Holabird’s Western Americana BONANZA

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Holabird's Western Americana Collections specializes in historical artifacts related to the expansion of the West including mining, transportation, banking, commerce, politics, ect.

HWAC is an exciting new company that we hope will bring back the fun in collecting for many Americana collectors. With many of the larger auction companies requiring minimum lot prices of $500, and in some cases $2000, a huge percentage of collectors are left out. Our company will provide all the missing ingredients in today’s collecting market- a plethora of rare and unique items generally priced under $500, specifically designed and aimed at that collector market.

We’ve teamed up with Holabird-Kagin Americana to handle all of their material that is under the current economic threshold of $500 per lot, peppered with a few extra special rarities. This means that a virtual warehouse of material will come into the marketplace slowly in auction format – a win-win for collectors everywhere.

The Holabird name in the title of the company draws its roots from Fred Holabird who will act as a company advisor and the fun spirited auctioneer we’ve come to know and love. We’re very excited to bring to light some of the best and rarest collectibles at affordable prices for collectors everywhere.
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Rock Creek area post cards1278 - Rock Creek area post cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 22. Includes Tom's Place, Heart Lake, Rock Creek, Mt. Morgan, an outhouse, etc. Many Frashers (Ames Collection) Date: City: Rock
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Sold to i*****d for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Roseville Atlantic Street Shooting, June 30, 19251279 - Roseville Atlantic Street Shooting, June 30, 1925
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3 Real Photo Cards of the, Atlantic Street Shoot Out, June30, 1925.NOTES-Midnight, June30,1925, R. Lera & his Bro. Andrew were getting ready to ...
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Sold to L*****1 for (85.00 + 16.58BP) = 101.58
 
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Yosemite Valley color post card collection1280 - Yosemite Valley color post card collection
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Lot of 58. All the major sites can be found in the collection. (Ames Collection) Date: City: Yosemite County: Mariposa
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Start Price : 75.00
 
 
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Mission color post card collection1281 - Mission color post card collection
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Lot of 65. Includes San Diego, San Luis Rey, San Antonio de Pala, San Juan Capistrano, San Gabriel, San Fernando, Santa Barbara, Mission la Purisima C
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Sold to L*****1 for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Mono Valley color post card collection1282 - Mono Valley color post card collection
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Lot of 87. Includes Q'de Porka, Walker River Canyon, Bridgeport, Conway Summit, Mono Lake, Leevining Canyon, Tioga Lake, June Lake, Gull Lake, M...
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Kernville, Calico, Southern California desert post cards1283 - Kernville, Calico, Southern California desert post cards
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Lot of 15. Mechanical Mule Team for the LA aqueduct, SP depot in Keeler, Lancaster freight team with 1910 cancel, Kernville gas station, Mountain Inn
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Sold to L*****1 for (180.00 + 35.10BP) = 215.10
 
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34 post cards, at least 25 are Flasher1284 - 34 post cards, at least 25 are Flasher
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Bishop, fishing, Mt. Tom, parches, Bishop Creek, Bull Lake, Mist Falls, Lake Sabrina, South Lake, North Lake, etc. (Ames Collection) Date:
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Start Price : 100.00
 
 
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Tioga Pass, Lodge, and Lee Vining post cards1285 - Tioga Pass, Lodge, and Lee Vining post cards
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Lot of 43. Many Frashers. Includes Mono Lake, Lee Vining Creek and town, Tioga Lodge, Saddleback Lodge, Mono Inn, Mono Hot Springs, etc. (Ames Collect
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Inyo County color post cards1286 - Inyo County color post cards
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Lot just shy of 100. Includes: cattle, fishing, lakes, Round Valley, Mt Tom ,Mt Williamson, C&C, petro glyphs, Bishop, Golden State Café, H...
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Sold to 1*****m for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Southern California real photo post cards of flood1287 - Southern California real photo post cards of flood
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Lot of 4: 1) Montrose, card says American Legion Hall, Montrose Flood Area, Jan., 1934, shows-debris everywhere. 2) Card says Montrose Flood area, sho
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Sold to L*****1 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Four beach town post cards1288 - Four beach town post cards
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Lot of 4: 1) Beach and Pier Scene, Ocean Park, Ca. 2) Real Photo Card, Long Beach, Ca., Plenty of people and buildings shown here. 3) The New Pier at
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Sold to L*****1 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Early photo post cards of National Parks1289 - Early photo post cards of National Parks
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Yosemite and Sequoia. Lot of 10: 1) Bridal Vail falls, photo. 2) Vernal Falls, photo. 3) Yosemite Falls, photo. 4) Washington Column, Clouds Rest,&a...
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Post card group of five1290 - Post card group of five
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1) Real Photo card of Tuolumne, Cal., great view, Note there is a small bit of fading on the l/h upper edge. 2) Black & White Post Card, showing...
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Sold to L*****1 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Touring Colorado through early post cards1291 - Touring Colorado through early post cards
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Group of 7: 1) P.C. from Fort Morgan, says-This is a Real Photo Card of John D. Rockefeller, dated 1907, shows young man in a Suit & Hat. 2) Col...
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Iowa post card group, early1292 - Iowa post card group, early
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Lot of 3: 1) Street Scene Deloit Iowa. 2)Main Street, Lawton, Iowa, RPPC. 3) C. & N. W. R/R Depot, Scranton, Iowa, 1908, RPPC, Note-there is a c...
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Sold to L*****1 for (40.00 + 7.80BP) = 47.80
 
