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Gould & Curry Works, from the East – Antique Wall Art

Gould & Curry Works, from the East, [published 1866] — historic photograph
Gould & Curry Works, from the East, [published 1866]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Gould & Curry Works, from the East, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The view looks east across the Gould & Curry Works, one of the early mining operations on the Comstock Lode near Virginia City, Nevada. The Comstock's silver and gold strikes drew a rush of prospectors and investors to the region in the late 1850s and 1860s, and the mills and hoisting works that rose along the slopes were the visible signs of that boom. The print is one half of a stereograph pair from a series titled *Gems of California Scenery*, though only this side survives in the collection. Stereo views like this were sold widely in the 1860s, and they offer a close look at how a working mining site was laid out in its early years.

Created / published[published 1866]
Medium1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen.
GenreStereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870.
SubjectsThe Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 725. LOT subdivision subject: Mining--Nevada. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,434 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-116170

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