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Title
Life Among the Miners
Creator
Hutchings & Rosenfield, publisher
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information
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Description
Image contains thirteen vignettes with a poetic description below each. The vignettes depict different aspects of mining life including where and how miners live, what miners do for entertainment, what miners dream about, troubles that befall miners, and good fortunes that befall miners. "Published by Hutchings & Rosenfield, 146 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. Printed by S.H. Wade, Era Builidng, 151 Clay Street."--text, below image. 'No.2"--text, upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. There is some handwriting on the verso of this sheet. Paper color: blue.
Type
image
Format
High resolution
Extent
1 wood engraving : uncolored ; 40.2 x 25 cm (16 1/8 x 10 in.) overall
Identifier
48052:100
48750
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/23494
Language
English
Subject
California--Gold discoveries
California--Pictorial works
Gold mines and mining--California
Wood engravings. (aat)
Source
California letter sheets.
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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