

Lot of 3. 1). The Bodie and Benton Railway and Commercial Company. Series B Bond No. 201 for $1000 in Gold Coin. Signed by secretary and president.

Collected from Aurora. A 35 mm speciman of bonanza ore, Middle Hill; Silver Hill; aguitarite, Au-Ag-Te-Se ores. No visible gold.

Lot of 7 glass negative plates in old box includes view of Austin, Gold Park, mining and mill scenes, etc. One envelope is marked M. Wards & Co.

Hardcover book with claps. 15 pages of small portrait photographs. Photos have medium contrast and focus is sharp. Many produced and published by A.L.

Lot of 9. Measures in size 4” x 2.5” to 8.25” x 6.25” on green matte. Medium contrast and focus is sharp. 7 of the photographs are portraits and 2 sho

Lot of 7 silver ore samples from Lander County, including a 20 oz. piece of high grade mined in the 1870s, a piece of polybasite with pyrargyrite, two

Incorporated in New York. 10.75 x 7.25. Cert # 418 issued to J.B. Bacon on April 14, 1868 for 10 shares. Signed by secretary Charles T. May and presi

Lot of 5. 1). The Bristol Consolidated Mines and Smnelting Co. Incorporated in Arizona. Cert. #1574 issued in 1912 to Frederick K. Pennypacker for 33

Lot of two samples, including an extremely rare uytenbogaardite slice with native gold, measuring about 1"x 2" from the new Bullfrog Mine an

Lot of 2 items, including: map produced by the Patrick Investment Company, Fiscal Agents, of Denver, Colorado. Patrick properties shown in red, black

Lot of 2. 1.) Greenwater Mining District, Bullfrog & Donkey, copper 6" Ulta rare 2.) Bullfrog Sterling with nuggets 4" - Clint Maish Col

Lot of 5 examples from the Bullfrog mining District. Included are a sample of crystalline gold in ore, 3" piece, polished with visible gold, a 2.

Lot of 55, Sinnott family photographs. Measures 3” x 2.25” to 5.5” x 3.5” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Some wear. Shows the family’s home and s

Measures 7” x 3.25.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear. Shows the railroad in Carlin and a few people standing near the track. - Clint M

Lot of 15 Carson City-related billheads, many relating to Bullion and Exchange Bank. See our online catalog for itemized list and full description.

Lot of about 50. Includes 11 checks with the following revenue types: RN-F1, RN-X7 (2), RN-G1 (2), RN-D7 (3), hand tied R15 R2 adhesive perf stamp ove

Lot of 2. Both measure 7” x 3.25” and 7” x 4.5.” Medium contrast and focus is sharp. Little wear, some light damage. One shows a bird’s eye view of Ca

Rare. Its former name was The Carson City Daily Appeal before state printer Charles L. Perkins and H. C. Street took the paper over and renamed it.

U.S. Geographical Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel. Clarence King, Geologist In Charge. ATLAS ACCOMPANYING VOLUME III on MINING INDUSTRY, engraved

Lot of 2 Dated 6 February 1867 in the amount of $1000, each with an attached $75 payment coupon. One has a gold seal, the other silver and are signed

Lot of 13 from apothecary 2 soda containers. Included are 11 drug containers from Carson City businesses Thaxters Drug Store, W.H. Chedic, F.J. Steinm

Lot of 2 issued in 1871, one for $500, the other for $1,000. Both are signed by Governor Lewis Bradley (1871-1879), Jerry Schooling, treasurer and M.

Issued 20 February 1864 for $1000, signed by Governor James Nye (1861-1864) and auditor W.W. Ross. The document is stamped Paid 1 February 1866. it ha

4 x 6 J.M. Benton Livery Stable. Lake Tahoe stage office. Stage with US mail. Hank Monk? C.A. Marson Phototgrapher, Corner of Ormsby and Second Street

Lot of 2 State of Nevada bonds. 1). Number 289 dated March 1, 1867, signed by Governor H.G. Blasdel and Controller Jn. K. Parkinson. Includes coupon

Lot of 5 with no. 1-4 having "Paid/Wells Fargo & Co./Over Our California and Coast Routes" franking at center top. Imprinted green and r

Lot of 6 gold 7 silver ore specimens, including samples from Seven Troughs in Pershing County, gold in lime from Churchill County, wire silver on bori

Devil’s Gate District and El Dorado Ledge are printed on the certificate. Incorporated in 1863. Cert. #178, issued to Jean Claresy for 10 shares. Sig

Lot of 7. 1). Assessment No. 4 issued July 26, 1863. Datelined Virginia City. Signed by L. Vidal. U/C. 2). Assessment No. 11 issued February 27, 18

John Sheier Pharmacist. Measures 4.5” x 1.5.” Small chip on top. - Clint Maish Collection

Lot of 2 both from Eberhardt & Aurora Mining Company, Limited, London. 1). Assay Office Certificate, 1878, signed by Frank Hallwill assayer. Lowe

Lot of 3 ore samples from The Eastern Star Mine, The Midas Mine near Winnemucca and the Post Mine in Carlin. All come with notations. - Clint Maish Co

Lot of 3 ore samples from The Excelsior Mountains. All have several flecks of gold evident. Pieces range in size from 1.5 to 3 inches in size. Great s

Lot of 28 including certificates for the Jebel Mining and Milling Company, The St. Lawrence Mining Company, The Raymond-Ely Extension Mines Company an

Incorporated in Nevada, 1871. Cert. #222 issued in 1872 to Glazier and Seligsberg, trustees for 50 shares. Signed by Cha. E. Elliah, secretary and J.D

Lot of 2 samples from The Rawhide Mine. Included is a small piece of gold in quartz, the other, a sample of gold in brecciated quartz from the Safurno

Lot of 3. Measures in-between 6.75” x 3.25” and 7” x 3.5.” Ranges low to medium contrast and focus is sharp. Some wear. 2 were produced and published