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Virginia City Watercolor Print NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1935 - 2012aug - General American

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 8,500.00 USD
Virginia City Watercolor Print NV - Virginia City,Storey County - c1935 - 2012aug - General American
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Large framed print of Virginia City and its specific Mills and Works in surrounding vignettes around the main panorama. There is a hand-written inscription in the lower right corner that reads "Collection: John Howell." The opposite corner indicates "Virginia City 1864 - Hand water colored" in the same hand. The original print is from "C.C. Kuchel Lith, 543 Clay St. San Francisco, Cal." The opposite corner indicates "Drawn from Nature by Grafton T. Brown." This print is believed to be from c1935 via Warren Howell. The surrounding vignettes read (Clockwise) as "Mill of the Ophir Mining Co. (In Washoe Valley)", "Woodworth Mill Property of the Ophir S.M. Co. (On The Carson River)", "Mill of the Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co.", "Hoisting Works of the Potosi Silver Mining Co.", "Hoisting Works of the Bullion Silver Mining Co.", "Hoisting Works of the Mexican Silver Mining Co.", "Mill of the Mexican S. M. Co.", "Office and Hoisting Works of the ChollarSilver Mining Co.", and "Hoisting Works of the Savage Silver Mining Co.". Frame measures 43" x 31". Professionally framed and matted. Excellent condition. Very unique. - Jacobitz Collection -60198