Description (Brief)

Black and white print on blue paper depicting six views of a miners life. "Night in the Log Cabin", "Camping Out", "Going to work", "Hole gives out", "New diggings Struck", and "Next Day". This is an unused folded letter sheet with the image on its first page.

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

n.d.

maker

Britton & Rey

place made

United States: California, San Francisco

Measurements

image: 9 3/4 in x 7 3/8 in; 24.765 cm x 18.7325 cm

ID Number

DL.60.3810

catalog number

60.3810

Credit Line

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

subject

Livestock

Drinking

Eating

Communication, letter writing

Miners

Furnishings

Music

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Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life

Domestic Furnishings

Art

Peters Prints

Data Source

National Museum of American History