Title:
[Diggings at Grizzly Flat, El Dorado Co.]
Creator/Contributor:
Johnson, G. H. (George Howard), b. 1823, photographer
Abstract:
View of a river mining operations with a small town in the background. Two men and a tent are in the foreground, and men stand
near several of the water wheels. Sign on building at far left reads "Maxfield... ", and other illegible signs are visible
at center. Men pictured may be Jacob Philips and associates. See notes for another Grizzly Flat view (1905.16242:081--CASE).
Date:
[ca. 1851-1852]
Subject:
Men
Miners
Gold mines and mining
Buildings
Cities and towns
Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering)
Water-wheels
Mining districts--California--El Dorado County--Grizzly Flat--Photographs
Mining districts
Tents
Note:
Atttributed to G.H. Johnson based upon the similar view numbered as BANC PIC 1905.16242:082, which is a view taken from a
few yards to the left of this vantage point. The details are so similar they are presumed to have been taken by the same photographer
on the same day.
See bio. in Mautz. EHI gives George H., only Mautz provides "Howard".
Type:
Daguerreotypes
Landscapes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; half plate, visible image 8.7 x 11.9 cm.
displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: rectangular (double elliptical).
Preserver: decorative.;;;displayLabel="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: Washington Monument (front), geometric (back)
(Rinhart no. 6). Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 15 x 11.7 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed urn motif. Notes: spine
label - 660 (from prior owner). Front has different motif from back.;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1905.16242:085--CASE
Filename:
brk00040070_8a.tif
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[Diggings at Grizzly Flat, El Dorado Co.]
