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Mokelumne Hill,CA - Calaveras County - c1865 - Hexter Gold Mine Photograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
Mokelumne Hill,CA - Calaveras County - c1865 - Hexter Gold Mine Photograph :
Measures 10 ½" x 7 ½" on tan matte. Focus is sharp, contrast is medium to low. In good condition, only slight wear on the bottom right corner. No photographer identified. Overlooking an area of the Hexter Gold Mine. Nine miners stand gathered near a wood building, while one man sits in an ideal carriage attached to a brown horse. Three small buildings are seen and one even has the name of the Hexter Gold Mine on the roof. Originally known as Big Bar, and then renamed Mokelumne Hill the area become a mining camp in 1848 and has one of the oldest post offices in the state of California.