Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a man standing near a hat marking the spot where gold was first discovered in Placerita Canyon, [s.d.]. The man is at center and is looking at the camera with a tool over his shoulder at left. He is wearing baggy light pants, tall dark boots, a light jacket, a light vest, and a dark cap. The hat is on a knee-high pile of rocks at center. A line of dense bushes forms a backdrop for the image. Gold was discovered in Placerita Canyon in 1842, marking the first time the precious metal had been found in California.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 13 x 18 cm. photographic prints photographs
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