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Specimen of crystalized native gold, about 7 inches across, from the Empire Star Mine of Grass Valley, California, exhibited in the Guggenheim Hall of Minerals, postcard

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Title Specimen of crystalized native gold, about 7 inches across, from the Empire Star Mine of Grass Valley, California, exhibited in the Guggenheim Hall of Minerals, postcard

Description Verso: Native Gold. Extraordinary specimen of crystalized native gold from the Empire Star Mine, Grass Valley, California. (About 7 in across). The Guggenheim Hall of Minerals. The American Museum of Natural History. Series Code: 62106-D, Dexter Press. 2095(5) handwritten in pen on back

Agent (Role) Dexter Press (Publisher), Singer, Arthur (Photographer)

Date Unknown

Artwork/Object Type Postcards

Physical dimensions 6 x 4.25 in.

State Province California

Country United States

Is Part Of American Museum of Natural History Printed Archives

Collection/Work Relation AMNH Special Collections, DR 133: American Museum of Natural History Printed Archives

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Repository American Museum of Natural History

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