Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
[Unknown]
Title:
The gold district, California: mining operations on the western shore of the Sacramento River
Date:
[18--]
Materials:
print on paper: lithograph
Dimensions:
41.9 x 56.9 cm.
Current Location:
Bancroft Library.
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Object ID:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0471--C
Subject:
- California, Northern
- Gold rushes
- Indians of North America
- Miners
- Mining
- Rivers
- Lithographs
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Content/Description:
Notes:
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:
Notes:
Printed title (UC). Printed (LR): For sale at 92 Fulton St[reet]. For variant see 1963.002:0266--B.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/tf1x0nb3w w

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