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Union Copper Mine, Copperopolis, Calaveras County – Historic Print

Union Copper Mine, Copperopolis, Calaveras County, [published 1866] — historic photograph
Union Copper Mine, Copperopolis, Calaveras County, [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: Union Copper Mine, Copperopolis, Calaveras County, 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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Union Copper Mine, Copperopolis, Calaveras County

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The Union Mine at Copperopolis in Calaveras County stands out among scenic views for its focus on copper extraction rather than scenery alone. Copper ore was found in the hills near the settlement in the early 1860s, and the town took its name from the metal that drew miners there. This print is one half of a stereographic pair from the *Gems of California Scenery* series, so the Library holds only one lens view. Parlor stereoscopes let viewers see such mining sites in apparent depth, bringing distant industry into middle-class homes.

Created / published[published 1866]
Medium1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen.
GenreStereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870.
NotesThe Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 953. LOT subdivision subject: Copper Mines. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,388 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-115609

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