RARE Idaho Springs CO Gold Beveled Boudoir Photo C Marchington Mining Camp 1864 For Sale

RARE! Idaho Springs CO Gold Beveled Boudoir Photo C Marchington Mining Camp 1864

Idaho Springs CO Gold Beveled Boudoir Photo C Marchington Mining Camp 1864

Item Specifics

• Type: Photograph
• Format: Boudoir / Imperial Card
• Size: Approx. 5 1/8\" x 7 1/8\"
• Subject: Western Americana / Gold Mining Town / Colorado History
• Features: Gold Beveled Borders / Edges on Mount
• Photographer: Clarence Marchington (Successor to L. Teitzel)
• Location: Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado
• Era of Image: Civil War Era (circa 1864)
• Era of Print: Turn-of-the-Century (circa 1902–1904)
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  
• Original/Reprint: 1904 Period Studio Print From 1864 Original Negative

Item Description

Scarce Turn-of-the-Century Archival Print of 1864 Idaho Springs

Up for sale is a beautiful, highly collectible historical souvenir boudoir card featuring an incredibly early, circa 1864 panoramic overview of Idaho Springs, Colorado. This view documents the raw, foundational years of the Rocky Mountain gold boom along Clear Creek Canyon during the Civil War era. Idaho Springs came alive during the Civil War era, rapidly transforming from a raw 1859 gold rush camp into a booming mountain hub.The image features exceptional clarity from a high hillside vantage point, showing the early log cabins, frame boarding houses, and valley roads before the arrival of late-1870s infrastructure or railroads.

Physical Object and Provenance Details:

• Gold Beveled Borders: This premium mount features its original Victorian-era gold beveled metallic borders, a beautiful aesthetic detail that perfectly frames the historic scene and confirms its status as an authentic period-printed souvenir card.
• The Front: Features a sharp, expansive landscape view with no fading or modern reproduction attributes. Standard light edge wear and slightly rounded mount corners consistent with 121+ years of age.
• The Reverse: Features a clean, crisp, stamped studio mark reading: \"C. MARCHINGTON, Successor to L. TEITZEL, PHOTOGRAPHER, IDAHO SPRINGS, COLO.\" Historical records track the use of this specific \"Successor to\" stamp tightly to Marchington\'s takeover period between 1902 and 1904.
• Handwritten Note: The back also includes an early handwritten ink inscription reading \"Idaho Spring in 1878,\" adding unique historic character. While the original negative dates back further to 1864, this notation likely reflects when a subsequent owner or local clerk associated the image with the town\'s official incorporation boom year.

This physical piece is a genuine, historic turn-of-the-century photographic artifact. It was produced directly from the pioneer studio\'s inherited glass-plate negative at Marchington\'s Miner Street studio in Idaho Springs.

A spectacular addition for any serious collector of Colorado mining history, ghost towns, or early Western Americana photography, Civil War photography. Please see all uploaded photos of both the front and reverse to verify condition before purchasing. Shipping will be handled with extreme care in a rigid, archival-safe mailer.

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This is not a reproduction or a copy

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