DISCOVERART

Thomas Houseworth and Company

Quartz Mill, Silver Mountain, Alpine County, California, No. 920 from the series "California"

1865
Albumen print, stereo
7.8 × 7.7 cm (3.1 × 3 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

View at artic.edu ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Thomas Houseworth and Company

The Lake, Yosemite Valley, No. 272 from the series "California"The Lake, Yosemite Valley, No. 272 from the series "CalifornUpper and Lower lead, Timbuctoo, California, from the series "California"Upper and Lower lead, Timbuctoo, California, from the seriesPlacer Mining, Flume in Brown's Flat, Tuolumne County, No. 970 from the series "Placer Mining"Placer Mining, Flume in Brown's Flat, Tuolumne County, No. 9Donner Lake, from the Summit, from the series "California"Donner Lake, from the Summit, from the series "California"Three Brothers - Yosemite Valley, California, No. 262 from the series "California"Three Brothers - Yosemite Valley, California, No. 262 from tScene on the Summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, No. 222 from the series "California"Scene on the Summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, CalifornBridge Crossing the American River, California, No. 209 from the series "California"Bridge Crossing the American River, California, No. 209 fromCactus Giganta, San Jose, No. 75 from the series "California"Cactus Giganta, San Jose, No. 75 from the series "California

More like this

The Abandonded Gold Mine, California, No. 650 from the series "American Scenery"C. L. Pond — The Abandonded Gold Mine, California, No. 650 fEureka Quartz Mill and Flume, NevadaCarleton E. Watkins — Eureka Quartz Mill and Flume, NevadaBingham Canon, Telegraph Mine, near Salt Lake UtahC. W. Carter — Bingham Canon, Telegraph Mine, near Salt LakeBeaver Lake, Conejos Cañon, Colorado, 9.000 feet above sea-level, and 30 miles from mouth of Cañon, No. 35 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"Timothy O'Sullivan — Beaver Lake, Conejos Cañon, Colorado, 9Central Pacific Railroad, California, from the series "Central Pacific Railroad, California"Alfred A. Hart — Central Pacific Railroad, California, from Sutro Tunnel Shaft No. 3Carleton E. Watkins — Sutro Tunnel Shaft No. 3[View of a Broken Bridge at Nainital]John Murray — [View of a Broken Bridge at Nainital]Water Rhyolites, Near Logan Springs, NevadaTimothy O'Sullivan — Water Rhyolites, Near Logan Springs, NeA Full Team on the Sierras - From the Central Pacific Railroad, No. 1286 from the series "Central Pacific Railroad"Thomas Houseworth — A Full Team on the Sierras - From the CePompomasos (Leaping Frogs), Three BrothersCarleton E. Watkins — Pompomasos (Leaping Frogs), Three BrotCathedral Spires, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"Carleton Watkins — Cathedral Spires, Yosemite, from the seriBaldy Peak, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Colorado, 14.234 feet above sea-level. Limit in altitude of vegetation about 11.000 feet, No. 46 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"Timothy O'Sullivan — Baldy Peak, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Col