River diversion mining operation, California
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1852
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 4 1/4 × 5 1/2 inches (10.8 × 13.97 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.13 × 15.24 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 6 × 5/8 inches (11.76 × 15.24 × 1.6 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.13 × 15.24 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 4 5/8 × 6 × 5/8 inches (11.76 × 15.24 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.281.1
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of men standing amid a rocky landscape at the base of a hill. The area is filled with mining structures and equipment. This half plate daguerreotype is housed in a case with another plate (detached spine). It includes a brass mat with a red velvet lined tray inside of a decorative paper covered wooden case with gold tooling.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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Unknown
ca. 1850-1855
2005.27.114.A,B
