Title:
The gold district, California: mining operations on the western shore of the Sacramento River
Creator/Contributor:
[Unknown]
Date:
[18--]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0471--C
Format:
print on paper: lithograph
41.9 x 56.9 cm.
Content/Description:
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.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Printed title (UC). Printed (LR): For sale at 92 Fulton St[reet]. For variant see 1963.002:0266--B.
Subjects:
California, Northern;
Gold rushes;
Indians of North America;
Miners;
Mining;
Rivers
Genre/Format:
Lithographs