This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/16/2024
From the John Coffee Hays, Applewhite-Clark Collection. Tin Type circa 1860 of A. J. Coffee, Hays friend and business partner in California. Coffee worked unsuccessfully with Hays to try to get Oakland designated as the capitol of California. (1/6 plate). 2.75" x 3.25". Cased in unusual simulated book-type case, with single closing tip. Standard inside frame and metal surround.