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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
Title: Group of miners
Identifier/Call Number: DAG 9G
Physical Description:
1 photograph
Date (inclusive): circa 1850s
One whole-plate daguerreotype measuring 15.5 x 20.5 cm. Plate has been enclosed in a
contemporary mount. Group portrait of nine miners, all men. Four men stand at back, five men
sit at front. Man at front right holds a book; two men sitting at front hold mining
equipment, including a shovel. Portrait was probably taken between 1849 and 1860.
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[Identification of item]; Group of miners, 1849-1860, DAG 9G; California Historical
Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gold miners -- California
Group portraits
Daguerreotypes