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$ 15000.00
Herman W. Hellman (1843–1906), Marco H. Hellman (1878–1948). Historically Significant Archive of Two Generations of Los Angeles Bankers, Including Herman W. Hellman’s Letterbook of His Correspondence for Three and a Half Years with Over 800 Letters, 1,045 Original Photographs, Five Original Works of Art, Two Scrapbooks, Covering an Extensive Period in Marco’s Life, Over 90 Letters and Notes to Marco and His Family, Two Handwritten Diaries by Rita Laura Hellman (Levis) (1884–1920), as well as More than 30 Printed and Handwritten Pieces of Ephemera.
$ 950.00
Historically Interesting Album with 39 Original Gelatin Silver Photos of Los Angeles and its Environs, Showing the Early Annual Tournament of Roses Parade and Navajo Indians in Pasadena, Rubio Canyon in Altadena, Baldwin’s Ranch in Arcadia, etc.; also with the Photos of a Mexican Woman and Girl Doing Laundry, a Peasant Leading Donkeys Loaded with Wood, and Children Playing in Burro Alley in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ca. 1902-1903.
$ 950.00
Original Autograph Manuscript Letter by a Fruit Seller in Marysville, CA., Talking about the Crowds of Chinese Immigrants & Native Americans, the General Buzz over Local Elections, High Rental Prices, Teacher Salaries, etc.; also Writing “Every Nation upon the Globe is Represented Here in Cal” and “California Produces all Kinds of Fruits and Nuts”. Marysville: 17 March 1859.
$ 525.00
Harris, William. Historically Interesting Original Letter by William Harris, a San Francisco Entrepreneur, Urging his Business Associate Harriett Stone to Immediately Foreclose and Divide the Former Mexican Land Grant Rancho Sisquoc in Santa Barbara County, California. San Francisco: 6 June 1891.
$ 1200.00
Avalos Susana, Elizalde (ca. 1821-1901). Historically Interesting Original Letter from a Mexican Woman Desperately Seeking Her Lost Family in California. Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico: 20 March 1877.
$ 950.00
Album with 63 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of California Franciscan Missions, Titled: California’s Richest Heritage – Her Franciscan Missions. Ca. 1933-1935.
$ 950.00
Anthony, E. M. (ca. 1826-?). An 1856 Legal Order to Arrest "Sailor Jim," One of Yreka’s (Siskiyou Co., California) Earliest and Most Ill-Fated Murderers Doomed to Be Hanged Twice. Yreka, Siskiyou County, California: 24 December 1856.
$ 950.00
Historically Interesting Original Letter by Nevada City’s (California) Pioneer, Writing to His Sister Back Home and Talking about Limited Job Opportunities, Striking Disparity in Earnings, and the Widespread Practices of Gambling & Drinking. Nevada City: 12 June 1854.
Historically Interesting Letter by a Miner from Orleans Bar (Orleans), California, Talking about a Visiting Professor from the Smithsonian Society, Getting “One Buck” to a Rifle During a Hunting Trip with an Indian Pal, and Sharing His Recent Mining Accomplishments; Also Recounting the Latest Gossip about Miss Molly Camp Creek Spending Evening with “China Sam!” and Anticipating “To See the Fur Fly From the Celestials Cranium” Because of Another Suitor, Previously Entangled in Charges of Murder and Mayhem. Orleans Bar (Orleans), California: 28 March 1889.
$ 1250.00
Vanmarter, J. (ca. 1826-1908). Historically Significant Autograph Letter by One of the Earliest California Gold Miners Johnson VanMarter, Talking about Future Prospects from His New Land Claim, Miners’ Christmas Meal, the Best Bread in the Area, Purchase of New Rubber Boots, and his Recent Financial Losses; also Mentioning the Sacramento Flood, Water Shortages, and the Hard Work of Miners Compared to Others. California: December 1853.
$ 525.00
Ware, Joel (ca. 1833-1902). Historically Interesting Original Letter Signed by Joel Ware, a Young Sacramento Pioneer and Future Founder of Oregon’s “People’s Press” Newspaper, to His Brother in Damascus, Ohio, Crying over his Hopeless Love for “Sib” and Urging his Brother to Pursue his Chances with her. Sacramento: 1852-1857.
$ 1250.00
Murray, John Sutherland (1818-1882); Moore, Henry M. Original Autograph Letter Signed from Moores Flat (a Gold Mining Town Later Abandoned in the Early 20th Century), Written by a California Forty-Niner and Talking about the Construction of a “Store-Room” in the General Store or the Hotel of Town Founder H.M. Moore, Successful Gold Mining, When “an Ounce of Beautiful Gold” was Obtained after an Hour Washing “under Disadvantageous Circumstances,” Nevada County Pioneer and Gold Miner James Weaver, &c. Moores Flat (Nevada Co.): 1 January 1854.
$ 950.00
Henry, H.O. Early California Autograph Letter Signed by one H. O. Henry from Sacramento, Talking About the Failing Settlement of Sutterville, Real Estate in El Dorado County, etc. Sacramento, 9 June 1853.
