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001ow: 1868 Pioneer West. Authentic wood engraving from the front page of an 1868 Harper's Weekly. Shows people at work on their log cabins. 11x16 in. $50



002ow: 1850 Western Family Migration Scene. Hand-colored wood engraving shows camp at night with family, covered wagon and campfire. 5x9 in.
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003ow: 1871 Western Migration. Two hand-colored views of the way West published in an 1871 issue of Harper's Weekly. One view shows a wagon being pulled accross and up a canyon and the second shows westerners carrying the mail. 11x16 in. $50



004ow: 1874 Staging in the Far West. Antique, four hand-colored scenes from the far West. Engravings accompanied by text. From an 1874 issue of Harper's Weekly. 11x16 in. $50



005ow: 1873 Western Settlers Battling Indians. Hand colored engraving shows settlers being attacked by Indians. Published in an 1870 issue of Harper's Weekly. 11x16 in. $50
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006ow: 1890 Mr. Jones Adventure. This handcolored engraving shows a cowboy shooting a buffalo who is charging him as he ropes a calf. This genuine antique print is from the July, 1890 edition of Harper's Weekly. size 11x16 in. $50



007ow: 1883 New Mexico-An Incident of the Apache War. A boy prisoner captured in a raid is brought into camp. Small inset of Apache warrior showing a "scalp trophy". This hand colored engraving is from the cover of the May, 1883 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated. 11x16 in. $80



008ow: 1874 Western Pioneer Emigration Scenes. Four hand colored engravings on one page from the Jan. 24, 1874 issue of Harper’s Weekly. Each image shows a typical scene in the lives of emigrants moving west: 1) In the emigrant train; 2) Switched Off (shows a group of emigrants at a rural train station, waiting for a connecting train); 3) Building the Log Cabin; and 4) Laying the Fences. 11x16 in. $50



009ow: 1887 Zogbaum: Mail on the Western Prairie. Hand colored engraving by R.F. Zogbaum, from the April 23, 1887 issue of Harper’s Weekly. Title is "The Prairie Letterbox." Shows a man on horseback stopping at a mailbox on the prairie, to deliver a letter. 11x16 in. $50
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010ow: 1877 Dead Mule Trail, Idaho. This hand colored engraving shows a mule train treking up a rocky slope and one animal falling from a ledge (hence the name). This genuine antique print is from the cover of the September, 1877 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 11x16 in. $60



011ow: 1853 Meyers View of Western Pioneers. Rare steel-engraved view of emigrants stopping for the night on a western trip. Published in Germany by Hermann Meyers. Title is "Landschaft bei der Furth uber den Read River." 7x10 in. $40
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013ow: 1880 Scenes in the American West. Hand colored engraving from the Illustrated London News, showing people and scenery in the American far West. Includes views of Colorado miners, African American immigrants in Kansas, and pioneers camping on the prairie. 11x16 in. $60



014ow: 1875 Gray’s Map: Idaho, Montana & Wyoming. Interesting map, with original hand coloring, from O.W. Gray’s world atlas of 1875. Each county in the three states is separately colored. Cities, towns, railroad lines and geographical features are all shown. Very attractive map which would look great in a frame! 14x17 in. $120



015ow: 1875 Gray’s Map of New Mexico, Arizona. Interesting map, with original hand coloring, from O.W. Gray’s world atlas of 1875. Each county in the two states is separately colored. Cities, towns, railroad lines and geographical features are all shown. Very attractive map which would look great in a frame! 14x17 in. $120



016ow: 1887 Cowboy Print by Remington. Engraved scene titled "A Quarrel Over Cards: A Sketch from a New Mexican Ranch." Drawn by Frederick Remington and published in the April 23, 1887 issue of Harper’s Weekly. 11x16 in.
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017ow: 1887 West: Indians, Cowboys in Winter. Hand colored engraving by H.F. Farny, from Harper’s Weekly. Title is "Suspicious Guests." Shows a group of cowboys gathered around a campfire, watching warily as an Indian approaches them. 16x22 in. $100



018ow: Old Rare 1863 Western Map. This is a fascinating map. It was published by A.J. Johnson in Johnson’s Family Atlas of 1863. The full title of the map is "Johnson’s California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona." Arizona extends westward into what is now the southern tip of Nevada. The routes of various western exploring parties are shown throughout the map, as well as pony express trails and the route of the proposed railroad across the southwest to California. The names of Indian tribes appear in the areas where they lived. This map has original hand coloring and is in very good condition, with only a small repair that reinforces the centerfold at the lower portion of the map. 18x26 in. $350



