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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.
$ 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.
$ 1250.00
Monteith, J. (ca. 1825-1888). Historically Significant Manuscript Letter Signed by John Monteith, a Pioneer Farmer in Oquawka, Illinois, and Addressed to James Allen of West Lancaster, Iowa, Discussing his Postponed Plans to Relocate to Oregon Due to Crushing Wages, Economic Hardships, a Desperate Job Market, and the Surge of California Gold Seekers; also Warning of Unparalleled Hardships in Oregon. Oquawka, Illinois: 3 March 1851.
[McLean, Margaret Rebecca, née Davidson] (1835-1925). Original Autograph Letter Signed by an Oregon Pioneer Margaret McLean, Talking about the Leaders of the United Presbyterian Church of Oregon, Her Family’s Upcoming Wagon Trip to the Oregon Coast, Where They Planned to Have “Plenty of Fresh Oisters [sic!] and Big Fish in Abundance,” a School Teacher in Eugene - a “Young Lady” Who Gets Paid “Forty Dollars a Month in Gold,” the Author’s Relatives, Including William who “was out Fighting Indians,” Her Love to Oregon which is “One of the Best Fruit Countrys [sic!] in the World,” &c. Eugene City, Oregon: 18 June 1866.
$ 650.00
Interesting Early Autograph Letter Signed Regarding a Legal Dispute Likely over a Common Law Marriage in Oregon, Addressed to “Mr. Harding” (Most Likely a Notable Salem Attorney Benjamin Franklin Harding) and Mentioning Judge Cyrus Olney, then the Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Oregon City, O.T., 4 June 1855.
$ 850.00
[Gilmore, J.W.], [Stephens, Adam] (1819-1891), Stephens, Lucinda Berilla (1823-1910, née Gilmore). An Interesting Early Letter to Oregon Pioneers, Adam and Lucinda Stephens (Founders of Hayesville near Salem), from Their Relative in Missouri, with Family News, Discussions about Real Estate and Confessions like “You have been Riting to me to Come to Oregon but I don’t think I ever will come” and “I Think as like as not I will Die in Missouri”. Sulphurlick, Lincoln Co., Mo, 16 [March?] 1853.
$ 700.00
Taylor, Elizabeth (ca. 1829-1882). Historically Interesting Original Manuscript Letter by Elizabeth Taylor, a Pioneer of St. Helens (Oregon Territory), Complaining About Horrible Housing Conditions in Oregon, a Life “Worse than Pigs,” Months without a Drop of Milk, and Hopes of Returning to Vermont. St. Helens, Oregon Territory: [ca. 1850s].
$ 525.00
Historically Significant Collection of Fifteen Original Gelatin Silver Photographs of the Puget Sound Naval Station in Bremerton, Washington, and Early Scenic Views of the Columbia River Gorge and Its Environs. Ca. 1896-1901.
[Manly/Manley, Merle Wood] (1895-1982). Historically Significant Extensive Collection of Two Albums with ca. 500 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs, Documenting Hikes and Mountaineering Trips of the Mazamas Club (Oregon) in the Cascades and the Rocky Mountains in the 1920s, Including the Ascents of Mt. Hood (1923), Mt. St. Helens (Labour Day 1924), Mt. Jefferson (1923), “Glacier Peak Region” (1926), Mt. Rainier (1927), Mt. Adams, Mt. Chinidere, Manly’s Surveys for the Club’s “Research Committee,” Views of the Mazamas Lodge, the Interior of the Mazamas Club in Portland, Portraits of Mountaineers, Including the Compiler, &c. Ca. 1923-1927.
Historically Interesting Album with ca. 249 Original Gelatin Silver Photographs Taken by a Nucla Pioneer, Showing the Town’s Early Infrastructure (School Building, Union Congregational Church, a Centre Street View with a Clearly Visible Sign for the Nucla Hotel, Arps Right Price Store), a Group Portrait of High School Graduates, and Local Street Scenes; also Including Views of Colorado Springs (Pike’s Peak Avenue, Colorado College), Denver (Colorado State Capitol, Daniel Fisher Department Store), Telluride (Public School), Durango (High School), and Pueblo (County Court House). Ca. 1918-1921.
Gilman, C. Historically Interesting Original Letter Signed by Nevada Pioneer C. Gilman from Ruby Valley and Addressed to Jno. M. Duncan & Hardware Co. in Austin, Urging Immediate Sale of Oats Before Barley Shipments from Salt Lake City Flood the Market. Ruby Valley, Nevada: 22 May 1866.
$ 475.00
Panorama View of Portland, ORE. Showing Mount St. Helens, Mount Adams and Mount Hood in the Distance. 1913.
$ 5250.00
Shashkov, Serafim Serafimovich (1841-1882). Rossiysko-Amerikanskaya Kompaniya [Russian American Company] // In: Istoricheskye Etudy/Izdaniye N.A. Shigina [Historical Sketches/Published by N.A. Shigin, Vol. 2, pp. 295-325]. Saint Petersburg: Typ. of A. Morigerovsky, 1872.
[Prevaux, Francis Edward, Reverend, Attributed to] (1822-1860). An Interesting Original Autograph Letter Signed “Frank E. Prevaux,” Written by a Young New England Port Worker (Future Baptist Missionary in San Francisco and Principal of the San Francisco Academy, Rev. F.E. Prevaux), Mentioning His Dining in the “Seamen’s Home” (Possibly, in Providence, Rhode Island), Work in Port, His “Theological Course” and Interactions with “an Old Tar” Who “Has Lately Run Away from a British Man of War, Was in the Late War between England and China and is Pretty Well Scarred Up”. [Likely, Providence, R.I., ca. 1840s].
$ 2900.00
Two Manuscript Instruction Manuals. San Francisco: 1923.
$ 475.00
Large Colour Printed Postcard like Panorama of Seattle: Panorama View of the Seattle Waterfront. 1917.
$ 750.00
Nixon, Joseph (ca. 1824-1892). Historically Important Original Letter Signed by Joseph Nixon, a Pioneer Hotel Owner in Oregon Territory, and Addressed to Daniel Hubbard, an Early Farmer from Washington Territory, Discussing the Nearing Completion of the Famous Umatilla Hotel in the Dalles, Two Successful Balls Held in Celebration of its Upcoming Opening, and News of the Fraser River Gold Rush. The Dalles, Oregon Territory: 12 September 1858.
