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General Americana
Lot # 816 California, San Francisco
1906 Earthquake Photograph of
California Safe Report & Trust Co.
Great SF earthquake photograph! Bank
manager is identified as J. Datzell Brown.
D.C. Sherrins Laundry wagon parked in
front. Rubble and damage can be seen
on the right side. Measures 4.5” x 6.5”
on 7.5” x 9.5” cardstock. Photographer is
not identified. Some fading and wear on
edges, but details are very good in center. Est. $150 ~ $500 ID# 21944
Lot # 817 Califonia, San
Francisco Book of Mormon
owned by SF Earthquake
Bishop 1874. Hard bound
volume of the Book of
Mormon. Reprinted from the
third American edition. First
edition by the Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, who were
in California as part of the
larger Mormon diaspora.
Plano, Ill. Published by the
RLDS. This copy, according to the inscription in the back, was owned
by C.A. Parkin. Charles A. Parkin (1847-1924) was branch president of
the San Francisco RLDS when the 1906 earthquake hit. Afterwards, he
said, ““It seems as if S. F. branch is broken up, so many have gone away.
Everything we had was burned. . . . More than two thirds of S. F. branch
lost their homes and the rest lost businesses.” This copy, according to
correspondence from Parkin, was an earthquake survivor. 4”x 6 1/2.”
545 pages.
The first edition of this essential text was published in 1830 by
E.B. Grandin. Subsequent editions had two goals: reproduce the text
faithfully and make it more accessible to new readers. Prior to 1874,
the RLDS used an edition of the Book of Mormon published by James
O. Wright (1858, New York), basically a reprinting of the 1840 Nauvoo
edition. This 1874 edition follows the 1840 text and incorporates their
own system of versification. Unlike the later LDS editions, all RLDS
editions have retained the original longer chapters.
Condition: wear to covers and split at top. Foxing and soiling to
pages. Binding intact. [Ref:http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Book_of_
Mormon_Editions_(1830-1981)] Est. $1,000 ~ $3,000 ID# 23322
Old Ironsides Photograph 1933
Photograph (silverprint) of frigate
Constitution (also known as Old
Ironsides) entering San Francisco
Harbor.. Photographer unknown.
Unmounted, 17” H x 20” W.
Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22027
Photograph of Tobacco Warehouse
in old Livery Stable View of four men
and three horses outside of a wooden
structure labeled “Livery” but also
covered in tobacco signs. Three Star
Tobacco signs. Also signs for Mascot, Bull
Durham, Tom Keene, and Dixie Queen.
Based on the other photographs this
came with, this is most likely in the San Francisco area. Measures 5” x
7” on 7.25” x 9.25” cardboard. No photographer identified. Some fading
of image quality, but lots of details. Est. $100 ~ $150 ID# 21946
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Cliff House stereoviews Underwood &
Underwood scenes, one from Land’s End
looking down, the other from the beach
looking up. The first Cliff House was built by
Sam Brannan in 1858, using lumber from
a wrecked scooner. Adolph Sutro bought it
in 1883 but it was damaged by a dynamite
explosion and later fire. He rebuilt in 1896,
and this is the 7 story Victorian seen in these
views. Although it survived the 1906 earthquake, it burned in 1907.
Est. $100 ~ $150 ID# 21965
Pre-quake photograph of J.D. Rippe,
Grocer on 24th & Bryant c.1900
Scarce pre-1906 earthquake view of
the corner of 24th & Bryant. Horse and
wagon lower left. One man standing
bottom right with his foot up on a crate.
J.D. Rippe’s grocery store featured
prominently. Other businesses visible:
Empire Laundry (and baths and shaving) and McDevitt’s Bakery. 9.5”
x 7.75” on chipped 13” x 10.75” cardstock. Photograph is Johnson
(located at 55 Third Street). Soiling and a bubble (top right), but many
details shine through. Est. $150 ~ $300 ID# 21945
Rare SF Merchant, Goodwin & Co.,
Receipt for Cookies 1856 No. 666.
Dated San Francisco, April 12, 1856.
An order from Goodwin & Co. to the
New England Bakery for 10 cases
sugar crackers. Measures 6” x 3.”
Goodwin & Co. were grocers located at Oregon and Front Streets. Just
a few months earlier, on Feb. 15, their building suffered damage in an
earthquake. Est. $70 ~ $100 ID# 21843
Hand-colored Lithograph of
San Francisco Rare hand-colored
lithograph by L. Sabtier. Printed in
Paris, France by Lemercier. 27” H x
39” W Est. $150 ~ $400 ID# 22004
San Francisco Construction Wagon
Photograph c.1910 View of man
sitting on wagon with the sign
“Robert Trost/ General Contractor/
26th & Howard Sts.” Building
materials are stacked in the wagon and sticking out the back. Man on
crutches watches in the background. Nice contrast. A few scratches.
No photographer identified. 5” x 7” on 7” x 9” cardboard. Est. $100 ~
$150 ID# 21947
Lot # 825 California,
San Francisco 19th
century San Francisco
menus From the
collection of Ken Prag.
Exquisite lot of 15
early San Francisco
restaurant and event
menus. Includes
Spreckels Rotisserie,
Occidental Hotel, 1885 Culinary Ball menu, Maison Riche, Hotel
Metropole, etc. Est. $500 ~ $800 ID# 22902
The Art Brewery & Collectibles Auction* December 9, 10, & 11 2014
San Francisco 2
Chinese/California
pieces 1880s
Advertising card
for Sing Chong Co.
of San Francisco in
nice condition with
stereoview photo of
Chinese laborers. From the Burger collection. Est. $200 ~ $400
ID# 22909
Banquet menu for the Pawtucket Boys
1893 Menu for 20 year celebration banquet
in honor of “Mr. Anthony Hamilton of San
Francisco” given by the Pawtucket Boys.
Dated Aug. 2, 1893, it includes a list of club
members on reverse. From the Burger
collection. Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 22919
Lot # 828 California, San
Francisco Bay of San Francisco:
Two volume set 1892
Illustrated Bay of San Francisco:
The Metropolis of the Pacific
Coast and its Suburban Cities. A
History. Includes an index and
contents. What a great historical
reference! The covers are no longer connected and show great wear.
