gENERAL AMERICANA - Holabird Americana

General Americana
general
americana
Lot # 4344
soil, climate, productions; advantages an development--agricultural,
manufacturing, commercial and mineral--the geography and
topography of the Territore. The vacant public lands and how to obtain
them; together with diagrams, statements, tables and summaries
showing the products and progress of the territory and of each
county, separately. Published Sioux Falls Dakota: Argus-Leader Co.,
1887. Original soft pink cover, nice maps and engravings and graphs
throughout text. (8.5” x 5.75”) 498 pp. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 27051
Connecticut,
Hartford Gardner’s Hartford
Directory 1839
Gardner’s Hartford city directory for 1839 to
which is added
a complete list
of city officers,
officers of the fire department, of the several corporations in the city
of Hartfoed, etc. with a map of the city, containing the latest alterations
and improvements. to be published annually. No.2, May 1839. Written
by Melzar Gardner. Published by Hartford, printed by Case, Tiffany
& Co. Pearl-Street., 1839. Green heavy cover, linen on binding, black
type. Foxing on inside pages. (5.75” x 3.75”) 71 pp. Est. $300 ~ $500
FHWAC# 27062
Lot # 4345 Dakotas Dakota
Check Collection (1880-1903) Lot of 23. From Canton: four First
National Bank checks (1887-1888)
with vignette of bank building and
vignette of farmers; one of these
checks has a facisimile RN. Also,
earlier First National check (1883)
with bank building vignette and a
diff. allegorical vignette. Two other
First National Bank (1886 and 1911). From Ipswich: Bank of Ipswich
(1901) with two adhesive revenues. From Lawrence County: five
County Warrants with Deadwood dateline (1899-1903), two Treasurer
vouchers from 1903, and one School Treasurer voucher from 1903.
From Casselton: two different Wm. Strehlow & Co. checks (1886,
1887). Three La Moure, N.D. vouchers with adhesive revenues (18991900). Also, a 1912 Orient, South Dakota check and a 1921 check from
Idawa Gold Mining Co. in Regan, N.D. (Prag Collection) Est. $60 ~ $120 FHWAC# 24563
Lot # 4346 Dakotas Rand
McNally Pocket Map and
Shippers’ Guide 1894 Railroad
stations, towns, islands, lakes,
points of local interest, telegraph
stations, express companies,
etc. 25 pages. Early! Rare! Map
is in very nice condition. 20 x
14”. Color. Est. $100 ~ $200 Lot # 4348
Dakotas Two
Dakota Territory
Maps 1879,
1882 1) 1882
color Territory
of Nevada map.
Shows Indian
Reservations.
One tear, but
otherwise is great
shape. 25 x 32”.
2) 1879 with
proposed and
amended Northern Pacific Railroad. Rips at folds. Est. $300 ~ $900
FHWAC# 27421
Lot # 4349
Dakotas, Deadwood
Dakota Territory
Paper Group (4)
1887 Four items from
Dakota Territory
including an issued
mining stock. 1) Silver
Coin Mining Company stock, Deadwood, Dakota, cert. #11 issued at
Deadwood in 1887 for 1000 shares to Mrs. E. Wringrose. Signed by
J. Wringrose as president and M.S. Tracy as secretary. Inc. under the
laws of Dakota printed at the top. VF. Uncancelled. 2) General Land
Agent, Valley City, D.T. Letterhead dated 1886. “Lands bought and
sold for non-residents on commission” printed at the top. Two page
handwritten letter written on both sides. VF. 3) Moore & Nelson,
Mining and Real Estate Brokers, LH, datelined Deadwood, Dakota
in 1886. Documents James Brownings holdings of 10,500 shares of
Brooklyn Gold and Silver Mining Company stocks in the “Pool” and
now in the possession of the secretary of that company. Signed by Jos.
B. Moore as secretary. The bottom is imprinted with the Brooklyn Gold
and Silver Mining Company corporate seal. 4) J.K.P. Miller, Wholesale
Grocer, Deadwood, D.T., receipt from James Browning for $13.33 on
acct. - assessment No. 2 Spruce Gulch Mining Company. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 25165
Lot # 4350 District of
FHWAC# 27519
Lot # 4347 Dakotas Resources
of Dakota 1887 A scarce and quite
exquisite homesteaders’ guide to the
Dakota Territory. Official Publication
compiled by the Commissioner fo
Immigration Under the Authority
granted by the Territorial Legislature.
Contains information relating to the
Columbia, Washington Exchange
Rate Booklet 1835 Gales &
Seaton, print. Domestic Exchange
and Rates of Collection by Bank
U.S. and Its Branches. Submitted
by James K. Polk, Chairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means.
23d Congress, 2d Session. Doc. No. 71. House of Representatives,
Treasury Dept. 12 pages that list the rates for various banks in
different parts of the country. Delicate paper with some foxing, as
would be expected from its age. Est. $50 ~ $150 FHWAC# 25106
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General Americana
Lot # 4351 District of Columbia,
Washington Property Deed for the
King of Italy w/ Auto. of Minister/War
Hero/Mining Engineer 1923 Deed for
property in Washington D.C. between
the Government of His Majesty the King
of Italy by his Excellency Don Gelasio
Caetani, Minister Plenipotentiary of
Said Government at Washington D.C.,
and Mary F. Henderson. Three pages.
Signature of Don Gelasio Caetani. Caetani (1877-1934), born in the
noble Caetani family, was an Italian mining engineer, World War I
officer, mayor of Rome, and Italian ambassador. He studied mining
and metallurgy at Columbia University. After graduating, he spent
many years in the West “where he continued his studies of mining
engineering in the most practical way, without his identity being
known to his fellow miners.” During World War I, he was a Colonel in
the Italian Engineers and “accomplished, at one blast, the destruction
of the top of Col dei Lana, as well as the Austrian stronghold on its
summit, which, until that time, had blocked the Italian invasion of the
Upper Trentino by way of the Cardevole Pass.” In 1922, he was made
ambassador to the United States. [Ref: Columbia Alumni News, Volume
12, 1920] Est. $200 ~ $800 FHWAC# 24701
Lot # 4352
District of
Columbia,
Washington
Washington
Directory
1822 “The
Washington
Directory
Showing
the Name,
Occupation
and
Residence of
Each Head of
a family and
person in business; the names of the Members of Congress and where
they board; together with other useful information,” by Judah Delano.
It was printed in Washington by William Duncan, Twelfth Street West.
148 pages. The last few pages are delightful local advertisements of
the day. Wear on the front and back covers. Printed boards. The rear
cover has been detached from the book. There are some stain marks
on the covers and throughout the pages. The sides of the covers and
pages are worn as well. According to the OCLC there are 30 other
listings known. Rarity: [v]. Est. $2,000 ~ $4,000 FHWAC# 419
Lot #
4353
District of
Columbia,
Washington
Handcolored
Photograph
of Unknown
Man by
Matthew
Brady
c.1850’s
Hand
colored portrait of an unknown man (matted w/ oval window. 17.5”
H x 14” W) by Mathew Brady (c.1823-1896). Brady is often referred
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to as the father of photojournalism and is most well known for
his documentation of the Civil War. Mathew Brady was the first to
undertake the photographic documentation of the American Civil War.
Brady was almost killed at Bull Run, VA. He got lost for three days and
eventually wound up in Washington D.C., nearly dead from starvation.
His photographs, and those he commissioned, had a tremendous
impact on society at the time of the war, and continue to do so today.
He and his employees photographed thousands of images including
battlefields, camp life, and portraits of some of the most famous
citizens of his time including Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee.
Mathew Brady lived the last few months of his life in a rooming house,
all alone, sick, and destitute. He was left penniless and unappreciated
even though he devoted his whole life to preserving and perpetuating
the history of his country. Towards the end of Brady’s life he once said
about the photographs he took: “No one will ever know what they cost
me; some of them almost cost me my life.” (Burger Collection) Est. $2,000 ~ $4,000 FHWAC# 22041
Lot # 4354 District of Columbia,
Washington Smithsonian Institute,
Please
Annual Report of the Board of
Go
to
FHWAC.com
for
Regents 1880-1902 Lot of three 1)
link to photo
Annual Report 1880 includes the
following papers: 1) The Writings
of James Smithson (founder of the
Smithsonian), 2) Casts of Indian
Heads, 3) Lists of articles deposited at the Corcoran Art Gallery in
1879, 4) Collections of the National Museum, etc. In 1829, Smithson,
an Englishman, donated his fortune to the people of the United States
for the “increase and diffusion of knowledge” [sil.si.edu]. The institute
was established in 1846. Hardbound in brown cloth. 631 pp. 2)
Annual Report 1898 includes reports from the executive committee,
etc. With illustrations of the evolution of satellites, x-rays, cathode
rays, mechanical flight, light and its artificial production, Crater
Lake, Omaha Totem, stone implements, and archaeological work in
Arizona. Includes scale drawings of Samuel P. Langley’s Aerodrome,
a steam powered flying machine. At this time, the report notes that
Langley had two successful aerodromes. The weight of each was
about thirty pounds when ready for flight. Hardbound in green cloth
with lettering in gilt. 686 pp. 3) Annual Report 1902 includes reports
of the Assistant Secretary, and Head Curators. With the following
papers: “Anthropological Studies in California,” Holmes, William Henry.
“Ceramic art in China,” Hippisely, Alfred E. “History of Musical Scales,”
Wead, Charles Kasson. “Collection of Hopi Ceremonial Pigments,”
Hough, Walter. “Collections of Gems in the U.S. National Museum,”
Tassin, Wirt. “...The Meteorite Collection in the U.S. National Museum,
Tassin, Wirt. “Aboriginal American Harpoons,” Mason, Otis Tufton.
Otis Tufton Mason proposed the name of American “Anthological”
Society at the organization’s formative meeting which took place at
the Smithsonian in 1879 [aaanet.org]. He also wrote the organization’s
constitution. Hardbound in green cloth and brown leather with
marbled end sheets. 738 pp. Est. $150 ~ $400 FHWAC# 24863
Lot # 4355 Eastern States Eastern Ephemera (Billheads
and Checks) Lot of 40. A
true grab bag of ephemera.
Includes: 13 billheads for J.D.
Loomis, Cigars, West Suffield,
Ct. (1880s); tow documents
with adhesive revenue stamps
(Iowa 1871 and New York
1869); Whitewood Banking Co. check w/ vignette of Devils Tower;
Northern Pacific Railway check with RN-X, St. Paul; a 1914 New York
estate tax certificate; and more. (Prag Collection) Est. $50 ~ $100
FHWAC# 24415
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General Americana
Lot # 4356 Eastern States Miscellaneous Eastern Check
Lot # 4361 Hawaii Hawaiian
Collection (many pictorial) Lot of 125. Earliest piece is tax receipt
from 1863. Latest pieces are modern unused checks. Includes over
80 pictorial dividend checks for the Reading Brewing Company
(1919), an 1892 receipt for 3 months rent of a pew in the Fourth
United Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, an 1870s Pittsburg check
with hardware facsimile RN, and much more. Please inspect! (Prag
Collection) Est. $150 ~ $250 FHWAC# 24337
Telephone Stocks Lot of 3
certificates: two unissued by
Hawaiian Bell Telephone Company
and Maui Telephone Company,
and an 1880 contract from the
Hawaiian Bell Telephone Company
of Honolulu. From the Weber
Telephone & Telegraph Collection.
Est. $40 ~ $80 FHWAC# 24875
Lot # 4357
Eastern States Pre-Civil War
(1820s) Bank
Drafts and
Receipts Lot
of 68 very early
pieces. Most
are from 1825.
Includes: two
receipts from the Office of Discount and Deposit of the Bank of the
United States, Boston (1825); two drafts from the Massachusetts
Bank, Brighton (1825); three illustrated drafts from Schuylkill Bank
in Philadelphia (1825-1828); one draft from the Philadelphia Bank
(1825); and 61 drafts from the Lombard Bank, New York (1825).
As expected for documents from this age, some have foxing. (Prag
Collection) Est. $120 ~ $300 FHWAC# 24300
Lot # 4362 Idaho,
Boise Boise Check Archive Large collection of checks
from A. Rossi & Co., 1890s,
(with revenue stamps),
Loree & Frantz Hardward
Co., 1898, (with revenue
stamps), Boise lodge of the
Knights of Pythias (1915),
and counter checks from
the First National Bank of Idaho (early 1900s). Over 80 checks in all.
Est. $60 ~ $120 FHWAC# 25058
Lot # 4363 Idaho, Boise
Boise Check Collection Large
lot of checks from 1910-1920
era in Boise Idaho. Est. $60 ~ $120 FHWAC# 25060
Lot # 4358 Easter States Patents
1894/1895 A petition ( no. 46819)
for a patent from Martin Wanner
for Improvements in refrigerating
Liquids. A patent (no. 7621) granted
to Martin Wanner of Yorktown,
Indiana, mechanical engineer, by
the United Kingdom of Great Britain for an improved process of
refrigeration and apparatus therefore. Est. $70 ~ $120 FHWAC# 25219
Lot # 4359 Hawaii Hawaii
Ephemera (Checks &
Brochure) Two Hawaii items.
1) checkbook with stubs and five
unused checks. Banking House
of Bishop & Co., Honolulu, H.I.
