Grass Valley, Nevada County, from the West – Antique Print
![Grass Valley, Nevada County, from the West, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/59/5970e94839a5-L.webp)
(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: Grass Valley, Nevada County, from the West, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Grass Valley, Nevada County, from the West
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Grass Valley, in Nevada County, is seen here from the west in number 810 of the *Gems of California Scenery* series. Only one half of the original stereographic pair survives in the Library's holdings, so the picture was meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, which fused two slightly offset images into a single view with depth. The town grew out of the gold rush of the early 1850s into one of California's leading quartz mining centers, and views like this one were sold to a public curious about the mining country. The 1866 date comes from an unverified caption card.
| Created / published | [published 1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 810. LOT subdivision subject: Grass Valley. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,562 × 1,500 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115536 |
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