Postcards
Excavation at Shasta Dam, Calif.
J. H. Eastman, (ca. 1940). Ephemera. Eastman B-993. This photograph shows a bulldozer and large dump trucks removing rock from a steep hillface. Postally unused. DOPS back.
[Picnic at Canyon Park]
(n.p.), (ca. 1910-20). Ephemera. Image of large gathering seated at picnic tables in a dense forest setting, probably Canyon Park, once located behind the Eel River Sawmill. Attribution based in part on a Fortuna dry goods store label on a crate in the foreground. Real photo postcard. AZO back with.....
Air-View of Shasta Dam Site, Calif.
J. H. Eastman, (ca. 1938). Ephemera. Eastman b-910. This photograph shows the Sacramento River surrounded by terraced mountains and a large network of roads connecting construction sites.
Mill 'A', Scotia, Cal.
Harry A. Bliler, (1907-1918). Trade Paperback. Bliler #1366. Image shows the PALCO mill . Harry A. Bliler (1877-1921) was a photographer, born in Minnesota. He moved to California between the 1900 and 1910 census. He lived in Santa Cruz in 1910 and in a tuberculosis sanitarium in 1920.
Rock Garden Ryoan-Ji Temple (postcards)
Ephemera. Set of 5 postcards in paper case.
Album of Glasgow and Exhibiton with Map and Information for Visitors
W. L. & Co., 1888. Hardcover. 17 photographic views, 1 of 3 pages, 1 of 2 pages, 3 of a full page, and 12 half-page. The 1888 International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry was held in Kelvingrove Park. Folding 16.5 x 13 inch map at rear. Very good copy.....
The New Album of New York
1886. Hardcover. 26 photographs, 2 full page (includes early view of Statue of Liberty), 16 half-page, 8 quarter page. 6.25 X 5.75 inches. Early edition, prior owner pencil date of 1886 on rear pastedown. Blue embossed covers with gold lettering and decoration. Edge and surface wear. Accordian style. Rear hinge.....
Ricordo di Firenze
Pineider, F e G., n.d. Trade Paperback.
San Francisco City Hall After the 1906 Earthquake (Stereoview)
Keystone View Company, (ca. 1906). Trade Paperback. Card number 18263. Near fine. Curved back. Light toning.
Writers and Their Familiars (Postcard Books)
Pomegranate Communications Inc, August 1997. Unknown.
The World's Most Unique Inhabitants--Esquimaux and Their 'Tou-piks' (Summer Tents). Greenland [Stereoview]
Underwood & Underwood, 1904. Photograph. Card (43)-4697. Image of Greenlandic Inuit people in front of a tent. Instructional text printed on back. Fine. Curved top photographs.
Jardin du Palais Royal [Hold to Light Stereoview]
[1870s?]. Photograph. A hold-to-light stereoview of six people standing in front of a fountain in France. The scene is handcolored, with pin pricks to highlight the fountain. A fine example, hand-titled on the back. Flat card.
Evening, Polson Logging Co. Hoquiam, WN Camp 6 [RPPC]
H. G. Nelson, (ca. 1910). Photograph. A real photo postcard of the Norwegian band at one of the Polson Logging Company camps, near Hoquiam, Washington. The men are holding a variety of instruments, including an accordion, an autoharp, a coronet, a violin or fiddle, and a euphonium. Five of the.....
[Hobbs & Wall Roof Damage, Crescent City, CA] [RPPC]
[ca. 1908]. Ephemera. A real photo postcard showing storm damage to a Hobbs & Wall building in Crescent City, California. The scene followed a freak water spout (tornado) that came ashore and damaged several buildings. Small bend in one corner. Postally unused on a CYKO blank; divided back, dating this.....
Chief White Elk at Siwash Rock [RPPC]
Gowen Sutton Co., (ca. 1920). Photograph. Image of international fraudster, an Italian-American born Edgardo Laplante, who travelled the world as a Chief White Elk, seducing women and living off the generousity of others. He was, however, remarkably effective at selling war bonds during the First World War. This image shows.....
[Blotter] American Express Travelers Cheques Knight and Indian
Everett Waddey Co., 1945. Ephemera. 3-3/8 by 6 inches. Printed for the Bank of Eureka, Eureka (Humboldt County), California. Fine, unused. NOTE: Our standard shipping factored into the online price.
Santa Rosa, Cal. RPPC (Real Photo Postcard)
Ephemera. Busy street scene in downtown Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. Ca. 1940. Near fine card. Postally unused. DOPS back.
Scene in Still's Park, Puget Sound, Wash. [Whidbey Island]
Atlas Society, (ca. 1905). Ephemera. Lithographed scene of the park created by Judge Lester Still on Whidbey Island, Washington. Minute wear at one corner, else fine. Undivided back, unused. Signed 'L. Still' at bottom, probably by Lester Still, who gave the park its name.
Rixon Cottage at Fairholm, Lake Crescent [Washington, RPPC]
Ephemera. Real photo postcard. 'One of the early buildings near Fairholm was not a resort lodge or hotel but the small cabin of Caroline Jones, who settled on Lake Crescent in the early 1890s. Originator of the name 'Fairholme,' Caroline Jones, later became the wife of Theodore Rixon, best known.....
[Rixon Cottage at Fairholm, Lake Crescent]
Ephemera. Real photo postcard (identified from the caption of another card made using the same negative). 'One of the early buildings near Fairholm was not a resort lodge or hotel but the small cabin of Caroline Jones, who settled on Lake Crescent in the early 1890s. Originator of the name.....
Washington Souvenir Co. Private Mailing Card Series
Ca. 1900. Leather. Private mailing cards, with vignettes of major Washington, DC, buildings and statues flanked by American flags on one side; verso (back) for address. Full set is 15 (?) cards. This is a partial set of 8 cards, all fine (mint, or nearly so). No. 1, US Capitol;.....
Beautiful Lake Crescent and Storm King in the Distance, Washington
Matthewson's Drug Store. Ephemera. Real photo postcard view of the lake and a few small boats. Postally used, postmarked 1915. Near fine.
Victory Parade Postcards
ARA (American Relief Administration), 1919. Ephemera. A group of five postcards showing the victory parade in New York City following the end of the First World War. The cards, apparently part of a series issued by the ARA, are numbered V-1 to V-5 (total number in series not known to.....
Opening Soon State Theater [postcard]
Cronus Productions / Tea Lautrec Litho, 1971. Ephemera.