Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 271
Large Photography Grouping of Mining, Mining Towns and Miners.
Estimate: $600 - $800
Sold for
$531.25
Sold Price includes BP
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Large Photography Grouping of Mining, Mining Towns, and Miners. Circa 1940s - 1950’s. Over 25 Photographs and 100 RPPCs, including notable photographs of miners by William Henry Jackson.
Also includes a collection of 13 albumen photographs featuring Flumes in Oregon, a headframe and mining hoist snapshot from Bolinas, California, a landscape photo featuring miners in Wadsworth, Nevada, and many more. RPPCs show Interiors, town scenes, mining practices, and miners. Locations are primarily in Nevada, Colorado, and Oregon.
Condition
Overall good. Writing on the back of many RPPC's, soiling and soft edges on some images.
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