However, the pages are in great shape. Gold engraved title and gold
page edges. Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 23329
Choice Stock Certificate for Schmidt
Label & Lithographic Co. You’ve
seen their name on a huge variety of
Western lithographs. Here is a stock,
gorgeous as one would expect. No. 57.
Issued for 50 shares to H. Levi & Co.
on March 1st, 1884 in SF. Signed by
Schmidt (president) and Disbecker (secretary). Punch cancellations
through signatures. 9.5” x 6.5”
Prag Collection Est. $200 ~ $300 ID# 22707
Early San Francisco clipper ship
photograph T. H. Wilton, Marine
Photographer. Located at 838 Market
Street. The clipper ship Irby was a
British 4 master. She was sunk in 1919
by a mine. 14 x 11”. (Burger collection)
Est. $400 ~ $800 ID# 22957
San Francisco Illustrated
letterhead of San
Francisco by Charles
Magnus A mint illustrated
letterhead titled Panorama
of San Francisco. Sold
by Charles Magnus, 12
Frankfort Street, New York.
Toning to pages. From the
Burger collection. Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22928
General Americana
Lot # 832
California,
San Francisco
International
race panorama
1 1921 39”.
Photo shows the drives and crews for the International Sweepstakes,
Greater San Francisco Speedway, San Carlos on the Peninsula, San
Francisco, Cal., December 11, 1921. Photograph by Taylor, 323 Turk
Street. Jimmy Murphy won this race with a record breaking 110.6 mph
over the 250 miles of the new San Carlos Raceway. Murphy was fresh
from his victory at the French Grand Prix. He drove a Deusenberg. Est.
$200 ~ $400 ID# 22122
Lot # 833
California,
San Francisco
International
race panorama 2
1921 See previous lot. This panorama has creases. Est. $150 ~ $350
ID# 22123
Nine 1850’s San Francisco Gold
Rush newspapers 1850’s Seven daily
times, one San Francisco Herald, and
one evening bulletin. Find a letter from
Knight’s Ferry, Moquelumne Jockey
Club ad, a man who refused to fight in a
duel, a report on the pacific railroad Bill,
the inconsistancies of the Anti-Chinese
regulations,etc. A lot of first person history in these pages. Burger
Collection Est. $500 ~ $1,000 ID# 21474
Original Palace Hotel Photograph
The Palace Hotel was built by
William Ralston and later by William
Sharon who made their fortunes
in Virginia City, Nevada. With 755
guest rooms, Palace Hotel was at
the time of its construction the
largest hotel in the Western United
States. At 120 feet (37 m) in height,
the hotel was San Francisco’s tallest building for over a decade.
The skylighted open center of the building featured a Grand Court
overlooked by seven stories of white columned balconies which served
as an elegant carriage entrance. The hotel was destroyed by fire in the
1906 San Francisco earthquake. 9 1/2 x 7 1/2”. (Burger collection)
Est. $100 ~ $300 ID# 22951
Lot # 836
California,
San Francisco
Post 1900 San
Francisco menus
From the collection
of Ken Prag. More
than 80 menus from
San Francisco area
eateries! Many
are from the first
decade of the century including 14 from the famous Bohemian Club (a
male only social club for the area’s rich famous) and multiple Wolff’s
Cafe and Grill and Hotel del Monte menus. Also wonderful early menu
and wine lists from the Odeon Cafe, Herbert’s German Grill and the
San Francisco Club (1902). Est. $1,000 ~ $1,500 ID# 22904
Bid online at www.FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859
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General Americana
Lot # 837 California, San Francisco Print of
California Golden Jubilee & Mining Fair 34 x 18”
reproduction of poster advertising the five week
celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary
of James Marshall’s gold discovery. Led by Mayor
James D. Phelan, the San Francisco Miner’s
Association, the Society of California Pioneers,
and the San Francisco Merchant’s Association,
the jubilee promoted mining businesses sending
equipment to the Klondike gold rush and the
growth of San Francisco as a western outpost for
international trade just 50 years after the Gold Rush of ‘49.
Est. $75 ~ $100 ID# 23152
San Francisco Lithograph by Henry
Bill 1854 Early color lithograph (12”
H x 19” W) of San Francisco, with
numbered areas and legend. Published
for the History of the World by Henry
Bill, NY. View is from the city toward
the bay. Est. $100 ~ $300 ID# 22076
The “Monarch” Souvenir of
Sunset City and Sunset Scenes
1894 Group of 5 folio books
from the Prag collection. Views
of California Midwinter Fair and
Famous Scenes in the Golden State.
A Series of Pictures Taken by I.W.
Taber Official Photographer of the
Midwinter Fair, and Published by H.S.
Crocker Company, 215-219 Bush Street, San Francisco. Pacific Coast
Educational Series, Portfolios No. 11-15, Published Weekly.
Est. $200 ~ $500 ID# 20950
The Parlor Cigar Factory
Photographs c1905 Two photos
of No. 11 S. First St. and “our other
store”. 6 1/2 x 4 1/4” each.
Est. $150 ~ $250 ID# 21951
Francisco Two Early San
Francisco Photo Albums 1)
Album of San Francisco Bay Area
c.1890-1910. 94 photos in all.
Many are bleached/faded. Binding
loose. 2) Over 120 photographs. Later than first album
(presence of automobiles
andclothing). Many family shots.
Both of these albums warrant a deeper investigation. Please inspect!
Lot # 842 California, San Francisco Two
illustrations, one of early San Francisco
Two illustrations. One is a color depiction
of early San Francisco, “eng’d by Capewell &
Kimmel, N. Y.” Really nice frame. The second
is a representation of sailing ships. Probably
c. late 1890s Est. $100 ~ $150 ID# 22136
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Lot # 843 California, San Francisco Two
James King of William Checks Lot of
2. 1) Very rare, unused personal check,
c.1854. Blue text and vignette of eagle
perched on patriotic shield. 2) C. James
King of Wm. & Co., located at the N.W.
corner of Broadway & Sansome. Check,
dated June 10, 1880. Received from H.
Johnson $138.30. Signed by Buckbee.
