Gold Rush-era bounty from SS Central America sails to Holabird, Dec. 3

Miner’s work pants with a button fly, recovered from the S.S. Central America, possibly made by or for Levi Strauss, estimated at $50,000-$100,000. Image courtesy of Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miner’s work pants with a button fly, recovered from the S.S. Central America, possibly made by or for Levi Strauss, estimated at $50,000-$100,000. Image courtesy of Holabird Western Americana Collections

RENO, Nev. – On Saturday, December 3, Holabird Western Americana Collections will offer a time capsule of Gold Rush life in the form of items recovered from the 1857 sinking of the legendary vessel dubbed the “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central America. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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