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Title
The Miners’ Lamentations
Creator
Anthony & Baker, engraver
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information
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Description
Illustration is of a cabin inscribed with "Lucky Miners House But No Wife" above the door. To the right of the cabin is a man seeping in a lean-to, and to the left of the cabin is another man doing laundry in a lean-to. Beneath the illustration is text describing the laments of miners who miss their ladies. "Anthony & Baker del. sc. Published by H.R. Stiles, Nevada Book Store."--text, below illustration. "Nevada Democrat - Print."--text, below image. There is handwriting to the right of the illustration. Paper color: gray.
Type
image
Format
High resolution
Extent
1 wood engraving : uncolored ; 25 x 19.7 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/4 in.) overall
Identifier
48052:093a
48743
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/23486
Language
English
Subject
California--Gold discoveries
California--Pictorial works
Wood engravings. (aat)
Source
California letter sheets.
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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