The scrapbook records the voyage of the ship South America from Providence, Rhode Island, via the Panama to San Francisco. Along with written notations of the ship's location, there are newspaper clippings listing the passengers, members of the Tallman Mining and Trading Association. There is also information on the barks Walter, Rio, and Rhodes. A note at the end records people going to mines near Stockton.
Description:
Donated by Bradford F. Swan, 1977.
Subject (Name):
Rhodes (Bark), Rio (Bark), South America (Ship), Tallman Mining and Trading Association, and Walter (Bark)
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining--California and Voyages to the Pacific coast
