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Description
Photograph of Charles J. Prudhomme, photographer, standing on the spot in Placerita Canyon where the first gold was discovered in California in 1842 by Francisco Lopez, 1931. Prudhomme, who is wearing a striped jacked, vest, shirt, trousers, and bowler hat, points to his left. He has a large white mustache and goatee. He is standing among small piles of rocks. Bushes grow behind him.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm., 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Men Gold Gold mines and mining--California Mining--First discovery of gold in California--Placerita Canyon Prudhomme, Charles J., 1854-1934 Historical sites
Time Period
1931
Place
California Los Angeles USA canyons: Placerita Canyon
Source
1-111-; 1-90-536 [Microfiche number] 3021 [Accession number] CHS-3021 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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