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Bullion at Buena Vista Stereoview (123605)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Bullion at Buena Vista Stereoview  (123605)
SOLD
500.00USDto r******8+ buyer's premium (125.00)
This item SOLD at 2020 Dec 18 @ 10:50UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Bullion at the railroad siding and protected by several men. A boxcar has been pulled up to hula the bars away. Back says "Buena Vista, Colorado, Charles Weitfle, 1878-1883. and "Belong to Andrew W. Carlson." One of the most prolific publishers and a favorite of collectors today was Charles Weitfle of Central City, Colorado. Weitfle was born on February 15, 1836 in Germany. By 1854, Weitfle became interested in photography and two years later travelled to Rio de Janiero, Brazil, in South America. Interestingly, he is reported to have been the first artist to introduce the ambrotype in that country. By 1860 Weitfle returned to the United States and opened a studio in Washington, D.C. and until the close of the Civil War operated a branch gallery with the 6th Army Corps. In 1878, Colorado's opportunities brought Weitfle to settle in Central City. At the height of his artistic capabilities, Weitfle arrived with the plan to operate a portrait studio, but soon realizing the view of the mountains better suited the needs of his customers He began an extensive documentation of the scenery with his stereo camera. For the next five years he travelled the state taking a considerable number of photographs and enjoyed great success. [cprr.org/museum]

Date: c1880
Country (if not USA):
State: Colorado
City: Buena Vista
Provenance:

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