San Francisco Mint operations: Running the gold into ingots"" – Antique Print
(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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Step back in time with San Francisco Mint operations: Running the gold into ingots"", an antique engraving rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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San Francisco Mint operations: Running the gold into ingots""
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Few images show the working floor of the San Francisco Mint as directly as this line engraving of gold being poured into ingots. The Mint opened in 1854 as a branch of the federal system, built to refine and coin the bullion that flowed out of the gold fields after 1849. The engraving, credited to Butler, appeared in the October 1856 issue of *Hutchings' Illustrated California Magazine*, a monthly that introduced the state's industries and landmarks to readers. Its catalog record is marked as unverified, so its details are best read with that caveat in mind.
| Medium | 1 print : line engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1856 Oct. |
| Subjects | Line engraving by Butler. Illus. in: Hutchings' Illus. Calif. Magazine, v. 1, 1856 Oct., p. 149. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Rare Bk. Div.; Ca.--S.F.; Money; WOmen--Employ.--1856; Mints, US; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,078 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-133992 |
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