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Eastern States Post Cards1293 - Eastern States Post Cards
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Lot of 19: 1)Group of 8 Real photo Cards, showing-Normal School, De Kalb., Ill., 1913., Glidden School, De Kalb, Ill., 1913 ( crease on lower r/h bot
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Rock Island Railroad1294 - Rock Island Railroad
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Lot of 4 post cards: 1) Engine # 872, at Drakesville Iowa, in 1910. 2) Double Header, showing engine # 812, & 1812, pulling west bound freight, ...
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Sold to d******0 for (65.00 + 12.68BP) = 77.68
 
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New Hampshire post card group1295 - New Hampshire post card group
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Lot of 6 6: 1) Phillips Church, Exeter, N.H. 2) Tri Kappa Society, Hanover, N. H. 3) The Flume, Franconia Notch, looking down White Mountains, N.H. 4)
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Carson City area post cards1296 - Carson City area post cards
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1) Looking West On King Street. 2) Residence Part, West Carson City. 3) Federal Building. 4) Gravity Ferry, Brunswick Mill. 5) Governors Home. 6) Capi
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Goldfield color post cards1297 - Goldfield color post cards
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Lot of 43. Includes drilling contest, Mohawk Mine ,freighting, prospectors, Columbia Street, bottle house, Pioneer buildings, overview, mail coaches,
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Sold to L*****1 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Reproduction RPC's of Goldfield1298 - Reproduction RPC's of Goldfield
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Lot of 35. Includes a Johnson photograph of Faro, 1904 Diamond field photo, 1904 Goldfield dugout houses, 20 mule team ,schools, high grade cache, 190
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Lithograph cards, RPC's, Black and White!1299 - Lithograph cards, RPC's, Black and White!
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Lot of 34. Includes Palace Dance Hall in the Red Light District, main street, Goldfield Hotel, Nixon Block, Catholic Church, National Bank Building, J
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Sold to L*****1 for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Post cards - RPC's1300 - Post cards - RPC's
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Lot of 14. Includes Goldfield Hotel, general views, train on trestle, court house, Tex Rickard's house, fire, Montezuma Hotel. Duplicates. (Ames...
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Sold to t********n.. for (45.00 + 8.78BP) = 53.78
 
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Two nice early RPC's1301 - Two nice early RPC's
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One is of flood waters raging down the street and the other shows the exquisite Goldfield Hotel on dirt roads. (Ames Collection) Date: City
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Las Vegas area color photos1302 - Las Vegas area color photos
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Lot of 22. Union Pacific Park, Bolder Dam, Boulder City, Boulder Dam Hotel, Fremont Street, Sal Sagev Hotel, etc. (Ames Collection) Date: C
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Sold to L*****1 for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Las Vegas / Boulder area post cards1303 - Las Vegas / Boulder area post cards
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Lot of 51. Las Vegas: Travelers Auto Court. Death Valley depot. Desert prospector. Joshua Tree. Twenty-nine Boulder Dam. Seven Boulder City. Four diff
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Sold to s*****l for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Three Mina post cards. One receipt and one token1304 - Three Mina post cards. One receipt and one token
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1) RPC dated March 6, 1907 showing the railroad yards. 2) Pilot Peak from Mina. Shows railroad cars in yard. 3) Civic Building. 4) Garage Bar / Mina,
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Five Sweetwater post marks and one billhead1305 - Five Sweetwater post marks and one billhead
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1908-1909. Two have been over stamped. Two are strong strikes. All addressed to Fletcher or Bodie. The billhead is from the Mono Mining Company of Nev
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Sold to 6*****b for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Color post cards of the Tonopah area.1306 - Color post cards of the Tonopah area.
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Lot of 40. Includes early saloon scene, Midway Mill, Tonopah Club, Montana-Tonopah Mine, Mizpah shaft, Tonopah Extension Mine, Barrel House, Court Hou
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Sold to L*****1 for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Tonopah post card collection1307 - Tonopah post card collection
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Lot of 23. Some RPPC. Includes 1913 downtown, Mizpah Hotel, c1908 high school, 1907 court house, 1908 barrel house, 1905 Mizpah Shaft, bottle house, g
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Sold to t********n.. for (70.00 + 13.65BP) = 83.65
 
