Skip to main content

Image / How the California mines are worked

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on the Online Archive of California.

Title
How the California mines are worked
Creator
Anthony & Baker (active 1850s), engraver Wide West Office (active ca. 1852-ca. 1856), publisher
Date Created and/or Issued
[18--]
Publication Information
Bancroft Library
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
Collection
Honeyman (Robert B., Jr.) - Collection of Early Californian and Western American Pictorial Material
Rights Information
Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description
Mining operation including miners at work with gold pans, picks and shovels, sluices, cradles, elevated waterways, and in mine shafts.
Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Published at the Wide West Office, 184 Clay Street, San Francisco; (LR): Anthony & Baker, sc.. Blind stamp (UL): Superfin, Paris.
Type
image
Format
Print on paper: wood engraving 12.2 x 19 cm., image on sheet 27.2 x 43.1 cm.
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf9f59p65c
BANC PIC 1963.002:0052 (variant 1)--B
Subject
Equipment
Gold rushes
Miners
Mining

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: