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Gold miners -- California

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Group of miners

 Item — Box 01
Identifier: DAG-9G
Content Description

One whole-plate daguerreotype measuring 15.5 x 20.5 cm. Plate has been enclosed in a contemporary mount. Group portrait of nine miners, all men. Four men stand at back, five men sit at front. Man at front right holds a book; two men sitting at front hold mining equipment, including a shovel. Portrait was probably taken between 1849 and 1860.

Dates: circa 1850s