The diaries describe an 1849 expedition by way of St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette's Cut-off, Bear River, Cantonment Loring, Raft River, the Humboldt, Lassen's Route to Deer Creek, and Bruff's camp. They contain maps and sketches from the journey and notes on life in California. The journals were written from the diaries. The notebooks contain more sketches from the trip and of equipment. There are memoranda of supplies and equipment, routes, and remedies.
Alternative Title:
Summary of events in 1850
Subject (Geographic):
California --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Maps, and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889 and Washington City and California Mining Association
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining --California --History --19th century --Personal narratives, Gold mines and mining --North America --History --19th century, Gold mines and mining --Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Gold mines and mining --United States --History, and Gold mines and mining --West (U.S.) --History --19th century
Title and date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from style., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Physicians caricatured.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Pulse, Physician and patient, Physical diagnosis, Physicians, Clocks & watches, Donkeys, Sick persons, and Bedrooms
Title supplied by curator., Date derived from printmaker's date of death., Place of publication derived from printmaker's country of residence., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Electrotherapy; Patients, psychiatric; Hospitals, France.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Salpêtrière (Hospital).
Subject (Topic):
Electrotherapeutics, Medical equipment & supplies, Mental institutions, Mentally ill persons, and Physicians
Playing cards have color illustrations and suits and blank versos. Cards are translucent and illustrated with hidden illustrated scenes, captions include Biblical proverbs.
