General Americana~Nevada

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Lot # 4421 Nevada, Bullfrog The
Patrick Investment Co. Brochures
1) Forward Mining Development Co.,
Red Fox Bullfrog Mining Co., Goldfield
Mascot Mining Co., Bullfrog Water, Light
& Power Co., Beach Hill Flagging Quarry
Co., Yankee Girl Gold Mining Co., Bullfrog
National Bank Gold Mining Co.; The
Patrick Investment Co. Fiscal agent for
the listed companies and other Patrick stocks, Denver, Colorado. A
prospectus. Ivory cover with a big “P” of bags of gold and a horseshoe.
(8 3/8” x 5 3/8”) 8 pp. 2) The Goldfield Mascot Mining Co. the Patrick
Investment Co. Fiscal Agents, Denver Colorado. Ivory cover, gold
lettering. (9” x 3 7/8”) 16 pp. Est. $70 ~ $100 FHWAC# 27601
Lot #
4422
Lot # 4418 Nevada, Austin Austin Nevada Area Glass Negatives
in Original Box c1900 The first glass negative was produced in 1839
by John Herschel, the English mathematician, astronomer, chemist,
experimental photographer and inventor. Herschel originated the
use of the Julian day system in astronomy, named 7 moons of Saturn
and 4 moons of Uranus, made many contributions to the science of
photography, investigated color blindness, and studied the chemical
power of ultraviolet rays. This lot of 7 glass negatives, housed in what
appears to be the original cardstock box, includes view of Austin,
Gold Park, mining and mill scenes, and more. One envelope is marked
M. Wards & Co. Rare shots. Located along Highway 50, called the
Loneliest Road in America, and named for Austin, Texas, Austin was
founded in 1862 as part of a silver rush reputedly triggered by a Pony
Express horse who kicked over a rock. Est. $1,500 ~ $5,000 FHWAC# 61084
Lot # 4419 Nevada, Austin
Three Very Early, Rare Austin,
Nevada Checks 1865 Lot of three.
1) White & Bonestel. Datelined
Nevada Territory but used in 1866.
Written to C. S. Bonestel. The name
‘Bonestel & White’ has been crossed
out and C. S. Bonestel’ is hand
written. This check is not listed
in the McDonald “A Catalogue of
Nevada Checks 1860-1933.” VERY
RARE! 2) Rare John. M. Duncan
check, November 30, 1865. Pay to
“Stamps on 5,000 sq. ft.” Must relate to mining claims. 3) Parrott & Co.
San Francisco is crossed out and Austin is handwritten. Parrott is not
listed in the Nevada check book either! Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 22774
Lot # 4420 Nevada, Boulder
City Rare Visitors Pass for the
Boulder Canyon Project 1934
Issued by the United States Dept. of
the Interior Bureau of Reclamation.
Grants a visitor 24 hours of access to
the project which would be named
the Boulder Dam and then Hoover
Dam. The dam was opened in
1936. Printed on heavy paper. Measures 3” x 4.25” Est. $100 ~ $150
FHWAC# 24750
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Nevada,
Bullfrog
Bullfrog
Sterling
Silver Souvenir Spoon Scarce spoon! Top of the spoon is in the shape
of a Native American chief (back has shield). Bowl of spoon: “Bull
Frog Nev.” Marked Sterling. 5.5” long. Some patina. Est. $200 ~ $400
FHWAC# 24678
Lot # 4423 Nevada, Bullfrog
District Bullfrog Bank & Trust
Check Collection (Rhyloite &
Beatty) Lot of 11. From Rhyolite:
two checks from Clay Tallman,
Attorney, 1907 and 1908; and a blue
Bullfrog Bank & Trust Co. draft from
1908. From Beatty: eight unused
Bullfrog Bank and Trust Co., two
types, 190-. (Prag Collection) Est. $100 ~ $150 FHWAC# 24316
Lot # 4424 Nevada,
Candelaria Mounted
Photograph of
Candelaria, c.1910 Very
unique view on the edge
of town with the retaining
wall, mill, and smokestacks.
Reverse has pencil
notations indicating this
was taken Oct. 18, 1910 by
Alf. Bisson (?). Photograph
is 4.75” x 7” on 7” x 9”
cardstock. Cardstock is bowed. Photograph is albumen. Minor soiling.
Please inspect. Est. $300 ~ $500 FHWAC# 25358
Lot # 4425 Nevada, Carson
City “Nevada: Fifty Years Asleep!
Awakening 1915” Booklet By Charles
A. Norcross. Cover advertises: “Least in
Population and Wealth! First in Virgin
Opportunities! Agriculture! Livestock!
Mining!” Color photos on front, back
and inside covers. Black and white
elsewhere, including the Great Copper
Pit at Ely and the Consolidated Mill in
Goldfield. Published by the Nevada Bureau of Industry, Agriculture and
Irrigation. Journal Press, Reno, Nev. Over 30 pages on glossy paper.
Really interesting early Nevada piece. Some chips/tears to pages, but
overall very good condition. Est. $100 ~ $150 FHWAC# 24712
Western Prospects Auction ~ April 10th-11th & 17th-18th 2015
City Carson & Tahoe Lumber
Telegraph Collection 1901
Lot of six. All are telegraph
billheads for the Carson &
Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co. 1)
Four Western Union Telegraph
Co. Billed to: Bliss Bro. and
three are Carson Lumber Co.
Three are attached to CTFL Co. vouchers. Communication to Bliss in
Tahoe City, Laws in Keeler, Hobart Mills, and Sierra Lumber Co. 2)
Two Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Co. billheads for long distance
switch charges from Carson to Reno and Carson to Truckee. Both are
attached to CTLF Co. vouchers. Folds and moderate wear. Est. $80 ~ $120 FHWAC# 24255
Charles Laird of Sonoma right-of-way (or alley) from East to Fritch
Street in Carson City in the area known as “Hayden’s Extension.” This
may have been the first official document ever executed in the state of
Nevada! Includes two large brown 25c US Revenue stamps. Long rips
at the folds - some the folds. If this wasn’t the first , it was one of the
very first! Est. $150 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24815
Lot # 4431 Nevada, Carson City
Rare Color and Denomination State
of Nevada Bond 1871 Purple $1000,
Number 133. Signed by Governor
Bradley, treasurer Schooling and
controller Hobart.. 16 of the 30 stamps
still attached. Folds and large cancel
holes. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 24800
Carson City Certificates of Deposit
1879-1891 Lot of 114. Includes: 112
certificates of deposit from The Bullion
& Exchange Bank, 1891, signed by T.R.
Hofer as cashier. Hofer was also once
superintendent of the Carson City Mint.
Also, a receipt from the Morning Appeal
newspaper (1879) and a Carson City
Savings Bank RN-G check (1882). Fair
condition. Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25108
City Carson City Ephemera
(incl. Wells Fargo and Virginia
& Truckee items) 50+ items.
Includes: four Wells, Fargo &
Co. Express Consignee Receipts
for goods delivered to Reno,
San Francisco, and Virginia
City (1890-1901); a 1901 banking license for the Bullion & Exchange
Bank; registry receipts; and 50 checks from either Bullion & Exchange
Bank or The State Bank and Trust Co. Many of the checks are signed
by T.R. Hofer, who was also the seventh superintendent of the Carson
City Mint (1892-1894). Checks issued to Chinese merchants and the
Virginia & Truckee Railroad. Nice collection! (Prag Collection) Est. $80 ~ $150 FHWAC# 24117
City Five Different Nevada
Newspapers (8 copies total)
Four different papers from
Carson City: The Daily State
Register (two from 1872),
Morning Appeal (1880), The
National Tribune (two from 1875), and Carson Daily Appeal (two from
1873). Also an 1879 issue of the Daily Elko Independent. See ads for
the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, an article about an “absconding”
Gold Hill stock broker, a rich ore discovery in the Ophir and Mexican
(Virginia City), an elaborate Memorial Day celebration in Carson,
corruption in the Russian government, and other stories. Condition is
expected for 19th century newspapers: chips, separation and rips. Est. $70 ~ $100 FHWAC# 24762
Very Early Nevada Statehood Deed
November 1, 1864 On the first day
of Nevada Statehood, November 1,
1864, this deed was executed. Stephen
Haydon of Carson City was selling
Lot # 4432 Nevada,
Carson City Three Early
CDV’s by Photographer
F. G. Ludlow c1867 1-2) F.
G. Ludlow stamp on back
of CDV’s. Two different stamps. 3)Unknown photographer. Ludlow
worked in Carson City from 1860 to 1872 making him one of the
earliest photographers in the New Nevada Territory. (Actually he
arrived in Carson when it was still in Utah.) He did not work under
his own name until 1865. Ludlow is listed in the book “Pioneer
Photographers of the Far West.” Est. $50 ~ $150 FHWAC# 24814
Lot # 4433 Nevada,
Carson City Wells Fargo &
Co. Check signed by James
W. Nye 1862 Check written
for cash by James W. Nye
for $50.00 on a Wells Fargo
Bank account during the period he was Nevada’s governor. Nevada’s
only territorial governor, James Warren Nye, was born in New York on
June 10, 1814 or 1815, the seventh of ten children. Est. $100 ~ $200
FHWAC# 24956
Lot # 4434 Nevada, Dayton
Adams & Co. Express check/
Dayton Nevada I.O.O.F. Lodge
Report An unwritten check from
185_ from the Adams & Co.’s
Express, light blue paper, 12 x 4”. A
Semi Annual Report of membership
in the Dayton Nevada lodge of the I.O.O.F. dated December 31st, 1871.
Est. $60 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25035
Lot # 4435 Nevada, Elko
Elko, NV - Dec. 23rd, 1908
- Street Scene Welcoming
the WPRR Photograph 1908
A gathering of people in Elko
welcome the Western Pacific
Railroad. The inscription on the
photograph reads, “ELKO BAND
GIVING THE W.P.R.R. A HEARTY
WELCOME”. The WPRR was built
in the early part of the 20th century. It was known for its scenic routes
in California, Nevada, and Utah. Finished in 1910, the railroad survived
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as the WPRR until 1982 when it merged with Union Pacific. The
railroad was known worldwide as an authentic western experience.
The band, welcoming the WPRR, can be seen standing on the left of the
photograph. Swift’s Pride Soap and Washing Powder store is behind
the band. Horse and wagons are coming down the street on the right.
Photograph by Atherton and Son and measures 7”x5”, black single
matte 10”x8”, medium contrast, and focus is good. Est. $200 ~ $400
FHWAC# 25158
Lot # 4436 Nevada,
Ely Ely, NV - White Pine
County - c1915 - Street
View Looking East on
Aultman Photograph 1915
Autos line the quiet Streets
of Ely. Photograph measures
6 ¾”x4 ¾”, mounted on
construction paper, high to
medium contrast—tends
toward the grey, and focus is sharp. This photo has some staining.
