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Mining town, California

Book TitleMining town, California
Exhibition TitleMining town, California
Artist George H. Johnson (American, 1823 - ca. 1880s)
Dateca. 1850-1852
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 × 5 7/8 × 5/8 inches (11.75 × 14.92 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.118
SignedInside case, on velvet liner, embossed: "GEO H. JOHNSON / 33 J St. / SACRAMENTO / CAL."
Inscribednone
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DescriptionImage of a dirt road lined with shops and people traveling in horse-drawn carriages. A large group is gathered on the porch of the "Miner's Store". A tree lined hill appears in the background. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with an embossed burgundy velvet liner inside of brown paper-covered wooden case with gold tooling. The cover depicts a round structure lined with columns and a central obelisk.
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