Collection:
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Museum and the Online Archive of California
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Creator Name:
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[Unknown]
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Title:
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The gold district, California: mining operations on the western shore of the Sacramento River
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Date:
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[18--]
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Materials:
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print on paper: lithograph
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Dimensions:
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41.9 x 56.9 cm.
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Current Location:
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Bancroft Library.
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Address:
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Berkeley, California 94720-6000
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Object ID:
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BANC PIC 1963.002:0471--C
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Subject:
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- California, Northern
- Gold rushes
- Indians of North America
- Miners
- Mining
- Rivers
- Lithographs
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Content/Description:
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Notes:
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Diverse crowd of men (including Indians and Afro-Americans) and one elder woman at work along busy river bank. Miners use various tools including baskets, gold pans, shovels, picks and cradles and wear costumes reflecting their backgrounds. Mining camp and rolling hills in distance.
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Notes/Inscriptions:
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Notes:
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Printed title (UC). Printed (LR): For sale at 92 Fulton St[reet]. For variant see 1963.002:0266--B.
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Collection Description:
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/tf1x0nb3ww
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