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Title
Alvin A. Coffey, Alameda County,1850-1860
Alternative Title
Alvin Coffey
Date Created and/or Issued
[1850-1860]
1850/1860
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information
spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description
Studio portrait of Alvin A. Coffey.
Alvin Coffey, born in 1822 as a slave, was first brought to California in 1849 by Dr. Bennett of Missouri to work for a short time in the gold mines. In 1854, Coffey returned to California with another owner, and bought freedom for himself and his family by working in the gold mines of Placer. He was the only African American member of the Society of California Pioneers, San Francisco.
Type
image
Identifier
uclalsc_1889_b04_f05_001a.tif
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Subject
Gold miners
Coffey, Alvin Aaron, 1822-1902
Source
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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