1892. 2) Paschoal’s Gray Line
Motor Tours color brochure for
Maui, Hawaii Territory. Opens to
map of island. Est. $50 ~ $100
FHWAC# 25369
Lot # 4360 Hawaii Hawaii
Territory Check Collection Lot of
80. Includes: 3 Bank of Maui, Paia,
Maui. T.H. illustrated drafts (192021); 4 Banking House of Bishop &
Co., Honolulu, H.T. drafts (1916); 7
Bank of Hawaii, Ltd., Honolulu drafts
w/ facsimile RN (1921-24); Honolulu
Merchant Patrol pay receipt (192-);
25 drafts from The Yokohama Specie Bank, Honolulu (1941); 20 from
Bishop National Bank, Honolulu (1955-56); a 1951 loan document
from Onomichiya Hotel (1951); 17 unused checks from The Liberty
Bank of Honolulu; one unused check from Bank of Hawaii, and a 1970
check from Hawaii National Bank. (Prag Collection) Est. $80 ~ $100
FHWAC# 24567
Lot # 4364 Idaho, Boise Boise
Ephemera Boise City Saturday
December 3, 1864 issue of the
Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman and
three billheads from 1867, 1869
and 1879. The newspaper is a four
page tabloid in good condition. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 25046
Lot # 4365 Idaho, Boise
Idaho Civilian Conservation
Corps Diary 1937 3 1/2 x 6”
diary of L. M. Miller, 795 CCC.
Inside front cover reads: “Have
made a few resolutions… Write
home every Sunday if I get a
letter or not. Quit on bad habit
I’ve got… Don’t get sore. Stay
away from Wild Women… Wear
my cap in bed” among a few
others. Handwritten entries
beginning Jan. 1, 1937 through May 11, 1937. At the back of the book
approximately 15 pages with names and addresses. Jan. 23, 1937:
“Had to work today. Make up for lost time sure did to. Had to work 14
(?) hours overtime. Twin (?) Springs were blasting out the road they
did a job of it too. Shot a cliff all to hell…” Softbound. “Diary 1937”
debossed on front cover. A small piece of white paper with “CCC”
written on it taped to front. Est. $70 ~ $100 FHWAC# 24936
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General Americana
Lot # 4366 Idaho,
Boise Five Overland
Company Stock
Certificates 1905-1921
Numbers 38, 45, 57, 98,
and 103. Issued to Frederic
Irwin, FM Eastman trustee,
BS Eastman, GW Moore
and Belle Curran. Between
5 and 320 shares. Signed
by one of the two Eastman’s as president and one of three secretaries.
Green on white with a gold seal. Est. $80 ~ $150 FHWAC# 25739
Lot # 4367 Idaho, Boise Idaho Tri-
Weekly Statesman, Vol. 1. No. 60 1864
Newspaper pages: Boise City, Saturday,
December 10, 1864. (14.5” x 12”) 4 pp.
Front page has ads for various businesses.
Second and third pages have articles and
letters to editor. “Greenbacks for Licenses-opinion of Justice Walker. Complaint
charges that the defendant sold liquor at
his fixed place of business in Idaho City, in
quantities less than a quart, without first
obtaining a license...” Est. $100 ~ $200
FHWAC# 27064
Lot # 4368 Idaho, Bruneau
Bruneau Check Archive 19151917 Lot of 59. Includes: 31
Bruneau State Bank checks,
1915-1916; and 28 checks for A.A.
Getchell, Treasurer and Ex-Officio
Tax Collector for Owyhee County,
drawn on Bruneau State Bank,
1915-1917. Bruneau is a small community in Owyhee County. Settlers
came to the area in the 1860s because of the water availability and
fertile soil. Est. $70 ~ $120 FHWAC# 25119
owned the Elmore claim that boasted of $325 gold per ton. Comstock
played up the Elmore as being as rich as the district given his name,
the Comstock Lode of Virginia City. South Boise drew nearly 1800
men by the summer 1863, but did not experience the expected 8000+
prospectors expected by the spring of 1864. The district struggled
with production from lode ore for lack of milling and transportation,
but had plenty of rich ore on hand. The primary milling technique
was arrastras. But this process was exceedingly wasteful with H. T.
P. Comstock was noted as being “disturbed to recover $10 to the pan
from tailings taken 100 feet below his arastra. William Waddington
was on the scene early and recognized the milling problems. He
gathered up several ore samples from his own the claim the Elmore
and from selected others and them assayed in Portland. The results
were outstanding: averaging $800 per ton with assays as high as
$7,000. A toll road was completed to South Boise by September, 1864
which allowed for Waddingham, and his partner, J. W. McBride, to haul
out 7 tons of ore, transporting the load to Portland. Waddingham was
able to erect a mill through his New York financiers, the Waddingham
Gold & Silver MC. Unfortunately, by 1865 the district was suffering
from unscrupulous promoters who left a bad taste in the pocket books
of potential South Boise investors. The New York Victor Co was the
notorious of the scams. Waddingham stuck it out within the district,
but had several milling set backs, not to mention any transportation
improvements to the district. Completion of the Oregon Short Line
finally in 1882-83 finally allowed for the district to enjoy some
prosperity. (Idaho State Historical Society). Est. $800 ~ $2,000
FHWAC# 25738
Lot # 4370 Idaho, Silver City
Silver City Drug Store Check
Archive (Asher A. Getchell) 19111917 Lot of 196 checks! Three
different style checks for Asher
A. Getchell, Drugs, Medicines and
Sundries, Silver City, Idaho. 177 from
Overland National Bank, 1915-1917;
5 from Idaho Trust and Savings Bank
(Boise), 1915; and 14 blue Idaho
Trust and Savings Bank (1911). Signed by Getchell. Punch cancelled.
According to an Illustrated History of the State of Idaho (1899). Asher
A. Getchell was also assistant postmaster, and his brother, Meserve,
was postmaster. The two were very well-liked, with “a large circle
of friends and are among the most useful and progressive citizens
of Silver City.” The Getchell family emigrated from Wales to NEw
Brunswick. His great grandfather, Joseph Getchell, fought in the
Revolutionary War under Capt. Jeremiah O’Brien and assisted in the
capture of the British schooner Margaretta. Asher was a member of
the Sons of the American Revolution. It appears he moved to Silver
City with his brother in 1889. Est. $80 ~ $200 FHWAC# 25121
Lot # 4371
Lot # 4369 Idaho, Rocky Bar Four $100 Waddington G&S
Mining Company Mortgage Bonds, 1867 1867 Four mortgage
bonds from the Waddington Gold & Silver Mining Company. All issued
to trustee John P. Newkirk on August 1, 1867. Numbers 19, 30, 106
and 307. Signed by James Hobart and James Selleck. For research
purposes there is a copy of the 1866 stock certificate and part of the
indenture of Christian and Louis Wahl. The South Boise district was
discovered in 1863 by placer miners from the Boise Basin. One of
the early promoters and property owners was H. T. P. Comstock, who
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Idaho “Idaho, Its
Resources and
advantages” 1887
Facts and statistics
concerning farming,
stockraising, mining...
and all other
branches of business
and labor... Published by the Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Nebraska.