019ow: 1886 An Apache Raid. This hand colored engraving shows a settler family being led away by Apaches at gunpoint with a house burning in the background. This geinuine antique print is from the June, 1886 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated. size: 11x16 in. $80



020ow: 1885 "Hands Up"-an incident of travel on the plains. This hand colored double page print shows a family traveling by stage coach being held up by masked bandits. This genuine antique print if from the August, 1885 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 11x16 in. $100



021ow: 1885: Story illustration by artist R. Caton Woodville. This beautiful hand colored engraving is from the cover of the June 1885 edition of Harper's Weekly. The illustration is from the serial "Maruja" and is titled: "The Long Detaching Rings Again Writhed in Mid-Air and Softly Descended as He Thundered Past." size: 11x16 in. $60



022ow: 1879: Sketches In The Territories of the United States. This hand colored engraving shows 4 views: Indian Manners and Customs, A Wayside Hut, a Dug Out and Dinner Time = "Now Then". This genuine antique print is from the June, 1879 edition of The Graphic. size: 11x16 in. $60



023ow: 1888: The Cattle Industry in The Far West. This beautiful hand colored engraving shows two views: Corraling Beef Steers for Market and , In a Camp with a "Round-Up" Suppertime. This genuine antique print is from the November, 1888 edition of Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper. size: 11x16 in. $80



024ow: 1890: Sketches on a Journey to California in the Overland Train. Eight hand colored engravings showing: Oakes Ames pyramid-highest point on the road, Nevada stage coach, emigrant camp-Omaha Nebraska, rusultant type of scenery in Nebraska, resultant type in Nevada, Piute Squaw-Humboldt Nevada, American Indians according to an English tourists camera, Echo Canyon Utah-first glimpse of Mormondom and Shoshones selling trinkets-Utah.This unique print is from the March, 1890 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 16x22 in. $150



025ow: 1882: Very Scarce engraving from the German edition of Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper, April 1882. During the winter of 1882, Jesse James tried to buy a small farm in Nebraska. But in April, he was short of cash. Jesse recruited Bob and Charlie Ford to help him rob the Platte City bank. The Ford brothers posed as cousins of Jesse James, actually weren't related at all. The $10,000 reward on Jesse James proved too appealing. While Jesse stood on a chair in the family home at 1318 Lafayette Street in St. Joseph to dust and straighten a picture, Bob and Charlie Ford drew their guns. Bob Ford put and end to the Jesse James Legend with a single bullet to the back of the head on April 3, 1882. The Ford brothers attempted to collect the reward. Instead, they were charged with murder. They were sentenced to hang, but were pardoned by Governor Tom Crittenden. This print is in excellent condition size 11X16. $250



200ow: RARE Old West Cowboy Scene: Breaking Camp. Hand colored engraving from the Oct. 2, 1880 issue of Harper’s Weekly, titled "Among the Cow-Boys. Breaking Camp." Cowboys are shown readying their horses for a long day of riding, and packing up their belongings. 11x16 in.
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201ow:RARE Old West Lynch Mob Scene. Hand colored, engraved scene from the April 2, 1892 Illustrated London News, titled "Cornered At Last." A desperate man is shown against the wall of a cabin in the West, where he has been chased by an angry mob. One member of the crowd is waving a rope in the air, presumably intending to lynch the man. 16x22 in. $80



202ow: RARE Old West Map: Texas California Mexico. This fascinating large map was published in Weimar Germany by the Geographischen Instituts, circa 1855. The map is titled "Mexico Texas und Californien." It shows the western United States as it looked in the mid 1850s, after the Compromise of 1850 gave Texas its current borders, and Kansas Territory was created in 1854. On this map, the Utah Territory covers an area from California’s eastern border to the continental divide. New Mexico runs from California to Texas. Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) is above Texas, and Kansas Territory meets the Utah Territory in the Rocky Mountains. The eastern third of Texas is divided into counties, with cities, towns and major roads shown. The rest of the western US (except western California) is mainly populated by Indian tribes, all of whom are listed in the areas where they lived. Mexico is shown in considerable detail as well, divided into states with cities, towns and major roads all marked. On the left side of the map, above the title, there is a small inset map of California’s gold region. There are two other small inset maps: The area around Mexico city (in the bottom left corner) and the Central American republics in the upper right. This map is in very good condition, with original outline hand coloring and no tears, stains or other blemishes on the image. There are a few small stains in the margins, but they do not intrude into the image itself. The top margin of this map is cut close to the upper map border, but the border is not affected. 22x26 in. $600