Lot # 844
California,
San Francisco
Two nice San
Francisco
Panoramas Two
pieces with the
same scenes. One
framed and on
as an illustrated
lettersheet.
Panorama shows the city from a hill with the bay in the background.
This makes a nice duo. Est. $250 ~ $400 ID# 22955
San Francisco
Union Club menus
c.1880s From
the collection
of Ken Prag. 39
menus from the
Union Club, a San
Francisco social club
consolidated in 1889
from the Pacific and Union clubs (both founded in the 1850s). This lot
includes a variety of menus for breakfast, dinner and special events
(such as the bon voyage dinner given to club officer Ch. H. Haswell, Jr.
in 1884). Est. $600 ~ $900 ID# 22903
Lot # 846
California,
San
Francisco
Vista
de San
Francisco
de
California
by Lopez
c.1850’s
Handcolored
lithograph
by Urbano
Lopez. The
view is from a road on a prominence looking toward the city with the
bay to the right, showing a variety of ships and one long wharf. The
structures of the city are a combination of two-story buildings, and
significantly, tents; of the two figures in the foreground, one rides a
burro and the other walks, carrying either an axe or a “hobo” pouch
on a stick. The season is autumn and the trees are brilliant. Trimmed
to the edge of the image and taking the rule of the border at right,
with blank portion of the lower margin cut away leaving just the
identification of the view. Mounted on an old backing sheet. Burger
Collection Est. $2,000 ~ $4,000 ID# 22036
Francisco Water Stocks
1866, 1868 Four Water Stock
certificates. 1. The Tecolate
Water Company. Capital Stock,
San Francisco, California, N.
4. Issued to Harold Sturges.
Signatures cut out of certificate.
2. The Grass Valley Water
Company, Nevada County, California. No. 809. Not Issued. 3. The Vallejo
City Water Company. Incorporated 1868, Vallejo, CA. No. 10. Cancelled.
4. Suisun and Fairfield Water Company. Suisun City, Solano, CA. No.
57. Issued to Harvey Rice, May 12, 1866. Signed by Samuel Breck,
President and (not readable). Uncancelled. Prag Collection
Est. $150 ~ $200 ID# 23728
Lot # 848 California, San Francisco Peninsula San
Francisco Peninsula Map 1869 San Francisco
Peninsula U. S. Coastal Survey map (29.75” H x
17.5” W). The map area extends from Fort Point
and Alcatraz Island in the north to Point San
Pedro in the south, and shows the topography
from the ocean and the bay.City of San Francisco
is shown. Est. $150 ~ $300 ID# 22047
Lot # 849
California, San
Francisco Territorial Pioneers of
California Repro. Print Framed
reproduction of the certification that
John Jackson Waste is a founding
member of the association of
Territorial Pioneers of California,
San Francisco, Nov. 25th, 1874. Ten
vignettes of pioneer days. 32 1/2 x 27
1/2” lovely wooden frame. Est. $150 ~ $400 ID# 23151
Lot # 850 California, San Joaquin San Joaquin
County $1000 (gold) Bond 1887 Framed,
crudely matted bond, only lightly cancelled.
All coupons attached. Very Fine. Prag
Collection. Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 23576
Lot # 851
California,
San Jose
College of
Notre Dame,
San Jose,
California 1876 Very detailed color
lithograph (matted, 22.5” H x 33” W)
of the College of Notre Dame in San
Jose, from the Santa Clara County
Atlas. Drawn by C. L. Smith. It depicts the school, people, carriages,
with the hills in the background. Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22044
Lot # 852 California, Santa
Clara County Map No.
8, Santa Clara County
Atlas 1876 Hand-colored
lithograph map of Santa Clara
County, CA. by Thompson and
West. Unmounted, 17.25” h
x 27.25” W. Small tears on
left side, good condition. Est.
$200 ~ $400 ID# 22034
General Americana
Lot # 853 California, Santa Clara
County Santa Clara College c.
1876 Very detailed black and
white lithograph (18” H x 29” W)
of Santa Clara College. Compiled,
drawn and published from personal
examinations and surveys by
Thompson & West, San Francisco,
Cal. 1876. Drawn by by C. L. Smith.
The scene shows the college
with courtyards, gardens, people, carriages and the surrounding
community and hills. From the Santa Clara County Atlas.
Est. $150 ~ $300 ID# 22045
Santa Cruz Reverse
on Glass Cemetery
Sign from Santa Cruz
c.1927 Reverse on glass.
Gilt lettering on black
background. Oakwood
Cemetery Assn./ Harry E. Murray, Manager/ Meyer. 44” x 11.5” We
can find references to Murray in Santa Cruz newspapers from the late
1920’s to 1930’s. The Oakwood Cemetery Association was formed by
a group of Protestant ministers from twelve churches. Portions of the
color have worn off. Est. $300 ~ $600 ID# 22737
Lot # 855 California, Santa Cruz Early
Santa Cruz Photographs c. 1880 Five
mounted photographs (on a single
board, 16” H x 12” W) of Santa Cruz.
Views are of the city, the downtown
with businesses, horses/buckboards,
a bridge for people and trolleys and an
arched rock formation. Est. $500 ~
$1,000 ID# 22040
Lot # 856 California, Santa Rita Miller
& Lux Ranch Checks from the Santa
Rita Ranch 1879 Lot of 12. All have
the cow pictorial and date to 1879. Six
are for payments 1/2 in silver and two
others say silver next to the amount.
Miller & Lux were based in Los Banos and were some of the biggest
Western land owners of the 19th century.
Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 21863
Lot # 857 California, Santa Rosa Two Sterling Silver
Souvenir Spoons from Santa Rosa 1) 5.5” long. Bowl
of spoon has engraving showing impressive building.
“Court House, Santa Rosa, Cal.” Reverse says sterling
with an 1894 patent date. 2) Cute smaller spoon (3.5”
long). Bowl has engraving “Santa Rosa, Cal.” Handle of
spoon has a miner’s mule loaded with mining items,
including something labeled “Dynamite.” Reverse says
sterling. Prag Collection Est. $100 ~ $150 ID# 22404
Lot # 858
California,
Sonoma
Native
Sons of
the Golden West panorama 1953 39”. Delegates to the 76th grand
parlor. Folds and creases. Est. $50 ~ $75 ID# 22121
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General Americana
Sonora Tuolumne festival
panormas Early 1900’s
celebration in the Tuolumne
County area. 19 1/2” long.
