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Title
Adventures of a Pike in California
Creator
Britton & Rey, printer
Britton & Rey, publisher
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information
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Description
Image contains seventeen vignettes depicting various aspects of a miner's experiences in California. These include vignettes of arriving in California, engaging in various processes of mining, getting into trouble, finding some gold, and leaving California. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey Cor. Comm. & Montgy. Sts. S. Francisco."--text, below image. The number 8 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.
Type
image
Format
High resolution
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; 27 x 20.5 cm (10 11/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Identifier
48052:022
48689
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/23408
Language
English
Subject
California--Gold discoveries
California--Pictorial works
Gold mines and mining--California
Lithographs. (aat)
Source
California letter sheets.
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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