Miners Weighing Their Gold / The Dream of a Prospecting Miner

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Description (Brief):

Black and white print on blue paper of two views in the California mine fields. The upper view depicts three men around a table weighing gold in a balance scale. The lower view depicts a man sleeping on the ground with a rifle beside him. Small images above him show his dreams. The images are on the front of a folded four page letter sheet. The letter inside from a miner to his brother is dated May 21, 1850.

Date Made: n.d.

Maker: Britton & Rey

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: California, San Francisco

Subject: DrinkingCommunication, letter writing

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See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, 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.60.3801Catalog Number: 60.3801

Object Name: lithographObject Type: StationeryLithograph

Measurements: image: 10 in x 7 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 19.05 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-610f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_326050

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