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2.
- Creator:
- Kelloggs & Comstock, lithographer
- Call Number:
- WA Prints +205
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Print shows miners, Caucasians, Native American men, one African-American man, and one woman; panning and digging for gold along the Sacramento River in California. Some figures at left are seen holding gold nuggets in their hands; others at right are...
- Description:
- BEIN WA Prints +205: On sheet 29 x 37 cm.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California, Sacramento River (Calif.), and Sacramento River.
- Subject (Topic):
- Gold miners, Gold panning, African Americans, Indians of North America, and Gold discoveries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > California gold diggers. Mining operations on the western shore of the Sacramento River. [graphic]
3.
- Creator:
- Goulding, William R.
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 225
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- The journal records the trip by Fort Smith, the Arkansas, Gregg's road, Little River, the Canadian, Albuquerque, Rio Grande, Rio Membres, Chihuahua road, Tucson, the Gila, the Colorado, the desert, Warner's ranch, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Monterey, a...
- Description:
- Goulding joined the Knickerbocker Exploring Company which traveled from New York to California in 1849. He was engaged in the manufacture of surgical instruments in New York and he was appointed by the Surgeon General to McClennon Hospital near Phila...
- Subject (Geographic):
- West (U.S.) and California
- Subject (Name):
- Goulding, William R., Hoyt, John P., and Knickerbocker Exploring Company (New York, N.Y.)
- Subject (Topic):
- Overland journeys to the Pacific, Description and travel, and Gold discoveries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Overland journey of the Knickerbocker Exploring Company of the City of New York : from Fort Smith to California / 1849-1865
4.
- Creator:
- Stuart, Joseph Alonzo, b. 1825
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-619
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- The diary describes an 1849 overland journey to St. Joseph by rail and boat, and then by mule to California. The diary describes two years in the mines and Stuart's return to Lowell, Massachusetts, by way of Nicaragua. In 1851 he set out for Nicaragua...
- Description:
- In 1849 Stuart joined the Granite State and California Mining and Trading Company of Boston, which combined with the Mt. Washington Company of Boston.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California., California, and West (U.S.)
- Subject (Name):
- Stuart, Joseph Alonzo, b. 1825., Granite State and California Mining and Trading Company., and Mt. Washington Company.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Ocean travel, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Voyages to the Pacific coast, Description and travel, and Gold discoveries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Notes on a trip to California, and life in the mines 1849-1853
5.
- Creator:
- Swain, William, 1821-1904
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 466
- Image Count:
- 6
- Abstract:
- The journals and letters to his family and friends describe an 1849 trip from New York to California, by way of the Lakes, Chicago, St. Louis, and Independence. It notes preparations for the overland journey and traveling with the Wolverine Rangers to...
- Description:
- In 1849, Swain, with F. A. Bailey, M. Hutchinson, and J. Root,left Youngstown, New York, to join the California gold rush. After a few months at the mines, he returned to New York by Panama. He was a farmer in Youngstown and became prominent in local ...
- Subject (Geographic):
- California., California, Feather River Valley (Calif.), and West (U.S.)
- Subject (Name):
- Bailey, Frederick A., Hutchinson, Michael., Root, John, fl. 1849., Swain, George, 1819-1892., Swain, Patience., Swain, Sabrina., Swain, William, 1821-1904., and Wolverine Rangers (Firm)
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Ocean travel, Gold discoveries, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journals and letters, 1849-1851
6.
- Creator:
- Windeler, Adolphus
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-748
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- The journal describes an 1849 voyage to San Francisco by way of Cape Horn, working in the bay unloading ships, and the daily routine of gold mining. Windeler, with eight others, formed a company and their account books, containing entries for various ...
- Description:
- Windeler was a native of Hamburg, Germany who sailed from New York to California as a member of the crew of the ship Probus.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California. and California
- Subject (Name):
- Christendorff, Carl Frederich., Windeler, Adolphus., and Probus (Ship)
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Loading and unloading, Voyages to the Pacific coast, Description and travel, and Gold discoveries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Voyage to California, 1849-1853
7.
- Creator:
- Currier, Nathaniel, 1813-1888 artist
- Published / Created:
- [between 1849 and 1852]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints +190
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Print reproduces an original satirical lithograph done by Nathaniel Currier; shows a walking man carrying all manner of implements for gold hunting; to left of center, directional sign: to St. Louis 350 miles, to California, 1700 Ms.
- Alternative Title:
- I neither borrow nor lend
- Description:
- At foot of sheet: 370.
- Publisher:
- Kelloggs & Comstock 150 Fulton Street, N.Y. & 136 Main Street, Hartford and Ensign & Thayer 12 Exchange Street, Buffalo
- Subject (Geographic):
- California
- Subject (Topic):
- Gold miners, Gold mines and mining, and Gold discoveries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The independent gold hunter on his way to California : I neither borrow nor lend
8.