Store signs can be read clearly and the image provides a nice look into
an early Ely. Photographer not identified. The photo is looking east
down Aultman Street toward the Schell Creek Range. Ely has been a
point of activity since the mid nineteenth century, but it was not until
1900 that Ely began to boom. Ely lead Nevada into the new era of
mining with the increased demand for copper in the early twentieth
century. The town of Ely was located between the mines at Ruth and
the smelter at McGill. This privileged location established Ely as a
supply and service town for the growing industries of Steptoe Valley
and the Robinson Mining District. No. 202 Est. $200 ~ $400 of Ely. Two deposit slips filled out, the rest are unused. Blue checks
190-. Around 20 blank checks. 3” x 7” with brown covers. Est. $80 ~ $100 FHWAC# 24643
Lot # 4440 Nevada, Eureka
Eureka Checks and Receipts 19001908 Lot of 6. 1) Warrant issued in
Italian Ranch, April 12, 1904. State of
Nevada, County of Eureka, is issuing
payment to Mabel Spimmer (?) for
one month of teaching. Signed by a
school clerk. Folds and creases. Rare
location! 2) Three Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Co. pay vouchers for
merchandise, “labor in mine,” and printing expenses. 1905-1908. Folds
and one has cut left edge. 3) Two checks from The Ford Live Stock Co.
of Eureka, Nevada. 1900. Adhesive revenue stamps on reverse. Cut
cancel. (Prag Collection) Est. $60 ~ $120 FHWAC# 24374
FHWAC# 25159
Lot # 4437 Nevada, Ely Monte Carlo
Club Calendar (Art by Zoe Mozert) 1942
“Compliments of Monte Carlo Club/ Choice
Wines, Liquor and Beer/ “Dan” Piccone, Prop.
Phone 329 Ely, Nevada.” Below is a calendar
pad for 1942 (with stagecoach image on front).
Centerpiece of calendar is a colorful print (9.5”
x 7.25”) titled “No. 423 Miss Glamour.” Shows
a Marilyn-Monroe-type model in a seductive
pose. Artist is identified as Zoe Mozert (19071993) who was an American illustrator and
pin-up model/artist. Overall dimensions 17” x
10.” Condition: large diagonal crease upper right, small creases around
the rim. The print has some waviness due to how it was glued and
some light soiling. Frameable piece! Est. $70 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24510
Lot # 4438 Nevada, Ely Three
Copper Flat / Ely RPCs c1909
Three postcards. 1) Copper Flat.
Copyright 1909 by C. D. Gallagher.
Shows and ore train at Copper Flat.
2) Ore Train above Ely. Copyright C.
D. Gallagher. VERY interesting scene!
3) Ely, Nevada looking Northeast.
Copyright 1908 by Gallagher and Gutten. Est. $200 ~ $300 FHWAC# 23772
Lot # 4439 Nevada, Ely Two Ely
Banking Ledgers 1) Ely National
Bank. Deposit book for Grecian Meat
Co. of McGill, Nevada. Entries start
in 1915. Only first two pages used.
Brown leather covers. 8” x 3.5” 2)
Checkbook for the First National Bank
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Lot # 4441 Nevada, Eureka Eureka Drug Prescription Archive
- The medical history of a mining town from 1870 to 1920 18841899 Is this a history of medicine in Nevada? Is this an historically
important lot of 15,000 (or so) pieces of paper. A bottle collector’s
ephemera dream? A significant collection from the first druggist in
the state of Nevada? Yes, on all counts! This is three boxes (12,000 to
15,000 pieces) of prescriptions from an important Central Nevada
mining town from 1882 for nearly 15 years from F. J. Schneider. F. J.
SCHNEIDER, deceased, was one of Eureka’s most successful business
men and pioneer citizens. He came to the state in 1860, and was the
pioneer druggist of the state, and was successfully engaged in that
trade in Eureka from 1870 until his death. He was a man of shrewd
and fine business ability, and though he met with some misfortunes he
was in the main continuously successful, and, what is more, gained the
abiding respect of his fellow citizens in whatever community he cast
his lot. His business and his home were the centers of his affection and
his activity, and the worthy performance of the duties connected with
these relations gave him the love and esteem which he always enjoyed.
Mr. Schneider was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 24, 1834,
and his German parents emigrated to this country and settled in
Cincinnati when young people. Mr. Schneider was educated in his
native city and learned the drug business there. For three years he
was engaged in trade in New York City, and then during the fifties
came to San Francisco, where he followed his business for some
years. He was next in Downieville, California, and came thence to
Virginia City, Nevada, in 1860. Thirty pack mules carried his stock of
drugs and miners’ supplies, and he employed Mexican drivers. He set
up his establishment, building his own drug store, and was the first
druggist to enter that prosperous mining center. He also built another
building, which at that time rented for six hundred dollars a month,
but lost both structures in the devastating fire which swept the town.
He at once rebuilt and continued his business until he sold out to
Dr. A. M. Cole, who is now the oldest living druggist in the state. Mr.
Schneider went from Virginia City to Mountain City, where he was in
business a short time, was in Marysville, California, two years, then in
Truckee, and from the last named place came to Eureka in 1870. He
opened his store as one of the pioneer business houses of the growing
mining center, and in the early days of the town was burned out
twice within eleven months. He succeeded, however, during the great
flood, in keeping the water out of his place of business. No disasters
disheartened him or caused more than a slight check to his prosperity,
and he enjoyed a long continued career of business activity.
Mr. Schneider died in Eureka on June 2; 1893. Mrs. Schneider and
her son-in-law, Mr. Batchelder, settled the estate, and for the past
seven years Mrs. Schneider has successfully continued the business
of her late husband. She keeps a drug clerk, and spends much of her
time in the store. Her pleasant home is situated on the hill in Eureka,
from which there is a fine view of the town, and she still enjoys the
friendship of the many friends she and her husband have made in the
past thirty years. [“A History of the State of Nevada: Its Resources and
People” by Thomas Wren] Est. $5,000 ~ $10,000 FHWAC# 25751
Lot # 4442 Nevada, Eureka Rare
Eureka County Bank Calendar
1904 Very scarce calendar featuring
a photograph, titled “Old Friends,”
of a child with a Saint Bernard dog.
Compliments of The Eureka County
Bank of Eureka, Nevada. Miniature
calendar months on the bottom.
Measures 9” x 7.” Rough condition:
soiling, portions of photo scraped off,
scuff marks. Est. $80 ~ $150 FHWAC# 24655
Lot # 4443 Nevada, Eureka County
1913 Fishing and Hunting License
Eureka county, NV / hunting and Fishing
License, no. 178, expires Feb. 28, 1913.
Est. $100 ~ $250 FHWAC# 25550
Lot # 4444
Nevada,
Fallon Warren
W. Williams Gen. Merchandise Calendar
1912 Cute little calendar print (7.75”
x 6.75”) with image of buffalo (2.25” x
4.75”). Copyright 1908. “Highland Rovers”
by Sherrin. The T.D.M. Co., Red Oak, Iowa.
January 1912 calendar month printed at
bottom. According to Mallet, David Sherrin
(1868-1935) was an English artist. Very
clean! Est. $70 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24504
Lot # 4445 Nevada, Gerlach Panorama of Bert Shedd Ranch
by Reno Photographer Roy Curtis 1920s-1930s 8” x 69” panorama
colored photograph identified as Bert Shedd Ranch in Gerlach, NV,
taken by Curtis Photo Studios, Reno, Nevada. The photograph features
a ranch house and beautiful green Nevada landscape. There is an
area near the bottom center that has been retouched. There are also
pinholes along the borders. Bert Shedd discovered gold in 1910 in the
Granite Range. He purchased property near Deep Hole in 1936. Ads for
the Curtis studio appears in Reno newspapers from 1918-1930s. Roy
Curtis was most active in the 1920s. He moved from New York to Reno
in 1916. According to an article in the 2005 Nevada Historical Society
Quarterly, “Curtis worked with the cumbersome view camera, contactprinting his negatives in the sun, just like the frontier photographers
of the nineteenth century. Older local photographers remember seeing
Curtis printing his negative on the sidewalk in front of his Virginia
Street studio.” Est. $250 ~ $400 FHWAC# 25366
Lot # 4446 Nevada,
Gold Hill Gold Hill Check
Collection (incl. Territorial)
1863-1903 Lot of 5. 1) Two
Wells Fargo Certificates of
Deposit, March 24 and May 16,
1863. N.T. (Nevada Territory)
dateline. Both have 5 cent IR
adhesive revenues. Delicate
paper. Pen cancelled. 2) Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Co. check, August
1903. Signed by J.W. Eckley as president. Cut cancel and soiling. The
Yellow Jacket was the site of a horrific underground fire in 1869 where
at least 35 miners died. 3) Bank of California certificate of deposit,
March 22, 1870. Nevada 2 cent and IR 5 cent adhesive stamps with
tied cancel. 4) Bank of California draft, March 6, 1874 for Dr. James
Murphy. Folds and light toning. (Prag Collection)
Est. $120 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24258
Lot # 4447 Nevada, Goldfield AAONMS
Medal and Ribbon with Tonopah Gold 1907
Fabulous condition ribbon and medal. Burro,
scimtar, half moon and star (silver) decorate this
piece. “Southern Nevada NOBLES / GoldfieldTonopah / Imperial Council / A.A .O.N.M.S. / Los
Angeles, Cal. / 1907.” Shriners International,
previously known as the Ancient Arabic Order
of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (A.A.O.N.M.S.)
and also commonly known as Shriners, was
established in 1870, and is an appendant body
to Freemasonry.Bright vivid colors! Est. $200 ~ $500 FHWAC# 22752
Lot # 4448 Nevada,
Goldfield First National Bank
of Goldfield Calendar 1909
Illustration (6.25” x 8”) of two
elderly people making a deposit.
Caption reads: Copyright 1907
by Louie Moeller, N.A. U4288THEIR FIRST DEPOSIT---From
Painting by Louis Moeller. The
Osborne Co., N.Y.” Mounted
on tan cardstock (11.25” x 14.25”) that has “First National Bank/
Goldfield. Nev.” in gilt lettering at the top. Calendar month pad stapled
at the bottom (missing January). Some staining on cardstock, creases
on illustration, and chipping to calendar months. Est. $100 ~ $200
FHWAC# 24759
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Lot # 4449 Nevada,
Goldfield Nine Postcards,
mostly Goldfield - All
Cancelled 1907-1911 Great lot!
Eight clear Goldfield cancels.
Includes a Goldfield whirl wind
(unique), two photographs of
large high grade sacks of ore in
two different banks, two Hotel
Goldfield, fire department, head
frame, colored view of Tonopah. Three RPC’s. Some are quite rare! Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 25737
Lot # 4450 Nevada, Goldfield
Lot # 4456 Nevada, Minden
Lot # 4451 Nevada, Hoover
Dam Union Pacific Hoover Dam
Broadside 32” x 22”. “Hoover
Dam - 727 feet high / near Las
Vegas, Nevada / reached via /
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.” Faded.
No rips, no tears. Some different
coloration where an old frame was. Est. $150 ~ $300 FHWAC# 2887
Lot # 4452 Nevada, Las
Vegas Early RPC of Fremont
Street in Las Vegas Hotel
Overland and Hotel Nevada are
featured on the street corner.
Don’t forget the sign that says
“Boulder Dam Stage Office!” Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 22767
Lot # 4453 Nevada, Las Vegas The
Boulder Club Calendar 1958 Text at top:
“Enjoy the Old West”/ THE BOULDER CLUB/
118 FREMONT St., LAS VEGAS, NEVADA/ Best
Little City in the World.” Beneath is a colorful
print showing a grandmother flying a kite
with her two grandsons. No artist identified.
