Tag: portrait
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Gertie O. Rugg
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Read more: Gertie O. RuggUnique Gertie O. Rugg Silver Presentation Ingot–Possibly the Only Ingot Known Today From the Belcher Mine Gertie O. Rugg 1876 Presentation Silver Ingot from the Belcher Mine, Virginia City, Nevada. Gertie Rugg was the daughter of Belcher Mine Chief Engineer J. Rugg, who had this ingot engraved with her name and date for a special…
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J. G. Lee and John Lee
Read more: J. G. Lee and John LeeNevada. Treasure City, White Pine County. 1870-dated presentation ingot. Silver, unmarked. Approximately 16 ¼ ounces. 68.7 mm x 36.1 mm x 21.1 mm. Oval photograph, housed in gold-rimmed brass frame, measures 21.8 x 28.1 mm and is inset into an oval divot in the top face of the bar roughly 4 mm deep. The top face…
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Joseph T. Kennedy
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Read more: Joseph T. KennedyBackground and History The White Pine silver rush at Hamilton and Treasure Hill was in full swing by 1870, barely 2 years old. It attracted miners and prospectors from all over America, particularly the African American community from the California bay area as evidenced in the Elevator newspaper which promoted black business. There is no…