[CALIFORNIA]. HOUSEWORTH, Thomas and Co., photographer. A group of 2 stereoviews, incl.  Snow-Shoe Traveling "“ The Bear Trap.  San Francisco: ca 1866.  

Stereoview No. 839 (light soiling; some corner and edge wear to mount, including minor surface abrasion to mount verso). Photo taken along the Central Pacific Route near Oroville. "Central Pacific Railroad. Thomas Houseworth & Co. Photographer, San Francisco, Cal." printed on the front margins. Mautz pg. 111. The view shows men on skis pulling an enormous bear trap on a small sled. -- View across Fallen Leaf Lake, Valley of Lake Tahoe. Ca 1866. Stereoview No. 650 (light spotting; some corner and edge wear to mount). An image showing rides in and out of the lake at the shore. "Lake Tahoe" and publishing information printed on the front margins. With "Thomas Houseworth & Co. 317 & 319 Montgomery Street, San Francisco" and information about receiving a bronze medal at the Paris International Exhibition in 1867 printed on the verso. Mautz pg. 111.

Together, 2 stereoviews, 6 1/8 x 3 in. or smaller on cardstock mounts.