Town of Volcano, Amador County--from Masonic Rock – Historic Print
![Town of Volcano, Amador County--from Masonic Rock, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d9/d9a86621ecb5-L.webp)
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Town of Volcano, Amador County--from Masonic Rock comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Town of Volcano, Amador County--from Masonic Rock
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Volcano, in Amador County, grew up in the Sierra foothills after the gold rush of 1848 and 1849, and this view looks down on the town from a spot called Masonic Rock. The picture is one half of a stereograph, the paired image that a stereoscope fused into a single three-dimensional scene, and it was issued as number 940 in a series called *Gems of California Scenery*. The albumen print is dated to about 1866, when mining towns like Volcano were still central to the state's economy and such views sold well to buyers in the East. Only one half of the pair is held here, so the companion image is not available for comparison.
| 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. 940. LOT subdivision subject: Amador County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,446 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115492 |
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