Grass Valley, Nevada County--Main Street – Antique Photo Print
![Grass Valley, Nevada County--Main Street, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/81/812ad5f06803-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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This rare historic photograph captures Grass Valley, Nevada County--Main Street in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Grass Valley, Nevada County--Main Street
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Main Street in Grass Valley, a Nevada County mining town that grew up after gold was found in the Sierra foothills in the early 1850s, appears in this view issued in the *Gems of California Scenery* series. Only one half of the original stereograph pair survives in the Library's holdings, and the caption details come from an old card whose accuracy has not been verified. Views like this were popular parlor entertainment in the 1860s, letting viewers feel they were walking a working gold-country street from their own homes.
| 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. 812. LOT subdivision subject: Grass Valley. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,582 × 1,500 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116006 |
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