Title:
[Riverbed gold mining, Mother Lode.]
Abstract:
Right reading image of a gold mining site with wooden river diversion structure in background. Numerous men work in the riverbed,
with wheelbarrows along a plank structure at left.
Date:
[ca. 1854]
Subject:
Men
Miners
Gold mines and mining
Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering)
Cabins
Mining districts--California--Photographs
Type:
Ambrotypes
Landscapes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : ambrotype ; quarter plate, visible image 7.4 x 9.8 cm.
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Accompanying note (handwritten, modern): Gold Rush Ambrotype
Scene. 18 miners at work in the Mother Lode, digging for gold. Notice interesting equipment. About 1854.;;;displayLabel="Image
Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, preserver. Plate: clear glass with asphaltum backing. Mat: decorative
rectangular (double elliptical, roughly cut down). Cover glass: added glass. Preserver: decorative (removed and housed separately).;;;displayLabel="Container
or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: geometric. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 9.3 x 11.8 cm. Pad: purple velvet. Notes:
spine label - 659 (from prior owner). Top and bottom are different motifs. Case, mat, and preserver may not be contemporary
with image.;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1905.16242:050--CASE
Filename:
brk00040035_8a.tif
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[Riverbed gold mining, Mother Lode.]