1-3) Participants dressed
up for Hispanic / gold rush
festival. Includes the Longtom
Saloon, Golden trail Hotel, and
General Store. 4) Similar, but different. Est. $1,000 ~ $2,000
Truckee “History of the
Donner Party” ad 1879
“Terrible! Thrilling! True!”
This nicely framed small
poster advertises the first
book about the history of
the Donner Party (published
1879 by H. S. Crocker &
Co.,Printers, Sacramento,
Cal.) by C. F. McGlashan of
Truckee, CA. It features
lovely illustration of the site
ID# 22113
Lot # 860 California, Stanislaus
County Handwritten Court
Documents from Shaws Flat and
Chinese Lot of two early Stanislaus
County court documents. 1) Dateline
Shaws Flat, Sept. 9th, 1861. James
A Crow (?) is asking the clerk of the
district court to enter a credit on
the judgement against J.M. McPike
for $519.40 collected by the sheriff
of Tuolumne County and $4,480 paid to him by McPike in cattle and
horses. Some glue residue. 2) Dateline Chinese, Nov. 25th, 1862.
Asking county clerk to enter satisfaction of judgement. Signed by the
attorney of the plaintiff. Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 21924
Lot # 861
California,
Strawberry
Stagecoach
Painting 1938
Oil painting by
Elbridge Ayer
(E. A.) Burbank
(1858 –1949)
The painting
depicts a
famous
stagecoach
ride of Hank
Monk and
Horace
Greeley along
Highway 50
to Placerville
where Greeley
was to give a
presentation.
Burbank was
an American
artist born in
Harvard, IL.
After studying
at the Chicago
Art Academy,
he received a
commission
to illustrate Northwest magazine, essentially an advertisement
published to encourage homesteading. The traveling entailed in
finishing this commission brought Burbank through Montana,
Idaho and Washington, and fostered a profound appreciation for the
American West in him. He sketched and painted more than 1200
portraits of Native Americans from 125 tribes. In his 30s he traveled
to Munich, Germany for additional studies with notable German
artists. He is believed to be the only person to paint the war chief
Geronimo from life. Painting size: 35”H x 46”W Burger Collection
Est. $5,000 ~ $10,000 ID# 22003
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of the tragedy. Est. $500 ~ $1,000 ID# 22137
Lot # 863 California, Tuolumne County Tuolumne
County voter register record 1920 Great
reference work for an researcher or historian.From
Basin to Tuttletown and every place in between
(Italian Bar, Chinese Camp, Soulsbyville, Solambo,
Rawhide, Groveland, Confidence, etc) you will find
it all. Est. $150 ~ $200 ID# 21442
Walnut Creek Walnut Creek Watercolor
c. 1930 Watercolor by unknown California
artist of a road winding up a hill with houses
along the way. Painting removed from
original mat and frame to check for artist’s
signature (none found). Returned piece to
original mat and frame— 24.75” H x 20.75”
W. Est. $300 ~ $500 ID# 22014
Y0-semite Looking
Down the
Yo-Semite, Litho.
By Currier & Ives
c1848 Original, handcolored lithograph
titled “Looking Down
the Yo-Semite.”
Measures 12” H x
16”W. Not mounted.
Classified medium
folio sized. “Published
by Currier and Ives” on the left side and “152 Nassau St New York” on
the right. The border is yellowing and has some foxing. Because this
lithograph portrays Yosemite as a Garden of Eden, it may have been
drawn by Fanny Palmer. Est. $700 ~ $2,000 ID# 23028
Lot # 866 California, Yosemite Hand
colored photograph of Nevada Falls c.
1920-1935 In original frame, Minor water
damage on lower edge of photo and frame.
Backing paper removed. Photographer
unknown. (Burger collection)
Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22000
Lot # 867 California, Yosemite
Magnificent Yosemite
photograph by C. L. Weed
c1860’s This is a beautiful
black and white photograph
taken of Bridal Veil Fall by one
of Yosemite’s earliest, if not first
photographer, Charles Leander
Weed. The photo is framed
and matted, measuring 15”x
21” and 32”x 26” framed. The
fullness of the fall would indicate
that the picture was probably
taken in late spring or early
summer. Weed was working in
Sacramento when entrepreneur
James Hudson, who had first
visited Yosemite in 1855, invited Weed along four years later. This is
a majestic view of the fall, very sharp and mounted on sturdy poster
board and then the matting. Frame is in older shape but has no severe
damage. This is a rare chance to own a unique black and white photo
of a Yosemite landmark done by someone other than Ansel Adams.
Est. $2,500 ~ $7,500 ID# 22110
Lot # 868 California, Yosemite Two Merced
Chamber of Commerce photographs
promoting winter sports at Yosemite
1934 Snow bunnies, horses, cross skiing, the
photograph shows people ready to do it all. Alan
E. Hicks of the Old Home ranch is somewhere in
the photo. 11 x 14”. Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22101
Lot # 869 California, Yosemite
Vernal Falls Painting c. 18721900 Oil on board, painting
of Vernal Falls in Yosemite
with storm clouds rising in
the background. Original
frame—25” H x 18.5” W.
Signed by the artist. Benjamin
Willard Sears (1846-1905)
was born in Guilford, CT on
May 16, 1846. Sears’ father
had come to California in 1852
and followed placer mining
in the vicinity of Sonora. Ben
and his two brothers made
the trip to Sonora via Panama
in 1862. He came to San
Francisco in 1868 and worked
as a photographer in several galleries until the early 1870s when he
switched to oil painting. He spent a great deal of time in the studios of
various painters where he may have learned to paint by observing the
techniques of these artists. Est. $1,500 ~ $5,000 ID# 22013
Yosemite Yosemite
Valley Painting c.
1880-1890 Oil painting
(27.5” H x 37.5” W) of
Yosemite Valley with
horses and people.
Artist unknown. Est.
