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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.
$ 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.
$ 525.00
Collection of 32 Albumen Photographs of Central Colorado, Showing Glenwood Springs (Hotel Colorado, Hot Springs Bathhouse), Colorado Springs (Street Scene), Rocky Mountains, Arkansas River, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, William’s Canyon. Ca. 1890s.
$ 750.00
Historically Interesting Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Written by a Trailblazing Stockman of Bent County, Colorado, Offering a Prospective Buyer to Purchase his Ranch in West Las Animas for $35,000 and Urging Him To Consider the Acquisition with Haste “As Some Parties Are Negotiating for the Property.” West Las Animas, Colorado: 21 August 1878
$ 750.00
Historically Interesting Collection of Two Original Letters Written by W. S. Osburn, an Early Job Hunter in Canon City, Colorado, and Addressed to His Brother George T. Osburn, Discussing His Dramatic Journey to Colorado Springs, Including a Detailed Account of a Train Wreck, High Wages and Prices in Canon, Leadville, and Pueblo, and Prospects of Working as a Cook with Cowboys. Canon City, Colorado: 13 & 14 October 1890.
$ 650.00
Barker, Leverett N. (1834-1930). Autograph Letter Signed by the Owner of a Jewellery Store in Eddyville, Iowa, to His Brother in Oriskany Falls, New York, Talking About his New Shop, the Construction of a Railroad Planned to Reach Eddyville, and a Description of the Recent Pike’s Peak Gold Rush.
Eddyville [Iowa]: 25 January 1859.
Historically Important Album with ca. 236 Gelatin Silver Photographs (Including One Real Photo Postcard), Illustrating an Early Trip from New York to the West Coast and Showing San Francisco Post-1906 Earthquake (City Hall, Golden Gate Park, the Ferry Building, Call Building, Market & Sutter Streets (with Signs (“O’Brien Company,” “Hotel,” “Dentist.”), Damaged Structures, etc.); also, with the Photos of Trains and Old Ashland Passenger Depot in Oregon, Travelers in Colorado Springs, etc. Ca. 1906-1911.
$ 1250.00
West, Isaac E., Attorney at Law (1838-1900) & “Laughing Sam” (Hartman, Samuel S.). Autograph Letter Signed Regarding the Defense of Dakota Outlaw “Laughing Sam” (Samuel S. Hartman), and Mentioning the New Governor of the Dakota Territory William A. Howard, the First State’s Attorney of the Lawrence County A.J. Flanner, and Yankton’s Store Owner and Public Figure A.W. Lavender. Yankton, D[akota]. T[erritory]: 25 April 1878.
$ 750.00
An Interesting Original Autograph Letter Written by a Pioneer Cowboy of Custer County (Dakota Territory) Working at the Short-Lived “Union Cattle Co.” to “Dear Mother” Back in the East, He Brags about the Company as the Largest Cattle Outfit (125,000 Head) in the American West, Urging His Hometown Friend to Immediately Move to Dakota Territory, and Talking about One of the Biggest Roundups Ever Conducted in the State; Also Delivering the Latest News about His Hard Work at the Newly-Established S&G Ranch (the Present-Day Town of Dewey) and Commenting on the Massive Wave of Migration to the West.
S.&G. Ranch [near Custer City, Dakota Territory], 12 May 1884.
$ 1250.00
Mhulack, E.; Friar, S. Historically Important Collection of Two Manuscript Letters Signed by California Pioneer Gold Miners “Esoch Mhulack” and “S. Friar” and Addressed to Their Business Associate “F. B. Haight,” Complaining About the Average Prices for 883 ½ Purity of Gold Dust and Calculating the Distribution of Income Among Stakeholders; also with Notes about Nicaragua Steamship Company’s High Second Cabin Fees and Operational Delays. San Francisco: 28 March 1857.
$ 750.00
Rice, Roger C.Album of 11 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Showing the Territory of Hawaii in 1915, Including ‘Iolani Palace, Ali‘iolani Hale, Kawaiaha‘o Church, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Hawaii State Library, Waikiki Beach, Nu‘uanu Pali, Moanalua Gardens, a “Typical Native Home,” and “the University Club”. Ca. 1915.