Bottom features January and February
calendar months. Overall dimensions: 19” x
12” Condition: some toning and a few small
bends. Est. $70 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24501
Lot # 4454 Nevada,
Manhattan Union Drug Store Calendar Print
1919 Calendar for North, Ferguson & Co., Inc./
Union Drug Store/ Stationers and Newsdealers/
Manhattan Nevada. Has a single calendar month
page (January) (8” x 10.75”) below a 9”x 12”
print showing 4 hunting dogs waiting at a fence
for their master. Illustration from a painting
by Rogers, Copyright 1917 by The T.D.M. Co.,
Red Oak, Iowa. Surrounded by an ornate floral
border. Total dimensions: 25” x 16.” Condition:
deep horizontal crease. Est. $200 ~ $400
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Valley Drug Store Calendar 1916
Mason Valley Drug Store/ Owen H. Bott/
MASON, NEVADA. Small (4” x 6”) print
titled “Called to the Colors” which shows
a soldier leaving for war and saying
goodbye to his family. Artist is identified
as Dobson, which is the show name of
artist David Irving Diamondstein (18831957), who did cartoons and articles
under the “Dobson” name. [Ref: Who Was
Who in American Art, pg. 167]. Overall
dimensions: 11.5” x 8.75.” Creme colored
paper on brown paper. Excellent condition! Est. $70 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24505
Postcards, Goldfield, Nevada
1907/10 29 postcards, most
addressed to Edith (Mrs. Leonard)
Thompson, Goldfield Nevada, from
her family in Nebraska. Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25233
FHWAC# 24775
Lot # 4455 Nevada, Mason Mason
Nevada Magazine 1945/48 29 issues
of Nevada Magazines, published in
Minden. Not to be confused with the
official Nevada State magazine with
the same name. September, 1945;
February, 1947; March, 1947, 2 copies;
April, 1947, 2 copies; May, 1947, 3
copies; June, 1947; July, 1947, 2 copies;
August, 1947; September, 1947,
2 copies; October, 1947, 2 copies;
November, 1947, 3 copies; December, 1947, 3 copies; January, 1948,
2 copies; March, 1948; June, 1948; November, 1948; December, 1948
Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25230
Lot # 4457 Nevada,
Minden The Nevada
Magazine 1945 One
complete year, bound
together with card stock and
3 strings. Nevada magazine
is not the state publication.
This was a private magazine published in Minden. Issues; July, 1945;
August, 1945; September, 1945; October, 1945; November, 1945;
December, 1945; January, 1946; February, 1946; March, 1946; April,
1946; May, 1946; June, 1946 Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25228
Lot # 4458 Nevada,
Mottsville Unique Nevada
Document (with revenue
stamps) from “Mottsville
County” 1866 I can
guarantee you will never
see this again. And official
document that recognizes
Mottsville County. (This
obviously refers to
Mottsville in Douglas
County.) This deed is for
Richard Alvy and is for a water ditch. Includes a hand drawn map of
section 4 and 5 with a Wood Road, Flour Mill, Residence, Mountain
Stream, and proposed Water Ditch. The document states, “First, the
mill power and water ditch shall be called Alvy’s ditch. The mill power
consists of the entire stream known as Motts Creek...The ditch for
irrigating purposes takes water out of the aforesaid creek about two
hundred yards west of my residence.” Richard Alvy does not sign
the paper, but makes his mark which is witnessed by John Parson.
Alvy was born in 1817 in England. He came to America in 1859 and
soon found his way to Nevada. In the 1900 census at 83 years old his
occupation is listed as a “Capitalist!” Est. $200 ~ $300 FHWAC# 24817
Lot # 4459 Nevada,
Palisade Whitney &
Co. Check (Previously
Unknown) 1870s Dateline
Palisade, 187-. Whitney &
Co., 415 Front Street, San
Francisco. Green text with
stub attached. Printed by
John G. Hodge & Co., Stationers, SF. 3.50” x 11” with stub. Some creases
and small tears. (Prag Collection) Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 24234
Lot # 4460 Nevada, Pioche
Two Bank of Pioche Reports Two
small booklets that serve as the
Condensed Statement of Condition
for the bank. 1) Report of the Bank
of Pioche Incorporated, March
4, 1936. As required by the State
Banking Department. Bank shows
the same amount of resources as
liabilities. 4 pages. 5.5” x 3.25”
2) Same type of report for April
4, 1941. 5.5” x 3.5” Would make a good pairing with our State Bank
Examiner lot! Est. $70 ~ $100 FHWAC# 24645
Lot # 4461 Nevada, Pioche
Two Wells Fargo Pioche Checks
(incl. Chinese Merchant) 1884
Two W.E. Griffin, Banker, Wells,
Fargo & Co. checks from Pioche.
One is issued to Oung Chong Ling.
Reverse has Chinese characters.
This check has cut cancel and
soiling. The other has cut cancel. Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25112
Lot # 4462 Nevada, Rawhide
Rawhide News in the SF Chronicle
1908 Four full, original pages (
pages 19-20; and 29-30) of April
19, 1908 San Francisco Chronicle
featuring the Nevada boomtown of
Rawhide. Page 20 is a full page ad
inviting investors sponsored by the
Industrial Investment Company.
On page 29 is an article “Rawhide Gold is Making World Amazingly
Rich,” with no byline and a text that is an investment pitch with little
disguise. Good condition, all readable. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 26135
Lot # 4463 Nevada,
Reno “Palace Club”
Calendar with Charles
Russell Cowboy Print
1948 14.5” x 18.75”
calendar with 9” x 13” print
illustration of a cowboy
on bucking horse with a
wagon and other cowboys
in the background. From
a painting by CM Russell,
1890. “Rider on the Rough
String.” Copyright T.D.M. Co., USA. This calendar celebrates the 60th
anniversary of the “Reno’s Famous ‘Palace Club’/ “Oldest Club in
Nevada.” 1888/ 1948. Calendar pad (2.5” x 5”) attached bottom center.
Some wrinkles on print (from being glued on) , otherwise very nice
condition. Suitable for framing. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 24778
Lot # 4464
Nevada, Reno
Blueprints from
Prominent
Nevada Architect
Frederick
DeLongchamps
Five blueprints
for the store and
building of Mr.
A.A. Brundidge
done by architect
Frederick J. DeLongchamps. DeLongchamps (1882-1969) graduated
from UNR with a degree in mining engineering in 1904. After working
in Inyo County in mining, he returned to Nevada in 1907. From 19091938, he had his own very successful architecture firm. He was also
the only person ever appointed Nevada State Architect (1919). From
what we can find, Brundidge’s building (which was a well-known art
supply store) is not one of the works completed by DeLongchamps.
Thus, DeLongchamps may have either drawn these plans as a proposal
that was never adopted or his connection to this building is previously
unknown. Each sheet measures approx. 38.5” x 25.” Soiling, stains,
and some large rips. Please inspect. From the Gordon Harris Estate.
[Ref:http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/materials/specoll/mss/NC1215.
aspx] Est. $200 ~ $300 FHWAC# 25310
Lot # 4465 Nevada, Reno
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Checks signed by Prominent NV
Banker Walter Harris 1917-1918
Lot of one statement and sixteen
illustrated checks signed by Walter
J. Harris, a well-known Nevada
banker who also signed the First
national Bank currency. For these checks, Harris was acting as trustee
for the Zanzibar Mining Company. This mining company was inc. in
South Dakota in 1910. The checks have been punched paid and the
statement has separation. From the Gordon Harris Estate. Est. $50 ~ $75 FHWAC# 25306
Lot # 4466 Nevada, Reno Farmers
& Merchants National Bank Calendar
1912 “Compliments of Farmers &
Merchants National Bank of Reno.” 9.75”
x 6.75” color illustration of woman in
pastoral setting mounted on brown paper
measuring 12” x 8.25.” Small calendar pad
attached at the bottom center. Condition:
creases, some toning to calendar pages.
Image is in good condition. Est. $80 ~ $150 FHWAC# 24756
Please
Go to FHWAC.com for
link to photo
Lot # 4467 Nevada, Reno First
National Bank 1933 Poster/
Calendar 1933 Forward America,
Destiny is the title of the painting
depicting George Washington, Ben
Franklin, Jefferson, Penn, etc. The
artist was Henry (Hy) Hintermeister (American, 1897–1972). Henry
Hintermeister was born in 1897 in New York. His father John Henry
Hintermeister was an illustrator as well. Father and son often worked
as a duo, from the 1890’s to the 1940’s, under the pseudonym Hy
Hintermeister. They became well known producing over 1,000 of
illustrations; John Henry and Henry were often compared to Norman
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Rockwell with their illustration storytelling. The duo produced a
series of calendars, including this one for the First national Bank,
Reno, NV. The last page, December, is still attached. Printed behind
the calendar pages were monthly calendars for 1933 and 1934 and
legal holidays listed, and a note on how to use the Maturity Calendar.
A quote below the image reads: “Here is portrayed the stalwart
determination that has molded the destiny of our country. Success,
power, and the respect of the world have largely resulted because of
the invincible spirit of Washington, the wisdom of Franklin, Jefferson’s
vision and Penn’s friendliness. Ambition and faithfulness guided the
works of Hamilton, Bradford and Raleigh; courage prompted Hudson
and Columbus to sail uncharted waters. these heroes conquered
despite all difficulties. Perfection was on their western horizon. Their
spirits live on--America marches forward.” Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 24917
Lot # 4468 Nevada, Reno First
National Bank 1934 Poster/
Calendar 1934 The calendar
illustration was by Arthur V.Diehl,
(1870-1929). Arthur Diehl’s painting
style quite naturally evolved from the
french Barbizon School since he came
from Europe and knew the European
painters‘ work. Diehl painted
landscapes, mostly Cape Cod scenes, sand dunes, and wharves. All of
the loose pages are missing. Printed on the area behind the calendar
pages are monthly calendars for the years 1934 and 1935, instructions
for using the Maturity calendar and legal holidays. Est. $200 ~ $400
Please
Go to FHWAC.com for
link to photo
FHWAC# 24918
Lot # 4469 Nevada, Reno Harold”s
Club Calendar 1946 15” x 12” calendar
with 9” x 7” print showing scantily dressed
cowgirl sitting on a fence next to a Bar
X Ranch mailbox. Titled, “Rose of the
Ranch.” Copyright The Gerlach-Barklow
Co. in Joliet, Ill. Text at top and bottom of
calendar: “IT’S HAROLD’S CLUB/ IN RENO
NEVADA.” Calendar pad (2” x 3.5”) attached
bottom center. A few creases, otherwise
very nice. Est. $80 ~ $150 FHWAC# 24777
Insider Stock Deal with
Prominent Nevada Banker Walter
Harris 1939 Three documents that
tell the story of an insider stock deal:
a letter from the First National Bank
to Walter J. Harris acknowledging
receipt of a check for $2,250 to
Transamerica Corporation for the option to purchase ten shares. Also,
the reply letter from Transamerica Corporation and a copy of the
option agreement (dated two years before). Folds and toning. From
the Gordon Harris Estate. Est. $50 ~ $150 FHWAC# 25307
Lot # 4471 Nevada, Reno Large
Arial Photograph of Reno late 1960s
Measures 15.75” x 20.” This black and
white photograph probably dates to
around 1966-67, given the presence
and absence of a few key buildings
(like the Harrahs tower). Pinholes in
corners and a few creases (top center
and borders). Suitable for framing. Possibly taken by Dondero. From
the Gordon Harris Estate. Est. $70 ~ $120 FHWAC# 26300
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Lot # 4472 Nevada, Reno Nevada
Engineering Works Calendar 1912 Nevada
Engineering Works/ Machinery,Supplies,
Repairs/ Reno, Nevada. Red cardstock (10”
x 7.5”) with an illustration (3.75”x 5.25”) of
horsemen and their dogs. Done by British
artist G.D. Rowlandson (1861-1930). Printed
by the Thomas D. Murphy Co. in Red Oak,
Iowa. Has the month of January at the
bottom. Excellent condition. Est. $70 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24506
Lot # 4473 Nevada, Reno Photograph
of Farmer & Merchants National Bank in
Reno, c.1903 Great contrast and detail for
this 9.25” x 7.5” photograph mounted on
12.25” x 9” cardstock. Fabulous view that
clearly shows the brick building with welldressed men and a wagon in front. You can
easily read the names of the business above
the bank, including Dr. Kilgour, Physician
and Surgeon, and Dr. J.C. Hennessy. Dentist.
