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Dewey,ID - Owyhee County - c1880 - Dewey Photograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Dewey,ID - Owyhee County - c1880 - Dewey Photograph :
Photograph overlooking the valley containing Dewey. Measures 8 1/2" x 6 1/2", mounted on dark olive cardstock measuring 12" x 10". Contrast is medium to good, with area of yellowing and fading in the upper part of the image. The focus is good. A few small smudges and one small indentation noted in the upper right, otherwise very fine. The matte is in good condition. Wear marks on bottom right and upper left corner, the bottom left corner missing, and several worn areas are also noted on matte. "Hedum, Silver City, Idaho," imprinted on lower right corner. "Dewey, Idaho" is handwritten in pencil on the reverse. Cannot be verified. Charles C. Hedum was a partner in Hedum & Bishop, c1895-98 in Delamar and Silver City [Ref: Mautz, 1997, p. 205]. Dewey is located in Owyhee County. Dewey was originally named Booneville, but was named for Colonel Dewey after he bought the mine in 1896, rebuilt the town, and constructed a three story hotel. The opening of a new post office, the presence of a twenty stamp mill, and the possibility of being the terminus for Boise, Nampa and Owyhee Railroad, the town had potential. However, within several years the hotel burned down, mining declined, and Dewey faded away [Ref: ghosttowngallery.com/htme/dewey.htm].