Sundry Amusements in the Mines

Description (Brief):

Black and white print depicting four mining scenes. "A Sundays Amusement" shows two miners washing clothes in a stream, "A Daily Plesasure" shows two miners cooking in their cabin, and two additional views with titles torn off show the miners sewing and fighting off a bear. This is an unused folded letter sheet with the image on its first page.

Date Made: n.d.

Maker: Britton & Rey

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: California, San Francisco

Subject: PetsFurnishings

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See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Clothing & Accessories, Art, Peters Prints, Domestic Furnishings

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.60.3877Catalog Number: 60.3877

Object Name: lithographObject Type: Lithograph

Measurements: image: 7 1/2 in x 9 3/4 in; 19.05 cm x 24.765 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-5cd8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_326005

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