203ow: 1891 Old West Army Scenes. Four hand-colored engravings from Harper’s Weekly, showing the experiences of U.S. Army soldiers in the old west. Title is "On the Roll of Honor." Scenes include 1) a sergeant fighting with a deserter; 2) a soldier confronting Oklahoma boomers; 3) soldiers rescuing a drowning comrade; and 4) Black solders defending an army wagon against an attack by outlaws. 11x16 in. $70



204ow: 1867 Map: Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Etc. Beautiful, hand-colored map from the 1867 edition of Johnson’s Family Atlas, titled "Johnson’s Nebraska, Dakota, Idaho and Montana." Dakota is shown as one large territory, not yet divided into North and South. Wyoming is delineated, named and colored separately, but its name does not appear in the map title. On the Wyoming area, the word "Wyoming" is written in light letters. The other states are labeled in large black letters. Wyoming is oddly shaped, with a somewhat warped western border. Railroad, mail and Pony Express routes are marked. The names of Indian tribes are shown in the areas where they lived. 18x26 in. $300



205ow: 1884: Cowboy Convention, St. Louis Missouri. This hand colored, wood-engraved print is from the December 6, 1884 issue of Harper's Weekly. The print is titled "First National Convention of Cattle-Men at St. Louis." It contains four scenes, each with its own caption: 1) "The Convention in Session;" 2) "Parade of the Mackerel Guards;" 3) "Souvenir Medal Presented by the Citizens to the Delegates;" and 4) School Children Presenting a Drum to the Cow-Boy Band." This print is in very good condition. There is a small hole in the right margin, but the image is not affected. A tear in the bottom margin has been repaired with acid-free archival tape. Size of this item is 11x16 in. $60



206ow: 1880 Print: Western Pioneers at Home. This hand colored, wood-engraved print is from the Sept. 11, 1880 issue of Harper's Weekly. The print is titled "The Settler's First Home in the Far West." It shows a pioneer family outside their cabin, with a lake in the distance. This print is in excellent condition. Size is 11x16 in. $60



207ow: 1889 Zogbaum Western Cavalry Horse Print. This hand colored, wood-engraved print is from the Sept. 28, 1889 issue of Harper's Weekly. The print is titled "Cavalry on the March--Danger Ahead." It shows a group of US Army Cavalry men on horseback, riding through the dry Southwestern countryside. This print is in excellent condition. Size is 16x22 in. $90



209ow: 1880 Among The Cowboys- Betting on the Bull Fight. This hand colored engraving shows a group of cowboys betting on two bulls who have moved away from the herd to decide who is in charge. This genuine antique print is from the November, 1880 edition of Harper's Weekly. Size is 11x22 in. $80



210ow: 1862 Johnson Map. Johnson's Nebraska, Dakota, Colorado and Kansas. Fascinating hand colored map from the 1862 edition of Johnson's Family Atlas. Dakota territiory is shown extending west to the Oregon border. Colorado is shown as part of the Utah Territory. Entire map is surrounded by a decorative border. Size: 14x17 in. $220
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211ow: circa 1900. Frederic Remington. "On the Northwest Coast." Beautifully hand colored half tone circa 1900. size: 17x11.5 in. $80
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212ow: Make up man is applying lip stick before the cowboy makes his movie appearance. Good view of 10 gallon hat and revolver. Signed in plate "Norman Rockwell" Hollywood. From The Saturday Evening Post dated May 24, 1930. size: 10x14 in. $80



213ow: Hand colored engraving from the April 4, 1891 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Caption reads, An Impromptu Affair - A Bull Fight on the Plains. Drawn by Dan Smith. size: 11x16 in. $60



214ow: Hand colored engraving from Harper's Weekly dated December 24, 1887. Picture titled, A Horse Auction on the Frontier. Drawn by R.F. Zogbaum. size: 11x16 in. $60



215ow: 1873 Western Pioneers on the Plains. Nicely hand colored steel engraving from Picturesque America, an 1873 book about American scenery. Title is "Emigrants Crossing the Plains." Shows a train of pioneers in their covered wagons, with cattle and horses, moving across the rolling hills of the Midwestern prairie. 9x12 in. $50



216ow: Cover from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper dated May 5, 1888. Very nice hand colored engraving titled, Cowboy Life. - Riding a Yearling. 11x16 in. $60



217ow: December 13, 1890 cover of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Hand colored wood engraving captioned, The "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" Exploration of Alaska - Descending the Alseck River. 11x16 in. $60



