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Image of a list of articles that comprise various beliefs of a miner. It is signed "Forty-Nine" and is surrounded by a border with flowers in each corner. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Northern District of Cal."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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Image contains twelve vignettes each depicting different methods of mining. To the right is a list of sixty-four names of mining localities. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by Jas M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Published by J. M. Hutchings, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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![James King of William - The Patriot Martyr of California, Editor of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin, who was murderously assassinated by James P. Casey, May 14th, 1856 [upper] Portrait of Mr. King After Death, Showing the Entrance and Exit of the Fatal Ball [lower]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KX0WYI%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Upper image is a portrait of James King in life (clothed). Lower image is of James King in death (nude, under a sheet). "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court, for the Northern District of California."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
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Image of eleven vignettes depicting The Miners' Ten Commandments and an elephant pointing with its trunk to a sign for Ten Commandment [sic] on a cabin. The commandments deal with mining practices, moral issues, and family matters. The vignettes surround the text at the center of the image which describes the commandments. "H. Eastman del."--text, below the first vignette. "Eastman. [Anthony & Baker]."--text, below tenth vignette. "Sun Print, San Francisco. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1853, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Orders, pre paid, addressed "[Box H Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal."]."--text, below image. Part of the right side of the image has been torn away on the right side. Paper color: blue.
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Image of eleven vignettes depicting The Miners' Ten Commandments and an elephant pointing with its trunk to a sign for Ten Commandment [sic] on a cabin. The commandments deal with mining practices, moral issues, and family matters. The vignettes surround the text at the center of the image which describes the commandments. "H. Eastman del."--text, below the first vignette. "Eastman. [Anthony & Baker]."--text, below tenth vignette. "Sun Print, San Francisco. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1853, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Orders, pre paid, addressed "[Box H Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal."]."--text, below image. Part of the right side of the image has been torn away on the right side. Paper color: blue.
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Image contains six vignettes, each of a different view of locations in northern California. These include Shasta, Jacksonville, Yreka [sic], Mount Shasta, Scott's Bar, and Weaverville. There is descriptive text under each vignette. "C.C. Kuchel-Dressel Del."--text, lower left corner of upper two vignettes. "W.C. Butler, S.F."--text, lower corner of all vignettes. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Published by Jas. M. Hutchings, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
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