$1,500 ~ $2,500
General Americana
California Check Collection
Lot of 9 checks/receipts. 1)
Three Downieville pieces:
two IOOF pay orders (1905
and 1915) and one unused
1860s certificate of special
deposit for P.A. Lamping & Co. Bankers. 2) Two Sacramento Capital
Savings Bank (dated 1876 and 1871) both with 2 cent US IR adhesive
stamps. 3) Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Co. check from Randsburg,
Cal. Dated 1902. Punch cancelled. 3) Three San Francisco checks
(1868, 1871 1907): Bank of California signed by James L. King;
Madison & Burke Real Estate Agents rent receipt; Germania National
Bank of SF check. Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 21858
California Ephemera and
Photographs 1) Yosemite Trip
Book by F.J. Taylor. Published
by H.S. Crocker Co. in 1927. 61
pages including many great
black and white photographs.
2) Stock certificate for United
Water (Mining crossed out)
& Power Co. Issued in 1907
and stamp cancelled. 3) Very
nice pictorial trade card
for Arbuckle Bros. Coffee,
with vignettes celebrating California history. 4) Unused early color
postcard. Steamer Tahoe at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California. 5)
Unused 190_ WF check for T.H. Johnstone, General Merchandise in
Cedarville, Cal. 6) Letter dated 1887 written on pictorial Western
Hotel (Sacramento) letterhead. 7) Photo postcard stamped on reverse
“Office Chief of Police, San Francisco, Dec 20, 1918.” 8) Unused form
to allow someone to enter or inspect the mine and mill of the Original
Sixteen to One Mine, Inc. in Alleghany, California. 193_. 9) 4.5.” x 4.5”
cabinet sepia photo of miners sitting next to canvas tent. 10) Cabinet
card 5.5” x 4.5” showing metal bridge. 11) Unissued stock certificate
for The Alpha Company. 19__. Eagle vignette. 12) 1948 card with
stamp celebrating centennial of gold discovery at Coloma. 13) A folder
containing modern copies of maps and documents related to mining
and California gold history. Est. $200 ~ $300 ID# 21925
Chaparral Mine, Lumber,
and Ranching ledger
1897-1910 Very interesting
slightly used ledger. Page 3
is title “Chaparral Hill Mine.”
Page 15 is title “Cattle
Died.” The most interesting
may be the seven pages in
the middle of the book that are a diary, ie “Winter Condition for the
1907/08 season.” Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22120
Lot # 874 California, Horse Drinking
Water Color Sketch Color pencil sketch
by Linwood Payson Ames. (1870-1937)
He was born in Fairfield, Maine. He lived
and in New York, California and Maine.
He is known for his landscapes, desert
scenes and horse paintings, lithography,
and camouflage. Est. $300 ~ $600
ID# 22006
ID# 22009
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Lot # 875 California, Horse Studies Color
Sketch Color pencil sketch (11.5” H x 14”
W) by Linwood Payson Ames (1870-1937).
He was Known for: landscapes, desert
scenes and horse paintings, lithography, and
camouflage. Born in Fairfield, Maine; he died
in Sawtell, California.Est. $200 ~ $400
ID# 22007
“Southern California”
book 1892 Nice
copy of a rare book published by the Southern
California Bureau of Information in 1892. An
authentic description of its natural features,
resources and prospects. 98pp., 7 plates. From
the Burger collection. Est. $120 ~ $200
ID# 22924
Lot # 877 California, California
Engravings 1849 These 7 engravings
from 1849 include a map of the
Sacramento Valley, portraits of Sutter
and Fremont, and depictions of the
volcano diggings and the lower bar,
Mokelumne River. From the Burger
Lot # 878 California, Three
California scenes 18491906 1. 1849 litho by Sarony
& Major (pub. by Putnam,
N. Y.) of an illustration of
Monterey by Bayard Taylor.
2. c1867 stereoscopic by
Thomas Houseworth & Co
of San Francisco (according
to ad on back Bronze Medal winner of Paris International Exhibition,
1867) of Cliff House and Seal Rocks. 3.1906 photo of downtown Los
Angeles including Wells Fargo & Co. From the Burger collection.
Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22910
Lot # 879 California, Four
Yosemite stereoscopics Four
stereoscopics of Yosemite
waterfalls, including Yosemite
Falls and Nevada Fall, by E. & H.
T. Anthony & Co., N. Y. From the
Burger collection. Est. $100 ~
$250 ID# 22923
Lot # 882 California, Bank of Italy,
California Archive Many documents
for Bank of Italy, California branches.
Includes: Twenty checks (1910s-1920s),
most from the San Francisco branch.
Three photo postcards: one early (bank
in Paso Robles, Cal), one of Main Banking
Room Southern California Headquarters,
and one of building in Fresno. Three
1920s covers. Six balance sheets. Debit slips. Monthly statements. Prag
Collection Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 22615
Lot # 883 California, California Poll
Tax Receipts Lot of 9. 1) Military Poll
Tax Receipt. Santa Clara County. 1863.
2) Poll Tax receipt from Sacramento,
1887. 3) School Poll Tax receipt for
Butte County, 1891. 4) Poll Tax for
Tehama County, 1877. 5) Two State Poll
Tax Receipts for Stanislaus County (1887 and 1910). 6) Road Poll Tax
receipt for Yuba County, 1894. 7) State Poll Tax for Kern County, 1911.
8) School Poll Tax Receipt for San Diego County, 1913. Prag Collection
Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 22616
Lot # 884 California, Engravings of
prominent Californians 1849 Set of 6
engravings of prominent early Californians,
including Sutter, Fremont and Larkin. From
the Burger collection. Est. $150 ~ $250
ID# 22930
Lot # 880 California, Six engravings
of California 1849 6 engravings--3
of San Francisco and 1 each of
Sacramento, Monterey and Mazatlan.
All by Sarony & Major from an
illustration by Bayard Taylor. From the
Burger collection. Est. $200 ~ $400
ID# 22929
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Lot # 881 California, American Museum of
Art Gold Rush Lithograph Beautiful color
lithograph. “Chase & Bachelder’s American
Museum of Art.” Printed by Stafford & Co.
Nottingham. Red and blue print at the top.
