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$ 2250.00
[Browning, Frank Elisha] (1866-1917). Historically Significant Album with ca. 189 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs from the Estate of Alameda’ First City Clerk Frank E. Browning, Showing Alameda Officials, Destruction of San Francisco after the 1906 Earthquake, a Military Parade San Francisco, a Service of a “Masonic lodge, Hopi Point, Grand Canyon – 1913,” Browning, his Family and Friends during Car Trips around California and Arizona, Group Portraits from a Gathering in Truckee, &c.; With 10 Printed Postcards Showing the Exterior and Interior of the Elks’ Club in Alameda. Ca. 1900s - 1910s.
Collection of Thirty-Eight Original Gelatin Silver Photos of California, Taken during a Honeymoon Trip by a Pharmacist from Orange City (Ca), Showing Los Angeles and its Environs (San Juan Capistrano Chapel, the County Jail, the Court House in Santa Ana; the Port of San Pedro; Busch’s Gardens in Pasadena, a Powerhouse & Mountain Cabin in San Gabriel Canyon, a Steamer Entering Avalon, etc.), the Former Mining Town of Placerville (Train Passing through the Tehachapi Loop & Early Logging Operations), Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Mission & Santa Ynez Valley), San Diego (Horticultural Building & Children’s Swimming Pool), etc. Ca. 1913.
$ 750.00
A Historically Important Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Written by a Southern Pacific Railway Employee to the President of D. O. Mills & Co.’s Bank and One of the Wealthiest Ranchers in Colusa County Edgar Mills, Urging Him to Sign the Right of Way through His Lands as Soon as Possible as This Is “The Only Portion Which Has Not Already Been Obtained” for the Construction of the Now-Defunct West Side & Mendocino R. R., One of the First Railways in Colusa County. San Francisco, Cal., 10 November 1886.
$ 750.00
Youngs, Samuel (Ca. 1815 - ?). Original Autograph Letter Signed by a California Democrat Samuel Young to James Denver, a Democratic Congressman from CA, Sharing News on State Politics and Speculating about Candidates for the Upcoming California State Senate Elections; with Mentions of Henry Foote, Henry Crabb, David Douglass, Edward Marshall, Gov. Bigler, etc. Sacramento, California: 30 January 1856.
$ 650.00
Wood, A (Ca. 1812-1890). A Historically Interesting Original Autograph Letter by One of the Earliest Masons in California and the Founder of Lassen Commandery No. 13 of the Knights Templar at Susanville, Gen. Allen Wood, Informing a Sir Knight from Plumas County and a Pioneer California Lawyer about the “Cold Blooded Affair” of One of the Earliest Murders Investigated in Lassen County, Mentioning “A Considerable Feeling” Among the Inhabitants about the Prisoner’s Expected Arrival in Susanville, and Discussing the Commandery’s Decision to “Indefinitely Postpone” the Celebration of Ascension Day. Susanville [Lassen County], 20 April 1880.
$ 1250.00
Hughes, W. G. (ca. 1909-2003). Historically Significant Album with 149 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Taken and Collected by the California-Based Hughes Family, Featuring U.S. Tennis Players Helen Wills, Anna Harper, Gerald Stratford, and Dolf Muehleisen during Various California Tournaments; the Filming of Buster Keaton’s Day Dreams; One of the Earliest Local Kid’s Day Celebrations; Businessman Owen D. Young Delivering the Charter Day Address; the “First Cadillac” of 1923; the Regular Engine between Truckee and Tahoe, etc.; titled: “Photographs.” Ca. 1910s-1930s.
$ 1250.00
Stroud, Robert (1890-1963). Historically Interesting Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Written by Robert Stroud, the Lonely “Birdman of Alcatraz,” During His Solitary Confinement, Addressed to His Long-time Friend and Fellow Bird-lover Fred E. Daw in Florida, Confessing To Suffering From an Unresolved Oedipus Complex, Revealing His Early Attempt To Assassinate His Father, and Explicitly Tracing His First Sexual Experiences From the Age of Five to Eleven; Also Including Never-before-Shared Excerpts From His Prohibited Multi-volume Autobiography, Eagerly Calculating Approximate Incomes From His Forthcoming Biopic, Challenging Darwin’s Theory on the Limited Olfactory Capability of Birds, and Recommending Effective Sulfa Medicine Usage for Birds. Alcatraz Prison, California: 24 May 1949.
$ 750.00
Gillespie, Edgar D (ca. 1822-1875). Historically Interesting Original Letter by One of the Earliest Residents of Suisun Valley, California, Talking about his Pioneering Farming Activities, the Scarce Demand for Hay in Sacramento City, and the High Cost of Ropes Reducing Profits. Mountain Valley Upper Suisun, California: 25 May 1852.
$ 275.00
Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States From San Francisco to San Diego by the Hydrographic Party under the command of Lieut. James Alden U.S.N. Assistant / J. # 9. U.S. Coast Survey. A.D. Bache Superintendent. [Washington DC]: 1852.
