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- Sale 1192
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Jun 15 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1192
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$800 – $1,200
Sixth plate daguerreotype. (Very good condition overall, few minor spots and scratches on plate, wipe marks; unsealed.) Housed in a separated pressed leather case (fully split at spine, light surface wear). Velvet pad marked "Shaw & Johnson, Artists, San Francisco."
The unidentified sitter poses with his hand resting on the handle of a shovel. He wears a typical blouse and sports a belt with a gold-highlighted two-piece buckle favored by California gold seekers.
Shaw and Johnson operated the short-lived “Eureka Daguerreian Rooms” at 197 Montgomery Street for a mere three months between January and March, 1852, before their partnership dissolved.
A rare image.
To request further details about this lot, please email [email protected]
Katie Horstman
VP, Head of Department, American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography
Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.
![[WESTERN AMERICANA - MINING]. SHAW, E.T. & JOHNSON, John, photographers. Sixth plate daguerreotype of a gold miner with shovel in hand. San Francisco, CA, ca 1852.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/ce25be0a-551a-4523-8cb7-b345828d7d45?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[WESTERN AMERICANA - MINING]. SHAW, E.T. & JOHNSON, John, photographers. Sixth plate daguerreotype of a gold miner with shovel in hand. San Francisco, CA, ca 1852.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/72fce1ec-3359-4271-80e8-a13cc1ba7236?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[WESTERN AMERICANA - MINING]. SHAW, E.T. & JOHNSON, John, photographers. Sixth plate daguerreotype of a gold miner with shovel in hand. San Francisco, CA, ca 1852.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/eddc22ef-f6cd-4b45-a31c-32e2f4cf704e?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)