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(GOLD MINING)
A select group of 9 photographs of the English Mountain Gold Mines in Nevada County, California.
The artfully-composed, detailed images include photographs of the crew, tramways leading to the mines
themselves, the beautiful surrounding lakes and mountains, operational buildings including the
superintendent’s house and “cook’s brigade,” and the mining infrastructure. Cyanotypes, each measuring
approximately 9
1
/
2
x7
1
/
2
inches (24.1x19.1 cm.), and the reverse, each with a number in the plate, and
with extended, detailed period captions (one with a date), in ink, on verso. 1894
[5,000/7,500]