Mueller ~ Schmidtmann Western Americana BONANZA

City view-looking east with buildings on both sides. The quarters. Indians at station. View of construction of water channel, town in background.

Lot of assorted central California covers and cards. 46 covers, 1883-1947. 4 with contents, some with advertisers. Many with diff. PM. 20 cards,

Lot of assorted southern California covers and cards. 56 covers, 1891-1999. 2 with contents, some with advertisers. Many with diff. PM. 37 cards,

Lot of assorted southern California covers and cards from San Bernadino County. 72 covers, 1889-1976. 6 with contents, some with advertisers. Many

Very Rare. Measures 11 x 6 3/4". Incorporated in New Hampshire, 1885. Certifies that John W. Free is proprietor of Twenty shares. Signed by Andre

Very Early Gold Rush. Measures 7 7/8 x 4 1/4". Entire stock certificate is writing in French. Script writing is illegible. Vignette of working mi

Specimen weight is 3.58 toz with about 80% gold weight. Measures: 1.5" x 2" x 1" approximately. This gorgeous crystalline gold specimen

Dated October 23, Jas. W. Denver writes his wife that it is his birthday, and he is dressed up in full uniform. His “birthday present” was receiving h

Specimen weight is 8.69 toz and is about 70% gold by weight. Measures: 3" x 1.25" x 2.5". Nice gold in quartz specimen profressionally

Lot of 3 includes: 1) A Trip Across The Plains…, by Keller, George. Hardcover, 44 pages. Reproduced form copy in the Henry E. Huntington Library, San

Hand drawn color picture of two 19th century miners washing gold in a stream at the Diggings in California. Picture is drawn on the back of a book pa

Colorful foldable map of California and Nevada. Measures at 44’’x 32½.’’ The map has been through much wear and has several tears. It has been...

Measures 3 1/2" tall x 6" diam. Five distinct polychrome encircling bands interspersed with natural fibers in the "Hat" style. Pro

Picturesque shot of an old mill and water wheel probably in the Mother Lode region. Two people pose in the top story window of the mill. Photograph

Archive collection of 18 pieces includes letters, agreements, memorandums and statements.

Pinkerton National Detective Agency Archive. Residing in leather jewelry-type case with interior green felt lining. 1) Port of San Francisco waterfron

Jeweler made, California Gold Rush period ingot. Obverse reads: XXII / DOLS / DWTS Reverse reads: CAL GOLD / XXI KT. Measures: 1 1/4" x 3/8&am...

Water is pumped from a salt lake (possibly the Salton Sea or Owens Lake) in Southern California until it reaches a foot in depth. Evaporation takes o

Measures 12 1/4 x 8 1/8". Incorporated on July 28, 1899. Entitles Paul R. Lewis to one share. Signed by M. J. Welch as secretary and (illegible)

This small, 3 toz., rectangular, classic presentation silver ingot is similar to many presentation ingots of the 1870’s. It measures 1.75 x 0.5 x 0.3”

The top portion of this document measures 14" x 9.5" and has black print on crème paper with orange under print of "1000" a...

Measures 7 5/8 x 4 1/2" mounted on a dark grey matte that measures 10 x 8". High contrast and focus. Wear on the corners of the matte, and s

A view of the Adams Springs Hotel, with a crowd of approximately 40 people posing on or around a wagon parked in front of the building. The cabinet ca

A loaded stage waits at Adams Springs Resort. Photograph measures 8 1/2”x6 1/2”, black single matte—stains on the upper left and minor wear on corner

This pristine 7" by 5" mounted photo of the horse drawn Palace Bakery delivery wagon and driver shows no wear or tear. The advertising on t

A view of 16 men, 3 women, and 3 children standing around the Farmer's Exchange building in Fruitvale, California. The photograph measures 9 1/2...

Ed R. Price was the proprietor. Altaville is now part of the town of Angels Camp, in the heart of the California gold mining district.

The E. Brunswick Billiard Table Company San Francisco is advertised on the reverse.

Jose Maria Amador, a wealthy rancher, prospected the area of Amador in 1849-1850 era. P.F. Was the proprietor of the Amador Saloon.

The Gallo Brothers dated this token 1910.

The Gallo Brothers ran the Cosmopolitan Saloon in Amador City in the early 20th century. A wealthy rancher, Jose Maria Amador, mined an unknown creek

Lot of twenty-five mining letterheads, two are from Sutter Creek and the remaining are from Amador California. At the top reads, "Amador City, Am

Miners dig into the “open cut.” Photograph measures 6 ½”x4 ½,” gray single matte 7 ¼”x 5 ¼,” low contrast—suffers from fading, ...

A view of a man overlooking the town of Amador City, California. The photograph measures 7 3/4 x 4 1/2", mounted on beige cardstock measuring 8 1

There are eleven different saloon tokens from Angels Camp. Louis Cecconello ran this one.

Lot of one large carton of correspondence (over 1000 pcs.) between the D.D. Demarest Co., Builders of Mining and Milling Machinery in San Francisco, a

Robert Lillie was proprietor of this Angels Camp saloon.

The Calaveras County town of Angels was named for trading post owner Henry Angel.

"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," by Mark Twain was based on a story overheard at the Angel's Hotel in Angel's Ca...

Utica Mining Company. Dateline Angels Camp, July 3, 1899. A total of 3 bars listed: one from the the cyanide plant (57.5 oz. after melting, Net Value

Lot of 2 specimens. 1) Gold in quartz 4.18 toz and approximately 40% gold by weight. Measures: 2.75" x 2" x .75" One cut surface. 2

Measures 8”x5”, tan single matte 10”x8”, high to medium contrast—tends toward the grays, and the focus is sharp. Angel’s Camp is located 11 miles sou

Edward Angwin built a resort on Howell Mountain. Photograph measures 7”x5”, black single matte—minor wear on corners including a nick out of the uppe

One of four different saloon tokens known from the Humbolt County town of Arcata. Jacobson ran the Opera Saloon.

This 9 3/4" by 8" unmounted photo, by an unknown photographer, shows visitors arriving at the members only Arrowhead Valley Club in the rugg

The story goes that Charles Taylor and T. McCarthy were the first to discover tungsten deposits in this area about 1903. They actually shipped a carlo

This sharply focused mounted photo by an unknown photographer shows an arriving stage coach in Auburn CA. Measures 8" by 6 1/4." Mounting

Measures 8 1/2’’x 5 1/4’’, medium contrast and focus is sharp. In good condition, with very little wear. The photograph has a few light scratch marks

This Noren F. Swenson gray mounted photo measures 7 3/4" by 4 3/4." Mounting measures 9 3/4" by 6 3/4." The mounting has some fo

The Steamer Hermosa, owned by the Wilmington Transportation Company, built by William Miller and launched out of San Pedro CA in 1902, is docked at th