Another promotional piece issued by the railroads to interest people
in Idaho, thus increasing their ridership. The big railroad leap to
Idaho did not occur until the 1930’s when Avril Harriman, owner of
the railroad, developed the Sun Valley Ski area. 48 pages. Excellent
conditon. One page has a tear. Some toning on the cover. Binding
strong. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 26829
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General Americana
Lot # 4372 Idaho
“Idaho: The Gem of
the Mountains” 1881
By Robert Edmund
Strahorn. The Resources
and Attractions of Idaho
Territory . Facts Regarding
Climate, Soil, Minerals,
Agricultural and Grazing
Lands, Forests, Scenery,
Game and Fish, and
Reliable Information on
Other Topics Applicable to the Wants of the Homeseeker, Capitalist
and Tourist. Published and Circulated by Direction of the Idaho
Legislature Special Act of the 11th Session. Boise City : Idaho
Legislature, 1881. 88 pp., engraved text illustrations (some full page,
including Karst and Manz), tables, folded lithograph map: Map of
Idaho Territory Compiled from Government Notes, Actual Surveys,
and Personal Examination. By Robt. E. Strahorn. 1882 Matthews,
Northrup & Co., Engrs. Map of the Union & Central Pacific, Railroads.
Spine moderately chipped, wrappers slightly wrinkled and with
a few minor spots, interior fine except for a few scattered pencil
markings, folded map very fine. Two contemporary rubber ink
stamps on upper wrapper, both for Union Pacific Railroad offices
in Denver. Contemporary ink signature of James L. Onderdonk,
who wrote the digest of Idaho laws on pp. 85-88. First edition, but
without the ads and errata slip sometimes found in copies. Strahorn,
who was been called “The Propagandist of the West” (Oliver Knight,
Pacific Northwest Quarterly, January, 1968), has produced another
promotional supposedly issued by the Territory of Idaho, but in reality
put forth by his railroad employer, who hoped that the increased
traffic caused by this publication would be reflected favorably in its
bottom line. Est. $300 ~ $800 FHWAC# 26828
Lot # 4373 Idaho 1909 Color
Map of the State of Idaho Gorgeous
map! 45.25” x 29” color. Revised and
drawn by Charles J. Helm. Andrew B.
Graham Co. Lithographers, Washington
D.C. Department of the Interior,
General Land Office, Fred Dennett,
Commissioner. Scale 1 inch=12 miles.
Shows forest reserves, Indian reserves,
and military reserves. Special shaded
sections for Reclamation Projects
and areas affected by the IrrigationCarey Act. Insets of Pocatello, Wallace,
Boise, and Lewiston (and vicinities).
Senate Doc. No. 370, 61st Congress,
2nd Session. Folds with very minor
separation. The Carey Act was passed
in 1894 and allowed for private companies to erect irrigation systems
in the western semi-arid states, and profit from the sales of water. Est. $200 ~ $600 FHWAC# 26347
Lot # 4374 Idaho Real
Estate Brochure/ Mining
Report 1908 real estate
brochure proclaming “Untold
wealth in Undeveloped
Resources” in St. AnthonyAshton Idaho. Also a 1927
Report to Stockholders of
the Copper King Mining &
Smelting Company. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 25056
Lot # 4375 Idaho
Two Early Idaho Maps
(State and Map of River
Rapids) 1881. 1905
1) 1881 Map Showing
the Principal Rapids of
Snake River Between
Hungtington, Oregon and
Seven Devils Landing,
Idaho. U.S. Engineer Office,
Portland, Oregon, April
17, 1881. Thomas Symmons, Captain, Corps. of Engineers. 14.5” x 22”
with folds. 2) 1905 color map of the State of Idaho. Department of
the Interior, General Land Office, William A. Richards, Commissioner.
Revised and drawn by Charles J. Helm. Printed by Andrew B. Graham
Co., Lithographers, Washington D.C. 23.5” x 15.25” Folds with minor
separation. Est. $150 ~ $200 FHWAC# 26342
Lot # 4376 Idaho Idaho
Check Collection (Buhl,
Kimberly, and Silver City) Lot
of 145. Includes: 50 pay receipts
from the Knights of the Pythias,
Castle Hall of Silver City Lodge
No. 25, 1925-26; 45 Bank of
Kimberly checks, c.1927; 50
Buhl Bank & Trust Co. unused
illustrated checks, c.191-. Est. $60 ~ $100 FHWAC# 25120
Lot # 4377 Idaho Idaho
Ephemera 1 Letters, postal covers,
California, Oregon & Idaho Stage
Company ticket, Boise Nampa &
Owyhee Railway ticket, post cards,
bills of lading all from the late 1800s
Idaho. Est. $150 ~ $300 FHWAC# 25051
Lot # 4378 Idaho
Idaho Ephemera 2
Over 40 pieces of 19th
century paper from
various towns in Idaho.
Summons, billheads,
teachers certificates,
Masonic forms, death
certificates. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 25050
Lot # 4379 Idaho
Idaho Ephemera 3
c1880 Lot of eight - all
unused. 1) JT Morgan *
Co, Ketchum green check.
2) Sheet of two checks
for JT Morgan & Co. of
Ketchum. 3-6) Sheet of
two checks for Bank of
Idaho in Ketchum. Vignettes of man roping steer and underground
mining. Two Eastern Idaho Mining and Water Company stocks.
Vignette of train, bridge, and river. Although unused, every piece is in
framing condition! Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 25747
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General Americana
Lot # 4380 Idaho Idaho
Lot # 4382 Idaho Wagon
Territory Ephemera Thirteen
pieces of legal documents
from 1860s Idaho Territory
including a petition for
divorce, summons, letters.
Several with revenue stamps.
Est. $100 ~ $400 Road Archive An 1864
proposal to build a clay wagon
road from Placer Bridge on
the Powder River to Shaw’s
Ranch on the Boise Road.