Reverse has notations indicating this once
belonged to the Nevada Historical Society.
The name dates this photograph to c.1903. The bank opened the
previous year. Condition: 1.25” tear in photo along bottom left. Tiny
(0.25 cm) tear along top. Otherwise, fantastic Reno photograph! Est. $200 ~ $500 FHWAC# 24779
Possible Land Scrip Scam Offer to
W.J. Harris from Jeremiah Collins
1916 Letter describing a very
interesting land proposition to W.J.
Harris, prominent Nevada banking
figure, from Jeremiah Collins, Land
Attorney and President of The
Collins Land Co. (in Helena). Collins
mentions unsurveyed land estimates
for Western states and says he “has control of the largest block of
Sioux Half Breed scrip in existence...the full equivalent of Valentine.”
He offers that for “anyone desiring to locate several hundred acres
of unsurveyed land... I can make a very attractive proposition.” This
proposition was probably not valid, and thus a “scam.” Collins was
the largest dealer of scrip in the United States. Sioux Half Breed scrip
was issued in 1857 to mixed-blood individuals to extinguish their title
to land originally reserved to them by the 1830 Treaty of Prairie du
Chien. The scrip could be used to locate land anywhere in the public
domain. From the Gordon Harris Estate. Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25309
Lot # 4475 Nevada, Reno Reno
City Map 1907 Fascinating piece of
early Reno history. Blueprint style
map of Reno, amended and corrected
by H.B. Maxson, city engineer,
December 1907. Find: Virginia &
Truckee Railroad, Central Pacific
Railroad, N.C.O. Railroad, and electric
railways, including one that appears
to go to University of Nevada, Reno.
Was this ever built? Measures 27.5” x
20.5.” Condition: soiling, wrinkles, 1”
tear top right, smaller tears on edges
all around. From the Gordon Harris
Estate. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 25304
Lot # 4480 Nevada, Reno The
Nice Assortment of Reno Checks
1878-1945 Very nice assortment
of Reno checks. Includes 1) D.A.
Bender and Co. Bankers, 1878
check. 2) Paxton, Curtis & Co,
Bankers, 1881 check. 3) Nixon
National Bank, 1915 check
imprinted Hoyt, Gibbons, & French,
Attorneys-at-Law, made out to Bell Telephone Co. of Nevada. 4) Reno
National Bank, 1910’s unused check. 5) Two Bank of Nevada 1888
checks, one to Essex Mill Co., both signed by Mrs. Theodore Winters.
6) First National Bank of Nevada unused check, 1880’s, imprinted
Pyramid Lake Mining Company. 7) unusual First National Bank of
Nevada unused check, World War II, “Transfer to the Gasoline Bank
Account of...” Est. $30 ~ $120 FHWAC# 9140
Nevada Newsletter: “Reno, Nevada/
Its Resources” 1927 Volume 21,
Number 20.June 25, 1927. Price 50
cents. Softcover. 102 pages with black
and white and color photographs
(Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, etc), including
fold-out views of downtown Reno
and the Truckee River. Articles by
Fred Balzar (governor), E.E. Roberts
(mayor), Walter Clark (president
of UNR), and others. Topics such as
Reno’s ‘pure air,” the highway system,
agricultural Nevada, mining, livestock,
etc. Lots of Reno advertisements. Very interesting Nevada historical
piece! Condition: spine tearing, some toning and rips. 13.75” x 10.5”
Est. $50 ~ $150 FHWAC# 24755
Reno Ephemera Lot of three.
1) A ledger book for the Nixon
National Bank of Reno that
someone used as a way of
listing their photo negatives.
Alphabetical tabs have titles like
“Gold Hill Ditch” or “Riverside
Hotel Fire.” The fire reference dates this to c.1922. 8.5” x 3.5.” 2)
Unused stiff envelope for the Bank of Nevada. 2.25” x 6.25.” 3) An issue
of the Reno Evening Gazette from July 25, 1877. Four pages with Reno
ads and an article about a large railroad strike. Small rips, but overall
good condition. Est. $80 ~ $100 FHWAC# 24629
Lot # 4481 Nevada, Reno The Nevada
Lot # 4478 Nevada, Reno Reno
National Bank Calendar 1924 Front
features nighttime tropical scene (6.75” x
4.75”) titled “Velvet Night in Southern Seas.”
Copyright The Osborne Company. Calendar
pad measures 1.75” x 3.25” and has gilt
lettering “May each day’s golden setting sun
foretell a bright tomorrow.” Reverse has a
greeting message from The Reno National
Bank. Overall dimensions: 13.5” x 9.5”
Condition: crease along the right side (not
through image), bent corners. Est. $70 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24503
Lot # 4479 Nevada,
Reno The Nevada
Magazine, August
1899 Rare! Vol. I, No.
I. “A Monthly Magazine
Devoted to Literature,
Current Events and
the Best Interests of
the State of Nevada.”
Van Duzer & Haley, Proprietors. 78 pages plus Reno advertisements.
Interesting historical reference that includes black and white photos.
Chapters such as: “Reno, the Metropolis of Nevada”; “The Creation of
an Inland Empire,” or “The History of Nevada.” Paper covers with rips
and portions of the covers missing. Pages are mostly clean. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24670
Voice - Rare, Volume 1, Number 1,
Newspaper 1926 “A paper published
in the interest of Good Morals and Good
Citizenship, Non-sectarian, Non-political,
Independent.” According to Lingefelter
there is only one known copy and it is
housed at the Nevada Historical Society.
This monthly extolled the sins of alcohol
and gambling in Reno in the 1920’s.
Remember that Reno was called the
Chicago of the West during this time
because of its close ties to organized crime. Needless to say it only
lasted a year. Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25719
Two Reno RPCs c1920 1)
Postcard of beautiful houses
and church on the banks of
the Truckee. Barber (see
reverse) lived at 465 Riverside
Drive. Different view than you
usually find. 2) 1918 Truckee
River view. Cancelled in Reno.
Est. $100 ~ $150 FHWAC# 22768
Two Theodore Winters
Reno Documents 1) First
National Bank of Reno loan
document. Theo. Winters is
borrowing $7,500 on Jan.
2, 1885. Paid Dec. 24, 1885.
Signed by Winters. 4.5” x 8.”
2) Interest Statement from
the First National Bank of
Reno for Theo. Winters dated
Oct. 31, 1885. 9.75” x 3.25.”
The Winters family initially
settled in Yolo County. When the gold strikes happened in Nevada,
they began hauling freight from Placerville to the Carson Valley. In
the 1850`s, the Winters family became wealthy from their freighting
business, and from holdings in the Comstock. At one point, they owned
18,000 acres of land in California and Nevada. Theodore Winters
(1823-1906) later lost most of his property and fortune when he
unsuccessfully ran for Nevada governor in 1890. The town of Winters
in California is named after him. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24609
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Lot # 4484 Nevada, Reno United
Nevada Bank Calendar Print c.1929
Gorgeous calendar print titled “Nature’s
Fortress,” from the original painting
by W.H. Chandler. Dramatic image of
rocky coast with two ships and waves
crashing against cliff. The calendar pad
that originally went with this is no longer
present. Print is 13.5” x 10.5.” Overall
dimensions: 8” x 13.75.” Gilt lettering:
“United Nevada Bank/ Reno, Nevada”
in upper left corner. The United Nevada
Bank was a consolidation of banks
formed by George Wingfield and Herbert
Fleishhacker in August 1929. Condition: Rips and creases to border.
Creases in upper right of print. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24500
Lot # 4485 Nevada, Reno Washoe
County Bank Framed Calendar (Art by
Chester K Van Nortwick) c.1923 Top
in gilt lettering: “Washoe County Bank/
Reno, Nevada/ Established 1871.” Below
is a print (8” x 6.5”) showing an idyllic
scene of two women in a waterside
garden. Artist is Chester K Van Nortwick
(1881-1944), an American painter
and the son of George Washington
van Nortwick, an accomplished and
celebrated engraver. Chester worked
as a staff artist for the Denver Post and
Rocky Mountain News before entering the Chicago Art Institute.
Calendar pad is missing. Printed by the Gerlach-Barklow Co., Joliet,
Ill. The print is nicely framed. Condition: creases in border, rip bottom
left, bottom left corner missing. Print in very good condition. Framed
15.5” x 12.5” Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24508
Lot # 4486 Nevada, Reno Washoe
County Bank Framed Calendar (Art
by Chester K Van Nortwick) 1927 Gilt
lettering on blue paper: Washoe County
Bank/ Reno, Nevada/ Established 1871.
Below is print (8.25” x 6.75”) titled “In the
Garden of Dreams.” Artist is again Chester
K Van Nortwick. Calendar pad for 1927
attached bottom center. Printed by the
Gerlach-Barklow Co., Joliet, Ill. Overall
dimensions: 14.25” x 11.25” Condition:
deep horizontal crease through border
Lot # 4488
Nevada, Rhyolite
Articles of
Incorporation
for the Bullfrog
Bank and Trust,
Rhyolite 1905
Certified Copy!
Includes the
Nevada state seal.
The Bullfrog Bank
and Trust Co. was
incorporated in
1905, in the boom and bust mining town of Rhyolite, Nevada, located
in the heart of the Bullfrog Mining District. Although there were other
towns established nearby, including Beatty and Goldfield, Rhyolite
became the main area for financial growth. Rhyolite’s population
peaked at 10,000 in 1907, with electricity and railroads connecting
the town to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Las Vegas, enabling the
banking systems to connect across state lines. The Bullfrog Bank and
Trust Co. took this opportunity to serve the financial needs of the
growing number of residents, becoming one of the two main banks in
Rhyolite, the other being the John S. Cook and Co. Bank. The Bullfrog
Bank did have a second branch in Beatty, Nevada; however, the
Rhyolite location grew more quickly and had a larger financial holding.
Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 24801
Lot # 4489 Nevada,
Rhyolite J.R. Lane Calendar
(same as rare Rhyolite token)
1910 This calendar proves the
authenticity of a previously
discovered J.R. Lane token
that was dug in Rhyolite! J.R.
