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Silver Plume Mining Operations Vista Cabinet Card [123568]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Silver Plume Mining Operations Vista Cabinet Card [123568]
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170.00USDto 8***1+ buyer's premium (37.40)
This item SOLD at 2021 Dec 18 @ 14:05UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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The town sits under a hillside of tailings. Cabinet card photograph measures 7 1/4"x4 1/4", white single matte 8"x5" high to medium contrast- suffers from some yellowing, and the focus is sharp. No photographer identified, but the photo is stamped by A. Rapin, Jeweler and Manufacturer of Rocky Mountain Curiosities, from Silver Plume. After gold was discovered in 1859 on the confluence of Clear Creek and the Platte River, the rush was on. In 1864, it was discovered that the rock at Silver Plume was rich in silver and a mining boom became firmly entrenched in the area. In 1870 the town was named after one of the mines. The Silver Plume Consolidated Mining Company was incorporated under the laws of Colorado.

Date: c.1880
Country (if not USA):
State: Colorado
City: Silver Plume
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