Plans to build an 1885 bridge
and proposal as well. Est. $200 ~ $600 FHWAC# 25048
Lot # 4381 Idaho MAJOR Idaho town document
collection 1863-1910’s c1900 This is a huge collection of bill heads,
receipts, letters, legal papers and more from cities in the territory and
state of Idaho. At least82 different locations and 192 pieces plus a
few we didn’t count. The dates range from 1863 to the 1910’s, though
most pre-date 1890. This is an incredible collection centering on Idaho
mining camps, many of which are long gone. These are all in very good
condition and are a must for any Idaho collector. Locations include: Albion, Centerville, Idaho City, Oreana,
Alturas, Chellis, Idaho Falls, Payette, Arco, Coeur d’Alene, Junction,
Pine Gulch, Athol, De Lamar, Kaintuck, Pleasant Valley, Atlanta, Deer
Lake, Kirkland, Pocatello, Blackfoot, Dewey, Kootenay, Red Warrior
Creek, Bannock City, Eagle Rock, Landon Creek, Roseworth, Bay
Horse, Edna, Lewiston, Salmon City, Bear Creek, Emmett, Lower Basin,
Salmon Falls, Belleview, Era, Malad City, Sawtooth, Bingham, Falkstone,
McCammon, Sawtooth City, Bliss, Galena, Monmouth, Slater Creek,
Boise, Glenns Ferry, Montpelier, Snake River, Bonanza City, Gooding,
Moscow, Toponis, Bullion, Grangeville, Mountain Home, Twin Falls,
Burke Hailey, Murphy, Weiser, Caldwell, Happy Camp, Nampa, Yuba,
Camus Prairie, Houston, Nicholia, Etc. A small sample of items includes
an Esmeralda territorial letter from the Justice of the Peace, Merriam
& Carne Saw Tooth billhead, Bannock G&S Mining Company billhead
from Era, Anderson Bros. Bankers billhead from Eagle Rock, Kootenay
Mining and Smelting Company billhead from Kootenay, 1870 Indon
Creek letter, 1871 Snake River letter asking for a Justice of the Peace,
Dilley & Dover Happy Camp 1864 handwritten receipt, pictorial Tiger
Mining Company billhead of Burke, Monmouth Printing Company
billhead from Oxford, 1865 Red Warrior Creek letter, JC Rich attorney
billhead from Montpelier, Idaho Trading Company billhead from
Nicholia, etc, etc, etc. You have to see this lot to believe it! Est. $1,000 ~ $3,000 FHWAC# 25172
Lot # 4383 Illinois, Chicago
Buffalo at Rest Lithograph
(Louis Kurz) 1911 Handcolored 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.
(Burger Collection) Est. $300 ~ $500 FHWAC# 22016
Lot # 4384 Illinois, Chicago 1881
332
FHWAC# 25054
FHWAC# 25731
Chicago Ledger 1881 Ledger of S. W.
Biddersen, Chicago, 6460 Myrtle Ave.
Alpha sorted pages showing customers
debits and credits. A few pages look
like child scribbling in pencil. Last page
looks like letter composed in Gregory,
Missouri and addressed to Russell & Co
of Masseline, Ohio. Est. $40 ~ $60 Lot # 4385 Illinois,
DeWitt County Clinton
Illinois Insurance Ledgers
1913 Lot of two insurance
ledgers 1.) Norwich Union
Fire Insurance Co. operating
out of Clinton, ILL 2.)
Royal Insurance Company.
One of the volumes still
retains both of its original cloth covers, while one is missing the back
cover board. Both volumes measure 11”x 17” and contain very clear
handwritten entries. Est. $150 ~ $500 FHWAC# 12
Lot # 4386 Indian Territory Map
of the Indian Territory 1901 Showing
progress and status of townsite
surveys, under the direction of the
United States Indian Inspector for the
Indian Territory. Also shows railroads.
Some townsites only have exterior
limits established, some are being
survey and platted, some have field
work being done and some are under
contract. 22 x 19”. Excellent condition.
Est. $300 ~ $500 FHWAC# 27429
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Lot # 4387 Indian
Territory Three Indian
Territory / Oklahoma Maps
1902 map of the Oklahoma
Territory prepared to go along
with the Governor’s report.
Shows roads, Land Grant
offices, Indian reservations,
etc. Color. Hard to find. 2)
1898 map of Oklahoma
Territory. Compare this to
Number 1 for changes. 3)
Large colorful map of Indian
Territory and Oklahoma. Julius Bien lithograph. Excellent condition.
24 x 30”. Est. $400 ~ $800
FHWAC# 27435
Lot # 4388 Indian Territory
Two very Interesting Indian
Territory Maps 1901 1)
1901 street map of McGee,
Chickasaw Nation. Engraved by
The Norris Peters Co, PhotoLitho., Washington, D. C. 17
x 23”. Only map found on the
Internet was at Oklahoma
University. 2) Large map of the Cherokee Strip. 1893. By E. W. Wiggins.
For the Rock Island Railroad which is displayed prominently. Identifies
the lands available for homestead claims during the Cherokee Strip
Land Run of 1893. On September 16, 1893, 100,000 prospective
settlers gathered for the land run into the Cherokee Outlet by horse,
train, wagon, and even on foot, hoping to claim one of the over-40,000
quarter sections. At noon September 16, 1893, a shot rang out and
more than 100,000 determined settlers raced for 42,000 claims.
By sunset, farms were being established, and the cities of Enid,
Perry, Alva, and Woodward had been populated. According to Barry
Lawrence Ruderman there are only three known copies of this second
edition. (Only 1 known copy of the first edition.) Est. $300 ~ $600
FHWAC# 27433
Lot # 4389 Indian
Territory Three Indian
Territorory Maps 1)
Map of Indian Territory
and Oklahoma, 1890.
Railroads, Indian Territory
and Oklahoma. Authorized
by Congress. The Territory
of Oklahoma was an
organized incorporated
territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until
November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory
under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as the State of
Oklahoma. The 1890 Oklahoma organic act organized the eastern half
of Indian Territory and a strip of country known as No Man’s Land
into Oklahoma Territory. Reservations in the new territory were then
opened to settlement in land runs later that year and in 1891 and
1893. (24” x 31”) 2) Department of Interior General Land Office, J. A.
Williamson, Commissioner. Map of Indian Territory, compiled by C.l
Roeser, 1876. ( 27” x 33”) Nice map, but torn at all folds, very delicate.
3) Map of Oklahoma Territory. From the corrected Map of the General
Land Office of 1898 and from data on file in the Executive Office of
the Territory, to accompany The Annual Report of the Governor of
the Territory, 1900. Under the direction of Harry King, C. E. Chief of
Drafting Division. (16” x 23”) Beautiful map in great condition. Est. $300 ~ $600 FHWAC# 27610
Lot # 4390 Kansas 1879 Map
of Kansas (incl. land owned by
Kansas Pacific RR) Measures 25”
x 32.” Dept of Interior, USGS. J.A.
Williamson, Commissioner. Lith. by
A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore. Scale 1
inch=15 miles. Has bands of shaded
color regions at the ten and twenty
mile limits around the line of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad. Shows the
right of way for the railroad, as well as the area available for land
grants to settlers. Folds with separation. Est. $150 ~ $400 FHWAC# 26348
Lot # 4391
Kansas The
Kansas
Region:
Forest,
Prairie,
Desert,
Mountain,
Vale, and
River. 1856
Rare pale
green soft
cover version.
