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[Boynton, J., Attributed to.] Historically Interesting Collection of Seventy-Six Original Photographs Taken by a Young Berkeley Resident During his Trip to Mount Rainier, Showing Group Portraits of Uniformed Travelers Ascending the Mountain and Rare Early Views of the Paradise Valley. Ca. 1928-1929.
$ 525.00
Historically Interesting Original Letter Signed by Louis Lienemann, Owner of the “California Brewery” in Butte (Montana), Addressed to Theodore Kleinschmidt, Co-Founder of the First National Bank of Helena (Montana), Encouraging to Make a Land Investment in Port Townsend (Washington State) Just a Few Years Before the Economic Crisis Left Thousands of Investors Bankrupt. Butte, Montana: 30 December 1889.
$ 850.00
Warren, Veva (Ca. 1901-1991). Historically Interesting Album with ca. 200 Original Private Photos Taken and Collected by Veva Warren, a Stenography Student in the State College of Washington (Today’s Washington State University), Showing the Premises of the College (President’s Mansion, McCroskey Hall, the Ferry Hall, the Campus) and Early “Campus Day” Traditions (Undergraduates Queueing for Outdoor Meals, Gathering Around Timber Debris, Competing in Varsity Sprints, and Distributing Refreshments); also with Candid Family Snapshots of Inland Northwest Recreation, a Procession of Soldiers in Sandpoint, Idaho, and Diverse Collegiate Ephemera (a Dance Program, Fraternity Greetings, and Press Clippings). Ca. 1914-1922.
Taylor, George B (1857-1938). Historically Interesting Letter Written by an Early Sawmill Worker from Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, and Addressed to “Friend Charley,” Talking about the Best Flavor and the Immense Size of Crops, the “Trees Breaking Down with Loads of Fruit,” the Abundance of Timber, Farm & Wild Lands (With the Indication of Prices), and Glorious Climate; Also, Inviting the Addressee Over to Experience a Life Akin to “Kings.” Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington: 20 July 1884.
Historically Important Original Letter by a Potential Miner and a Serviceman From Fort Steilacoom, Washington Territory, Addressed to One of His Siblings in Angelica, Allegany County, New York, Reacting to the News of Gold Discovery Near Fraser River, Contrasting the Salaries of Fort Steilacoom Carpenters With Pioneer Prospectors in British Columbia, and Highlighting the Massive Migration to Fraser Canyon: “Nearly All of the Citizens in This Part of the County Are Going to the Mines.” Fort Steilacoom (Steilacoom City, Washington Territory): 27 April 1858.
$ 950.00
Gray, Thos M. (ca. 1834 - ?). Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Signed by Thos M. Gray, a Young Farmer and One of the Earliest Residents of Walla Walla, Suggesting to “Dear Cousin” the Best Places to Buy Livestock and the Fastest Transportation Routes from Missouri to Washington Territory. Walla Walla, Washington Territory: 22 December 1860.
$ 525.00
Milroy, Robert Huston (1816-1890), Gen., Indian Agent for the Yakama Agency. Historically Interesting Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Written by an Indian Agent Robert H. Milroy at Fort Simcoe during His Second Year of Service in Yakama, and Addressed to His Son Bruce Milroy in Olympia, Mentioning the Best Possible Route to Yakama and Talking About the “Hartsuck Note” Held Against Him by His Former Colleague in Puyallup. Fort Simcoe (Yakama), 2 March 1883.
$ 425.00
Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870). Secretarial Copy of an Autographed Letter Signed by David Glasgow Farragut Concerning a Seized Whaler, Copied by his Clerk and Signed by him: "D.E. Farragut, Comd'g.". La Paz, Mexico: 20 November 1855.
