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The Mining Business In Four Pictures

Description: Image is of four vignettes which depict four common experiences in the life of a miner. The upper left vignette depicts two miners resting with their packs and a stream in the background. The upper right vignette depicts one miner with a pan of gold and the other jumping joyously. The lower left vignette depicts two discouraged miners looking into a large hole they have dug. The lower right vignette depicts two miners trudging toward a village in the distance. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey, corner of Montgomery & Commercial Sts. S.F."--text, below image. The number 9 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.
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Call number: 48052:009

[Untitled. Baird title: Miners’ Life]

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Image contains four vignettes. The upper left vignette depicts miners panning for gold. The upper right vignette depicts one miner being lowered into a mine shaft by another. The lower left vignette depicts three miners working. The lower right vignette depicts two miners outside a tent cooking over their fire. A monogram is in one of the lower corners of each vignette. "Lith. of Britton & Rey California St. corn. Montgomery St. S-Francisco."--text, below image. The number 20 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

48052:139

Life in the Mines

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Image contains four vignettes depicting different aspects of life in the mines. The upper left vignette depicts a man flipping pancakes outside of a tent while other men sit and stand around. The upper right vignette depicts a parade of miners trudging over the hills headed for new diggings with mules, horses, and carts. The lower left vignette depicts a man up a tree with a bear after him. The lower right vignette depicts a man tending a fire while three others eat by a tent. "Lith. Britton & Rey San Francisco."--text, below image. The number 6 is in the upper right corner of the sheet, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

48052:106

Sundry Amusements in the Mines

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Image contains four vignettes depicting activities in the daily life of miners. The vignette on the top left is of three miners washing their clothes in a stream. The vignette on the top right is of two miners cooking in a tent. The vignette on the bottom left is of two miners mending their boots and clothes in a tent. The vignette on the bottom right is of two miners discovering a bear in their tent. The number 23 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

48052:043

The Winter in California

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Image contains four illustrations. The upper left illustration depicts two miners in a store. The upper right illustration depicts two miners trudging through heavy snow toward a cabin. The lower left illustration depicts a town scene with horses and wagons mired , and pedestrians with umbrellas. The lower right illustration depicts a country scene with a mule-train knee-deep in mud and slush with a miner lashing them with a whip. "Lith. & Publd. by Britton & Rey, corner Montgomt. & Califa. Sts. S. Francisco."--text, below image. The number 21 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Baird notes that this is probably the later issue of "The Winter of 1852 & 3." Paper color: buff.

48052:082

Day & Night of a Miner’s Life

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Image contains four vignettes. The top vignette depicts men marching through a forest to the mines with mules. The center left vignette depicts miners plodding up a hill. The center right vignette depicts one man being lowered into a vertical shaft with a windlass while two other men stand nearby. The bottom vignette depicts men sitting around a campfire at night in the forest. "Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey, San Francisco."--text, below image. The number 24 is in the upper right corner indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

48052:084

The Winter of 1852 & 3

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Image contains four illustrations. The upper left illustration depicts two miners in a store. The upper right illustration depicts two miners trudging through heavy snow toward a cabin. The lower left illustration depicts a town scene with horses and wagons mired , and pedestrians with umbrellas. The lower right illustration depicts a country scene with a mule-train knee-deep in mud and slush with a miner lashing them with a whip. "Lith. & Publd. by Britton & Rey, corner Montgomy. & Califa. Sts. S. Francisco."--text, below image. Baird notes that this is probably the earlier issue of "The Winter in California." Paper color: gray.

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[Untitled. Baird title: Miners’ Life]

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