1/2 PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF 13 CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH MINERS CIRCA 1850s.

1/2 PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF 13 CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH MINERS CIRCA 1850s. Very busy, fantastic, half plate daguerreotype of 13 miners and 1woman (center far right) in the oak trees of the foothills in the Sierra Mountains, central California. These miners are working the dredged tailings, as seen in the background, for gold nuggets and dust. Many of them have shovels to load the long-tom up. Left corner of photo shows a rocker box, which required two men to operate. This photo shows two men near rocker box, one of which appears to be a Chinese man wearing a coolie hat. In the background there is a man to the left of the long-tom staring at unknown photographer, and a man with shovel behind him shoveling tailings in first part of long-tom. The tailings above the group of miners appears to have upstream water source. There is also a man wearing a tinted blue shirt standing on the long tom in foreground with shovel also shoveling tailings. Man sitting below him working the small findings in gold pan, where he displays the gold nuggets (tinted yellow). Image has been re-sealed long ago. Housed in leather covered wooden case with brass mat and pinkish red velvet inner cover. SIZE: Dag approximately 5-1/2”x 4-1/4”, case 6” x 4-3/4” CONDITION: Photograph is fine, some cleaning scratches on photo, and photo loss left middle, leather case is separated, on outside spine, and has normal wear. 4-35459 RMJ (16,000-22,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2592	$12,650.00	1/2 PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF 13 CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH MINERS CIRCA 1850s. Very busy, fantastic, half plate daguerreotype of 13 miners and 1woman (center far right) in the oak trees of the foothills in the Sierra Mountains, central California. These miners are working the dredged tailings, as seen in the background, for gold nuggets and dust. Many of them have shovels to load the long-tom up. Left corner of photo shows a rocker box, which required two men to operate. This photo shows two men near rocker box, one of which appears to be a Chinese man wearing a coolie hat. In the background there is a man to the left of the long-tom staring at unknown photographer, and a man with shovel behind him shoveling tailings in first part of long-tom. The tailings above the group of miners appears to have upstream water source. There is also a man wearing a tinted blue shirt standing on the long tom in foreground with shovel also shoveling tailings. Man sitting below him working the small findings in gold pan, where he displays the gold nuggets (tinted yellow). Image has been re-sealed long ago. Housed in leather covered wooden case with brass mat and pinkish red velvet inner cover. SIZE: Dag approximately 5-1/2”x 4-1/4”, case 6” x 4-3/4” CONDITION: Photograph is fine, some cleaning scratches on photo, and photo loss left middle, leather case is separated, on outside spine, and has normal wear. 4-35459 RMJ (16,000-22,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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