Flume/Elevating Water Wheel

Description (Brief):

Black and white print on blue paper of two views in the California mine fields. The upper view depicts a long flume with two water wheels along it. The lower view depicts a water wheel in a mountainous area. Prospectors work at a trough along side the water wheel.

Date Made: n.d.

Maker: Britton & Rey

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: California, San Francisco

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Credit Line: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.60.3874Catalog Number: 60.3874

Object Name: lithographObject Type: Lithograph

Measurements: image: 10 in x 7 3/8 in; 25.4 cm x 18.7325 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-302c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_326002

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