Lane, Illuminating, Lubricating,
Fuel Oils, Hay, Grain and Coal/
Freighting/ Rhyolite, Nevada.
Brown heavy cardstock with
print (6.25” x 8.25”) titled “Troubles Never Come Singly” that shows
a man and three ladies trying to fix a stranded car. From a painting
by Bangough. Copyright 1908 by The T.D.M. Co., Red Oak, Iowa.
Calendar pad (2.5” x 5.75”) attached bottom center with all months
present (though January is ripped). Overall dimensions: 11.75” x 14.5.”
Condition: creases in cardstock, 3” tear, and smaller rips along the top
edge. Some water damage. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 24776
Lot # 4490 Nevada, Rhyolite
Pair of Rhyolite Checks w/
Bullfrog Vignette 1909-1910 No.
125 and 159. Both from M.M. Van
Fleet, Trustee for Creditors of The
Bullfrog Bank and Trust Company.
Frog vignette upper left. Both are
punch and stamp cancelled. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24621
and print. Est. $70 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24509
Water Report on the Steamboat
Springs 1893 Nathaniel E. Wilson,
chemist with the Department
of Chemistry at the Nevada
Agricultural Experiment Station
located at the State University
in Reno Nevada provided this
typewritten analysis of the
Sinter deposit of the Springs at
Steamboat for Mr. James T. Davis of Mound House. Three typewritten
pages. Est. $40 ~ $60 FHWAC# 26143
Lot # 4491 Nevada, Ruth Ruth
Bank Stock Certificate 1934 This is
the first Ruth Bank stock certificate
we have ever seen. Number 15, 10
shares, H. G. Lathrop on December
1, 1934. Signed by HG Lathrop
cashier and W Marsh president.
The Ruth Bank received its charter
January 2, 1909. Est. $150 ~ $250
FHWAC# 24806
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Lot # 4492 Nevada,
Smelter Five RPCs of
Smelter, Nevada c1909
This is a unique and
marvelous collection
of postcards. Two
are identified as C. D.
Gallagher photographs.
Two postcards show
an overview of the
town site, one shows an
overview of the smelter,
one shows the smelter
and trestle, and one is
a close-up of the main
street. Est. $300 ~ $500 FHWAC# 22766
Lot # 4493 Nevada, Tonopah
The Tonopah Banking Corporation
Calendar 1924 A 9” x 7” gilt-tinted
photograph of the Capitol Building in
Washington D.C. is the centerpiece to
this 1924 calendar for the Tonopah
Banking Corporation, Established
1905. Photograph is titled “The Heart
of the Nation,” by THe Knapp Co. Inc,
N.Y. Small calendar pad at the bottom
with all months present. Overall, 15”
x 9.75.” Rips and chips to border and
matte. Some scratches to photograph. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24760
Lot # 4494
Nevada, Tonopah
Tonopah Bank
Photo/Calendar
1908 A 6” x 8”
black and white
photograph of the
front of a bank
with a dog sitting
outside. Small
(1.5” x 2.5”) paper
calendar months
attached bottom
center. Photograph mounted on 9” x 10.75” cardstock. Photographer is
identified bottom right corner: Tonopah Studio, E.W. Smith, Tonopah,
Nev. Excellent condition! Est. $200 ~ $500 FHWAC# 24754
Lot # 4495 Nevada,
Vernon / Lovelock
Twenty Vernon and
Lovelock Billheads
1907 Four Vernon Supply
Company small billheads.
Sixteen L. N. Marker
General Blacksmith
billheads. Three different
in four color variations.
Est. $150 ~ $350
FHWAC# 24805
Lot # 4496 Nevada, Big Meadows, Lovelock, Vernon The Hans
C., P.N., and L.N. Marker Archive, c 1875-1929 c.1875-1929 This
archive is a classic story of western European immigrants coming to
America and settling in Nevada to make a new life. Instead of mining,
brothers Hans and P.N. Marker, as partners, went into ranching on
Nevada’s deserts and semi-dry valleys around Winnemucca. Marker
bought property at Big Meadows, and at one time routinely ran 600
to 1200 head of cattle. His obituary stated that he made “the desert
blossom like a rose”. Born in Denmark in 1845, Marker came to
America in 1872 and settled in Washoe City, where they started a
wood, lumber and stock business. He moved to Big Meadows in 1875
and immediately planted hundreds or more trees. He and his wife
had 11 children. After time, Marker settled in Big Meadows, later
Lovelocks, where he raised his family. P.N. Marker went to Washoe
Valley, but kept an interest in the business. Hans died in 1904 of
throat cancer. Marker was also active in the nursery business, getting
thousands of trees to the region. Marker’s son, L.N. Marker became
a blacksmith and lumber/hardware dealer in Lovelock. When the
post-1900 mining boom hit the Lovelock area around Seven troughs,
Vernon, Mazuma etc., Marker started a satellite store in Vernon. A
separate lot contains most of the Vernon business records, though
there are about two dozen examples in this archive. The archive
is split into two basic parts: H.C. Marker and L.N. Marker. H.C.
Marker’s papers include old receipts, correspondence and business
correspondence, including ranch land leases, purchases and sales, as
well as cattle sales, tax records, annual sales records, etc. He also ran
several different businesses, including a hay and grain dealership. In
1880 alone, Marker ranched more than 12 sections of land, a sizeable
task in Nevada at the time. His most valuable asset that year were
his cattle and horses. Marker’s business even contracted to build the
Laurel Hill Cemetery in Lovelock in 1884. Marker’s correspondence
from his home country is in another lot, though there are three or four
examples in this archive. Some records are of Chinese in Lovelock.
The archive contains thousands of documents (about one cubic foot),
though two thirds are of the H.C. Marker business. A third are L.
Marker’s business. Est. $1,000 ~ $3,000 FHWAC# 25019
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Lot # 4497 Nevada, Virginia
City Adolph Sutro and the
Railroad c1866 Lot of 6 items
that lead us to a mystery worth
research. 1-2) Two telegraphs from
the Untied State Pacific Telegraph
Company. One from R. H. Stretch
and one from his brother James.
(Stretch was the Nevada state
mineralogist in 1866. He must
have also been working for Sutro.)
They are addressed to Sutro.
They both sound urgent. The first
asks Mr. Sutro to “Send railroad
map tomorrow without fail in
tin case.” What railroad? He is a mineralogist, not an engineer. The
Central Pacific was still stuck in the Sierra’s. The V&T? Not until 1869.
Perhaps it was referring to the San Francisco and Washoe Railroad. It
was an effort to compete with the Central Pacific and would go from
Placerville to Virginia City and on to Austin. I am sure that Sutro would
be very interested in this railroad as it would go right by the front of
his tunnel. 3) The cardboard covered “Sutro Tunnel” book. A classic in
near perfect condition. There are small reddish stains, which I believe
was from the printing process. 4-5) Two iconic Sutro tunnel post
cards. 6) A letter from the Sutro Library in 1963 about their sale of
duplicate Sutro materials. These items came from that sale. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 27565
City Bank of California Bliss &
Yerington Check 1874 Payable
to Brown & Watchman. Signed by
DL Bliss for the Carson Lumber
Company. Back has been signed
by H. M. Yerington for Watchman.
Revenue imprinted RN D1. Wells
Fargo & Co. Carson City stamp on
back. Est. $100 ~ $150 FHWAC# 22776
Lot # 4500 Nevada,
Virginia City Comstock
Billheads and
Correspondence Lot of 24.
Includes: Western Union
Telegraph ( billhead 1875,
receipt 1875), Zadig & Co.
(1911), Best & Belcher Mining
Co. (1911), Virginia Evening Chronicle (1897 and 1898), Washoe
Land and Cattle Co. (1901), Wm. Sutherland Printer (two from 1902),
Fulton Foundry (1868 and 1878), Best & Belcher, Gould & Curry Joint
Winze (1912), Virginia City Gas Co. (1889), unused Virginia and Gold
Hill Water Co. (1892), Gallatin & Folsom (1879). Also: two county tax
records from 1888, a Savage Mine paycheck from 1876, IOOF receipt
(1906), two Dayton billheads (Braun & Loftus 1900 and 1904), two
unused forms from McConnell & Co. Stock Brokers in Carson, and an
affidavit of Publication for the Territorial Enterprise. Est. $100 ~ $300 FHWAC# 24664
City Comstock Checks and
Paystubs 1864-1947 Lot of 69.
Nice variety! Includes: 8 payroll
receipts from the Savage Mine
(1872); 29 Bank of California debit
slips (185-1903); 3 from Virginia
City Bank, 1920s, damaged; 4
Nevada Bank of San Francisco w/ adhesive revenues (1877); 6 Nevada
Bank of SF debit slips (1892); 14 Cons. Virginia Mining Co. checks
(1942-47); 2 Comstock Pumping Assoc. (1900); 2 Bank of California
w/ adhesive revenues (1898 and 1900); and a Stateler & Arrington
N.T. check w/ stamp cut off (1864). Est. $70 ~ $120 FHWAC# 25107
Lot # 4499 Nevada,
Virginia City Carson & Tahoe
Lumber Check Collection
1872-1897 Seven checks
related to the Carson and
Tahoe Lumber and Fluming
Company, owned and
operated by D.L. Bliss, Henry
Yerington, D.O. Mills, and
J.A. Rigby. Founded in 1872,
it was the largest lumber
operation servicing the
Comstock. The company mostly operated out of Glenbrook, utilizing
a flume system to transport the wood to Carson. They owned up to
50,000 acres of land, two steamers, locomotives, and a narrow gauge
railroad. The company was dissolved in 1947. These checks provide
a nice range for the company, from the early organization (1872) to
the waning of the Comstock and lumber business (1897). All checks
were issued in Virginia City. 1) A pair of checks that may represent the
early consolidation of the company. Both issued Sept. 6, 1872. First is
to the Glenbrook Mill Co. for $10,094.78. Adhesive revenue, cut cancel,
and light soiling. The second is issued to Yerington Bliss & Co. for
$21,005.41. Cut cancel and soiling. Both signed Carson Lumber a/c
for Bliss. 2) 1873 check issued to D.W. Parkhurst for $828.28. Signed
by Bliss for Carson Lumber. Cut cancel, adhesive revenue and folds. 3)
Three 1878 Carson and Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co. checks, RN-G,
all signed by Bliss. 4) An 1897 Savage Mining Co. check issued to the
350
C and T.L. and F. Co. for $75. Signed by H.M. Gorham. [Ref: https://
knowledgecenter.unr.edu/specoll/mss/NC72.aspx and http://www.
foresthistory.org/publications/FHT/FHTSpringFall2007/FHT_2007_
Comstock.pdf] (Prag Collection) Est. $150 ~ $300 FHWAC# 24265
Lot # 4502 Nevada, Virginia City IOOF Pink Gold Grand Lodge
Ceremonial Badge 1896 WOW! Just look at the photo to catch all
the nuances of this piece: pink gold, red heart, gold circle insert, In
an original case that is from A. De Neuf, jeweler, Virginia City. Leather
cover and deep purple velvet interior. “Grand Lodge / IOOF / State of
Nevada” on badge. Gold circle says “Inst. Jan 21st A.D. 1867.” Reverse
of badge says Presented to Edgar Reinhart, P. G. M., Grand Lodge
IOOF of Nevada, 1896.” De Neuf was a Virginia City jeweler from
approximately 1889 to 1909. Est. $1,500 ~ $3,000 FHWAC# 22751
City Mackay Signed Check
Issued to Nye & Co. Jewelers
1870 Bank of California. Virginia,
Nevada, Dec. 31st, 1870. Issued to
Nye & Co., who were prominent
Virginia City jewelers. They were
the jewelers who performed
the final work on the Virginia &
Truckee ceremonial silver spike.
