Title:
[River bed mining scene with seven miners under a sluice network.]
Abstract:
Workers, holding pick axes and shovels, stop to pose.
Date:
[1855-1858]
Subject:
Men
Miners
Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering)
Mining districts
Tools
Note:
Although not signed or attributed, general appearance and subject matter suggest that George Howard Johnson may be the photographer.
Type:
Daguerreotypes
Landscapes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; half plate, visible image 8.3 x 11.3 cm.
displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: garments slightly hand
colored. Mat: rectangular (double elliptical). Preserver: decorative. Seal: original.;;;displayLabel="Container or Case Note">Type:
case. Motif: The Music Lyre (Berg no. 4-5). Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 15.3 x 12.2 cm. Pad: red velvet with
embossed motif.;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1983.157--CASE
Filename:
brk00040132_8a.tif
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