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Thomas Houseworth & Co. — Placer Mining, Flume in Brown's Flat, Tuolumne County, No. 970 from the series "Placer Mining"

Thomas Houseworth & Co.

Placer Mining, Flume in Brown's Flat, Tuolumne County, No. 970 from the series "Placer Mining"

1868

Recording the intensive mining operations that transformed California's landscape, this stereo photograph provides historical evidence of the environmental and social impact of the Gold Rush era.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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