Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1952.193.0006Description
8X10 glossy of Rosa Rankin's gold watch.
Update - January 2010: Black & white glossy print of an engraved pocket watch with it's back case lid open & in upright position. Engraved on exposed interior back of watch in four different print/script types: Presented to Mrs. Rosa Rankin by the Board of County Commissioners Carbon County for bravery in preventing the escape of Big Nosed George from Jail March 22, AD 1881. Decorative engraved edge surrounds the engraved inside. A winding stem with a small circular metal loop attached through it's center of the stem is seen on side right of print. Back of photo has black ink stamp: Photographer Fred M. Mazzula Denver, Colorado. A white sticker has the watch inscription written in black ink on the sticker. #5 in green at right corner. "40%" in red.
Good condition with minor soiling on back. There are many striated cracks in the emulsion throughout the print surface. A blue ink mark is at top right corner. All corners are bent/creased. Back of print has wrinkled appearance to it.Collection
Photograph Collection