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Lettersheet - Miners at Work with Long Toms (126739)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Paper Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Lettersheet - Miners at Work with Long Toms   (126739)
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2,200.00USDto b*******n+ buyer's premium (550.00)
This item SOLD at 2020 Dec 19 @ 10:57UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Unused. Copied from a daguerreotype sketch by Justh & Quirot Lithographer. No printer shjown, but thought yo be Britten & Rey. Double sheet letter. A miner and an Indian at left middle lower left respectively. The scene at the top (the largest of three illustrations) shows a group of 10 miners operating Long Toms and panning in a stream surrounded by forest and a few buildings in the background. The Long Tom was an 8 to 20 foot rocker. Miners would shovel dirt into it, pour water over it, and rock it like a cradle. Lighter dirt and gravel was washed away, leaving heavier gold. This picture shows miners using the Long Tom. Middle of sheet, near left edge, miner with shovel, axe and pan; below, an Indian chief sitting down; the whole enclosed in a branch and leafy border. Number “25” in top right corner. Earlier than Feb. 29, 1852. Copies of this image located by Baird [159]: 1 institutional; 3 private. 10 x 7-3/8 inches on a single sheet of white wove paper.

Date: pre 1852
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State: California
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