Mueller ~ Schmidtmann Western Americana BONANZA

An unusual octagonal shape, with unusual 10 cent denomination.

In the spring of 1849, the rumors of the rich diggings at Wood's Crossing brought hundreds of miners from San Francisco, including Colonel Georg...

Originally Woods' Diggings, or Woods' Crossing, now Jamestown, a rich stretch of placer deposits was discovered in 1849. Tales of 40 to 60 o...

Lot of 2. 1) Into a Land Unknown…Kern River and Eastern California, Hensher, Alan; 2) … Kern River Valley, California Interstate Telephone Company.

Pilot Exchange Saloon - Kingsburg, Cal. - good for 10c drink. This Fresno County town had a battle between "dry" and "wet" forces

A color lithoi card captioned: Black Rock Spring, Owens Valley. The Water Supply of Los Angeles. The picture shows a small lake (or spring) in the fo

This unmounted Associated Press photo shows Pacific Avenue after an earthquake shook Southern CA in March, 1933. However, this 8 1/2" by 6"

Lot of 7 items. All items are personal accounting books owned by Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Schmidtmann. The books are issued by the Farmers and Merchants Nati

Not attributed in saloon token catalogs, this maverick has been labeled Los Angeles in origin.

This Garden City Foto Co. photo, labeled #28, shows a four story stone brick building on a corner. The structure has a massive clock tower, showing t

Card #6302, published by Cardinell-Vincent Co. of San Francisco and Los Angeles, showing a “map” with Los Angeles and Hollywood on the horizon, and ro

Lot of 2, including 1) Rancho La Brea, Stock, Chester; 2) Metropolitan water District of Southern Cal, History & 1st Annual Report, Weymouth, F.E.

A view of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum while under construction, particularly one of the double peristyle arches at the east end of the venue. Th

This photo has the photographer's cut markings on the back indicating what background to cut for the ad. There is a photographer's stamp on ...

Lot of 64 post cards, 27 of which are southern California beach and water scenes, the rest of Los Angeles. Beach areas include Huntington Beach, San D

"Good For One Free Drink Where Friends Meet," a moden plastic token named after trout or the customers.

By Fatout, Paul. Hardcover, indexed, 178 pages. Tells the story of Meadow Lake region of Eastern California, from its bonanza in 1865 to its rapid dem

Cabinet card of Merced County Superintendent, Jos A. Howell. This cabinet card is signed and dated by the superintendent. The photograph measures 7

Lot of 11, includes: 1) Pioneer of the Mojave, The Life and Times of Aaron G. Lane by Thompson, Richard and Kathryn; 2) The Mentor, Lure of the Desert

Lot of 4 Includes: 1) The Mojave Indians by Smith, Gerald A. Hardcover, 131 pages including many photographs, maps, and illustrations. 2) Quaternary E

by Diller, J.S. Reprinted from THE MAZAMA, Volume IV, Number 4, December, 1915.

A single RPC showing two train engines and coal cars in what looks like a contrived burn. The coal cars carry signs reading: California State Fair Sp

Lot of 14 RPC and color litho post cards from the Needles area and Barstow. Scenes include: Needles High School field; Santa Fe RR Shop Park in Needle

Miners placer mining along the Feather River. The diggings in this area proved to be some of the most profitable in the region. In the area's pr...

Lot depicts the store front and autos of the Sutherland Tiajuana Stage operations. Unmatted, white border print measures 11 x 6-3/4.” There is minor

A view of a man and a woman at work can be seen through the front windows of a small storefront with a large clock hanging from a pole outside and 24

A view of Taylor's Tea & Coffee House storefront with six men and boys standing to the left of the image. Cabinet card measures 6 1/2 x 4&qu...

Lot of 3 includes a matted family photograph 4 7/8"x7 3/4" and two unmounted 3 1/4"x 4 1/4" photograph collection. The cabinet ca

Several saloon tokens are known from this town.

One of six different saloons known from Newman.

This Butte County town was first settled in 1871.

A black leatherette three-ring binder (10" x 11.5") containing records of salesmen from Oakland and Bay Area communities, the types of cars

Located two miles east northeast of present day San Diego Imperial Beach Civic Center, Palm City established a Post Office in 1914. Palm City is now

Lot of 2 includes: 1) The Silver Seekers by Remi Nadeau. Soft cover, indexed, 328 pages including maps, photographs, and illustrations. Crest Publishe

By Lingenfelter, Richard E. and Dwyer, Ricard A. Hardcover, 59 pages including an appendix and several illustrations. Signed by R. Lingenfelter (autho

Lot of 28 including some RPCs. The collection includes Pasadena pictures of the Colorado Street Bridge, Devil’s Gate, buildings and residences in the

Official Program, Tornament of Roses, Pasadena, California, January 1, 1910. Includes many advertisements, history of the Parade, and information abou

A historic shot of the Lodge at Pebble Beach. Log construction amidst an early wooded scene at Pebble Beach. An old auto sits in front of the lodge

Children and teacher pose on the steps of the schoolhouse. Photograph measures 4 3/4”x7 3/4”, beige single matte 7”x10”, high to medium contrast, and

Children and teacher pose on the steps of the schoolhouse. Photograph measures 7 3/4”x4 3/4”, beige single matte 10"x7", high to medium con

Two people in front of the Post Office. A woman is leaning against the wall while a horse mills about behind her and a man is adjusting the reins of

An ox team hauls a log to mill. Photograph measures 8”x 6”, no matte, high contrast, and the focus is sharp. The corners of the photo are creased.

Plumas County was formed from a portion Butte County March 18, 1854. This map shows Plumas County has near identical boundaries as it does today. The

Lot of 2. 1) "Compliments of B.W. Hooker, TEXACO Products, Corner Garey and Columbia, Pomona, Calif." Illustration shows two women on the p

An agricultural town southeast of Tulare.

Wonderful photograph of an early 20th century log skidder. A mule train pulls two logs down the road. The photograph may be on Bucks Road near Bucks

Photograph of the front of the Portola Hotel, circa 1920.

By Leonard Murnane.

Lot of 6 items: 1) Blank check from the Northern California National Bank of Redding; 2) A cancelled check from the same bank with Redding dateline cr

Cert. #2, issued to J.W. England for 50 shares in 1899. Signed by Meriam Clark as president and Gus Knight, Jr. as secretary. Vignette of seated alleg