Signed by John Mackay. Why was Mackay purchasing jewelry on New
Year’s Eve? A present for his wife? Two cent Nevada adhesive revenue
stamp. Cut cancel, folds, toning on left side and stains on reverse. (Prag
Collection) Est. $70 ~ $100 FHWAC# 24261
Lot # 4504 Nevada,
Virginia City Nevada
Territorial Governor
James Nye Signed Wells
Fargo Check 1862 January
15, 1865 check number
29 to William S Ball for $100. Nice bold signature. Partial blue ‘PAID’
stamp. Est. $100 ~ $150 FHWAC# 24853
City Original Ticket for Piper’s
Opera House Rare, original
ticket for the famous theatre
in Virginia City. Admit One
Gallery Ticket. 2” x 3.5” on heavy
cardstock. Printed by Ansell
Ticket Co. in Chicago. Given the
printer, this most likely dates to the early 1900s. Condition: pinhole,
soiling, heavy creases. Illegible pencil writing on reverse. Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 24628
Lot # 4508 Nevada, Virginia City
Telegraph to Adolph Sutro about
Secrecy Problems Really neat Western
Union Telegraph Company Notice for
a message sent from Virginia City to
Adolph Sutro. Message received in Elko,
September 19th, 1870. Message is as
follows: “Communication suppressed
when will you return you are wanted.”
They were having secrecy problems!
Signed by James J. Robbins. Robbins is
not listed in the 1868 Nevada directory.
He appears in the 1871 directory and is
listed as an attorney. Given that he also
doesn’t appear in Thompson & West
(1881), he was probably not in Nevada for very long. Measures 7.75” x
5.5.” Folds and light toning. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24711
City Unissued Comstock Check
Collection (inc. Territorial)
Lot of 243! Includes: 12 Wells,
Fargo & Co. c.1860s (territorial);
30 Hale & Norcross S.M. Co.,
c.1880s; 100 Savage Mining Co.
(Wells Fargo), c. 1880s; 36 Pless
Dredging and Reclamation Co. and Justice Silver Mining Co., c.1890s;
20 B.F. Hastings & Co. Bankers, c.1860s; and 45 Paxton &Thornburgh
(N.T. dateline). (Prag Collection) Est. $250 ~ $500 FHWAC# 24275
City Virginia City Bank Calendar
(1922) A 3.5” x 7.75” black and white
photograph of the mining town with
mine tailings and buildings visible is
the focus of this 1922 calendar from
the Virginia City Bank. A large calendar
pad (7” x 10.5”) takes up the bottom
half of the calendar. Overall, 14” x 11.”
Poor condition: soiling, creases, toning,
and chips to pages. The Virginia City
Bank was founded in January 1922.
Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24761
City Early Virginia City Check
1861 Another very early Wells,
Fargo & Co. check signed by
R.N. Graves. supt. of the Empire
Mining & Milling Co, as well as the Gould & Curry. Issued on Sept. 21,
1861, just six months after the creation of Nevada Territory. Pinhole.
bent corner and light soiling. (Prag Collection) Est. $100 ~ $200
FHWAC# 24246
Society of Pacific Coast Pioneers
Bonds (3 Denominations) 1877
Second group of these rare Comstock
bonds: $5, $10, and $20. Issued March
1877. Very good condition. Please see
previous lot for historical background.
5” x 8.5” Est. $300 ~ $500 FHWAC# 24718
Virginia City Bank Calendar (1927) 1927
Large (23” x 12”) calendar (green with
black text) featuring an illustrated yellow
map of Nevada (12.5” x 9.5”) featuring
vignettes of livestock and mining tools.
Calendar pad (6.75” x 10”) attached at
bottom. “Virginia City Bank/ Capital and
Surplus $35,000.00/ Virginia City, Nevada.”
Condition: tear in map (near sheep vignette)
and on both sides of the calendar pad.
Rough edge upper left. Est. $100 ~ $200
FHWAC# 24511
351
Lot #
4512
Nevada,
Virginia City
Virginia
City
Billhead
Collection
1864-1897
Lot of 27
with a few
duplicates.
Nice variety!
Many
pictorial. No territorial. Includes: J.B Dazet (unused and one used,
1897), Mark Strouse (pictorial, 1874), Will H. Burrall (pictorial,
1870s), J.W. Hemenway (pictorial, 1871), Summit Boiler Works
(pictorial, 1878), J.W. McDonald (pictorial, 1875), J.P. Smith (pictorial,
1870), A. Maass & Co. (pictorial, 1872), J. Pequigney (pictorial, two
from 1874), Gillig. Mott & Co. (pictorial and non-pictorial, 1864 &
1869), Biroth & Morgan (pictorial, 1897), Wolf & Flectcher (pictorial,
1875), T. Woolley (Gold Hill, 1878), Savage Mining Co. (1885), Fred
Boegle (1874), Enterprise Printing House (1876 & 1879), Nevada Bell
Telephone Co. (1889), Kennedy & Mallon (1865), Andrew Wamsley
(1878), A. Laigneau (1889), Virginia & Gold Hill Water Co. (1876), Jas.
MacDonald (1871), and Western Union Telegraph Co. (1875). Overall
condition of group is very good. (Prag Collection) Est. $400 ~ $800
FHWAC# 26306
to Chief of Police in Virginia City appears in a December 26, 1909 issue
of the Nevada State Journal underneath the headline “Shake-up in
Storey County.” He replaced Dan O’Hagan as Chief of Police and of the
Fire Department. It is unclear how long he held this post, though he
is referenced as “Chief McGuigan of the Divide” in a Sept. 28,1913 NSJ
article. By 1918, he has left the police force and gone back into mining:
his World War I registration card lists him as a miner for the Ontario
Silver Mining Co. in Park City, Utah, though his wife is still in Gold Hill.
By 1920, he listed in the census as a “quartz miner,” with 3 sons and
2 daughters. McGuigan left the Comstock in 1925 for Reno. By 1930,
he had returned to police work, this time in Reno (along with two of
his sons). Charles Arthur McGuigan, Comstock miner and police chief,
died on Dec. 3, 1952 in Reno after battling a “long illness.”
Est. $1,500 ~ $4,000 FHWAC# 24773
City Virginia City Ephemera
Lot of 15. Great variety! Checks:
Carson and Tahoe Lumber and
Fluming Co., RN-G, 1878, signed
by D.L. Bliss; Savage Mining Co.,
RN-G, 1879, signed by Gillette
as supt.; Ophir Mining Co.,
RN-X, 1900, signed by Ross as
supt.; two Comstock Pumping
Association, 1908, signed by Hall as supt.; and four Dayton Cons.
Mines Co. paychecks, 1939. Two small handwritten receipts for the
Woodworth Mill, both 1874. An 1878 loan document for Breed &
Crosby, merchants in Virginia City. Small 1887 receipt for F.C. Lord,
Agent for Giant Powder Co., for powder sold to Savage Mining Co.
Unused illustrated treasurer’s draft for the Young America Engine Co.
No. 2, c. 1870s. Finally, an 1864 (quite possibly territorial) billhead for
A.P. Sanborn (Eastman & Co. crossed out), Lumber Dealer, for lumber
sold to the Savage Mining Co. (Prag Collection) Est. $150 ~ $250 FHWAC# 25100
Lot # 4513 Nevada, Virginia City Virginia City Chief of Police
and Fire Badge and Handcuffs 1910 This fabulous gold-plated brass
badge came to us directly from the great-grandson of the officer!
Please see photo (C.A. McGuigan is circled). Front of badge reads:
CHIEF/ C.A. McGUIGAN/ 1910/ VIRGINIA CITY, Reverse has maker’s
mark: C.D. REESE/ 122 NASSAU ST./ NEW YORK. Reese is a wellknown maker of badges from this period. Badge has the expected
wear (rubbing of gold-plating) patterns on the front. Measures 3” x
2.25.” Also included with the badge are a set of handcuffs from the
family. Given that many members of the family were involved in law
enforcement, it is uncertain if these particular handcuffs belonged
to C.A. McGuigan. Handcuffs do not come with key. Though born in
Illinois in 1876, Charles Arthur McGuigan developed deep Nevada
roots when he arrived to the Comstock. He married Clara Kenny in
Gold Hill on April 22, 1897. Kenny grew-up on the Comstock and her
father was a blacksmith for some of the leading mines. On the 1900
census, Charles is listed as a teamster in Gold Hill. In 1903, he appears
on the Mardi Gras committee for the Comstock Carnival in Virginia
City. At some point he became involved in mining, as evidenced by the
1909 issue of Miner’s Magazine which lists him as the Gold Hill union
chapter president for the Western Federation of Miners. His promotion
352
Virginia City Fire Department Ephemera
c.1870s Lot of three unused illustrated
treasurer drafts from the Young America
Engine Co., No. 2. 187-. Printed by J.D. Bethel
& Co., Printers, Virginia. Great vignette of
fire wagon. Each measures 4.25” x 13” with
stub. Diagonal crease running through right
side and light toning. The Young America
Engine Co. No. 2 was organized in 1861 with Jacob Young as the
foreman. As this was one of a handful of fire companies, there was
fierce competition. Sometimes, this competition got out of control.
Companies rushed to a fire in 1863 which turned into a riot. The end
result was a member of Young America Engine Company being shot
and killed by an Assistant Chief of the Virginia City Fire Department. In
1872, the company purchased the first steam fire engine in Nevada, a
Silsby, housing it in a new, one-story building with a basement on this
site, next to the Wells Fargo Building. They were one of only two fire
companies to survive the great fire of 1875. They disbanded in 1877.
[Ref: http://www.storeycounty.org/Fire/History.asp] (Prag Collection)
Est. $80 ~ $120 FHWAC# 24264
Lot # 4516 Nevada, Winnemucca
Humboldt County Warrants (post1900) 1912-1930s Lot of 80 pictorial
warrants! One is General County Fund,
five are School Fund, two are Library
Fund, 18 are Redemption Fund, and 54
are Road Fund. Excellent condition. (Prag
Lot # 4517 Nevada,
Winnemucca Three George
Nixon Signed Documents
1900-1904 Lot of four from
the First National Bank of
Winnemucca. Two are 1900 and
George Nixon is Cashier. One is
1904 and Nixon is President.
The fourth is 1904, but not
Nixon. All are addressed to H.
C. Marker of Lovelock. George
Stuart Nixon was a United
States Senator from Nevada.
