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The Frazer river thermometer : Great gold discoveries of 1858. The Frazer river gold mines, and their history
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Image contains numerous vignettes. The scenes on the left side and the top correspond to different temperatures labeled on the thermometer in the center. They show the progression of events that occurred when news reached people about the discovery of gold in Frazer. The scenes on the right side show the harsh realities of the mining experience. In the center of the image to the right of the thermometer is the text of a poem called "The Bubble Bursted," which is about the ups and downs of a prospective miner's life. "Published by Sterett & Butler, 145 Clay Street, San Francisco, Cal. and for sale at the News Depots, The trade supplied on liberal terms."--text, above poem. "Sterett & Butler Engravers and Book and Job Printers, 145 Clay st., San Francisco."--text, below image. "Sterett Butler."--text, within the bottom center vignette. Paper color: blue.
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Image is a topographical map of the area from Snoqualmoo Pass in the southeast to Big Falls in the north, and from Vancouvers Island in the west to L. Chelan in the east. Notable features on the map include the Gulf of Georgia, Puget Sound, Frazer's River, and the Cascade Mountains. Locations of coal, gold, digging sites, and Indian diggings are labeled on the map. In the upper right corner is a table of distances, and in the upper left corner is a map of Indian trails. "Whitton, Towne & Co's Print, 125 Clay St., San Francisco. Sold by J. W. Sullivan, News Agent, San Francisco. S. F. Baker. Engr. 159 Clay St."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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