Mueller ~ Schmidtmann Western Americana BONANZA

One of two saloon tokens from the Kern County seat. S.C. Miller ran this saloon.

Number 15. Manufactured by the Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co.

One of two known saloon tokens from Bakersfield.

This Inyo County ghost town was named after a town in Australia. Chris Wicht was proprietor of this saloon.

This San Joaquin County town was named after Henry C. Banta, an early settler.

Measures 10’’x 8’’ on grey matte, focus is sharp, medium contrast. In good condition, with very little wear on the corners of the grey matte. Some sma

Oso (Bear) House of Bear Valley was a hotel purchased by the famous explorer of the American West, John C Fremont. Bear Valley was the heart of Fremo

A large bound volume. The spine has hand-printed: Telegraph Ave./Bancroft Way - 1893, and Shattuck Ave./College Ave. - 1911. Most of the cancelled bon

F. W. Foss Company Lumber and Moulding buildings by Pollock Studio in Berkeley CA. Photo also shows a team of hitched horses, high-sided wagon brimm

In the foreground of this photo is a four horse drawn empty wagon with a seated driver from the Foss Company of 1481 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley Cal. T

Early photograph of Bunnell's Hotel situated near the North Fork of the Feather River. Big Meadows in now Almanor, Ca. Bunnell erected the hot...

Garrett House photo in Big Oak Flat on the Yosemite Line. Owned by Christian William Hugo Solinsky, the hotel became well known throughout California

This unmounted 10" by 7 3/4" matte finished photo by an unknown photographer shows Alfred Girard, a famous local sheepherder, arriving from

Lot of 4 photographs, including: 1) A view of the "heart of town" of Bishop, c. 1900. The photograph measures 16 x 4 1/2", and is mount

A prospectus on The World's Greatest Gold Mine, published by The Bishop Creek Gold Company, 1906. Soft cover, 16 pages including many illustrati...

Located in the Palo Verde Valley along the Colorado River, Blythe was incorporated in 1916.

Lot of 8 from various counties. Included are: Female branch of San Quintin Prison, Tehachapi (Kern Co.); Blythe city street (Riverside); Pinnacl

Issued to G. B. Bailey for 100 shares, signed by Wm. F. Herrin, vice president and signed by Lent as secretary. Uncancelled. Lithographed by African-A

A reprint copy of Bodie and Esmeralda, 1878 and an original Bodie Bluff Mining Co. Stock certificate from 1863 autographed by Leland Stanford all tuck

Lot of 2 photographs of Bodie: one showing a dozen or so wooden buildings, including a church, but deserted; the second showing a close-up of a wooden

Bodie Mining District. Incorporated July 14, 1879. Cert. #1870 issued for 100 shares to G.B. Bayley, Trustee. Signed by J.G. McClinton as President an

Lot made up of approximately 22 letters, plus the Bodie Miners' Union minutes, all handwritten from 1892. The correspondence discusses dispensat...

This lot dates between 1893 and 1931. Included are 8 items from Bodie. First is a black and white photograph of a Bodie woman taken by W.H. Osmun. Sec

There are only two of these tokens known today. This token was reported as Bodie, but with no proof. After a thorough search of the records, proof was

Bodie Mining District. Incorporated in 1879. Cert. #1397. Issued to E.A. Richardson, Trustee for 100 shares. Signed by W.H. Brown as president and H.

******SEE ALSO NV-AURORA***** Fully titled: “Account of the Important Revival of Mining Interests in Bodie and Esmeralda Districts.” This small volume

The largest source of borate deposits in the world can be found in this California desert.

Eight people pose in front of the Bradley Hotel. One women is on a bicycle. On the left side of the photograph is a buggy and the back end of a hors

This is a shot of an unidentified man sitting upon a horse drawn wagon as two horses lead posing in front of a store that reads: GROCERIES. Photo meas

Measure 15 3/4 x 18". Reads, ". . .E. C. Robinson Trustee or bearer, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars. . . ." Signed by the secretary

Mining camp nestled in between the hills of the Mokelumne River. This 5" x 6.6" hand colored print was published for Herrmann J. Meyer. Mey

Photograph with white border measures 9 1/2”x7 1/2” black single matte 10 3/8”x7 1/2”, high contrast, and focus is sharp. Photographer identified as

Measures 10 3/8 x 6 3/4". Incorporated July 1, 1886 in California. Certifies W. L. Jenkins Jr. Trustee to Twenty-one Hundred and sixty shares (wr

Photograph measures 8 1/4"x6", brown single matte with raised dark brown border 10 3/4"x9", high to medium contrast--suffers from

Lot of 15 3 x 5” black and white snapshots of mining activities in and around Calistoga. The photos are mounted on black hole-punched paper that has b

The Stage Line of William Spiers, the Calistoga & Clear Lake route, sits idle. Photograph measures 9”x7”, black single matte—minor wear on corner

Lot of 2 includes: 1) A view of three men and two women passing the time outside of a temporary structure along a dirt road with trees and several mou

Carters was a Tuolumne County lumber camp. J. Barry was the proprietor of the Midway Saloon.

One of three saloon tokens known from this Tuolumne County town.

A view of railroad construction at Bailey's Place with Castle Crags in the background. Cabinet card measuring 7 1/2 x 4 1/2", mounted on da...

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".