Title:
[Family of miner inside and outside of house near New Almaden quicksilver mines.]
Abstract:
Right reading view of house and partial view of smaller building in back. The father and child are standing outside with the
dog, the mother is inside, posed at the window.
Date:
[ca. 1855-1860]
Subject:
Women
Children
Men
Fathers & children
Infants
Families
Miners
Buildings
Dwellings
Carts & wagons
Mining districts--California--Santa Clara County--New Almaden--Photographs
Type:
Ambrotypes
Architectural Photographs
Physical Description:
1 photograph : ambrotype ; half plate, visible image 8.1 x 11.2 cm.
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Accompanying note (modern, by collector Zelda Mackay): New Almaden
quicksilver miner's little home in the 1850's San Jose, Cal.;;;displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component parts:
plate, mat, preserver. Plate: clear glass with asphaltum backing. Mat: rectangular (double elliptical). 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: blue velvet with embossed motif. Notes: spine label -
603 (from prior owner).;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1905.16242:078--CASE
Filename:
brk00040063_8a.tif
Copyright Note:
Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Copyright Owner Note: All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html
Contributing Institution:
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library