Image takes up over half of the lithograph: an
interpretation of John Gast’s 1872 painting
“American Progress.” We see a flying lady,
representing Manifest Destiny, guiding
the settlers across the wilderness West as
she lays down telegraph wire. All sorts of
characters: cowboys, miners, multiple trains,
and Native Americans. Gast’s painting used
light and shadow to emphasize the heroic nature of the movement
West. This litho is a more colorful, brighter version. Measures 37” x
27” Condition: soiling around the edges, smudges throughout, smears
top right,, left edge a little rough. Bottom right corner folds. Would
look fantastic framed. (Burger Collection) Est. $600 ~ $900 ID# 21471
Lot # 885 California, Frey’s 1868
California and Nevada Map A.C. Frey
of New York published this map from
data compiled by L. Nell, and was sold
by A. Roman & Co. of San Francisco.
It was printed by Fred. Mayer & Co.,
lithographers, New York. The map
contains insets along the bottom of
San Francisco and the “great national
Pacific Railroads”. 30.5 x 39”. Colored
counties and state borders. folded,
with some tape repairs to the back.
The map predates Reno. Shows
Auburn, Nevada, where a mill was now part of north Reno/Sparks. All
the classic 1860’s mining districts are shown. A choice, spectacular
map. Maish Collection. Est. $1,000 ~ $2,500 ID# 23536
Lot # 886 California, Gold Rush
engravings. Lot of five. 1) Incident on the
prairie: a wagon, Indians and a buffalo. J.
W. Casilear. 7 x 5”. 2) Native Californians
lassoing a bear. 12 1/2 x 10”. F. O. C. Farley.
3) U. S. Military Post Benicia. Railroad
survey. 4) Emigrants Crossing the Plains.
Darley. 5) Panorama of San Francisco.
(Burger collection) Est. $200 ~ $300 ID# 22956
lithographs c.1849 These five beautifully
illustrated lithographs from engravings
(4.5” H x 7.25” W, each) include captions
of humorous content. The engravers were
J. W. Orr and Richardson Publishing house
in New York. Est. $200 ~ $400 ID# 22052
prints c. 1849 Four hand-colored
lithographc prints (unmounted, 2 each
of 2; 4.75” H x 7.5” W). One is “Lower
Bar, Mokelumne River” and the other
is “The Volcano Diggings”. Possibly
drawn by Bayard Taylor (1825-1878)
when he headed to California for the
Gold Rush story. He was a well-known poet and travel author. There
are five more litho prints (4.5” h x 7.25” W) by
well-known engraver J. W. Orr with humorous
captions. Est. $300 ~ $500 ID# 22053
Lot # 889 California, Hand-colored California
Map of Forts and Numbers of Men c. 1847
Hand-colored lithograph of California (Pregold Rush) showing forts and numbers of men.
(15.5” H x 12.75” W) Est. $260 ~ $500
ID# 22078
Lot # 890 California, Mission photo
Photo of mission (note Sante Yneze
on back--possible). From the Burger
Lot # 891
California,
Nevada County Traction Company stock
certificate 1901 Nevada County Traction
Company certificate. No. 134. Unissued. Est.
$100 ~ $200 ID# 23815
Lot # 892 California, San Joaquin Valley Farm
Lands Stock Certificates 1926, 27 Two certs.
of San Joaquin Valley Farm Lands Co., Formerly
Graham Farm Lands Company Est. $100 ~ $150
ID# 23811
Lot # 893 Carolinas/
Georgia, Map of Operations
of Southern Armies
Color engraved map of the Carolinas, Virginia
and Georgia. Francis Shallus was a philadelphia
engraver. Map shows engraver’s plate edge
markings, unframed—17.75” H x 11.75” W. Good
condition, with slight center fold marking.
Est. $150 ~ $300 ID# 22030
General Americana
Lot # 894 Colorado,
Colorado Springs Colorado
Springs, Colorado City &
Vicinity Map on Linen,
1898 Very large linen
backed blueprint map of
the cities by W.H. Craigue. 1
mile = 6.75”. Shows various
developments, including
the Broadmoor at lower
center. Choice map made at
the height of the first part
of the Cripple Creek boom.
Copyright J.A. Voorhees.
Est. $1,500 ~ $2,500
ID# 23516
Lot # 895 Colorado, Denver Colorado
Graphic Bound Copies 1891 Vol 7,
No. 2 on September 19, 1891 to Vol. 8,
No. 15 on December 24, 1892. Initially
datelined Denver, then Highlands.
Stamped “State Historical & Natural
History Society, Denver, Colo. May 18,
1898 Presented by” with handwritten
Halsey M. Rhoads on inside front
cover and page 1. Rhoads served as editor of the Denver Real estate
Advertiser, purchased the Rocky Mountain Herald in 1882 and ran it
for 32 years, was a founding member of the Colorado Pioneer Printers
Association, and served in the Colorado General Assembly for 6 years
(1919- 1925). Little was found concerning the paper itself. Measures
15 1/4 x 21 1/2”, several tears repaired with tape, spine beginning to
separate from text block.
Est. $300 ~ $500 ID# 21660
Lot # 896 Colorado, Denver Denver
Republican 1904 Vol. 26, Part 4.
Oct. 1 - Dec 31, 1904. Colorado State
Library. The Denver Republican was
published from 1887-1913 by the
Republican Publishing. Co. Published
daily, No. 1 was published on Jan. 1,
1887 until No. 299, Vol 35, Oct. 26, 1913. Measures 19 1/2 x 23”, with
spine separating from text block with discoloration and water damage
on cover. Several tears located near center of page. Est. $200 ~ $400
ID# 21658
Lot # 897 Colorado, Denver Denver Times 1902
Bound volume, July - August - September 1902.
Issues from July 1 through September 30. “Natural
History Society, Denver, Colorado” stamped on
inside front cover. Began circulation on April 1,
1872; ceased publication November 22, 1926.
Included “The Denver Sunday Times” edition,
also published as Denver Daily Times and Daily
Denver Times.Little else could be found on this
publication. Measures 17 x 23 1/2”, with text block
separated from spine, wearing and tears along edges. Est. $150 ~
$300 ID# 21666
Lot # 898 Colorado, Denver The Colorado Sun,
June-Sept. 1891 Tremendous source of historical
information for the Colorado researcher! Price:
5 cents. Measures 19” x 23”. Very poor condition:
Spine to ledger is loose and disengrating.