$ 5250.00
Vysheslavtsev, A.V. Ocherki Perom i Karandashom iz Krugosvetnogo Plavaniya v 1857, 1858, 1859 i 1860 godakh [i.e. Sketches in Pen and Pencil from the Circumnavigation in 1857, 1858, 1859 and 1860]. St. Petersburg-Moscow: M.O. Wolf, 1867.
$ 1750.00
[Spencer, Abigail Leilani] (1935 – ca. 2020). Interesting Album with ca. 230 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, from the Estate of a Native Hawaiian Resident of Waimea/Kamuela (Hawaii Island), Showing her Friends and Fellow Students from Waimea Intermediate School, Hawaii Episcopal Academy, and University of Hawaii, Views of St. James Episcopal Church and Hawaii Episcopal Academy (Waimea/Kamuela), Community Celebrations, Invitations to the Graduation Ceremony and Senior Prom of 1952, &c. Ca. 1948 – early 1960s.
$ 6500.00
[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.
$ 2250.00
Graham Photo Company. Album with 36 Original Gelatin Silver Studio Photographs, Showing Los Angeles (Figueroa Street, a Street in St. James Park, House of Harrison Gray Otis), Pasadena (Orange Grove Avenue, Raymond Hotel, Mansions of William C. Stuart and Charles Richardson), Arcadia (Baldwin’s Ranch), Altadena (House of Colonel George G. Green), Redlands (Brookside Avenue, House of Albert C. Burrage), Riverside (Magnolia Avenue), San Gabriel, a Portrait of Actress Helena Modjeska in her “Arden Forest” House near Silverado, a Scene at an Ostrich Farm, &c. Ca. 1900s.
$ 750.00
Swett, Leonard Herbert (ca. 1859-1934). Autograph Letter Written by Leonard H. Swett, Assistant Topographer of the U.S. Geological Survey in Fort Wingate, Talking about His Daily Duties in the Camp, Senator John A. Logan’s Recent Visit to the Fort, and His Trip to the Zuni Land. Fort Wingate, New Mexico: 12 September 1882.
$ 750.00
O’Meara, James (1825-1903). Historically Significant Autograph Letter Signed by an Oregonian Democrat Journalist James O’Meara to a Member of the Oregon House of Representatives, Colonel Benjamin Stark, Following the Democrats’ Defeat in the 1860 Presidential Election. Jacksonville, Oregon, 13 November 1860.
$ 1250.00
Historically Interesting Album of 215 Original Photographs Taken by a Middle-Class American Family during a Road Trip to Oregon in the 1920s, Showing the Oldest Staying Bridge in Lake Creek, State River Hatchery in Leasburg, Fischer’s Flouring Mill and a Dam in Silverton, the first Santiam Fish Hatchery, and Candid Travel Scenes; also, with Rare Views of Yale-Duryea Mill in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Titled: Photographs. Ca. 1920s.
$ 525.00
Pringle, Virgil Kellog (ca. 1804-1887). Historically Interesting Original Letter by Virgil Pringle, a Salem Pioneer, Encouraging a Local Landowner to Make Immediate Repairs on His Property and Promising Significant Income if Completed Quickly. Salem, Oregon: 23 December 1872.
$ 950.00
Guyles, R.B. Original Autograph Letter Written by a Forty-Niner from Cayuga County (NY), Talking about His Voyage to the Oregon Territory Onboard the USS “Massachusetts” in Winter 1848-May 1849, Life and Work in the Oregon City, Local Climate, Prices, Plans to go to the Walla Walla Mines, &c. Oregon City: 25 June 1850.
$ 950.00
Historically Important Original Autograph Manuscript Letter by a Fortune-Seeker from Dayton, Yamhill County, Oregon, Exposing the Web of Deception Surrounding the Fraser River Gold Rush ("It is all a Humbug and Nothing Els"), Citing 50 Casualties by Indian Attacks and 500 Drownings en Route to the Gold Mines, and Urging His Friends to Forsake the Allure of Prospecting in Favor of More Promising Trading Realm. Dayton, Yamhill County, Oregon: 27 November 1858.
