[WESTERN AMERICANA - MINING]. Sixth plate daguerreotype of a possible gold miner.

[WESTERN AMERICANA - MINING]. A group of 3 photographs of gold miners at work. View of at least 11 gold miners, including one possible female, posed near a long wooden sluice for an unknown photograph

[WESTERN AMERICANA] -- [GOLD MINING]. The Miner's Ten Commandments bifolium lettersheet featuring letter from California gold miner.  BETTER, Mitchell. Autograph letter signed ("Mitchell Better")

Rare. Reverse has label: "Hills and Dales of New England. No. 466. Gold Digging at Smith's Claim, Gold Miner's Glen, Plymouth, Vt. F.B. Gage, Photo. Published by E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York." V

Mining in the Leadville area began in 1859 when prospectors discovered gold at the mouth of California Gulch. In 1876, black sand, once considered bothersome to placer gold miners, was discovered to c

Old Alaskan goldminer photos, including one of the Henry Alexander Mine in Nome. Photos measure 7"x 9" and in decent condition. Please see photos for more details. Nome Alaska. SEE OUR MINING SECTION

Issued by the Carolina Gold Mining and Milling Company, 682 shares at $1 per to C. Sopas (sp?) and signed by Chase (sp?) secretary and Pamsole (sp?) president. There's a hard rock miner vignette and i

Issued for 50 shares in 1881 at New York. Inc. in New York. Location of mine: Gold Mountain District, Esmeralda Co. Nevada printed at the top. Miners working underground with their candles to light up

Issued 1882, #979. 3 miner vignette. According to Burchard (1883), this company operated at Free Gold in the Cottonwood District of Chaffee County. Free Gold was located 1.5 miles south of Buena Vista

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. Sixth plate tintype of Jacob "Jake" Q. Shoup, "Battle of Cimarron, Kansas" Gray County Commissioner. Ca 1880. 22 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. tintype showing Shoup at left with unidentified ma

[WESTERN AMERICANA-MINING]. 2 manuscripts, incl. miner's letter from Norwegian Gulch (Montana), 1869 HOUSEL, J. Autograph letter signed ("J. Housel"), to an uncle. Norwegian Gulch [Montana], 4 July 18

Title: Love my Gold Jewelry Sixth Plate Daguerreotype Additional Info: 1/6 plate daguerreotype of a woman wearing golden drop earrings, a golden brooch, three bracelets with golden ornamentation, and

A pair of framed items -- one photo of a grizzled miner, one print of saloon scene, depicting life as a miner back in the California Gold Rush. Both are framed in rather ornate Victorian style frames,

Beautiful early sixth plate daguerreotype of a dark-skinned woman thought to be Native American. This image recently surfaced at an estate sale in western Illinois with another image whose subject was

Each case has been stamped with Mr. Kilburn's studio information.1) A woman in semi-profile, with a cameo low on her torso, holding a small book on her lap. There are red and gold highlights. And yes,

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of daguerreotype portraits, incl. pendant, possible Hawaiian subject, and case featuring portrait of Daguerre.     Sixth plate daguerreotype half-length portrait

Sixth plate daguerreotype of two girls holding cased images. The photographer (or their artist) colored their earrings and belt buckles with gold gilt. Image has interesting bluish tint, perhaps relat

About 80 pieces of Tuolumne ephemera, c. 1871-1910. Land statements, billheads-some pictorial, Sierra Railway, Confidence Gold Mining payroll ledger sheet etc. Groveland, Cactus, Sonora, Jamestown, Ca

Lot of 7 different. Great group. 1) Imperial Consolidated Mining Company. Issued in 1882, not cancelled. 2) Sparrow-hawk Mining Company. Issued in 1877, not cancelled. 3) Scadden Flat Gold Mining Comp

Issued June 22, 1880, Bodie Mining district. Incorporated in 1878. Cert. #1787, issued to Geo. T. Marye & Son, Trustees in 1880 for 100 shares. Signed Samuel Dixon as vice president and by T. Dixon as

This Elgin pocket watch is size 16s with gold plating. Serial number 7408029 made in 1898. The inside case cover is engraved with the date "Oct. 15, 05". Solid weight very good condition, Keystone cas

35+ different Colorado mining checks. Stratton Cripple Creek Mining, Portland Gold Mining, Flora Bell Mining, Delmonico Mine and more. c. 1890's-1900's.Date: Country (if not USA): State: ColoradoCity:

Lot of 2. 2001 Presidential Inauguration badges 1. Metro Transit Police by Collinson.102"solid brass, polished gold plate. #475, pin and clasp. Exc. cond._x005F 2. Metro Washington Airport Authority b

Issued early 1872 stock, Kentucky Gold & Silver Mining. "Established in 1868 as a gold-mining camp and probably named for John Ely, a mining promoter, the community expanded after 1907 with large-scal

One of the all-time great mining stock vignettes! Inc. in Colorado. Mines in Cripple Creek District, Colorado. No. 740, issued for 5,000 shares to Isaac Schuff on Jan. 5th, 1897. Signed by DN Bash as