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Territorial Comstock Mining Check Pair to Vance Daguerrean Room Business (Photo Studio) [201622]

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Territorial Comstock Mining Check Pair to Vance Daguerrean Room Business (Photo Studio) [201622]
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Lot of 2 different territorial checks issued to the employee and proprietor of a daguerrean room (photo studio). 1864 Stateler & Arrington to Robert Vance from the Gould & Curry mine. 1864 Wells Fargo to John Reed from the Empire Mine. RH Vance was the proprietor of Vance's Daguerrean Room located on North F Street. John Reed is listed as an employee there. (Both in Collins directory). Vance was a prolific photographer in California and Nevada. He gave Carleton Watkins his first job. Due to bad investments, Vance had to close his California studios in 1864 and his Nevada in 1865.
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Date: 1864
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
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