Descriptions
of Scenery,
Climate, Wild Productions, Capabilities of Soil, and Commercial
Resources; interspersed with Incidents of Travel, and Anecdotes
Illustrative of the Character of the Traders and Red Men; to which are
added Directions as to Routes, Outfit for the Pioneer, and Sketches of
Desirable Localities for Present Settlement. Written by Max. Greene.
With original Maps of the Territory. Published by Fowler and Wells,
Publishers, New York, 1856. “This well written book contains a good
account of the prairie and mountain region with many incidents in the
author’s own experiences from 1850 to 1855, as well as a history of
the Santa Fe trade and descriptions of the Santa Fe Trail.” The author, it
has been suggested, was a tramp printer sent west by a Pennsylvania
newspaper. The map illustrates the Kansas area. (7 3/8” x 4.75”) 192
pp. Good condition. Est. $500 ~ $3,000 FHWAC# 27032
Lot # 4392
Kansas Wyandott
City Deed 1857
This deed was
issued to Isiah
Walker July 8,
1857 for one
share of ten lots in
the new planned
community of
Wyandoot City,
Kansas territory.
On the reverse,
Walker assigns
his rights to W.P.
Overton. Located
at the confluence
of the Kansas and
Missouri Rivers, Wyandott City was eventually renamed Kansas City.
Est. $800 ~ $1,600 FHWAC# 26153
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Lot # 4393 Louisiana, Raft
Lot # 4397
Map of Red River in the
Vicinity of Raft 1855 Bayous
and lakes identified: Shiftail,
Dutch Johns, Soda, Marks,
Silver. By Charles A Fuller.
Follows the course of the
Red River from Shreveport,
Louisiana to its confluence
with the Red Bayou. Illustrates Fuller’s travels on and inspection of
the Red River. Using a simple raft, Fuller left Schreveport and began
mapping the river in considerable detail with the expectation of
various improvements intended to facilitate river commerce to follow.
The map identifies numerous land holders along the river as well as
adjacent rivers and lakes that could be used to bypass the main river
artery. This is also the first appears on any map of Albany (lost to
history) Louisiana, according to the Tourist’s Description of Louisiana
in 1860, a ‘shipping point of some note’ on Soda Lake. This map was
engraved by Ackerman of Brooklyn, New York. 24 x 13”. Some tears
along the folds. Est. $150 ~ $250 FHWAC# 27434
Massachusetts, Boston
Two Boston Business
Directories (1874 and
1875) 1) The Boston
Almanac and Directory for
1874. Vol. 39. Sampson,
Davenport, & Co.
Indexes to contents and
advertisers. The Boston
business directory begins
on page 129. 498 pages
with advertisements. No
map. Green covers with
gilt lettering. Binding
loose. 2) 1875 edition.
Vol. 40. Maroon covers
with gilt lettering. Also Sampson, Davenport & Co. 536 pages with
advertisements. No map. Business directory begins on page 163. Some
rubbing of covers, but binding is tight and pages are clean. Est. $300 ~ $500 FHWAC# 26316
Book 1892 This handbook was compiled
by the Democratic State Executive
Committee. “To the Committeemen and
Correspondents: The State Executive
Committee present to you this Hand Book
of our political organization, together with
such Laws governing the naturalization
of citizens, as they deem sufficient for
your audience.” “You will observe, of course, that this book is not
intended for general publicity, but as a guide and an aid to you and
our organization.” The hand book is 7” x 4.25” and has its loose pages
bound together with thread. Est. $50 ~ $80 FHWAC# 23937
Lot # 4398
Lot # 4394 Maine Democratic Hand
Lot # 4395 Massachusetts,
Boston Art Exhibit Catalogue 1909
Horace K. Turner Company, Boston.
Green softcovers. 91 pages with
index. “Reproductions suitable for
School, College, Library and Home
Decoration. Turner Prints, Carbons,
Photogravures, Color Prints from the
Originals in Painting, Sculpture, and
Architecture, and from Nature in Europe and America.” A few color
illustrations, but most are black and white. $10 for a Michelangelo
print. Very fine condition. 8.5” x 6” (Prag Collection) Est. $50 ~ $150
FHWAC# 27161
Lot # 4396
Massachusetts, Boston
Three Boston Business
Directories (1849,
1852 and 1859) Lot of
three Boston Almanacs.
1) 1849 w/ map of the
Vicinity of Boston. S.N.
Dickinson. Published by B.B. Mussey & Co. and Thomas Groom. Printed
by Coolidge & Wiley. Business directory is 82 pages of the 215. Soiling
and handwritten notes glued to inside cover. Large chips to spine.
2) 1852. No map. By Damrell, Moore and Coolidge, Printers, Boston.
Published by B.B. Mussey & Co. 168 pages with index. Soiling to cover
and pages. Binding weakening. 3) 1859 w/ fold-out map of Boston (by
G.W. Boynton). By Damrell, Moore and Coolidge. Published by Brown,
Taggard and Chase. 266 pages. In best condition of the three. All
measure approx. 3.5” x 5.5” Est. $300 ~ $500 FHWAC# 26315
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Massachusetts,
Cambridge
Cambridge
1851 Directory
and Almanac
1851 By John
Ford. Fourth
edition. 166
years old and in
fabulous condition. 166 pages with another 16 pages of advertising.
Map is 16 x 10 1/2”. Toning, but no rips, tears, or holes. Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 27521
Lot # 4399 Massachusetts,
Lunenburg Lunenburg
Directory for 1934 1834
Original plain wrappers (blue).
Wrappers loose. Scattered foxing,
uniform browning. Very good.
An extremely rare, scarce, early
directory for the small town
of Lunenburg, Massachusetts.
“Contains a numerical listing in
one column and an alphabetical
listing in the second column” - Spear. (7” x 4.5”), 4 pp. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 26537
Lot # 4400
Massachusetts, Pittsfield
The Pittsfield Business
Directory : Useful
Intelligencer and General
Advertiser 1859-1860
Published by Wm. Renne
and Henry Chickering. Henry
Chickering, printer, 1859.