- Published / Created:
- 1849]
- Call Number:
- BrSides Zc72 849of
- Image Count:
- 2
- Description:
- BEIN: Imperfect: slightly mutilated.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California
- Subject (Name):
- Massasoit (Steamship) and South America (Ship)
- Subject (Topic):
- Gold discoveries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Off for California. The steamer Massasoit, Capt. Samuel Allen, by arrangement, is to tow the ship South America to sea, Saturday morning, Sept. 8th ...
9.
- Creator:
- Ellis, William C.
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-41
- Image Count:
- 329
- Abstract:
- Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert ...
- Description:
- The six additional family letters are available on microfilm as part of the Beinecke Library's Frontier Women II microfilm set.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California. and California
- Subject (Name):
- Ellis, Anne., Ellis, Cornelia., Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875., and Ellis, William C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Voyages to the Pacific coast, and Gold discoveries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia, 1850-1853
10.
- Creator:
- Ryan, William Redmond, 1791-1855
- Published / Created:
- 1850.
- Call Number:
- Zc72 850ry
- Image Count:
- 9
- Description:
- The author went to California as a member of a volunteer regiment and was mustered out at Monterey in 1848.
- Publisher:
- W. Shoberl
- Subject (Geographic):
- California and Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)
- Subject (Topic):
- Gold discoveries and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Personal adventures in Upper and Lower California, in 1848-9
11.
- Published / Created:
- [between 1850 and 1855?]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 377
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- stilll image and text
- Abstract:
- 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 ers...
- 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
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Departure for El Dorado
12.
- Published / Created:
- [between 1850 and 1859?]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 399
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two scenes of mining life. In the top scene, three miners, one of whom may be African-American, sit around a table in a cabin while a fourth miner weighs a small amount of gold. In the bottom scene, miners and their pack animals walk along a hilly tra...
- Description:
- Title from captions at bottom of each image.
- Publisher:
- Lith. & pub. by Britton & Rey, cor. Mont. & Comm'l. Sts
- Subject (Geographic):
- California
- Subject (Topic):
- Miners, Gold miners, African Americans, Gold mines and mining, and Gold discoveries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Dividing the pile ; Hard road to travel
13.
- Creator:
- Quirot & Co., lithographer
- Published / Created:
- [between 1850 and 1852?]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 412
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- 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 mine...
- Alternative Title:
- Miners (no. 4)
- Description:
- Title from caption below primary image.
- 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
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The miners
14.
- Published / Created:
- [between 1850 and 1852?]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 430
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- 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
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The mining business in four pictures
15.
- Creator:
- Nelson, Thomas, fl. 1851-1853
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2176
- Image Count:
- 17
- Abstract:
- Letters documenting Thomas Nelson's voyage to, and life in, Oregon City, Oregon, where he served as an Oregon Territory Supreme Court judge, written to his wife Cornelia and their children in Peekskill, New York, from 1851 Mar 20 to 1853 Jul 16. Nels...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Oregon., California, Northwest Coast of North America, Oregon, Oregon Territory, Peekskill (N.Y.), and San Francisco (Calif.)
- Subject (Name):
- André, John, 1751-1780., Chenoweth, Francis A., 1819-1899., Currey, John E. B., Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790., Gaines, John Pollard, 1795-1857., Nelson, Cornelia., Nelson, Thomas., Pratt, Orville C., 1819-1891., Seymour, Allen., Seymour, David Lowrey, 1803-1867., California (steamer), Columbia (Steamer), and Oregon. Supreme Court.
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Indians of North America, Legal status, laws, etc, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Description and travel, Capital and capitol, Gold discoveries, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Thomas Nelson letters from Oregon, 1851-1853
16.
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1852]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 405
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- 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 men...
- Description:
- Title from caption at top of image.
- 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
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Sundry amusements in the mines
17.
- Published / Created:
- [between 1852 and 1860?]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 428
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- 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.
- 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
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The mining business in four pictures
18.
- Published / Created:
- [between 1852 and 1860?]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 429
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- 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.
- 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
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The mining business in four pictures
19.
- Creator:
- Cooper, George Victor, 1810-1878, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1853]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 438
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from caption below image.
- Publisher:
- R.T. Young
- Subject (Geographic):
- California
- Subject (Name):
- Letts, J. M. (John M.) and Tracy, J. C.
- Subject (Topic):
- Prospecting, Gold miners, Gold mines and mining, Gold discoveries, Goldmining, Gold rushes, and Frontier & pioneer life
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > J.C. Tracy and myself "prospecting"
20.
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1854-1858]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints 392
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Printed area measures 25.0 x 18.6 cm.
- 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
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Scenes in a miners life