Sawmill, Georgetown, California

Book TitleGeorgetown, California

Exhibition TitleSawmill, Georgetown, California

Artist Unknown

Dateca. 1850-1854

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 9 5/8 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.45 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 6 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 15.24 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.110

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DescriptionImage of a town with cut logs filling the foreground and a row of small buildings lining a dirt path behind. Tall evergreens appear along the horizon. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass oval mat inside a brown leather-covered case with gold tooling and an embossed bright red velvet liner.

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