(Hard tan crdboard cover,
black binding. (6” x 3.75”)
159 pp. This is possible a
first edition. Used condition. Est. $200 ~ $500 FHWAC# 27050
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Lot # 4401 Michigan
Michigan Check
Collection Lot of 7. Some
pictorial. Includes: First
national Bank, Battle
Creek, 1877 w/steamer
vignette; two Iron Cliffs
Co. drafts, Negaunee, 1872
w/ mining vignette; and
four different style Case
& Crotser, Hardware and
Hemlock Lumber, checks,
1887-1896. Cut cancels
and light wear. (Prag Collection) Est. $50 ~ $100 FHWAC# 24559
Lot # 4402 Michigan
Michigan Ephemera
From the Office of the
City Clerk of East Saginaw
Michigan a meeting
notice, and several letters
from the 1860s and 1870s
concerning Michigan and
Texas. Est. $60 ~ $100
FHWAC# 25055
Lot # 4403 Mid-
Western States, MidWestern Pictorial
Check Collection
105 pictorial
pieces. Most date to
1890s-1920s. John
B. Busch (brewery
vignette), Skinner
Bros. (locomotive vignette), Columbus & Xenia Railroad (locomotive
vignette), Farmer & Miner’s Bank (U.S. Battleship Iowa vignette), etc.
Please inspect. (Prag Collection) Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24556
Lot # 4404 Minnesota,
Duluth Zenith Furnace Co.
Stock, Duluth, Minnesota
1902 Cert. #2, issued in 1902
to Detroit Trust Company,
Trustee. Signed by W.D. Bailey
as president and J.S. Washburn
as secretary. The company
operated the West Duluth blast
furnace with a capacity of 300
tons of pig iron. Produced coal,
pig iron, tar ammonia and benzol and supplied Duluth and Superior
with gas. In 1929, the By Products Coke Corporation acquired the
assets of the company along with the Toledo Furnace Company and
formed the Interlake Iron Corporation. Some staining. Pen cancelled.
Est. $70 ~ $150 FHWAC# 25152
Lot # 4405 Missouri The Life and Tragic Death of Jesse James (Three Different
Editions) 1882-83 Full title: “Jesse James: the Life & Adventures of this Bold
Highwayman & Bank Robber & his no less celebrated brother, Frank James. Together with
the Thrilling Exploits of the Younger Boys.” Written by ****** (One Who Dares Not NOW
Disclose His Identity). Claims that it is “The Only Book Containing The Romantic Life of
Jesse James and his Pretty Wife, Who Clung to Him in the Last!” Published by Barclay &
Co., Philadelphia. 1882. This lot features both the English and German 1882 editions, as
well as the 1883. The U.S. edition features an illustration of his father on the back cover.
The German edition has a blank back cover. Both have the same front cover. Softcovers.
96 pages. 5.75” x 9.5” Light foxing. Covers have creases, soils, and small tears. Delicate
paper. Plus two fun Western booklets: Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. This was the
fourth narrative that was published to tell Jesse James’s story after his death on April 3,
1882. Illustrations include: the gang celebrating after a bank robbery by shooting at the
feet of a slave; the James gang being attacked by pursuers; portraits of gang members;
the Ford brothers assassinating James; his mother; the Younger Boys; portrait of Jesse
James (same as cover); and the gang and his mother swearing vengeance after his death.
Includes descriptions of robberies, as well as letters written by or to James. Est. $600 ~ $1,200 FHWAC# 26818
Lot # 4406 Montana, Butte Butte, Montana Color Panorama “Butte, Montana
showing the Richest Hill in the World.” Mines are clearly identified. 33 x 5 1/2”. Left hand
side shows some crinkling, but colroful Est. $200 ~ $400 FHWAC# 26956
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General Americana
Lot # 4407 & Lot # 4408
Charles M. Russell collection:
sketches and photographs
Charles Marion Russell was born in St. Louis, Missouri in
1864. As a child, he dreamed of becoming a cowboy; a dream he began to fulfill at the age of 16 when he travelled to the Judith Basin of
central Montana. There, Russell was mentored by hunter and trader
Jake Hoover.
In 1882, Russell worked as a night herder with several cattle
outfits giving him the opportunity during the day to observe, sketch,
and document the activities of the cow camps. He worked as a cowboy and wrangler for eleven years before retiring in 1883 to become
a full-time artist. He lived in Montana the rest of his life.
During his lifetime, he completed nearly 4,000 pieces of art.
“He was the first “Western” artist to live the majority of his life in the
West. For this reason, Charlie knew his subject matter intimately,
setting the standard for many Western artists to follow.”
Russell died of congestive heart failure in his Great Falls home on
October 24, 1926.
Reference phtoto of Charles Russell
[Ref: https://cmrussell.org/charles-m-russell]
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Lot # 4407 Montana, Great Falls Charles Russell Collection (Sketches, Photographs, Documents)
c.1900’s This collection belonged to Jesse Lincoln Mitchell, who at one time lived next door to Charles M. Russell In Montana. The collection
contains three two-sided drawings by Charles M. Russell. The pieces are framed with double frames attached to each other, with mats and
double glass, so they can be viewed from both sides. the frame size is 20” H x 16” W. The drawings are of horses, iIndians, cowboys, dogs, buffalo,
bear—studies that were used for his paintings. Photos of some of the paintings that were sold from the collection are in this collection. There are
several photographs of Charles M. Russell (including an original photo of Russell taken October 17, 1926 just days before he died on October 24,
1926) and his home and studio in Great Falls, Montana. California collector Bill Burger acquired this collection, along with severe other pieces
of original Russell art many years ago.
Jesse Lincoln Mitchell, was called a sensitive sculptor and artist in “From Montana, The Magazine Of Western History”, (Winter, 1960), when
she shared her personal memories of a warm and helpful friendship with “The Greatest Of Them All” in the publication of “C. M. Russell, The
White Indian”—a book written from her original manuscript. That manuscript is also included in this collection. It is a fabulous 17-page writing
titled, “Russell The White Indian” by Jesse Lincoln Mitchell written in Great Falls, Montana where she and her family moved in 1912. They lived
next door to Russell. She tells many antidotes about Russell and talks about watching him paint. She writes: “There have been many notable
Characters in my life, but none so unique and unforgettable as the White Indian.”
Another manuscript by Jesse Bromley Lincoln, titled: “A Garden by the River Blows” is included. It is written about her time in when she first
moved to the “Wild West” of Mohave. George Wharton James (1858–1923) was a friend and constant visitor to the family. He was a prolific
popular lecturer, photographer and journalist, writing more than 40 books and many articles and pamphlets on California and the American
Southwest. Another friend and visitor was John Peabody Harrington (1884–1961) who was an American linguist and ethnologist and a specialist
in the native peoples of California. this writing ends with her husband falling ill with typhoid fever and the river flooding them from their home.
One more writing speaks about Jesse’s trip (1932) to the Blackfeet Reservation to meet General Hugh L. Scott and attend Blackfeet
ceremonials. Hugh Lenox Scott (1853–1934) was a post-Civil War West Point graduate who served as superintendent of West Point from 1906
to 1910, and Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1914 to 1917, including the first few months of American involvement in World War I.
