A sheet showing 5 vignettes, 2 of which have captions. At upper left is an allegorical female figure of Agriculture; at upper right is an allegorical female figure representing the United States; at lower left is a clipper ship at sea in full sail with an American flag, with caption title "Challenze, Californier clipper," probably intended to be "Challenge, California clipper"; at lower right is a sidwheel steamship at sea with all sails raised, with caption title "Baltic, Liverpool steamer"; in the center, dividing the 2 sides of the sheet, is a long vertical image of miners working in a deep mine shaft, probably representing a California gold mine
Alternative Title:
Challenge, Californier clipper and Challenge, California clipper
Description:
Title from captions below 2 of sheet's 5 vignettes.
A group of Chinese men in traditional attire stand and sit around a table, smoking and apparently gambling, with two Chinese women standing in a nearby doorway
Goddard, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1906, artist
Published / Created:
[1852]
Call Number:
WA Prints +121
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
cartographic image
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +80: Some tears and stains. On sheet 27 x 41 cm., BEIN WA Prints +121: On sheet 36 x 53 cm., Coordinates not present and are approximated., and Relief shown pictorially.
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1852 by G.H. Goddard in the clerks office of the dist. court of the northern dist. of California." and View of town with clusters of houses and buildings; activity on streets and surrounding fields; miners and prospectors in foreground.
Goddard, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1906, artist
Published / Created:
[1852]
Call Number:
WA Prints +80
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
cartographic image
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +80: Some tears and stains. On sheet 27 x 41 cm., BEIN WA Prints +121: On sheet 36 x 53 cm., Coordinates not present and are approximated., and Relief shown pictorially.
Certificate proper is bordered with ornamental images such as the Eye of Providence at top of sheet, a blonde shield-maiden with serpentine sword in her right hand and a triangular shield with "numquam" inscribed on it in her left; the image of blind justice reclinning below her with blindfold off, scales and sword dropped; next to her a snake biting an apple; on the left side, Hercules, wearing the pelt of the Nemean lion, carrying a club, and standing on the Learnean Hydra; on the right side, Lady Justice standing on a snake; five ovals with military scenes within them; other images of morality, virture, industry, and arts
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +451: On sheet 61 x 48 cm. Autograph signatures by Wm. T. Coleman, Isaac Bluxome Jr., Wm. Meyer, and Charles Boune. Handwritten numeral "3461" in space for membership number. Stamped with the 1856 Committee medallion., Title from caption at head of image., At foot of form: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1856 by Ch. Nahl and C.E. Lang in the clerk's office of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Ca., and Printed area measures 47 x 35 cm.
Covers area between Eunice Street and Euclid Avenue [that is, Grizzly Peak Boulevard]., Cadastral map., and Coordinates not present on map and are approximated.
A satirical look at the characters in Gold Rush California, including miners, gamblers, charlatans, and other get-rich-quick schemers. Includes scenes of a miner carrying/wearing all his worldy goods, an exorbitant restaurant bill at Delmonico, an ersatz Jenny Lind in performance, and a central group of both men and women jostling their way into a mine
Alternative Title:
Departure for Eldorado
Description:
Title from sign above mine entrance at center of image.
Publisher:
Lith. by Quirot
Subject (Geographic):
California
Subject (Topic):
Miners, Internal migrants, Gold discoveries, and Wealth
Poster shows image of a skeleton wearing a hat with United Farm Workers iconography, a shirt with a large green circle with a smaller red circle inside, and pants. The skeleton appears to be hanging up a poster with information about a parade. The interior poster includes five panels, four with information, and one with images of skulls and bones. Title information is above. Around the information is a border of bones. "RCAF" in lower center of poster
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +168: Variant 1., BEIN WA Prints +439: Variant 2., At least two variants exist. Variant 1 has background of "Dia de los muertos" fully in orange, "Nov. 1, 1975 at 4 p.m." in orange on green, "respeto la raza!" and "¡Boycott Gallo!" in red on green, and background behind skulls and bones in lower right in red. Variant 2 has background of "Dia de los muertos" half in red and half in yellow, "Nov. 1, 1975 at 4 p.m." in red on green, "respeto la raza!" and "¡Boycott Gallo!" in yellow on green, and background behind skulls and bones in lower right in yellow., "Nov. 1, 1975 at 4 p.m.", "From Hiram Johnson to St. Mary Cemetery.", "Respeto a la raza!", "1st annual procession, for more info: 442-7651.", "Boycott CocaCola.", "¡Boycott Gallo!", "¡Para la gloria de mi raza!", "The Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) is a Sacramento, California-based art collective, founded in 1970 by José Montoya and Esteban Villa. It was one of the 'most important collective artist groups' in the Chicano art movement in California during the 1970s and the 1980s and continues to be influential into the 21st century.", and Text in English and Spanish.
Publisher:
RCAF
Subject (Geographic):
California, Sacramento, and Sacramento.
Subject (Topic):
All Souls' Day, Mexican Americans, Social life and customs, Politics and government, Parades, All Souls' Day in art, and Serigraphy
Poster shows image of a skeleton wearing a hat with United Farm Workers iconography, a shirt with a large green circle with a smaller red circle inside, and pants. The skeleton appears to be hanging up a poster with information about a parade. The interior poster includes five panels, four with information, and one with images of skulls and bones. Title information is above. Around the information is a border of bones. "RCAF" in lower center of poster
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +168: Variant 1., BEIN WA Prints +439: Variant 2., At least two variants exist. Variant 1 has background of "Dia de los muertos" fully in orange, "Nov. 1, 1975 at 4 p.m." in orange on green, "respeto la raza!" and "¡Boycott Gallo!" in red on green, and background behind skulls and bones in lower right in red. Variant 2 has background of "Dia de los muertos" half in red and half in yellow, "Nov. 1, 1975 at 4 p.m." in red on green, "respeto la raza!" and "¡Boycott Gallo!" in yellow on green, and background behind skulls and bones in lower right in yellow., "Nov. 1, 1975 at 4 p.m.", "From Hiram Johnson to St. Mary Cemetery.", "Respeto a la raza!", "1st annual procession, for more info: 442-7651.", "Boycott CocaCola.", "¡Boycott Gallo!", "¡Para la gloria de mi raza!", "The Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) is a Sacramento, California-based art collective, founded in 1970 by José Montoya and Esteban Villa. It was one of the 'most important collective artist groups' in the Chicano art movement in California during the 1970s and the 1980s and continues to be influential into the 21st century.", and Text in English and Spanish.
Publisher:
RCAF
Subject (Geographic):
California, Sacramento, and Sacramento.
Subject (Topic):
All Souls' Day, Mexican Americans, Social life and customs, Politics and government, Parades, All Souls' Day in art, and Serigraphy
