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C. L. Pond — The Abandonded Gold Mine, California, No. 650 from the series "American Scenery"

C. L. Pond

The Abandonded Gold Mine, California, No. 650 from the series "American Scenery"

1860

Captured during the California Gold Rush era, this stereoscopic albumen print documents the aftermath of mining activity with the three-dimensional clarity that made stereo photography popular for armchair travel in Victorian parlors.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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C. L. Pond, The Abandonded Gold Mine, California, No. 650 from the series "American Scenery", 1860

Captured during the California Gold Rush era, this stereoscopic albumen print documents the aftermath of mining activity with the three-dimensional clarity that made stereo photography popular for armchair travel in Victorian parlors.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1860
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Mining, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Landscape, Historical, Scenery

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