He was assigned to the quarters only recently vacated by the widow of George Armstrong Custer. In fact, Scott was sent out to the Little Big Horn
battle site to mark gravesites for Custer’s men killed in the battle. He also had the opportunity to interview many of the Native Americans who
fought on both sides of the battle on June 25, 1876. Est. $15,000 ~ $30,000 FHWAC# 22038
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Lot # 4408 Montana, Great Falls
Autographed Charles Russell Book,
1924 C. M. Russell signed “Rawhide Rawlins Stories”
printed by Montana Newspaper Association, Great
Falls, Montana 1921. Fourth printing. The book is 7.5
x11” paper cover with edge wear top and bottom.
Insides are bright and clean in fine condition. The
signature area is 3” x 1.5.” It is a large bold ink C M
Russell signature followed by a 1”x 1” ink sketched
skull and dated 1924. Burger Collection Est. $3,000 ~ $6,000 FHWAC# 23768
Lot # 4409 Montana, Charles Russell Ceramic Bust c. 1920 Ceramic bust of Charles
Russell, possibly by sculptor Archibald C. Dawson (1892–1938). Small repairs on hat. 10” H x 6”
W x 6” D. Dawson was a Scottish sculptor, specialising in architectural carving. Two of his most
noteworthy works include wood and stone carvings for the University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel
and sculptures for the Russell Institute in Paisley, featuring images of his wife and two sons. He
often used family and friends as models. Est. $1,500 ~ $4,500 FHWAC# 22026
Lot # 4410 Montana, Helena T.
C. Powers & Co. Receipt 1876 T.
C. Power was a military and Indian
trader at Fort Benton, Montana
Territory and J. H. Knight was a
military and Indian trader at Fort
Shaw, Montana Territory.
Est. $50 ~ $75 FHWAC# 26029
Lot # 4411 Montana,
Lewistown The Fergus County
Argus, Pictoral Edition
1901? Diversified information
concerning Fergus County, its
history and resources. Map on
back cover, dated Sept. 1, 1899.
Soft green cover, some tearing,
taped binding, inside pages
loose and torn.10.5” x 16”) 56 pp. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 27052
Lot # 4412
Montana,
Bighorn
Mountains
Inspection
Made by
Generals P.
H. Sheridan
and W. T.
Sherman 1877
Lieutenant-General Sheridan’s report (right after Little Big Horn)
of a Reconnaissance of the Bighorn Mountains and the Valleys of the
Bighorn and Yellowstone (Country North of the Union Pacific Railroad)
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under his personal supervision during the month of July, 1877. The
report is written in a personal manner with detailed descriptions.
“The trip was made as easily as possible to make it at present, yet it
was a very hard one, especially upon the personnel of the party. The
animals fared much better...” This booklet contains beautiful large foldout maps and sketches of the various areas discussed in the report. It
is in good condition. No reference to Custer or Little Big Horn. Est. $300 ~ $900 FHWAC# 26070
Lot # 4413 Montana, Four
Different Montana Bonds
1868-1895 1-2) Two Territory
of Montana 1868 bonds. Payable
to the Lewis & Clark Company.
$50 red #76 and $1000 blue
#363. Signed by Tufts, Rodgey,
and Barkley.3) $1000 Territory
of Montana fancy bond with train
vignette. 1876. Coupons 8-14 remaining. Bond #56. 4) Jefferson
County 1895 bond. Coupons 14-40 still attached. Est. $200 ~ $400
FHWAC# 25733
Lot # 4414 Montana
Montana Bonds, Stocks, and
a Shipping Line 1870-1906
1-2) Two 1880 state bonds.
Both have coupons 7 through
20! Signed by Territorial
Governor Potts. Numbers 25
and 67. $1,000. 3) 1868 $100
bond to W. B. Morrison of the
“Lewis & Clark Compnay.”
Number 361. Four unattached coupons included. 4) Benton Line to all
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points in Montana. Purple on white. Vignettes of steam train, paddle
wheeler, and stage. To Mac Veagh & Co. For oysters from Chicago to
Ft. Shaw. 5) Unissued Murray Creek Mining Company with small bear
vignette. 189-. 6) Deer Creek Gold Mining and Milling Company stock
certificate for 1000 shares in 1906. To Ernst Sandermann. Signed by
John W Brock and Clyde Heller. Est. $400 ~ $800 FHWAC# 25730
Lot # 4415 Montana
Montana Check Collection
(Many Pictorial) 100+
checks and drafts, many
from the 1880s and 1890s.
Many pictorial. The biggest
portion of the set are
illustrated drafts from
the First National Bank
in Helena that feature a
stunning vignette showing
a geyser, waterfall, railroad, and mining facility. Also six very early
(c.1860s) unissued drafts for Holladay Overland Mail and Express
Co. in Virginia City, Montana with vignette of stagecoach and hunters.
Also two different 1884 certificates of deposit for Helena, four U.S.
Depository checks (1890-91 Helena) (including Helena & Victor
Mining Co.), ten North Butte Mining Co. checks (1907-1916), a Poor
Tax for the Year 1887 (Silver Bow County), and modern unissued
checks. Most in very good condition. (Prag Collection) Est. $150 ~ $250 FHWAC# 24547
Lot # 4416 Montana
Montana Check
Collection (Territorial,
No RN) 1866-1889
Lot of 19 checks and
drafts. Includes: two
pictorial Territorial
Warrants, County of
Lewis & Clarke, 1883;
two certificates of
deposit from the First
National Bank of Helena,
1875, 1881; two L.H.
Hershfield drafts, 1866 and 1868; seven Jefferson County Treasurer
drafts, all with M.T. dateline, 1868-1872;one Madison County, Territory
of Montana Treasurer draft, Virginia City, 1872; three A.M. Holter,
Hardware Co., Helena, 1887-1889; Butte County Poll Tax receipt, 1867;
and a First National Bank of Helena draft, 1884. (Prag Collection) Est. $150 ~ $200 FHWAC# 24369
Lot # 4417
Nebraska, Hastings
Hastings GazetteJournal 1888
Gazette-Journal, Vol.
V., No. 177, Second
Annual Imperial
Edition, Illustrating
Hastings, The Queen
City of the Plains
(14” x 11”), 40 pp.
Soft pink cover, nice
lithograph illustrations throughout. Items inside include: Railroad
facilities, Educational, Civic Societies, Financial Institutions, etc. Used
condition. Est. $100 ~ $200 FHWAC# 27041
This extensive book
contains hundreds of
photographs interspersed
with narrative telling the
history of Nevada through
glass bottles. “All 352 pages
include an extensive index,
charts and graphs, lists of
beer, whiskey, and every
type of wholesaler,”
according to American
Bottle Auctions. “Once again
Fred Holabird has managed
to set the standard for
excellence in research and
writing such an entertaining
and factual book.
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