Mueller ~ Schmidtmann Western Americana BONANZA

Incorporated in Arizona. Cert. #341, issued to W.F. McCook in 1905 for 20,000 shares. Signed by H.F. Fisher, president, and Edward H. Bradley as secre

A view of several buildings, numbered, likely including stamp mills, miner's living quarters, and mine offices. On a hillside on the left are 10...

Photograph measures 8"x6", no matte high to medium contrast--tends toward the grays, and the focus is sharp. There is a repair on the lower

Lot of 6, includes: 1) Land of Golden Dreams, California in the Gold Rush Decade, 1848-1858 by Blodgett, Peter J.; 2) Forty-Niners, The Chronicle of t

By C.B. Glasscock, The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1934. First Edition. Inscribed to "Mother." Traces the

Lot of assorted northern California covers and cards. 21 covers, 1877-1948. 1 with contents, 1877. Many diff. PM. 5 cards, 1907-1959 4 diff. PM.

By Kneiss, Gilbert H. Hardcover, indexed, 148 pages including photographs and illustrations. Discusses small railroads of California (Sacramento Valle

Lot of 55 unissued stock certificates (nos. 33, 35-57, and 59-98). Incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Vignette of an eagle with w

A large colored map of California and Nevada, with an inset of Alaska on one side, and Texas on the reverse, taken from an oversize atlas. Copyrighted

Rare paper bound copy of a biographical work on California's governors written by Goodwin Kinght, 1954. Unhindered, unpaginated, no illustratio...

Soft cover, 63 pages with 30 pages of color county maps. E.E. Eitel, Draughtsman, drawn for the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, corrected to M...

By Loofbourow, Leon L. Hardcover, indexed, 306 pages. Historical Society of the California-Nevada Annual Conference of the Methodist Church, 1961. Boo

By Corle, Edwin. Hardcover, indexed, 357 pages. Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc., 1941. The inside of the dust jacket notes that "Desert Country s

By Marye, George Thomas, Jr. Hardcover, 212 pages, published by A.M. Robertson, San Francisco, 1923. The foreword notes that the following chapters we

By Marye, George Thomas, Jr. Hardcover, 212 pages, published by A.M. Robertson, San Francisco, 1923. The foreword notes that the following chapters we

By Bob and Jan Young. Published by Julian Messner, New York, in 1968. Complete with index in 190 pages. The story deals with the life of geologist-exp

Lot of 5 includes: 1) California's Utopian Colonies by Hine, Robert V.; 2) The Story of California by White, Stewart Edward; 3) Motor Tales and ...

Lot of 11 includes: 1) Forty-Niners: The Chronicle of the California Trail by Hulbert, Archer Butler; 2) Lugo, A Chronicle of Early California by Whit

by Boyle, Albert C., 1913. Reprinted from the Bulletin No. 85, January, 1914. Soft cover, 105 pages including photographs and illustrations. American

By Remi Nadeau. Published by the Ward Ritchie Press in Los Angeles in 1965. Includes an index, table of contents, and numerous photographs in 278 page

A beautiful commemorative replica of an assayer's scale, constructed of polished brass and copper, set on a green marble rectangle, and enclosed...

This commemorative polished brass and copper scale is mounted on a slab of green marble, which in turn rests upon a wooden, mahogany colored, base. Th

Lot of 11 Historic Legend Series including the County's of Colusa, San Joaquin, El Dorado, Sonoma, Tuolomne, Amador, Calaveras, Mono, Mariposa; ...

Published as a book plate, double matted, framed under glass w/ frame in average condition. Size 6.5" x 9" . Print shows accurate depiction

Four men pose in front of a locomotive immersed in the California redwoods. This is a great shot, as the redwoods dwarf the locomotive and railway wo

By Thayer, William. Hardcover, 715 pages including over 359 engravings and maps. The Henry Bill Publishing Company, Nrowich, CT, 1890. Comprising six

Lot of 7, including: 1) Anybody's Gold, Jackson, Henry Joseph; 2) The Mother Lode, Automobile Club of Southern California; 3) Amador Homes, Cali...

A Complete Tourist's Guide to CO, NM, UT, NV, CA, OR, Puget Sound, and the Great Northwest, by Wood, Stanley. Published by R.R. Donnelley &...

By Abdill, George. Hardcover, 182 pages including many photographs. Bonanza Books, 1959. Covers many of the railroads of the Old West, from Mexico to

Lot of 18 publications, including: 1) Let's Go Prospecting by Arthur, Edward; 2) California Mining Journal (December 1960, November 1964); 3) We...

The 10" by 8" unmounted photo is by an unknown photographer. This truck is advertising the Shipman Process by showing small 8" by 10...

Lot of 6 includes: 1) The Pathfindeof the Great Western Empire, by Lynch, Frank E. Soft cover, 102 pages, Gem Publishing Company, 1920. 2) Breaking Up

Lot of 7, includes: 1) On Desert Trails, Reuss, Everett; 2) Exploring the Ghost Town Desert, Starry, Roberta Martin; 3) Desert Brew, Bower, B.M.; 4) S

By Boudway, Becky. Hardcover, 177 pages, indexed, including photographs and illustrations. Published by Panorama West Books, Fresno, California. A bio

Lot of 81 pieces includes 7 different publications. 1) Frontier Times, (10), 1965-1975. 2) True West, (12), 1964-1975. 3) Western Treasure, (13), 1964

Lot of 9 USGS topo maps, including: 1) NV-CA, Lida Quadrangle, 1913 edition, reprinted 1940; 2)CA-NV, Ballarat Quadrangle, 1913 edition, reprinted 193

Eight different token publications, mostly California.

Measures 6 1/4"x4 1/4", white double matte 8 3/8"x7", print and matte are in good condition. Written on the front of the matte in

In this photograph, four horse drawn wagons are in row and loaded with produce. In front of the wagons are three autos loaded with passengers. There

Lot of 19 Western mining camp photographs, including: Goldfield (2), Nevada City, Tonopah, Placerville, Benton, Downieville (2), North San Juan, El D

Originally called Bay Junction in 1890, Almonte is located in Mill Valley six miles south of downtown San Rafael. This photograph shows an unoccupied

The card shows a picture of a bearded man holding a long-handled axe and lying inside a partially-cut Big Tree. The caption reads: “The Woodchopper,”

A Lot of 3, 10” x 5 ½” blank black and white Stock certificates from the Honest Gold and Silver Mining Company, Angles Camp, Calaveras County, ...

S. Jacobson was the proprietor of the Opera Saloon and liquor store in the coastal town of Arcata.

This 8" by 6 1/4" gold mounted photo is by an unknown photographer. With the mounting, the photo measures 10" by 8." All four cor

An interesting 1930s vintage card with 3 real photos on the front that is primarily an advertisement for Big Blue Baker Service (auto shop and gas sta

Old West photo of a candid street scene in Bishop. Horse and buggies and milling pedestrians fill the streets. This photo exemplifies the start of a

Rare

Lot of 5 includes: 1) The Story of Bodie, by Cain, Ella M. Soft cover, indexed, 196 pages including photographs. Fearon Publishers, 1956. 2) Pioneers

Deserted street scene depicting the weathering of the famous ghost town, Bodie. Taken before the fire of 1932, this photograph preserves one of the l