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Silverton,CO - San Juan County - c1890 - Street View and Assay Office Photograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:175.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 700.00 USD
Silverton,CO - San Juan County - c1890 - Street View and Assay Office Photograph :
A peaceful photograph of a rough and tough mining town. Cabinet card photograph measures 7 1/2”x4 1/8”, gray single matte 9"x6", high contrast, and the focus is sharp. Very crisp image. Minor foxing on the upper portion of the photo. No photographer identified. An Assay Office can be seen on the far right. It is difficult to read the name, Axel D. M…, U. S. DEP. MIN. SURVEYOR, CHEMIST AND ASSAYER. The building in the middle of the photo is a Post Office. A bell tower can be seen in the background. The San Juan Mountains were not open to settlement until the Brunot Treaty was struck in 1873. Gold and silver was discovered soon after. Answering ads for workers, many people from the Eastern States and Europe came to seek fortunes in the mountains.