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Title: Miners at work with long toms
Date Created and/or Issued: [ca. 1850]
Contributing Institution: California State Library
Collection: California History Section Picture Catalog
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Description: 1997-0086
PRINTS: LETTERSHEETS: MINERS AT WORK WITH LONG TOMS
Baird,
At top (largest of 3 illus.) miners shoveling earth and gravel into long toms with houses and trees in background; middle of sheet near left edge, miner with shovel, axe, and pan; below, Native American sitting down; the whole enclosed in a leafy border. [ca. 1850]
Negative, no. 25,056 (4 x 5 in.)
Type: image
Format: Nonprojected graphic
Extent: 1 print on gray wove single sheet, mounted on 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. paper : lithograph ; 10 x 7 1/2 in.
Identifier: (C)001376808CSL01-Aleph
(DRA)VVV-0019
Subject: Gold miners--California
Gold mining--California
Sluices--California
Pictorial lettersheets
Lithographs
Prints
Place: California

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