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American History: Premier Auction
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- Sale 1853
Live
| Cincinnati
Jun 21 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1853
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$500 – $700
Lot of 25 stereoviews showcasing mining operations in Colorado, including several views of placer miners recovering minerals from stream bed deposits in Alma, CO. Also with scenes of men at Moose Mine, a gold and silver mine in Park County; a group of miners posed before a structure marked, "Bluffshouse," in Leadville; the tramway of the Excelsior mine; and a group of donkeys freighting ores from the mines on Mt. Lincoln. Each marked, "Colorado Views, / Published by T C Miller / Portrait & Landscape Photographer. / Lebanon Mo," and many with inscribed captions on verso. T.C. Miller was active in Alma, CO ca 1881-1886.
Most views with wear at mount edges and corners, along with surface soil and discoloration. A few views with loss to image corners/edges.
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