$ 5250.00
[Stephens, George John Frederick] (1873-1966). Historically Significant Extensive Archive of an Early Klondike Gold Miner and Enthusiast Photographer, George Stephens; the Archive includes Over 220 Original Gelatin Silver Photos and Twenty-Six Amateur Real Photo Postcards, Showing the Site, Premises and Operations on the No. 11 Mining Camp on Eureka Creek (where Stephens was a Partner), His Business Partner and Klondike Pioneer Charles Fraser Hill and Fellow Miners (Martin Pekoe, John Martin, Geo. A. Philbrook, Albert McDonald, Ove Knudsen, Jonas Smith, Gus Wikstrom, Edward Lund and Many Others); Other Mining Camps in the Klondike Goldfields and Surrounding Scenery, Klondike Mines Railway, Dawson City, the Town of Grand Forks (Demolished in 1921), Indian River Bridge, Fishing and Hunting Scenes, &c.; With Two Business Cards of Charles Hill, Period Newspaper Clippings and Ephemera. Ca. 1900s. – early 1920s.
$ 425.00
A Historically Interesting Original Autograph Letter by California’s Pioneer Real Estate Firm Bovee, Toy & Co, Offering a Lumber Dealer from Massachusetts “A Certain Timber Redwood Property” Amid Public Outcry Over the Excessive Logging of the Now-Endangered Redwoods. San Francisco: June 10, 1887.
$ 950.00
Collection of Twenty-Eight Rare Early Cyanotypes of the Yosemite National Park & Alaska. Ca. 1900s.
$ 750.00
White, [Thomas?]. Interesting Autograph Letter Written by a Northern California Pioneer to His Friend, Charles Delorimier, Living in Linda, Yuba County and Talking about the House in Their Mutual Possession, the Author’s Sea Voyage back to the East Coast and Mentioning Several Yuba County Residents - “Joe Carrick,” “Becker” and the “Muggins.”. At sea, March 21, 1853.
$ 750.00
Adkison, Lewis D. (1816-1903). Original Autograph Letter Signed by the Owner of the General Store in Oak Valley Lewis D. Adkison, Addressed to George R. Bearss from his Hometown of Peru (IN), Talking about the Latest News from the Oak Valley, His Sympathies to the Republican Party, and the Results of the California General Election and the US Presidential Election of 1856. Oak Valley [Yuba Co.]: 14 November 1856.
$ 850.00
An Interesting Early Letter from a Resident of Osceola (Mo.) to His Father, Discussing Local and Family News, as Well as Efforts and Expenses of Former Local Resident and then California Gold Seeker and Politician, Captain William Waldo during His Operations to Help Starving Gold Prospectors in California. Oseola [Ocseola], Mo, 16 March 1851.
$ 2250.00
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Historically Significant Collection of 40 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of German Protectorate of Kamerun, Showing Foumban, the Capital of the Kingdom of Bamum (Royal Palace, Sultan Njoya’s School, Basel Mission Chapel, City Gates), the Town of Banyo, German Military Forts, Officers, Native Soldiers, Riders, Load Carriers, People in Traditional Costumes, &c. Ca. 1900s – early 1910s.
$ 525.00
Collection of Three Watercolours of Simonstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Ca. 1908.
$ 1250.00
Historically Interesting Album of Sixty-Two Original Photographs (Including Five Large-Size Panoramas) Taken by an American Tourist during an Early Cruise through the Caribbean, Mostly Showing Local Landmarks and Street Scenes from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Colombia, Jamaica, Barbados, Martinique, Trinidad, and Panama; also, with Five Color Printed Postcards, Two Printed Ephemera, and a 1912 Photo of the Pier 54 – the Arrival Point for the Titanic Survivors; titled: Photographs. Ca. 1912.
$ 250.00
Iserts, Paul Erdmann. Bref Om Guinea Kusten Och Caribiske Oarn. [Letters on Danish Guinea and the Caribbean Islands]. Stockholm: Johan A. Carlbohm, 1795.
$ 525.00
Elegant Grisaille Watercolour Showing Columbus Landing in America with the Explorer Encouraging his Party to go Forward, and a Group of Native Americans and a Spanish Ship in the Background. Early 19th century.
$ 2500.00
Turner, Captain Henry A. Royal Artillery (Active 1849-1853). Two Watercolour Panoramas each on four Joined Sheets Titled: "St. Georges, Grenada from Hospital Hill," & "View of the Harbour, St. Georges, Grenada, from Belmont Hill." Dated on verso 1852.
$ 525.00
[Peacock], [Alfred?] Original Unsigned Watercolour Titled: "St. Thomas. West Indies." 1889.
$ 425.00
Hanway, Jonas, Sir, 1st baronet (1712-1786). Victualling Board Document Signed by Jonas Hanway, Joah Bates and John Slade, ordering a payment to William Wilkinson, owner of the Three Sisters Victualler, which had been chartered 27 December 1779 ‘to carry Provisions for the use of His Majesty’s Ships on the West Indies’. London: Victualling Office, 15 November 1780.
$ 750.00
Chandler, Charles (ca. 1928-2001); Chandler, Edwin (ca. 1898-1973). Album with Thirty-Nine Original Photographs Collected by an 11-Year-Old Camper at YMCA Camp Fox on Catalina Island, Capturing Early Views, Daily Activities and Portraits of Campers Just Before WWII. Ca. 1938-1949.
$ 275.00
Johnston, Sir Harry Hamilton (1858-1927). [Autograph Letter Signed to Mr. Buckland Regarding Waste Land Regulations Intended for Use during Johnston’s Service in Central Africa. Government House, Calcutta (printed letterhead), 14 February 1895.