He was born in Placer County,
California. He went to work for a railroad company and studied
telegraphy. Later, he was transferred in 1881 to Nevada and organized
and became cashier of a bank at Winnemucca, Nevada. He later built
an opera house in Reno and a theater in Winnemucca. He became a
member of the Nevada Assembly in 1891 and was elected in 1905 as
a Republican to the U.S. Senate. He was reelected in 1911 and served
until his death in 1912. He was the chairman of the Committee on
Coast Defenses. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 22758
Lot # 4518 Nevada, Winnemucca Real
Photo Postcard of Catholic Church 1910 A
RPC that shows a woman walking in front of a
church with white picket fence. Pen notations
on front indicate this is the catholic church in
Winnemucca. Reverse has correspondence
addressed to Mrs. John J. Marker in Lovelock,
Nevada. Mailed April 13, 1910. Two cent stamp.
Contrast low. Image faded. Est. $40 ~ $60
FHWAC# 24702
Lot # 4519 Nevada, Yerington Lyon
County Bank Almanac and Checkbook
1) The Bank Almanac for 1929. Stamped
with the Lyon County Bank’s name and
information (Yerington, Nevada, 4% Paid on
Savings Accounts). 32 pages with calendar
on back cover. Lot of advice for how to
spend your money, based on lunar cycles
and math tricks! 8” x 5.25” Softcover. Very
good condition. 2) Checkbook with unused
Lyon County Bank checks and five used
stubs.190-. Over 30 unused checks. Printed
by Nevada Press in Carson. Est. $80 ~ $150 FHWAC# 24647
Lot # 4520 Nevada,
Yerington Lyon County Bank
Calendar w/ Twin Lakes
Image 1927 Unique view of
Twin Lakes, a good fishing
spot in the Sierra Nevada.
“Compliments of Lyon County
Bank/ YERINGTON, NEVADA.”
Colored image of Twin Lakes
measures 6.25” x 12.5.”
Calendar pad (mostly) attached at bottom measures 2.25” x 4.5.”
Ribbons still present. Overall dimensions: 13” x 18” Condition: some
rips to cardstock. Image is nice. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24502
Lot # 4521 Nevada
Mosaic Imagery Maps
c1972-1974 Group of 4
including: 1) Photo Mosaic
State of Nevada by Aerial
Photographers of Nevada/
Reno-Stead Airport/ compiled
from/ Earth Resources
Technology Satellites (ERTS)/
Multispectral Scanner
Imagery/Height of Orbit
494 miles/ Remote Sensing
Laboratary/ Renewable Resources Center/ Max C Fleischman College
of Agriculture/ University of Nevada Reno/ Photographed September
1972. Measures 38” x 27 1/4”. 2) Two smaller glossy photo mosaic
state of Nevada photographs, unmarked, measuring 11 1/2” x 17 1/4”.
4) Mosaic Imagery from Earth Resources Technology Satellite - 1 of the
Conterminous United States prepared for NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center by the USDA Soil Conservation Service 1974. Satellite Image
Mosaic Band - 7 Summer printed at top and bottom right border.
measures 41” x 29”. Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 24442
Lot # 4522 Nevada “Agricultural
Nevada” Booklet c.1911 63 pages
with black and white photographs. By
C.A. Norcross, Commissioner Industry,
Agriculture and Irrigation. Issued by
Sunset Magazine Homeseekers Bureau,
San Francisco, California. A sales pitch
to potential home buyers and business
operators for the fertile opportunities
Nevada provides. Topics such as water, alfalfa,
honey, ranches, etc. Las Vegas is described
as a “thriving town of 1,500 inhabitants...”
Great pictures of early Nevada agriculture.
Last page is map of Nevada. A nice compliment to the mining histories
we normally provide. Very good condition. 9.5” x 6.5” Est. $50 ~ $100
FHWAC# 24622
Lot # 4523 Nevada 1867
Nevada Green $500 bond
1867 Cancelled green bond
signed by Governor Bradley,
treasure Shcooling and
controller Hobart. Number
343. Nice Nevada-type state
seal on top. Est. $150 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24812
Lot # 4524 Nevada 1891 Nevada
Legislature Broadside 1891 Hard
to find. 28” x 21”. Includes William
Stewart, J P Jones, Charles Belknap,
Russell Colcord, Orvis Ring, Lem
Allen, George Nixon, William McGill,
etc. Please see photo for condition
issues, but this broadside is not seen
everyday. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 2885
353
Lot # 4525
Nevada 1910
Nevada Republican
Nominees
Broadside 1910
Very Rare. 31 1/2” x
24”. Complete slate
featuring George
Nixon, Tasker Oddie,
EE Roberts (Reno’s
famous pro-alcohol
Mayor during
prohibition), Frank
Norcross, and George Springmeyer of Douglas. The Republicans swept
the state. In pretty good shape for 100 years old. Some rips and tears
on left, see photo. Est. $250 ~ $400 FHWAC# 2886
Lot # 4526 Nevada
Agricultural Extension
Pamphlets 1916/1937 Nine
small pamphlets: Dual-Purpose
and Beef Cattle, 1016; Rabies,
1918; The Poison Parsnip or
Water Hemlock, 1920; The
Narrow-Leaved Milkweed and
The Broad-Leaved or Showy
Milkweed, 1920; Death Camas,
1921; The Spring Rabbit-Brush,
1922; The Common Chokecherry, 1926; Nevada soils: An Outline of
Proposed Investigations, 1936; Studies of the Range Sheep Business in
Nevada, 1937. Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25225
Lot # 4527 Nevada Nevada Bank
Ephemera 1867-1925 1) 1873 Bank
of California check to D. L. Bliss for
the Summit Flume Company. Signed
by Bliss. Back has a Wells Fargo &
Co. Carson City stamp. 2) 1867 First
National Bank of Austin deposit
receipt for $33,330. 3) 1891 reply
card from the First National Bank of
Reno. 4) Wells State Bank, 1925, draft.
5) 1897 Bullion and Exchange Bank small bill head. Est. $50 ~ $75
FHWAC# 22771
Lot # 4528 Nevada Historic
Nevada Postcards Lot of 37
post cards of Reno, Virginia City
and a couple from Las Vegas.
Including 5 real photo cards:
early Mackay Field at UNR, “C”
Street in Virginia City’s run down
days, and Virginia Street early in the 20th century. Est. $60 ~ $100
FHWAC# 25036
Lot # 4529 Nevada
Miscellaneous Nevada Billheads
Lot of 8. From Austin: Hall &
Marston, Upper Austin Meat
Market, c.1870s, soiling and
tears; Color illustrated billhead for
William Easton, Wholesale Dealer
in Pabst Brewing Co., vignette
of blue ribbon and beer bottles,
c. 191-, toning; John M. Duncan & Co., Hardware, vignette of tools,
1865, folds and soiling; William D. Deeble, Wholesale Dealer in Beef,
354
Veal, Mutton, Pork, cattle vignette, 1886, soiling. From Manhattan:
Manhattan Commercial Mining Co., Groceries and Mining Supplies,
1919, folds and toning. From Elko: W.T. Smith Company, Gen. Merch.,
1889, soiling and rips. And finally from Lovelock: two unused billheads
for the Mines Development Company of Nevada, c. 19--. Est. $100 ~ $120 FHWAC# 24661
Lot # 4530 Nevada
Miscellaneous Nevada
Collectables Lot of eleven. 1)
Model Dairy one quart milk
bottle. Reno. 2) Goldfield Drug
& Jewelry. Felis Brothers. Sheep
Dip Poison. 3) Travel case with
two metal containers. One for
cigarettes and one for matches.
Old risque matchbook still in
case. Condition issues. 4) View
master stereoscope. 5) Lufkin Micrometer (a gauge that measures
small distances or thicknesses) in original tongue and groove box. 6)
postcard of Overton Lost City Museum. 7) Postcard of a “California
Dish: Victory diet. risque. 8-11) Four Round House oversized
postcards from Alea, Hawaii. Est. $100 ~ $150 FHWAC# 26951
Lot # 4531 Nevada Nevada
Atom Bomb Test Photographs,
Likely by Chemist N.E. Wilson
1940s Lot of six different
8” x 10” black-and-white
photographs showing an atom
bomb test explosion. The family
believes these were taken by N.E.
Wilson, who was a noted chemist
with the University of Nevada,
Reno. Condition: photographs
have glue residue on reverse, are
bowed and soiled. From the Gordon Harris Estate. Est. $80 ~ $120
FHWAC# 25305
Lot # 4532
Nevada Nevada
Centennial
Ephemera 1964
Three covers
with “First Day of
Issue” Centennial
Stamps, 18641964, cancelled,
Carson City,
Nevada July 22, 1964. Seven copies of Nevada Highways maps,
1963/64. One “Greetings from Nevada, Our 100th Birthday”. “Nevada
Statehood Commemorative Centennial Stamp Ceremony” program.
Letterhead for The State of Nevada Centennial Commission. Program:
The Comstock is Calling all Clampers, Nevada Clapmcentennial
Celebration, Virginia City, Nevada. Judge, Marshall, Official, and Parade
Award ribbons. Official Centennial Magazine. An activities list for
the International Festival on May 16, 1976. A souvenir program for
the Silver Nevada Gold Spirit of ‘76 Southern Nevada Bicentennial.
Official Nevada Bicentennial Calendar of Events, 1776-1976. American
Revolution Bicentennial Commission Public Speaker’s Compendium of
Source Material, a Guidebook. Churchill County Bicentennial Program.
Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 25238
Lot # 4533 Nevada
Nevada Check Collection Lot
of 14. From the Comstock: an
1870 Mariposa Mill check RN
with signature of James G. Fair;
an 1862 territorial check from
Paxton & Thornburgh Bankers,
signed by R.H. Morrow; an
1871 certificate of deposit
for the Bank of California in
Gold Hill w/ green and brown
5 cent adhesive revenue stamps; and two unused receipts (c.1892)
for the Virginia and Gold Hill Water Company. From Carson City: two
State Controller’s Warrants, yellow (1879) and tan (1874), both with
mining and railroad vignettes, one for hauling gravel for upkeep on the
grounds of the Capitol Building; two unused State of Nevada paychecks
c. 1860s with allegorical vignette; and a c.1900 Wells, Fargo & Co.
Express receipt from the Bullion and Exchange Bank. From Pioche:
an unused Receipt Pending Issuance of Certificate for the Pioche Last
Chance Mining Co. (190-) and an unused letterhead for the same
company; and an unused Silgoled Mining Co. of Nevada check (drawn
on the Bank of Pioche). Finally, an unused paystub for the Day Silver
Mining Co. of Royal City (c.1880s). Est. $150 ~ $250 FHWAC# 24627
Check Collection Lot of 40. Nice
variety. Best two: White Pine
County Bank, (Eureka stamped
over Hamilton), Dec. 15, 1877, w/
adhesive revenue stamp, repaired
cut cancel and soiling; and an
1878, Bank of California (with San
Francisco written in), Gold Hill,
w/ adhesive revenue. Also includes: Pioche, Sparks, Yerington, Royal
City, Reno, Winnemucca, Manhattan, Minden, and Tuscarora. (Prag
Ephemera (Carson, Gold Hill,
Goldfield, and Virginia City)
Lot of 8 items. From Carson:
two Western Union Telegraph
receipts, one received from
Palisade (1889) re: a package
and the other to brokers in
NY (1884). From Gold Hill: an
1878 billhead for Gallatin & Folsom, Hardware, to Savage Mining Co.
Attached to Savage voucher. From Goldfield: 1910 billhead from J.M.
