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Museum and the Online Archive of California
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Museum and the Online Archive of California
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Creator Name:
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Boot, J. (active ca. 1853), artist
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Boot, J. (active ca. 1853), artist
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Creator Role:
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artist
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artist
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Title:
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California miners working an arrastra
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California miners working an arrastra
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Date:
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1853
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1853
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Materials:
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painting on paper: watercolor
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painting on paper: watercolor
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Dimensions:
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24.2 x 34.4 cm.
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24.2 x 34.4 cm.
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Current Location:
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Bancroft Library.
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Bancroft Library.
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Address:
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Berkeley, California 94720-6000
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Berkeley, California 94720-6000
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Object ID:
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BANC PIC 1963.002:0999--B
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BANC PIC 1963.002:0999--B
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Subject:
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- Animals - California, Northern - Equipment - Gold rushes - Horses - Miners - Mining - Vehicles - Paintings - Watercolors
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- Animals - California, Northern - Equipment - Gold rushes - Horses - Miners - Mining - Vehicles - Paintings - Watercolors
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Content/Description:
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Notes:
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Mining operation using two arrastra, both being turned by horses. Horses and carts bringing ore to arrastre; men check sluice boxes fed by arrastre as ore is ground. Arrastre were developed by Spanish Americans and used to grind gold-bearing quartz (J.D. Hart, A Companion to California).
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Mining operation using two arrastra, both being turned by horses. Horses and carts bringing ore to arrastre; men check sluice boxes fed by arrastre as ore is ground. Arrastre were developed by Spanish Americans and used to grind gold-bearing quartz (J.D. Hart, A Companion to California).
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Notes/Inscriptions:
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Notes:
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Handwritten title (LC, attached). Signature and date (LR): J. Boot/1853.
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Handwritten title (LC, attached). Signature and date (LR): J. Boot/1853.
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Collection Description:
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hyperlink
Collection Description
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/tf5290090 1
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ark:/13030/tf5290090 1
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