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Goodshaw Mining Company Stock, Bodie, Cal. by Grafton T. Brown Lithographer

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Goodshaw Mining Company Stock, Bodie, Cal. by Grafton T. Brown Lithographer
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This item SOLD at 2016 Dec 09 @ 18:25UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Very scarce Bodie stock issued in 1879 and printed by Grafton T. Brown. Grafton Tyler Brown was one of the first African American lithographers in the American West during the mid to late 19th Century. He was one of the first to illustrate views of California and the Pacific Coast. He also created the 2 earliest bird's eye views of Virginia City. By the time he was 26, Brown owned his own firm located in San Francisco. This stock certificate was issued to a G.B. Bayley Trustee on July 10, 1879 for 100 shares. Cert. #2579. The Goodshaw Mining Co. was located in the Bodie Mining District in Mono County. The stock has some extra fold lines. [REF: Robert Chandler, San Francisco Lithographer African Americana Artist Grafton Taylor Brown. 2014]. State: California City: Bodie Date: 1879 FHWAC#: 41344