The Empire Mines, vol. 1 and vol. 2 [graphic] / J.W. Stateler. [ca. 1898-1915]

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The Empire Mines, vol. 1 and vol. 2 [graphic] / J.W. Stateler. [ca. 1898-1915]

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Photos document the Empire Mines and the home of its owner, William Bowers Bourn, in Grass Valley, Calif. Empire Mine images include mining structures and equipment; miners in mine cars descending into a mine shaft; miners underground, drilling and chiseling by candlelight; miners' changing room; rooms full of machinery in use; close-up views of mining equipment, including Pelton water wheels; and ore cars and a donkey. Other photos include the stone walled entrance to the property; the facade of the Bourn house (designed by Willis Polk), and other buildings; the surrounding grounds and landscape; views of several of the rooms in the Bourn house; and a map room with drawing board. Also contains a large group photo with a handwritten caption, added at a later date, that reads: "George Starr [Bourn's cousin], (holding child), supt." There is one photo of a close-up view of a certificate of appreciation to W.B. Bourn in gratitude for the prosperity his enterprise has brought to the city, issued to him by the Quartz Parlor and Manzanita Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West (the certificate is visible hanging above a mantle in another photo of an office interior).

2 albums (110 photographic prints) : b? ; album 28.5 x 38 cm., images 26 x 33.5 cm. or smaller.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6741895

California historical society

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Polk, Willis, 1867-1924

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San Francisco architect. From the description of Willis Polk scrapbooks, 1908-1924. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122443996 From the description of Willis Polk scrapbooks, 1908-1924 [microform]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 227512039 Architect Willis Polk designed numerous commercial buildings in San Francisco and large residential estates throughout the Bay Area. He headed Chicago architect Daniel Burnham's San Fr...

Empire Mines (Grass Valley, Calif.)

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Starr, George L., 1833-1920

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Stateler, J. W.

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Bourn, William Bowers, 1857-1936

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Background William Bowers Bourn I, (1813-1874 ) a wealthy merchant born in Massachusetts, came to San Francisco in 1850 with his new bride Sarah Esther Bourn (1829-1919). Bourn founded the Empire Mine in Grass Valley, California, which was in financial straits at the time of his death at the family home in San Francisco on July 24, 1874. He was survived by his wife Sarah and their children Mary (Maye), William II, Sarah (Zaidee), Ida, and Mau...