Individual newspaper pages are heavily toned and
chipping. Est. $300 ~ $500 ID# 21074
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Lot # 899 Colorado, Denver The Denver
Republican, Nov.- Dec 31, 1905 Tremendous
source of historical information for the Colorado
researcher! 12 page issues. Five cents. Measures
19” x 23”. Very poor condition: Spine to ledger
is missing. Individual newspaper pages are
heavily toned and chipping. Some stamped State
Historical and Natural Historical Society, Denver,
Colorado. Est. $300 ~ $500 ID# 21075
Lot # 900 Colorado, Denver Marsh’s
Real Estate Map of Denver Circa
1900 Spectacular linen backed color
map of Denver on rollers. Compiled
and published by Halbert W. Marsh.
69” x 80”. Two indexes, one for
streets, the other for subdivisions.
Excellent detail. ASARCO plant on
the north end (top) of the map. Est.
$2,000 ~ $3,000 ID# 23517
Lot # 901 Colorado, Denver Three
Colorado Water Stock Certificates
1890, 1917, 1921 Three Colorado
Water Stock Certificates. The Denver
Water Company. Organized under the laws of the State of Colorado.
Issued to Catherine Archer. Signed by Dennis Sullivan, President (and
unreadable secretary) Uncancelled. The Denver Land and Water
Company, First Mortgage Five Percent Bond. Issued by The State of
Colorado in the amount of five hundred dollars. Signed by Alf. P. Bolley.
President. No. 21, Unissued. Uncancelled. Brookside Water (and
Improvement--crossed out) Company. N. 60, 107 shares. Incorporated
under the Laws of Colorado. Capital Stock $50,000—1000 shares, $50.
each. Issued to The Myron Stratton Home, June 16, 1921. Signed by
Geo. W. Brerlanes, President and J. H. Bruening, Secretary. Cancelled.
Prag Collection. Est. $200 ~ $300 ID# 23727
Lot # 902 Colorado, Eastonille
Eastonville World Newspapers c1895
Includes Volume 7. No. 1, May 18, 1895 No. 52, May 9, 1896. J.B King, publisher,
measures 18 x 24 1/2”. Eastonville began
in 1872 as the town of Easton. There is a
discrepancy in the date of the arrival of
the post office to the town (1872-1880).
Not a mining town, it was initially called
the “Potato Capital of the World.” Due to the arrival of the the Denver
and New Orleans Railroad line, the town was moved 6 miles to the
northeast in 1883. The name of the town was changed to Eastonville
on May 27, 1884. The population grew to a high of about 300; which
included 3 general stores, 3 churches, 3 hotels, a bakery, and a livery
stable. The population had been dropping in the 1930’s, and was
accelerated after the Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks washed
out. The area previously occupied by the town is now part of the urban
area of Colorado Springs. Est. $300 ~ $500 ID# 21659
Lot # 903 Colorado, Manitou Manitou Cliff
Dwellers’ Ruins Co. Stock Certificate Rare! Inc.
in Colorado. No. 97. Not cancelled. Issued for one
share to AL Boardman on Oct. 16th, 1911. Signed
by vice president and secretary. Orange border
and photograph of cliff dwellings at upper left.
Folds and minor wrinkles. Prag Collection
Est. $120 ~ $200 ID# 22452
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Lot # 904 Colorado, Silver Plume Clear Creek Lodge No.
9 K of P. badge Silver Plume was a mining camp along
Clear Creek, now a ghost town. The Knights of Pythias hall
still stands. Est. $100 ~ $300 ID# 23162
Lot # 905 Colorado,
Economic Map of Colorado
Highlights Agricultural Land,
Pasture Land, Pine Forest, Pinon Pines and
Cedars, Quaking Aspen Grove, Sage and
Bad Land, Coal Lands, Gold Districts, Silver
districts, and Above Timber Line areas.
Sheet III in Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado and Porions
of Adjacent Territories byF.V. Hayden, U.S. Geologist in Charge, 1877.
Printed by Julius Bien, Lith. Multi-colored, on thin brittle paper with
tape repairs, measures 37” x 27 ¼”. Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 21617
Lot # 906 Colorado, Colorado RN Check
Collection Lot of 10 with a good variety of
RNs. 1) Four different style checks for the
Rocky Mountain National Bank in Central City.
1868-1878. Three different RNs. Some checks
pictorial. 2) First National Bank in Georgetown,
1873. RN-D1. 3) Two Hannington & Mellor,
Bankers, checks from Central City. Both RN-G1. 4) Colorado National
Bank in Denver, 1883, RN-G1. 5) J.S.D. Manville, Hardware, Leadville,
1880. RN-G1. 6) Moore Mining and Smelting Co., Golden, 1881, RN-G1.
Lot # 907 Colorado, Pope Map of
Please
Colorado-New Mexico 1876 Shaded relief
Go to FHWAC.com
map from Pope’s expedition defining the
for link to photo
line between Colorado and New Mexico,
compiled by E.H. Ruffner, drawn by A.
Hunnis, Jan 1, 1876. 20 x 16”, printed on
very thin paper, and professionally backed by rice paper. Fort Wingate
at lower left, Pueblo at upper right, Fort Union near lower right.
Folded, with tear at top center, unrepaired. Choice content.
Est. $400 ~ $1,200 ID# 23534
Lot # 908 Georgia, Augusta Augusta
Georgia Business Ledger c1792
Original ledger book of accounts of a
general store possibly run by Anamais
Cooper & Co. contains the names
and businesses of many of Augustas
important personages of the period. The
ledger is bound in a sheepskin cover and
contains a multiple page index followed
by 73 double pages of entries (146pp
in all). Pages have three to four entries of specific customers, set up
as a business accounting ledger in “day-book” fashion. Entries are
made day by day, with entries for multiple days made under a specific
customers name. Entries include the items purchased and amount
invoiced, while the opposing page shows the payment date and form.
