Description (Brief)

Black and white print depicting four views of life in the California mining business: "Going into it" shows two miners with prospecting gear; "Making Something" shows them discovering gold in a pan; "Making Nothing" depicts them beside a large empty hole; "Going out of it" depicts them walking toward town.

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

n.d.

maker

Britton & Rey

place made

United States: California, San Francisco

Measurements

image: 7 3/4 in x 9 7/8 in; 19.685 cm x 25.0825 cm

ID Number

DL.60.3878

catalog number

60.3878

Credit Line

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

subject

Comic prints

Architecture, Domestic Buildings

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Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life

Clothing & Accessories

Domestic Furnishings

Art

Peters Prints

Data Source

National Museum of American History