[Riverbed mining in Grizzly Flats, El Dorado Co.]

ca. 1851-1852

Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870

BANC PIC 1905.16242:077--CASE

Image

1 photograph : daguerreotype ; half plate, visible image 8.8 x 12 cm.

The Bancroft Library

Date NoteDate based upon Johnson's address.
<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: rectangular (double elliptical). Preserver: decorative.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: Washington Monument (front) (Berg no. 4-1), geometric (back). Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 15 x 12 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed motif. Notes: spine label - 735 (from prior owner). Front has different motif from back, similar to 1905.16242:82 and 1905.16242:85.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Embossed on case pad: GEO. H. JOHNSON / 83 J ST. / SACRAMENTO / CAL. Accompanying note (modern, possibly by collector Zelda Mackay) identifies photo.</physfacet>;;;

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