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Title
The Miners
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information
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Description
Center image is of miners pumping water into a flume and panning gold at the river's edge. The smaller images above and below the central image are of Sutter's Fort and Moke[lumne] Hill. There are two vignettes to the left and right of the central image that depict two miners in front of a tent by a fire and miners resting by a tree. "[Lith. & Published] by Quirot & Co. corner [California & Montgomery Sts. S. Francisco]. No. 4."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
Type
image
Format
High resolution
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; 20.2 x 27 cm (8 1/4 x 10 11/16 in.) overall
Identifier
48052:015
48682
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/23399
Language
English
Subject
California--Gold discoveries
California--Pictorial works
Mokelumne Hill (Calif.)
Lithographs. (aat)
Source
California letter sheets.
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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