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McGill,NY - White Pine County - c1912 - Street Scene in McGill Photograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 100.00 USD
McGill,NY - White Pine County - c1912 - Street Scene in McGill Photograph :
An early street scene of McGill after the town boomed as the location for the smelter that serviced the large copper mine outside Ely. Photograph measures 6 3/4”x4 1/2”, mounted on black construction paper 9 5/8”x7”, low to medium contrast—washed out, focus is good but affected in many areas due to the lack of contrast. McGill--Meat--Market can be read on the building to the right. There are numerous minor stains on the photo and a small nick on the upper right. Photographer not identified. Despite the condition, one can clearly see the action on the street. There is a horse and buggy and several women and children standing to the sides of the street. Men are rolling auto tires into a garage on the right. McGill started as a successful ranch, but after the early 1900 copper strikes around Ely, the area was chosen as the location for a smelter in 1906. Steptoe Valley Smelting and Mining Company was the owner and operator of the smelter.