A sheet with four untitled vignettes. In the upper left, one miner pans for gold while another watches; in the upper right, two miners operate a primitive hoist over a mine shaft; in the lower left, three miners interact during prospecting; in the lower right, two miners relax outside their tent, one cooking over a fire while the other smokes
Description:
Title from Baird.
Publisher:
Lith. of Quirot & Co. California St. corn. Montgomery St.
Subject (Geographic):
California
Subject (Topic):
Miners, Mines and mineral resources, and Gold mines and mining
A sheet with four untitled vignettes. In the upper left, one miner pans for gold while another watches; in the upper right, two miners operate a primitive hoist over a mine shaft; in the lower left, three miners interact during prospecting; in the lower right, two miners relax outside their tent, one cooking over a fire while the other smokes
Description:
Title from Baird. and "20"--Upper right corner.
Publisher:
Lith. of Britton & Rey, California St. corn. Montgomer St. S-Francisco
Subject (Geographic):
California
Subject (Topic):
Miners, Mines and mineral resources, and Gold mines and mining
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
Alternative Title:
Winter of 1852 and 3 and Winter of 1852 and 1853
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?" and Title from cartouche in center of image.
Four vignettes illustrate two men's experience with gold prospecting, from the promise of the early trek, to the excitement of a pan of gold, to the doldrums of a worthless pit, to the final bedraggled return to civilization
Description:
Title from caption above image.
Publisher:
Lith. & published by Quirot & Co. corner of Montgomery & California Sts
Subject (Geographic):
California
Subject (Topic):
Gold miners, Miners, Gold mines and mining, and Gold discoveries
Four vignettes illustrate two men's experience with gold prospecting, from the promise of the early trek, to the excitement of a pan of gold, to the doldrums of a worthless pit, to the final bedraggled return to civilization
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 428: State A, with "9" in upper right corner., BEIN WA Prints 429: State B, with no number in corner., Title from caption above image., and Known to exist in two different states. State A has "9" printed in the upper right corner. State B has no such printed number.
Publisher:
Lith. & published by Britton & Rey, corner of Montgomery & Commercial Sts
Subject (Geographic):
California
Subject (Topic):
Gold miners, Miners, Gold mines and mining, and Gold discoveries
Four vignettes illustrate two men's experience with gold prospecting, from the promise of the early trek, to the excitement of a pan of gold, to the doldrums of a worthless pit, to the final bedraggled return to civilization
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 428: State A, with "9" in upper right corner., BEIN WA Prints 429: State B, with no number in corner., Title from caption above image., and Known to exist in two different states. State A has "9" printed in the upper right corner. State B has no such printed number.
Publisher:
Lith. & published by Britton & Rey, corner of Montgomery & Commercial Sts
Subject (Geographic):
California
Subject (Topic):
Gold miners, Miners, Gold mines and mining, and Gold discoveries
A central image of a group of miners is surrounded by an elaborate frame of leaves and sticks with four additional, smaller images enclosed in cartouches along the four sides of the main image. The central image, which has the caption title "The miners," shows a group of ten men prospecting at a makeshift sluice beside a small body of water in a denuded landscape. The cartouche image at top, which has caption title "Sutter's fort," shows the fort established by John Sutter; the cartouche image on left, which is untitled, shows two miners outside a tent; the cartouche image on right, which is untitled, shows three men with backpacks and pickaxes pausing in their trek; and the cartouche image at bottom, with caption title "Mokelumne Hill," shows a hilly, grassy landscape with only a few trees and a small town or encampment at its center
Alternative Title:
Miners (no. 4)
Description:
Title from caption below primary image., The firm of Quirot & Co. was succeeded by Britton & Rey in 1852. See Last, J. The color explosion, 2005, page 198., and "No. 4"--Lower right corner.
Publisher:
Lith. & published by Quirot & Co., corn'r Calif'a & Montg'y Sts., S. Francisco
Subject (Geographic):
California, Sutter’s Fort (Sacramento, Calif.), and Mokelumne Hill (Calif.)
Subject (Topic):
Gold miners, Miners, Gold mines and mining, Gold panning, and Gold discoveries
Horizontal print has four vignettes of camp life during the Gold Rush. At upper left: "A Sunday's Amusements" (two men doing laundry). At upper right: "A Daily Pleasure" (two men cooking a meal). At lower left: "Occupation for Rainy Days" (two men mending their clothes and boots). At lower right: "A Pleasant Surprise" (two men discover a Grizzly Bear in their tent, warming by their fire).
Description:
Title from caption at top of image. and Printed area measures 19.7 x 24.8 cm.
Publisher:
Lith. & published by Britton & Rey Cornr. Montgomery & California Sts. S.-Francisco
Subject (Geographic):
California and California.
Subject (Topic):
Miners, Social conditions, Gold mines and mining, Gold discoveries, and Mineral industries
Printed area measures 25.0 x 18.6 cm. and Vertical print shows six vignettes of a miner's life: A night in the log cabin; Going to work; New diggings struck; Camping out; Hole gives out; Next day.
Publisher:
Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey cor. Montg. & Comm. Sts. S.F.
Subject (Geographic):
California and California.
Subject (Topic):
Miners, Gold discoveries, Mineral industries, Labor, and Gold mines and mining
A sheet divided by a "frame" of trees into a top image, two lower side images, and a lower blank space for a written message. In the top image, a group of miners in a forest clearing work at two "long tom" sluices spanning a stream, with a few small buildings in the background. The lower side images consist of a standing prospector, equipped with shovel, pickaxe, and pan, and a seated Native American
Description:
Title from caption below top image.
Publisher:
Justh, Quirot & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
California
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining, Miners, Gold miners, Gold panning, and Indians of North America
