(CALIFORNIA.) Group of gold-mining and lumbering photographs from Siskiyou County. 10 albumen and silver prints, each about 5 x 7 inches on original plain mounts, 6 of them with pencil captions on verso, most in the same early hand; foxing to three mounts, but condition generally strong. Vp, circa 1890-1910
These photographs show the gold and lumber operations of Loren Allen Parker (1846-1924), who arrived in Siskiyou County before 1896. Captions include "Loren Parker at his gold mine" (illustrated), "L. A. Parker's dam on Indian Creek," "Gold Valley Placer Mine," "Residence of L. A. Parker," "Alma," and "Engine Room at hoist incline shaft." More details available upon request.
