Mueller ~ Schmidtmann Western Americana BONANZA

This photograph depicts the largest sluices ever built in the 1870s. Photograph with white border measures 11”x8 ½”, beige single matte 14”x11...

D.J. Mandich was the proprietor of the California Saloon. Its location of Delamar was nicknamed "the Widow maker" due to the fatal lung dece

Street scene in Delamar of freight teams hauling building supplies. Photograph measures 7 5/8"x4 5/8", tan single matte with minor foxing 1

Specimen weight 9.89 toz with probably less than .5 oz of native gold. Measures 3" x 2.75" x2." Raw specimen, uncurated, as found. Ple

Specimen weight is 0.41 toz. Measures 1" x .75" x .5." Choice crystalline specimen from the Monarch Mine. The specimen was found by a p

Lot of covers/cards from Gardnerville, Genoa, Glenbrook, Holbrook, Minden, Waterloo, and Zephyr Cove. GARDNERVILLE (1881-present): 9 covers, 1888-196

A great collection of post cards. One is a real RPC, while the others are white border RPCs. Five are used and thirty seven are un-used. The photog

One of the earliest photos known of the area. Measures 4.75” by 3.75.” Mounted 6.5” by 4 1/4.” The mounting is yellowing and all corners show some we

Lot of about 20 pieces. Included are: A vellum cross section map of the Black Forest Mining & Smelting Cos. Dated 1914; An Elko County Gneral Mer

This is a RPC, unused, showing a group of people in front of the Glen Hotel. Some people are standing, two are on horseback and five are seated in an

A wonderful collection of post cards. Twenty three are used and twenty eight are un-used. Some are white border RPCs, some are chromolitho and some

A 18 post card collection. All are white border RPCs. Five are used and thirteen are un-used. They are photographs of buildings, landscapes, cowboy

The Elko Free Press was established in 1883 and still operates today. Photograph measures 6 3/8”x4”, mounted on generic cardboard, medium contrast—ph

A collection of five post cards. Published by Cardunell-Vincent Co. in San Francisco, Ca. The collection is titled on the "Road of a Thousand W

A gathering of people in Elko welcome the Western Pacific Railroad. The inscription on the photograph reads, “ELKO BAND GIVING THE W.P.R.R. A HEARTY

Measures 9 1/2 x 4 1/8". Incorporated April 24, 1876. Cornucopia Mining District. "This certifies, that C. E. Gilbert Trustee is entitled to

Incorporated under the laws of The State of California. Certificate # 2526, issued to Cohe Uhler & Co. in 1876 for 50 shares. Signed by illegible

Lot of covers and cards near Elko. COBRE (1906-27 and 1929-56): 5 covers, 1910-1956, 2 no dates, 3 diff. PM. 1910 is an Owl Drug Co. cover. 7 card

Lot of covers and cards east of Elko. CAVE CREEK (1887-1929): 1 cover, 1917. DEETH (1875-present): 4 covers 1907-36, 2 diff. PM. 1907 w/contents.

Lot of 1 cover. CORNICOPIA (1873-1883): 1 cover, no date. A mining district 65 miles north-northwest of Elko.