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Title
The Frazer River Thermometer
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information
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Description
Image contains numerous vignettes. The scenes on the left side and the top correspond to different temperatures labeled on the thermometer in the center. They show the progression of events that occurred when news reached people about the discovery of gold in Frazer. The scenes on the right side show the harsh realities of the mining experience. In the center of the image to the right of the thermometer is the text of a poem called "The Bubble Bursted," which is about the ups and downs of a prospective miner's life. "Published by Sterett & Butler, 145 Clay Street, San Francisco, Cal. and for sale at the News Depots, The trade supplied on liberal terms."--text, above poem. "Sterett & Butler Engravers and Book and Job Printers, 145 Clay st., San Francisco."--text, below image. "Sterett Butler."--text, within the bottom center vignette. Paper color: blue.
Type
image
Format
High resolution
Extent
1 wood engraving : uncolored ; 40.8 x 26 cm (16 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.) overall
Identifier
48052:167
48841
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/23555
Language
English
Subject
California--Gold discoveries
California--Pictorial works
Frazer River
Wood engravings. (aat)
Source
California letter sheets.
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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