The winter of 1852 & 3.

Description

Title: The winter of 1852 & 3.
Alternative Title: Winter of 1852 and 3
Winter of 1852 and 1853
Contributor: Britton & Rey, lithographer, publisher.
Published / Created: [1853?]
Publication Place: S. Francisco [San Francisco] and United States California San Francisco
Publisher: Lith. & publ'd. by Britton & Rey, corner Montgom'y & Calif'a. Sts
Abstract: Image contains four illustrations. The upper left illustration depicts two miners in a store. The upper right illustration depicts two miners trudging through heavy snow toward a cabin. The lower left illustration depicts a town scene with horses and wagons mired in mud, and pedestrians with umbrellas. The lower right illustration depicts a country scene with a mule-train knee-deep in mud and slush with a miner lashing them with a whip
Description: BEIN WA Prints 404: Manuscript annotation at top of sheet: "Views of our rainy season & destitution of the miners, which are very good." Manuscript annotation at bottom of upper left image: "Store in the mines." Manuscript annotation at bottom of upper right image: "Relief at hand once more for the cabin." Manuscript annotation at bottom of lower left image: "View of our city streets." Manuscript annotaton at bottom of lower right image: "Pack train on the route. Hard times?"
Title from cartouche in center of image.
Extent: 1 print : 21 x 19 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Lithographs
Annotations (Provenance) 19th century
Material: lithograph, black-and-white ;, paper, ink, and lithography
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): California
California.
San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Topic): Miners
Social conditions
Gold mines and mining
Subjects: Miners > California > Social conditions > Pictorial works
Gold mines and mining > California
San Francisco (Calif.) > Pictorial works
19th century

Access: Public
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