218ow: Beautiful hand colored engraving from the February 2, 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly. Image captioned, Wagon Trains at Helena, Montana. 11x16 in.
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219ow: Six Oklahoma Territory views. Hand colored wood engravings by Rufus Zogbaum, from the April 13, 1889 issue of Harper's Weekly. Images showing: Taylor's Springs, near Guthrie; Near the Cimarron; Crossing on the Canadian; A Chase after Boomers; An Oklahoma Well; and Mail Relay House. 11x16 in. $60



220ow: Rare Map of the Indian Colonies West of the Missouri & Arkansas, compiled and drawn by Seth Eastman, Captain US Army. This is an extremely unusual map showing all of the Indian Tribes and thier locations in the areas west of Missouri & Arkansas. Shows Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Osages, Senecas, Shawnees, Pottawatomies, Delawares, Omahas, Pawnees, Otoes, Creeks, Seminoles, Quapaws, Weas, Plankashaws, Wyandots, Kickapoos, Sacs, Ioways, Half Breeds, Salt Plains and a proposed area for the New York Indians, given are the approximate population of each tribe as well. Perfect condition, included with the map is two sheets explaining the reconnoissnce and exploration of the area. 10x13 in. $80



221ow: Old Rare 1871 Western Map. This is a fascinating map. The full title of the map is "Colton's California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico." Arizona extends westward into what is now the southern tip of Nevada. The routes of various western exploring parties are shown throughout the map, as well as pony express trails and the route of the proposed railroad across the southwest to California. The names of Indian tribes appear in the areas where they lived. This map has original hand coloring and is in very good condition.. 18x26 in. $350



222ow: 1926 Montana Map by Rand McNally. Detailed, map of Montana. Shows the Auto Trails of Montana. Shows different types of roads such as paved, improved, graded, unreported or dirt roads. Cities, towns, trails and highway markings are all shown. 20 x 15in. $60



223ow: 1886 Map of Idaho, Montana & Wyoming. Interesting map, with original hand coloring. Each county in the three states is separately colored. Cities, towns, railroad lines and geographical features are all shown. Very attractive map which would look great in a frame! 19 x 24in. $120



224ow: 1910 Map of The Yellowstone River. Very nice map of the Yellowstone River to Accompany Report on the Preliminary Examination, August 12, 1909. Shows cities, and towns throughout the state. 21 x 14in. $100



225ow: 1910 Map of the Missouri River. Very nice map of the Missouri River showing Tributaries, Cities and Bridges. 21 x 14in. $100



226ow: 1912 Map of Montana. Colorful map of Montana, published circa 1912 by Rand McNally. Shows cities, towns, railroad lines and geographical features. Also show the locations of Indian reservations. A key to the locations of principal cities is above the image. 20 x 28 in. $90



227ow: Image of cowboys riding horseback through a plain. Beautiful hand colored engraved image titled, "The Punchers," drawn by Frederic Remington. Shows scene of cowboys riding on horseback. 11 x 16in. $60



228ow: 1874 Picture of cowboys socializing in a Southwestern Town on a Saturday afternoon. Vibrantly hand colored engraved image titled,"A Saturday Noon in a Southwestern Town," drawn by Frenzeny Tavernier from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $50



229ow: 1879 Images of cowboys in different territories of the United States. Beautifully hand colored engraved images titled, "Sketches in the Territories of the United States," drawn by C.S. Peach from The Graphic. 11 x 16in. $50


230ow: Image of antelopes being chased on the plains. Gorgeous hand colored engraved image titled, "Antelope-Hunting on the Plain," drawn by Maurand. 11 x 16in. $60



231ow: 1890 Picture of two U.S. Scouts on horseback stuck in a blizzard. Elegantly hand colored engrave image titled,"United States Scouts Lost in a Blizzard," drawn by A.C. Redwood from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. 11 x 16in. $



232ow: 1885 Image of two cowboys leading troops on a hot trail. Beautifully hand colored engraved image titled, "On a Hot Trail," drawn by T. de Thulstrup from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $50



233ow: Picture of Indians having a discussion with Army Soldiers in front of their tent. Elegantly hand colored engraved image titled, "An Appeal For Justice," drawn by Frederic Remington from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $50



234ow: Image of a bar brawl scene gone bad. Beautifully hand colored engraved image titled, "The Misdeal," drawn by Frederic Remington. Shows scene of injured cowboys after a bar brawl. 11 x 16in. $60



235ow: 1884 Pictures of many different scenes of buffalo hunting. Elegantly hand colored engraved images titled, "Buffalo Hunting," drawn by Berghaus from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $50



