Title:
[Street with large crowd of miners, women, children and animals in Sierraville, California.] [Possibly photographed by O.B.
Silver.]
Creator/Contributor:
Silver, O. B., photographer
Abstract:
Right reading, group portrait of townspeople(men, women, and children) taken in the street. Building and storefronts are to
one side, mining works are on the other, a few trees are in the back. A group of men is sitting at a table playing cards,
some are standing and drinking. One man holds a gun. One man is smoking a cigar. There is a dog, a horse and a colt[?] Some
people are dressed in their best clothes, others are wearing work clothes.
Date:
[ca. 1855]
Subject:
Women
Children
Boys
Men
Fathers & children
Girls
Infants
Miners
Buildings
Cities and towns
Commercial buildings
Streets
Carriages & coaches
Mining districts--California--Sierra County--Sierraville--Photographs
Note:
Tentative attribution to O.B. Silver by Peter Palmquist, based upon the locale, format (half plate ambrotype) and presentation
(preserver only, lacking mat).
Type:
Ambrotypes
Landscapes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : ambrotype ; half plate, visible image 9.7 x 13 cm.
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Accompanying note (handwritten, modern, possibly by collector
Zelda Mackay) giving a description of the image. Note also states: One of miners is named Tipton Rader, from Ottumwa, Iowa.;;;displayLabel="Image
Package Note">Original component parts: plate, preserver. Plate: clear glass with asphaltum-coated backing paper. Cover glass:
added glass. Preserver: decorative (removed and stored separately).;;;displayLabel="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif:
floral - grapes. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 15 x 12 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed urn and scroll motif.
Notes: spine label - 701 (from prior owner).;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1905.16242:087--CASE
Filename:
brk00040072_8a.tif
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[Street with large crowd of miners, women, children and animals in Sierraville, California.] [Possibly photographed by O.B.
Silver.]
