Title:
[Alonzo J. Doolittle in miner's clothing with a bag of gold]
Abstract:
Three-quarter length portrait of A.J. Doolittle, standing, wearing miner's shirt, plaid trousers, and broad-brimmed hat. His
arm rests on a plinth that holds two "gold pokes"; two small bags, with gold nuggets displayed. The breast pocket of his work
shirt appears to contain maps or account books, and he wears a two-piece round belt buckle common among California gold miners.
Date:
[between 1850 and 1855]
Subject:
Men
Pioneers -- California
Miners
Gold mines and mining
Note:
Born in Vermont, Alonzo J. Doolittle was a surveyor who came to California in the gold rush. He mapped the gold fields of
California and is known to have published several western maps in the 1860s. In 1875 he died on board the S.S. Pacific, which
sank after departing Victoria, B.C.
Type:
Portraits
Daguerreotypes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; quarter plate
displayLabel="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: geometric sunburst. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 11.9
x 9.3 cm. Pad: red (or faded purple) velvet with floral urn motif.;;;displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component
parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: face slightly hand colored, some intentional etching over gold nuggets.
Mat: plain oval. Preserver: decorative.;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 2005.071:01--CASE
Filename:
brk00041782_8a.tif
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