Mueller ~ Schmidtmann Western Americana BONANZA

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

Lot of 7 photographs of Bodie: one showing the U.S. Hotel; one showing the Standard Mine mill, the largest mine in the area; and five showing mine wor

Lot of Ghost Town News magazines, published by Knott’s Berry, Buena Park, California. There are a total of 9 magazines. Five of these magazines are f

A "view of the Bully Hill copper mines from the north" printed on the lower border. Measures 9 1/4 x 5 3/4" with white border measuring

Flume in the Sierra Nevada. A typical flume construction found at the turn of the 20th century. Cedar trees in the background. Photograph measures

Two passengers make their way on Robinson’s Ferry. Photograph measures 6 1/4”x4 3/4”, no matte, high contrast and focus is sharp. No photographer id

Located at the side of King Mountain, Calico was developed in 1881 during the largest silver strike in California. It boomed from 1881-1896, the end o

One of three saloons in the Tuolumne County town of Carters, this piece is graded XF 45 by NGC.

Handwritten letter from the superintendent’s office of the Reward Gold Mining Company in Citrus, Inyo County, California dated March 21, 1898. This Le

Now home of the Columbia State Park, the mining town founded in 1850 burned in 1854, so was rebuilt of brick and iron buildings, which are now a popul

Home to copper and iron mines, Coram was founded in 1906 in Shasta County.