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CA - Napa County - No Date - Oat Hill Mine Photograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
CA - Napa County - No Date - Oat Hill Mine Photograph :
The Oat Hill Mine operated by Acme Mines and Mills Inc. Photograph measures 8 1/2”x6 1/2”, no matte, high to medium contrast—tends toward the blacks, and the focus is sharp. No photographer identified. This is a vista of the mine area. Tailings can be seen popping out of the vegetation. Quicksilver, or mercury, mines were discovered in the hills northwest of Pope Valley in the early 1860s, near Calistoga. The mine was opened in the 1870s and operated until 1944. The photograph reads, “ACME MINES AND MILLS INC. OAT HILL MINE, NAPA CO. CAL.” The Oat Hill Mine was one of the largest producers of mercury in the world. No. 18.