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Title
A California mining camp
Creator
Myers, Ernest W
Date Created and/or Issued
1848-50 ca
Contributing Institution
Center for Sacramento History
Collection
Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
A copy of an ambrotype in a case, a view of a group of men posed alongside a long tom. Identified on letterhead of Phil B. Bekeart San Francisco, a note as 'Ambrotype Mining Gold at Coloma California about 1850-51 The center figure with shovel is Martin Allhoff of Coloma This presented to Phil B. Bekeart San Francisco by Martin J. Allhoff- son of Martin Allhoff - 1914" Identified on original container "Old Copies State Library"
Type
image
Identifier
F7161F32-8A12-4251-8815-223053548389
1989/041/4861
Subject
Miners
Rivers
Equipment

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