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Top Mat
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Image:
10.00" x 6.50"
Overall:
10.00" x 6.50"
Copp's Quarry Wood Print
by Jim Thompson
Product Details
Copp's Quarry wood print by Jim Thompson. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and added depth of a wood print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 3/4" thick maple wood. There are D-clips on the back of the print for mounting it to your wall using mounting hooks and nails (included).
Design Details
The quarry is dormant now on the east bank of Secret Ravine, but in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries it was one of Rocklin's most... more
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Artist's Description
The quarry is dormant now on the east bank of Secret Ravine, but in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries it was one of Rocklin's most productive granite quarries. In the mid twentieth century it was a favored swimming hole but the water is murky now and a fence prevents access.
Massachusetts native Ruben Copp opened the quarry in 1884 to provide granite for buildings in Stockton and San Francisco. After he ran successfully for a seat on the Placer County Board of Supervisors in 1898 he exited the granite business and sold his quarry to the Pacific Granite Company.
Pacific Granite probably closed Copp's Quarry in 1915. A quarry workers' strike that year closed about half of Rocklin's quarries permanently.
Copp's Quarry and the banks of Secret Ravine make up one of Rocklin's most scenic areas. Notice the dense vegetation and the extensive granite outcroppings. Salmon still spawn here.
But Secret Ravine area was the heart of Rocklin's gol...
About Jim Thompson
I love creating photographic art! My photographic effort has been focused (no pun intended) on trains. Railroad photography developed into an extremely rewarding experience for me. I also photograph wildlife, landscapes, architecture, and even an occasional person.Previous Clients include The City of Rocklin The Blood Source of Roseville Publications "Inside Rocklin" 2015 edition cover photo and one image in the body. A cover photo on a soon-to-be-published art-related issue. Please take some time to browse through my galleries. If you do I am sure that you will find something that you like. Please contact me if you have any comments or questions regarding my work. Tools of the trade include: Camera Nikon D850 Nikon...
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Claudia Ellis
Beautiful work Jim! F/L
Jim Thompson replied:
Thank you Claudia!