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Georgetown Bird's-Eye View Cabinet Card by Jackson [123597]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:320.00 - 600.00 USD
Georgetown Bird's-Eye View Cabinet Card by Jackson [123597]
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140.00USDto 8***1+ buyer's premium (30.80)
This item SOLD at 2023 Jun 17 @ 13:55UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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c. 1885. No. 1814. "Georgetown from Green Lake Road." High to medium contrast. Suffers from minor yellowing, but the focus is sharp. There are some minor blemishes on the left side. Pencil and pen notations on reverse and identified as WH Jackson & Co. 7 x 4.5" Photographer William H. Jackson is one of the best known photographers from the 19th century west and this image is part of his Rocky Mountain Scenery series out of Denver. Much of Jackson's Colorado work was done in the 1880s [ref: Mautz]. Located 45 miles west of Denver, the first substantial body of silver ore was found in Clear Creek County about 5 miles northwest of Georgetown in 1864. Hafen says Georgetown is regarded as Colorado's first Silver City [Colorado and its People, 336].

Date: c1885
Country (if not USA):
State: Colorado
City: Georgetown, Clear Creek
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