Gold Retorts, 1,370 oz.; value $22,500
Photograph
Gold Retorts, 1,370 oz.; value $22,500
From Weitfle's Stereoscopic Views.
ca. 1878
Albumen silver print
9.5 x 7.8 cm. (each) on 10.0 x 17.8 cm. mount
Purchase, ex-collection Fred S. Lightfoot
Inscriptions mount recto-(printed) "Chas. Weitfle's Stereoscopic Views." "Published
at Central City, Colorado." (in image) "225-Gold Retorts; 1,370 ozs.;
value $ 22,500"
mount verso-(printed) "Weitfle's Stereoscopic Views. No. 225. Gold
Retorts. This interesting pile of gold is the result of four weeks'
run of the 'Hidden Treasure' Mining Co. Weight, 1,370 ozs.; value
$ 22,500." "Photographed By Charles Weitfle, Central City, Colorado.
Headquarters for Colorado Views. 300 Different Views."
at Central City, Colorado." (in image) "225-Gold Retorts; 1,370 ozs.;
value $ 22,500"
mount verso-(printed) "Weitfle's Stereoscopic Views. No. 225. Gold
Retorts. This interesting pile of gold is the result of four weeks'
run of the 'Hidden Treasure' Mining Co. Weight, 1,370 ozs.; value
$ 22,500." "Photographed By Charles Weitfle, Central City, Colorado.
Headquarters for Colorado Views. 300 Different Views."