236ow: 1888 Image of the Denver Railway Jubilee. Beautifully hand colored engraved image titled, "The Denver Railway Jubilee and Colorado-Scenes in Denver During the Great Railroad Jubilee of March 28th-31st," drawn by Kirkland from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. 8 1/2x 11in. $40



237ow: 1882 Picture of Colorado cow-boys relaxing in a dug out. Gorgeous hand colored engraved image titled, "The Cow- Boys of Colorado-Life in a Dug-Out," drawn by W. A. Rogers from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $80



238ow: 1878 Image of cowboys tackling a huge herd of cattle. Beautifully hand colored engraved image titled in German, " Transport von hornvieh vom ludweftlidjen hanlas nadi dem often." 11 x 11in. $30



239ow: 1867 Picture of Georgetown, Colorado. Elegantly hand colored engraved image titled in French, "Vue de la ville de Georgetown (Colorado) Dessin se Sabatier d'apriesune photographie," drawn by Laplante. 8 x 10in. $60



240ow: 1883 Image of Crow Indians dancing around the campfire. Beautifully hand colored engraved image titled, "A Dance of Crow Indians," drawn by Farny from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $80



241ow: 1894 Pictures of different scenes from Buffalo Bill's. Elegantly hand colored engraved image titled," Social Studies Behind the Scenes at Buffalo Bill's," drawn by Frederic Remington from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $40



242ow: 1900 Several images of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in London. Beautifully hand colored engraved image titled, " Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in London," drawn by Frederic Remington from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $40



243ow: 1908 Pictures of different caricatural scenes from Buffalo Bill's. Gorgeous hand colored engraved image titled,"When West is East," drawn by Dan Sayre Groesbeck from Harper's Weekly. 13 x 9 1/2 in. $30



244ow: 1871 Map of the Route of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Elegantly hand colored engraved image titled, "The Northern Pacific Railroad System," from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $40



245ow: 1882 Images of winter scenes of cowboys and indians on the plains. Beautifully hand colored engraved image titled, "Winter Life on the Plains," drawn by P. Frenzeny from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $50



246ow: 1887 Several images of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at the American Exhibition. Beautifully hand colored engraved image titled, "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at the American Exhibition, Earl's Court," from The Graphic. 11 x 16in. $50



247ow: 1887 Picture of a horse auction on the Frontier. Elegantly hand colored engraved image titled, "A Horse Auction on the Frontier," drawn by R.F. Zogbaum from Harper's Weekly. 11 x 16in. $60



248ow: 1887 Image of cowboys racing on the plains. Beautifully hand colored engraved image titled, "Sports on the Plains-A Cowboys' Race," drawn by Kirkland from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. 11 x 16in. $80



249ow: 1887 Picture of the Wild West Show at West Brompton with soldiers and indians. Gorgeous hand colored engraved image titled,"The Wild West Show at West Brompton," from The Graphic. 11 x 16 in. $60



250ow: 1887 Images of the Queens Visit to the Wild West Show at West Brompton. Elegantly hand colored engraved image titled, "The Queen's Visit to the Wild West Show at West Brompton and The Queen's Visit to the East End," from The Graphic. 11 x 16in. $60



251ow: 1887 Picture of soldiers escorting a paymaster. Beautiful full page hand colored engraved image titled, "With a Paymaster's Escort," from drawn by Zogbaum from Harper's Weekly. 22 x 16in. $ 120



252ow: Image of indians talking to a soldier regarding a skeleton. Elegant full page hand colored engraved image titled, "The Last Token." 22 x 16in. $90



253ow: Picture of soldiers in front of a log cabin during the winter. Beautiful full page hand colored engraved image titled, " Oo-Yah!" drawn by Frederic Remington. 22 x 16in. $90



254ow: 1885 Image of a tornado destoying an area of the Rocky Mountains. Elegant full page hand colored engraved image titled, "A Tornado in the Rocky Mountains," drawn by Julian Rix from Harper's Weekly. 22 x 16in. $120



255ow: 1889 Picture of men and their dead horses after a fight. Handsome full page engraved image titled, "The Last Lull in the Fight," drawn by Frederic Remington from Harper's Weekly. Shows scene of men and their dead horses after a fight. 22 x 16in. $40



256ow: 1882 Images of the taming and training of the American Mustang. Beautiful full page hand colored engraved image titled, "Taming and Training the American Mustang," drawn by P. Frenzeny from Harper's Weekly. 22 x 16in. $150



257ow: 1886 "Painting The Town Red." - Drawn By R.F. Zogbaum. Hand colored wood engraving published in Harper's Weekly on October 16, 1886. Scene depicts happy-go-lucky ruffians riding into town on their horses. 16x22in.$150


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