Berlin Mine Blacksmith Shop Metal Print
by Mike Robles
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Berlin Mine Blacksmith Shop metal print by Mike Robles. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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Berlin Mine Assay Office is an original watercolor and ink painting by Mike Robles. This painting was done by inking a pencil drawing and then adding... more
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Berlin Mine Assay Office is an original watercolor and ink painting by Mike Robles. This painting was done by inking a pencil drawing and then adding watercolor washes. Permanent artist quality paints and India ink were used.
BERLIN: A True Nevada Ghost Town - The first mining activity in the region was in May, 1863, when a small group of prospectors discovered silver in Union Canyon and the small mining camp of Union was settled. The first assay report in Berlin Canyon was in 1869, but it was not until 1896 that the Berlin Mine was established.
With the purchase of the mine and numerous surrounding mining claims by the Nevada Company in 1898, the town of Berlin was soon in its height of popularity until 1908, declining to its death by 1911. The Berlin Mines total production of its three miles of tunnels is estimated to have been $849,000 at a time when silver was $6 per ounce.
During its heyday, Berlin and its Union suburbs supported 200-250 people including miners, woodc...
About Mike Robles
About the Artist, Mike Robles I am a senior artist and a native Californian. I was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from Carlmont High School, Belmont in 1958. I graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 1963 with a BS in Physical Sciences. One week after graduating, I married Jane and this year we’ll be celebrating our 50th anniversary. My career as an analytical chemist for GE Nuclear Energy started in 1963 at the Hanford Engineering Works in Eastern Washington. In 1969, my family (wife and two sons) and I moved back to California and settled in Livermore. I continued working for GE for most of my 40 year career. I was exposed to art at a young age by my extremely gifted artist mother and step-father. But, I...
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Vicki Housel
Nice composition with great wood work!