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CO,Idaho Springs-Clear Creek County,Idaho Springs Stereoview

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 USD and UP
CO,Idaho Springs-Clear Creek County,Idaho Springs Stereoview
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday August22, 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
August 23 & 24, 2013
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday August 25, 10am-1pm

1860s-70s-The photo shows numerous solid wooden homes, businesses and other structures as well as a large brick building situated at the base of a large hill. Photographed and published by W.G. Chamberlain of Denver. The reverse has a lengthy printed description of the locales of Idaho (Springs), Fall River, and Chicago Lakes. Idaho Springs is the site of the first significant discovery of the Colorado Gold Rush. George Jackson found gold at the confluence of Chicago Creek and Vasquez Creek on January 7, 1859. The town boomed throughout the 1860s - reaching a peak population estimated at over 12,000 people [Ref:
www.westernmininghistory.com]. HKA#61449