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Tonopah RPC and Black and White post cards1308 - Tonopah RPC and Black and White post cards
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Lot of 30. Includes crowded streets, moving a house, old main street, Mizpah Grill, Mizpah Hotel, post office, Tonopah Club, many general views and mi
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Sold to t********n.. for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Virginia City post card collection1309 - Virginia City post card collection
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Lot of 9: 1) RPPC, Church scene , EKC on stamp box. 2) RPPC, Saw Dust Street Corner Building, KODAC on stamp box. 3) RPPC, Winter scene of 52, KODAC
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Sold to L*****1 for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Three Real Photo post cards1310 - Three Real Photo post cards
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All three show an overview of town. Two show mining operations. One (1915) has a Kenilworth cancel and shows the Tipple Mine partly completed. Date:
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Southern Railroad1311 - Southern Railroad
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Lot of 5 post cards: 1) Engine # 1715, a Baldwin Type, taken at the Potomac Yard. 2) Engine # 4508, a Baldwin type, taken at Alexandria. 3) Engine # 4
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Sold to d******0 for (45.00 + 8.78BP) = 53.78
 
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railroad RPPC's1312 - railroad RPPC's
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lot of 3: 1) So. R/R #1307, Baldwin Type, taken at Washington, D.C. 2) Southern R/R # 919, Baldwin Type, taken at Washington D.C. 3) So. R/R #1244, Ba
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Sold to d******0 for (55.00 + 10.73BP) = 65.73
 
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Train wreck real photo post cards1313 - Train wreck real photo post cards
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Lot of 6: 1) Shows Engine being pulled up a hill, and what's left of a Trestle, card says, Wrecking, April 13, 1912, Chews camp 2. 2) Shows two ...
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Sold to L*****1 for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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RPPC's of Steam locomotives and more1314 - RPPC's of Steam locomotives and more
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Lot of 13: 1) Early Steamer, # 234, loading passengers 2) Engine & Fireman, loading coal. 3) Steam Loco. Heading out, snowy mountains in distanc...
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Sold to d******0 for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
 
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Parade RPPC's1315 - Parade RPPC's
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Lot of 13: This lot of old Real Photo cards, shows vehicles of all descriptions, being decorated, and used as floats. Date: City:
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Sold to L*****1 for (40.00 + 7.80BP) = 47.80
 
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Movie star post card group1316 - Movie star post card group
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Lot of 14: This group of cards consists of the following Stars-Marguerite Chapman, Felicidades, Two different Shots of Veronica Lake, Phyllis Diller (
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Sold to L*****1 for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Peoples, places, and a Flood1317 - Peoples, places, and a Flood
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Real photo post cards, Lot of 10: This Collection consists of Real Photo Post cards, showing buildings, mill, people, places, and Ladies dressed in th
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Sold to L*****1 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Coal mining post card collection1318 - Coal mining post card collection
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Lot of 18. 1) Hazle Mines Breaker, Hazleton, Pa. 2) Coal Breaker in full operation. 3) Coal Mining in Authracite Region, Pa. 4) Anthracite Coal Region
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Sold to L*****1 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Foreign post card collection1319 - Foreign post card collection
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Lot of 21: 1) #35, Notre Dame De Paris. 2) Rheims Cathedral. 3) #2 Notre Dame De Paris. 4) Rheims Cathedral, after the fire of 1914. 5) The Cathedral
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Sold to d******0 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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People, places and things1320 - People, places and things
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A post card collection lot of 21: 1) RPPC, Older lady with a hat, flowers on the top, card says-Great Aunt Helen. 2) RPPC, Young boy holding stock of
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Sold to L*****1 for (40.00 + 7.80BP) = 47.80
 
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Coal mining photos1321 - Coal mining photos
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Inside and out. Lot of 2: 1) An Electric Driven Pump, and its attendant, note, the early Carbide Lamp on the hat, size of photo 7" x 53/4"...
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Sold to L*****1 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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RPPC collection of families and buildings1322 - RPPC collection of families and buildings
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Lot of 10: 1) Two story house, family members in front, an out building in the back, appears to be in a forest area. 2) Two story house, family member
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Sold to L*****1 for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Women hunting in field, RPPC1323 - Women hunting in field, RPPC
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Real Photo Card showing two women, one with a pistol, the other a shotgun, dressed up in fancy cloths, learning the art of hunting. Date:
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Sold to 9****j for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
 
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