$ 750.00
Henry, H. O. Original Autograph Letter Signed by one H. O. Henry from Sacramento, Talking about Selling Lots, Conditions of Sacramento Including High Water Levels After the Flooding in January and Mentioning the Re-Election of former Sacramento Mayor James Richmond Hardenburg and the Loss of Steamers Independence, S.S. Lewis, and Tennessee. Sacramento, 20 April 1853.
$ 850.00
Thompson, William A. (1824-1857). An Interesting Content-Rich Original Autograph Letter Signed by a Sacramento Attorney, William A. Thompson, Addressed to His Mentor and Former Superior, Judge Hon. R.C. Hurd, Talking about Thompson’s Law Practice, Engagement in Land Title Cases, Anticipated Dissolution of the Sutter Land Title, Completion of Sacramento’s Second Courthouse, Local Climate and His Meeting with the Addressee’s Relative, J.W. Hurd, Who Resided in “Gun Valley, El Dorado County”. Sacramento, 30 April 1855.
$ 525.00
Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Signed by One “Claude” in San Francisco and Addressed to “Dear Uncle,” Talking about Being Depressed over Her Brother’s Failing Health and Sharing News about Financial & Family Matters. San Francisco: 26 December 1885.
$ 3500.00
Chan, Eva Fong (1897-1991). Archive of Fifteen Ink Drawings and Watercolors, Showing Artist At Work, Landscapes Of Places In Her Local Bay Area, Color Wheels, Drawings Of Clothing, Including The Study of Native American Cradleboard, Textile Designs etc., All Signed. [San Francisco Bay Area], ca 1930s.
$ 650.00
Church, Edward W. (ca. 1814-1861). Original Autograph Letter Signed by San Francisco Banker Edward W. Church to His Friend in New York, Talking about the Health of His Child, Visiting New York, and Recent Weather and Earthquakes in San Francisco. San Francisco, 28 February & 20 March 1856.
$ 850.00
Beckmann, Conrad. Interesting Autograph Letter Signed by San Francisco Grocer Conrad Beckmann, Talking About a Steamer With a Limit of 400 Illegally Carrying 1300 Passengers to “the New Diggings” (Likely Gold) and Grocer Business, etc. San Francisco, 17 February 1862.
$ 1250.00
Gray, Thomas, Colonel (1802-1892). Autograph Letter Signed by Colonel Thomas Gray, One of the First Ferry Operators in San Francisco Bay, to California State Senator Charles Fayette Lott of Butte County, Asking for the Amendment of California Ferry Laws. San Francisco, 2 March 1853.
$ 2250.00
Taber, Isaiah West (1830-1912); Baker, Walter T. & Cathcart, Walter, & others. Album with Nineteen Early Original Albumen Photographs from the Collection of Samuel Parsons - a San Francisco Resident and Employee of a Local Wall Paper Dealer “George W. Clark & Co,” Including a Series of Parson’s Portraits, Views of His Residences and a Street of San Francisco, the Storefront of “George W. Clark & Co” on Market Street with Staff Members, Most likely Including Parsons, Scenes from an Outing in the Redwood Forest, &c.; with a Later Gelatin Silver Portrait of a Young Girl at the Rear. Ca. 1880s.
$ 1500.00
Mohr, Ethna (ca. 1904-1972); Schimmel, Gerard (ca. 1895-1981). Historically Important Album of Ninety-One Gelatin Silver Photographs (Including One Real Photo Postcard) Taken and Collected by Dutch Emigrants in California, Showing Scenes of the Dutch Diaspora St. Nicholas Eve Celebration, a Marching Parade on Market St. with Period Storefronts (Benatar’s Cut-Rate Drugs, Feltman & Curme, and Chas. Brown & Sons), and Daily Life of Middle-Class Dutch Americans in the late-1930s; Supplemented by a 1940 “A Night in Holland” Fundraising Flyer, a November 1940 Holland-American Chamber of Commerce Newsletter, and Seven Period Newspaper Clippings. Ca. 1935-1940.
$ 950.00
Historically Important Album with 227 Gelatin Silver Photos of California, Showing the Former Lumber Hub of Fort Bragg, the Newton J. Tharp Commercial School (1908–1952) in San Francisco, the Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, the Second Grammar School in Dixon, Panama Pacific International Exhibition, etc.; also, with Rare Photos of the Standard Oil Co. Explosion in Riverside and Pioneering Automobile Race & Airplane Flight in San Bruno. Ca. 1908-1915.
Patterson, William S. Interesting Autograph Letter Written by a New Orleans Resident upon His Arrival to San Francisco in December 1855, Talking about His Sea Voyage from the Isthmus of Panama with the Family of the Former Governor of Mississippi Henry Foote, Breakup with His Bride and “Lamentable Misunderstanding of Female Character,” and a Visit to “Dr. Scott’s Church” (Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco), “Where I Saw the Largest & Finest Looking Audience I Ever Saw in Any Presbyterian Church in America”. San Francisco, 17 December 1855.
$ 1500.00
Large Photograph Panorama of the “Slavonic Day” (September 20, 1915) at San Francisco’s 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Ca. 1915.
