Description
Includes images of mining camps, mining activities and local
Native American peoples chiefly from areas around Sacramento, Marysville, Nevada
City, Shasta City and Coloma.
Background
Henry B. Brown is believed to have been born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in January
1816. In the early 1840s, Brown worked as a portraitist, engraver, and illustrator.
Brown arrived by ship in San Francisco in May 1851 and set up residence in the Post
Office building where he began working for postmaster Jacob Bailey Moore. In late
1851, Brown left San Francisco to tour the California countryside, making
illustrations of scenery and points of historical interest. Brown travelled through
mining camps and settlements along the Yuba River east of Marysville, and in the
vicinity of Grass Valley and Nevada City.
Extent
53 drawings and 26 hand-drawn copies after original drawings : b&w ;
various sizes.
67 digital objects
Restrictions
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permission to publish or reproduce must be submitted in writing to the Head of
Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA
94720-6000. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or
imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
RESTRICTED ORIGINAL DRAWINGS. Use of originals only by permission of the
appropriate curator. Inquiries concerning these materials should be directed, in
writing, to the Curator of Pictorial Collections, The Bancroft Library. Please
use digital facsimiles when possible.