Cohen & Co. and a 1912 SF pictorial billhead attached to a FlorenceGoldfield Mining Co. voucher. From Virginia City: two Western Union
Telegraph Co. receipts (1889 and 1890) to R.P. Keating. supt. of Hale &
Norcross regarding stocks. Finally, a 27” x 17.5” newspaper-style page
prospectus discussing the Winnemucca Northern Rail Road Company
(a railroad between Winnemucca and Boise). Est. $70 ~ $100 FHWAC# 24403
Lot # 4538 Nevada
Nevada Historical Photo
Booklets Four copies of
Historical Highlights of Nevada
souvenir booklets (3” x 4”).
Photos include: Belmont’s
Vacant Courthouse, Nye
County; Panorama at Delamar, Lincoln County Ghost Town; Historic
Eureka’s Main Street, U. S. 50; Vacant Hotels at Goldfield; Overbury
Bank Ruins, Rhyolite Ghost Town; Tuscarora Business District, Elko
County; Unionville’s Now Vacant School; Historic Buildings at Virginia
City; Remains of Old Washoe City. Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25244
Maps 16 maps: five BLM maps of
various districts, six oil company
touring maps, Nevada Highways
maps. Est. $50 ~ $100 Lot # 4535 Nevada Nevada
Check Collection 2 Over 60 pieces!
Checks from Virginia City (Savage
Mine and D.L. Bliss), Gold Hill (a
territorial piece), Carson City (CC
Savings Bank w/ coin vignette),
Austin (Manhattan Silver Mining
Co. and Bank of California), Sparks,
Reno, Winnemucca, Yerington,
Lovelock, Minden, Battle Mountain,
Goldfield, Elko, and Eureka.
Something for every Nevada
collector. Some unused. Please inspect! Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 24663
Lot # 4536 Nevada
Nevada Check Collection 3
Lot of 75 checks, debit slips,
and other banking documents
from across Nevada. Carson
City, Eureka, Goldfield, Reno,
Tonopah, and Winnemucca.
Companies/Banks: Goldifeld Development Co., J.Emmett Walsh,
Goldfield Deep Mines Co. of Nevada., State Bank & Trust Co. (Carson
City), Carson Valley Bank, Goldfield Branch of The State Bank and
Trust Co., Nixon National Bank (Reno), Bullion & Exchange Bank
(Carson), Reorganized Kewanas Mining Co. (Goldfield), State Bank &
Trust (Tonopah), Order of the Eastern Star (Eureka), and Humboldt
County Warrant. Please inspect! Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25109
FHWAC# 25503
Lot # 4540 Nevada
Nevada Railroad, Stage, and
Post Office Ephemera Eight
pieces. Railroad: a Wells, Fargo
& Co. Express wax seal for
the Eureka-Nevada Railway
Company and an Expense Bill
from 1904 for the Eureka &
Palisade Railway Company.
Both in good condition. Stage:
an 1877 billhead for J.M.
Benton in Carson City, Stage
Office, Livery, Sale and Feed
Stable. Advertises for the Daily
Stage Line for Lake Tahoe; also
an 1875 Teamster’s Check card for the Forwarding and Commission
House in Battle Mountain regarding the shipment of 330 packages to
Austin. Measures 3” x 4.5” on heavy cardstock. Both in good condition.
Post Office: two registry receipts for the Post Office in Carson City
(1887 and 1889), both measure 4” x 6.” Also two 1883 money orders
(Cherry Creek and Carson City). Both 7” x 5” and have stamp of issuing
post office. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 24625
355
Related Ephemera Lot of 13
pieces. From Humboldt County:
a 1913 mining claim deed for the
Peerless No. 1 and 2 claims in
the Rochester Mining District; an
1879 Official Oath of the State of
Nevada attached to a Certificate of
Election for H.G. Marker, County
Commissioner of Humboldt County; an 1899 power of attorney for
sulphur mining claims (with brown 10 cent adhesive revenue). From
Carson City: two different bank letterheads (Carson Savings Bank,
1877, and Bullion and Exchange Bank, 1907), and an engraving of
the Nevada seal. Clason’s Guide to Nevada (map missing), c. 1911, 20
pages, 6.5” x 4.” Also two business cards for Jitney Service in Fallon, a
Union Drug Store (Tonopah) label for Superior Bay Rum (measures 3”
x 3.5”), two small tickets to Buffalo Bill’s and Pawnee Bill’s Museum,
a blank Adams & Co. Express receipt from 185- with stub, and a
reproduction Virginia City mining stock. Est. $100 ~ $150 FHWAC# 24626
Sheriff Letters w/ Great Contents
Lot of five. All revolve around
William Easton, sheriff in Austin. 1)
Two 1895 letters from the Sheriff’s
Office, Elko County, Nevada. First
one informs Easton that a deputy
in Tuscarora has been notified by
stage and that “if [the suspect] goes that way he will surely be caught”!
Second Elko letter on same letterhead informs Easton that “I would
have called on you for assistance if I need you.” 2) Two letters signed
by Easton on his letterhead. Dateline Austin 1895 and 1896. One
letter has Easton writing to Wadsworth, Nev. to find out “the names
of men employed on the section of Battle Mountain.” Second letter is
to Marshall, Ill. and seems to be regarding an order they want from a
Mr. Holdrum in San Francisco. 3) Final letter is from the Assessor of
Humboldt County, Nevada. Addressed to Easton in 1895, the county
assessor is congratulating Easton on his reelection (...and asking what
he will assess his cattle and sheep at this year.) All five letters show
moderate signs of wear: toning, folds, etc. Nice group! Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24635
State Map c1920 A multi-colored
pull down map of the state of
Nevada. Encased in a green light
metal frame measuring 43” x 2”,
measures 33 ½” x 50”. Published
by the National Map Company in
Indianapolis, Indiana and produced
by A.J. Nystrom & Company Map
Publishers. The date of the map
is c1920, as the population listed
equals the 1920 Nevada state
census. In addition to outlining
state’s mining districts, the map
shows “Counties, Cities, Villages
and Post Offices/ Steam and
Electric Railroad, with Stations
and Distances Between Stations/ National Forest and Indian
Reservations./ Complete Index of all Places on Map with Population
According to Latest Census/ With Key to Location on Map.” Some wear
on the sides of the map, where fraying has occurred. Water marks and
tears on the bottom corners of the map. The frame has white paint
residue. Est. $300 ~ $600 FHWAC# 25902
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Lot # 4544 Nevada Rules of Practice
of the United States Circuit Court 1888
Booklet for the Ninth circuit, District of
Nevada with the name S. B. or P. B. Ellis on
the cover. Est. $50 ~ $70 FHWAC# 25227
Lot # 4545 Nevada
Southern Nevada Telephone
ephemera 1908 Announcement of service by the Southern Nevada
Consolidated Telephone and Telegraph Company, a a billing sheet
from their office in Rhyolite. From the Weber Telephone & Telegraph
Collection. Est. $50 ~ $75 FHWAC# 24876
Lot # 4546 Nevada State
Bank Examiner Ephemera
1907-1908 Lot of three.
Good Nevada banking
references! 1) Report of the
State Bank Examiner, 1908.
T.R. Hofer’s nine page report
includes a foldout table that
shows the Condition of the State Banks, Private Banks, and Foreign
Banks in the State of Nevada. Ends with his recommendations about
banking practices the state needs to adopt. Some toning and tears
to cover. 2) Two 1907 letters to J.P. Marshall, State Bank Examiner
in Goldfield, Nevada. The Washoe County is asking for a license. The
other letter is from Oscar J. Smith, attorney at law in Reno, responding
to Marshall’s report on the bank’s condition. Est. $100 ~ $150
FHWAC# 24639
Lot # 4547 Nevada Two Nevada Maps
(1914 and 1934) Nice set. 1) 1914 Map
of Nevada with a Brief Description of its
Resources, Development, Topography
and Climate. Published by the Southern
Pacific. Map unfolds to 27” x 22” and has
separation at folds. 2)1934 Road Map of
the State of Nevada Courtesy of the State
Highway Department. Map unfolds to 17” x
27.5” Reverse has black and white photos
of Lake Tahoe, Boulder Dam, Governor’s
Mansion, Virginia St., Sand Dunes, etc. In
better condition than first map. Est. $50 ~ $75 FHWAC# 24665
Lot # 4548 Nevada
Various Documents from
Nevada and the West
1877-1909 Lot of 20.
Nevada warrants: two 1888
general fund, two 1898
general fund, three 1881
general fund, three 1881 state prison fund, and three 1877 general
fund. Two William Hobart signatures. Two unused Blossom Gold of
South Dakota, Fortune Mining and Smelting Company of Spokane
Washington, 1889 Park City Mining Company of Utah Territory, Two
Oregon Highland Gold Mines from 1903 and 1909, and one unused
Miners’ Hope Tunnel Gold and Silver Mining Company from Hamilton
Nevada. Est. $150 ~ $200 FHWAC# 25740
Rock & Petroleum Corp. Sealers
1) Sunburst Petroleum Corporation.
Inc. July 10, 1929. Aluminum
(rare). 2) Department of Weights
and Measures/ State of Nevada.
Vista Rock Products. Vista, NV. An
aggregate company that worked on
the Truckee River. Est. $150 ~ $250
Lot # 4553 Nevada
Two Different Nevada
Corp. Sealers 1)
Stateline Mercantile
Company. State of
Nevada. Inc. July 3, 1929.
Possibly Lake Tahoe. No
reference could be found.
2) Hollywood Apartment
Holding Corporation. Inc.
March 1st, 1928. Carson
City. Est. $150 ~ $200
FHWAC# 27750
Lot # 4550 Nevada Three
Different Nevada Corp. Sealers 1)
Joan of Arc Conclave No. 38 R.C. of
C. Chartered June 1st, 1918. State
of Nevada. (Reno). 2) International
Brotherhood of Teamsters,
Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers. Local No. 533. Reno, Nevada.
A.F. of L. c.1940s50s. 3) Department
of Weights and
Measures. State of
Nevada. National
Service Station.
Mountain scene at
center. Est. $200 ~ $300
FHWAC# 27751
FHWAC# 27754
Lot # 4554 Nevada
Chinese Wicker
Basket c.1900 This
style is typical of
c.1900 Chinese in
Nevada. Beaded
handle is detached,
but present. 8”
diameter, 3” tall with
lid. Multicolored beads
attached to lid with string and medallions with Chinese characters.
Est. $60 ~ $120 FHWAC# 26302
Lot # 4551
Nevada Three
Different Nevada
Corp. Sealers 2 1)
Capital Building
Company. Inc. Nov.
1st ,1927. Reno.
2) Hoffman & Son
Incorporated. Inc
Nov. 19, 1928.
Reno. 3) Guthrie
Estate Company. Inc. May 7th, 1923. Winnemucca. Est. $200 ~ $400
FHWAC# 27752
Lot # 4552
Nevada Three
Different Nevada
Corp. Sealers 3
1) Armanko Office
Supply Co. Inc.
December 31st,
1937. Reno. 2)
Metropolitan Steel
Products Co. Inc.
March 19, 1930. 3) Unitype Engineering Co. Inc. Sept. 11, 1931. Est. $200 ~ $300 FHWAC# 27753
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