Print shows miners, Caucasians, Native American men, one African-American man, and one woman; panning and digging for gold along the Sacramento River in California. Some figures at left are seen holding gold nuggets in their hands; others at right are fighting; miners using various tools including baskets, gold pans, shovels, picks and cradles; mining camp and rolling hills in distance
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +204: On sheet 29 x 37 cm. and At foot of print: 370.
Publisher:
Kelloggs and Comstock and Ensign and Thayer
Subject (Geographic):
California and Sacramento River (Calif.)
Subject (Topic):
Gold miners, Gold panning, Indians of North America, African Americans, and Gold discoveries
Print shows miners, Caucasians, Native American men, one African-American man, and one woman; panning and digging for gold along the Sacramento River in California. Some figures at left are seen holding gold nuggets in their hands; others at right are fighting; miners using various tools including baskets, gold pans, shovels, picks and cradles; mining camp and rolling hills in distance
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +205: On sheet 29 x 37 cm. and At foot of print: 370.
Subject (Geographic):
California, Sacramento River (Calif.), and Sacramento River.
Subject (Topic):
Gold miners, Gold panning, African Americans, Indians of North America, and Gold discoveries
Lt. J. C. Tidball 2d Arty. T. Sinclair's Lith., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Published / Created:
ca. 1855
Call Number:
WA Prints 5
Container / Volume:
Report of explorations for a railway route, near the 35th parallel of north latitudeby Lieutenant A. W. Whipple1853-54. Volume III from Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mi
Baker, Geo. H. (George Holbrook), 1827-1906, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1854 and 1862?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 387
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 387: Manuscript annotation in lower right: GH [or CH?] Baker., Title from caption below image., and Manuscript annotation on Beinecke Library copy suggests Geo. H. Baker as possible artist.
Publisher:
Geo. H. Baker?
Subject (Geographic):
California and Sacramento (Calif.)
Subject (Topic):
Capital and capitol, Capitols, and Buildings, structures, etc
John Sutter's account of James W. Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill is accompanied by two large illustrations: a profile portrait of Marshall titled "Portait of Mr. Marshal, taken from nature at the time when he made the discovery of gold in California" (with "portrait" misspelled "portait" and Marshall's name missing the final "l"), and an image of Sutter's Mill titled "View of Sutter's Mill or place where the first gold has been discovered."
Alternative Title:
Captain Sutter's account of the first discovery of gold
Description:
Title from caption in upper left. and "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1854."
Portrait of Samuel Hamilton Walker in half-length; based on daguerreotype by Brady; body toward right; head toward left in three-quarter profile; wearing tie, vest, jacket, and overcoat
Alternative Title:
Gallant Captain Walker of the Texan Rangers and Captain Walker
Description:
Title from facsimilie signature caption below image. and At foot of sheet: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1847, by Brady 205 Broadway in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y.
Publisher:
published by Brady and printed by F. Michelin
Subject (Geographic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Subject (Name):
Walker, Samuel Hamilton, 1817-1847 and Texas Rangers
