Mueller ~ Schmidtmann Western Americana BONANZA

This is photo #1697. It depicts a 6-horse hitch pulling an open-sided coach along a winding mountain road. There are 3 men seated on the driver’s benc

Founded by John Bidwell in 1860, Chico is in the northeast corner of the Sacramento Valley. J.P. Murphy was the proprietor of the Brewery Saloon.

Simms and Crocker were the proprietors of this Club Saloon.

Chico was founded in 1860. In the beginning it was home to a large Chinese-American colony, but they were driven away after their "China Town&a...

This is a photo of a horse drawn wagon full of grain ready for market. A man is holding the horses' reins. Measures 7" by 5." Matte ...

Men mill about on the boardwalk and streets of Cloverdale. Photograph measures 7 1/4”x4 1/2”, gray single matte 8 1/2”x 5 1/8”, medium to low contras

Fraler & McKinsey were the proprietors of the OK Saloon.

This pocket book is in Mint condition and has never been used, includes cover. Provenance: Rush for Gold lot 81.

Reward Poster. Measures 9 ½’’x 13 ½’’. In good condition, with two small tears on the top. Two slight creases are present from having be...

A view of nine miners taking a break from work at the Densmore Mine. Measuring 8 x 4 3/4" with a beige cardstock backing measuring 10 x 7".

Deposited with "Densmore Cons. G. M. Co." Dateline Columbia, CA, March 23, 1902. "For February 1902," written at top center. Bar N

Water was in short supply at the Columbia mining camp, so water companies were formed to bring water over sixty miles to the diggings.

Vassallo was the proprietor here. "Pay ore" can be mined and processed at a profit given the present market prices of the metals.

Unmounted image measures 7-3/4 x 4-3/4”. Focus and contrast are good. Slightly yellowed image with slight creases overall. Photographer noted to be a

Image measures 7-3/4 x 5-1/2”, and overall size with single black matte is 9-3/4 x 7-3/4”. Upper left and lower right corners of matte with minor dam

The only known saloon token from this Mendocino County town.

Max Riedel was the proprietor at the Blue Grass.

Ore wagons and a 20 mule train work their way into Daggett. Daggett was founded in the 1860s, but a silver claim was not filed for 15 years. By 1882

Possibly Unique, $20 scrip, unissued, printed by the Coso Mining News. There are green under print vignettes of cattle, and a large “20.00”. The Defi