RARE! WESTERN AMERICANA - PINE GROVE MINE ENTRANCE

Description: ORIGINAL! RARE! WESTERN AMERICANA - PINE GROVE MINE ENTRANCE - WHEELER NEVADA PHOTO 1880's RARE! PINE GROVE MINE ENTRANCE AT CAMP WHEELER NEVADA PHOTO c1880's. TWO MINERS AT THE PINE GROVE MINE ENTRANCE IN WHEELER, NEVADA POSE FOR A PHOTO ON A BRIGHT SUMMER DAY IN THE 1880's. THE FIRST MINER ON THE LEFT HOLDS A LARGE PIECE OF ORE IN HIS LEFT HAND FOR THE CAMERA WHILE DUMPING HIS LOAD OF TRAILINGS, HOLDING HIS WHEELBARROW WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE SECOND MINER ON THE RIGHT HOLDS HIS PICK AXE FOR THE CAMERA. NEAR THE ENTRANCE PICK AXES AND SHOVELS LIE AT THE READY. THE TOP POINT OF THE MINE ENTRANCE HAS A SMALL AMERICAN FLAG MOUNTED AND FLYING. MANY FINE DETAILS CAN BE SEEN IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH FROM THIS NOW GHOST TOWN AND HISTORIC SIGHT. THIS MOUNTED PHOTO IS FROM A VERY SMALL GROUP OF PERIOD CAPTIONED PHOTOS ID'D BY ONE OF THE PINE GROVE MINE'S DICOVERER'S NEICE OR NEPHEW. THIS ONE IS CAPTIONED WITH A MID 20th CENTURY MARKER PEN ON THE LOWER FRONT MOUNT : Pine Grove Mine Nevada (please see below) (Pine Grove was once a big deal. It had its own weekly newspaper, the Pine Grove Chronicle, a freight-stagecoach line, and grew to be home to more than 600 people. The town is located in Pine Grove Canyon, a heavily wooded, ruggedly beautiful slash in the eastern slopes of the Pine Grove Hills. The journey up into the canyon passes through scenic, craggy cliffs and gullies. William Wilson originally discovered gold in the canyon in 1866. A second mine, called the Wheeler Mine, was started soon after, and within two years there were two large mills in operation, a post office, several businesses and an estimated population of about 300. Additionally, a stagecoach-and-freight line was established, which connected the mining camp to nearby Wellington in the Smith Valley. By the early 1870s, the town had grown to some 600 people and additional businesses, ranging from saloons and hotels to a school and blacksmith shop. By 1893, the Wilson mine had produced more than $5 million, while the Wheeler generated some $3 million, both largely in gold ore with traces of silver. The mines began to decline in the mid-1890's) CONDITION IS VERY FINE WITH SOME LIGHT SILVERING TO THE PHOTO'S IMAGE MOSTLY IN THE UPPER AREA . MODERATE HANDLING, DAMP STAINING AND TONING TO THE MOUNT FROM IT'S 134 + YEARS. VERY SHARP FOCUS WITH GOOD CONTRAST. SEPIA. OUTER PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTS DIMENSIONS: 8 15/16" x 10 15/16". (please see pictures) THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE

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Location: New York, New York

End Time: 2024-01-28T20:12:55.000Z

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