River mining, North Fork, American River, California
Book TitleRiver mining, North Fork, American River, California
Exhibition TitleRiver mining, North Fork, American River, California
Attributed to
George H. Johnson
(American, 1823 - ca. 1880s)
Dateca.1850-1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 9 3/8 × 5 7/8 × 3/8 inches (23.81 × 14.92 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 6 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 15.24 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 9 3/8 × 5 7/8 × 3/8 inches (23.81 × 14.92 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 6 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 15.24 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.112
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a man standing on a wooden platform near gold mining equipment including a paddled water wheel that is partially submerged in a body of water. Other men are scattered along the rocky hillside near a house and mature trees. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with rounded corners (no preserver) inside a traditional brown leather case with an embossed rust colored velvet liner. The case depicts a circular structure with columns and a tall plinth rising from the center.Published References
"Scenes in California," Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion 6:12 (March 25, 1854): 184.
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Unknown
ca. 1850-1855
2005.27.114.A,B
George H. Johnson
ca. 1850-1855
2005.27.119
