A Collection of 14 Autobiographical Manuscripts of Early California Pioneers Who Became Major Political leaders in the State. These handwritten autobiographies represent the major California politicians, jurists and founders of the state. This unique collection reflects how all of these men began their careers in either the Midwest or Eastern... More
Ca.1880. 3" X 3 1/2" Photo album with each page holding 4 tin type photographs each measuring 1" x 3/4" making a total of 48. These are students and a few faculty at San Jose Normal School in original blue case. We have been able to identify many of these... More
1851-1851. The only other known copy is at Yale University. It is an original lithograph that measures 11 x 19 cm on a sheet that is 13 x 22 cm. It depicts a street where a stagecoach is pulling away, three mules tied together are laden with packs, and two... More
Oakland: Post-Enquirer Publishing Company, 1931. Octavo. 174 pages. Davie was mayor of Oakland from 1895-1897 and from 1915-1931, the longest-serving mayor. During his life, he was a canal boy, law student, butcher, buckaroo, rancher, inventor, actor, opera singer, bouncer, miner, lawyer, crusader, merchant, bookseller, organizer, ship owner and politician. Not... More
Chicago: Coronet, 1937. . 6 pages mimeographed, sent from Coronet Magazine (originally published June 1937) in original mailing envelope from Coronet. Accompanied with A.B. Lee's, Houses of Earth; an illustrated booklet on how to build rammed earth houses. 32 page booklet expands on Coronet article. Article was sent to William... More