Est. $3,000 ~ $6,000 ID# 21634
Lot # 909 Hawaii,
Honolulu Honolulu,
Hawaii Photograph 1901
Panoramic photograph of
Honolulu, Hawaii by Melvin
Vaniman. Chester Melvin
Vaniman (1866-1912) was an American photographer, adventurer
and businessman who specialized in panoramic images taken from
heights. Vaniman’s photographic career began in Hawaii in 1901 and
ended some time in 1904. Unframed—6.25” x 25”. Small tear on upper
left corner. Est. $500 ~ $1,000 ID# 22029
Lot # 910 Hawaii, Cruiseship Menu Art
1960s From the collection of Ken Prag. 25
Matson Line keepsake menus from ships
such as the Lurine, Maripose, Matsonia, etc.
featuring stunning water color prints of exotic
destinations such as Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa,
San Francisco, etc., by Louis Macouillard. 17 Alaska Cruise Lines
menus featuring illustrations of Alaskan army dogs painted Josephine
Crumrine. Also 5 of “Sorg’s Series of Man’s Best Friend” by Harold
Bowman. Est. $80 ~ $150 ID# 20579
Lot # 911 Idaho, Banner Four Banner, Boise,
Idaho covers All have the oval stamp with a star
in the middle. One pictorial corner advertising
cover of the Barnhardt Brothers & Spindler of
Chicago. Short lived post office. 1878-1913.
These are all very similar and possibly fake?
Banner was an important town on the road north from Idaho City.
A rich silver lode was discovered in 1864 by two prospectors from
Boise Basin who quickly sold out to the Elmira Silver Mining Company.
The company ran a steady operation for many years and the mine
produced well over three million dollars in silver bullion.
Est. $50 ~ $150 ID# 22272
Lot # 912 Idaho, Belleview Palace Club
photo Mounted rider and proprietors of the
Palace Barber Shop and The Palace Club.
4.25” x 6.75. Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 21952
Lot # 913 Idaho, Stricker Three
cancels from the very short
lived Stricker post office. 1905
The Stricker post office was only open from 1904-1910. These are
all early 1905. They all have the same date and are suspect to us, but
came from a major collection. Est. $50 ~ $150 ID# 22273
Lot # 914 Illinois, Chicago Buffalo at Rest
Lithograph 1911 Hand-colored lithograph
23.25” H x 29.25” W. by Louis Kurz (18331921). The artwork depicts a hertd of
buffalo drinking along a river. Lithographic
artist Ludwig Ferdinand Joseph Kurz von
Goldenstein, was nationally known as Louis
Kurz. He was born into a family of Austrian
actors who immigrated to the United States in 1848. Kurz was an
Austrian who made his way to Chicago in 1852. For eight years he
worked as a “scenic artist,” and then turned to lithography.
Est. $300 ~ $500 ID# 22016
Lot # 915 Illinois, Chicago Occupations
Litho. By Kurz & Allison 1876 A rare
hand-colored lithograph (likely by
artist Louis Kurz) printed by American
Oleograph Co. This centennial broadside
depicts various occupations with
charming statements. Framed—21.75”
H x 25.75” W. Kurz and Allison were a
major publisher of chromolithographs in the late 19th century. Louis
Kurz first worked as a lithographer in Milwaukee, together with
Henry Sifert. After the Civil War, he was one of the founders of the
Chicago Lithographing Company. He worked there until the company
was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. He then returned to
Milwaukee, and started the American Oleograph Company.[2][6] He
moved back to Chicago in 1878, where in 1880 he became a partner
in the newly founded firm of Kurz and Allison. Alexander Allison
probably provided financial backing. Est. $750 ~ $1,500 ID# 22018
General Americana
Lot # 916 Kansas, Winfield Collector Plate for
Winfield’s Trolley c1900 Collector plate with
a detailed picture of mule-drawn trolleys. The
title at the bottom reads “Winfield’s-Inter-RubanTrolley.” Gold rim, measures about 6.25” in dia.
Overall good condition, small chip in rim.
Est. $100 ~ $200 ID# 21601
Lot # 917 Louisiana, New Orleans
President Polk’s Message to Congress
1848 Notice of President Polk message
to Congress that he would be introducing
bills to Congress tomorrow (1) creating a
territorial government in California and
(2) admitting California as a state. (Burger
collection) Est. $300 ~ $600 ID# 21473
Lot # 918 Mexico, Mexican
Stock Certificates 1908, 1911,
1914, 1915 Four certificates:
Banco Central Mexiicano, Sociedad
Anonima, 1908, No. 272002.
Revenue stamp. Mexican Northern
Power Company Limited, 1911,
No. 7923. Uncancelled. Banco
Hipotecario de Crdito territorial
Mexicno, S. A., 1914, No. 63.062.
Cia. Mexicana de Inversiones, Construccones Y Prestamos, Sociedad,
Anonima, 1915. No. 673 Est. $100 ~ $150
ID# 23852
Lot # 919 Michigan, Big Rapids Big Rapids
Improvements and Manufacturing Co. Stock
Certificate 1872 Stock Certificate from Big
Rapids Improvement adn Manufacturing Co.
no. 69. Issued to Sumner Stickney. Signed by S.
Stickney, President and T. D. Brown, Secretary.
Est. $150 ~ $300 ID# 23816
Please
Go to FHWAC.com
for link to photo
Lot # 920 Michigan, Michigan Stock
Certificates 1890, 1903 Two stock
certificates: the Hunt Chair Company,
1890, No. 2, issued to Patrick M. Gamble.
Uncancelled. The Superior Fence Machine
Co., 1903, No. 18, Issued to Eunice A.
McCollom. Uncancelled. Prag Collection
Est. $100 ~ $150
ID# 23827
Lot # 921 Minnesota, Stereoscopic
of Fort Snelling Stereoscopic of Fort
Snelling, Minnesota by Lovejoy and
Foster, Chicago. From the Burger
collection. Est. $160 ~ $200
ID# 22913
Lot # 922 Montana, Fort Shaw Montana
Territorial Indian Traders Ephemera Seven
small letterheads and two billheads for J.H.
McKnight & Co., Post Traders and Dealers in
General Merchandise in Fort Shaw, Montana
Territory. Also included is a small letterhead for
Benton Record and a larger letterhead for J.G.
Baker & Co., both in Fort Benton and addressed
to McKnight. All the documents in this group have M.T. designation.
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