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  • Dividing the Pile. [upper] Hard Road to Travel. [lower]

    Dividing the Pile. [upper] Hard Road to Travel. [lower]

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    Upper image is of four men at a table in a cabin. One man stands at the left and is weighing gold dust over a gold pan while the other three men are seated. Lower image is of miners on a mountain trail with packed mules. There are hills in the background. "Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey, Cor Mont & Comml. Sts."--text, below image. The number 7 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

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  • Bar Room in The Mines [upper] Long Tom [lower]

    Bar Room in The Mines [upper] Long Tom [lower]

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    Upper image is of the interior of a bar. Two men are playing cards at a table while a third looks on and a bartender serves two others. Lower image is a view of mining works in a wooded hilly region. Four men work with pick and shovels, and one with a pan. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey S. Fo."--text, below image. The number 10 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

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  • Gambling in the Mines. Monte [upper] Faro [lower]

    Gambling in the Mines. Monte [upper] Faro [lower]

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    Upper image is of miners at a table with a crowd in the background. Lower image is of two top-hatted men at a table with some miners and a similar crowed in the background. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey. San Francisco California."--text, below image. The number 4 is in the upper right corner, indicating that the image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

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  • Celestial Empire in California. Miners [upper] Gamblers [lower]

    Celestial Empire in California. Miners [upper] Gamblers [lower]

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    Upper image is of Chinese miners at their camp beside a river with tents and work going on in the background. To the left are men eating rice with chopsticks, and to the right are men having their hair cut and their queues plaited. Lower image is of many Chinese gambling around a table and there are other tables in the background. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey. Cornr. Monty. & Cal. Sts. San Francisco."--text, below image. The number 14 is above the upper image in the right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: gray.

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  • [Election ballot for 1912]

    [Election ballot for 1912]

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    Image of an election ballot for the United States presidential election of 1912; columns of candidates' names topped with emblems for various political parties and candidates with space to vote "for a straight ticket."

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  • Sunday Morning [upper] Log Cabin [lower]

    Sunday Morning [upper] Log Cabin [lower]

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    Upper image is one miner in a tent drinking soup while another miner is lying on the grass reading a book or a letter. Lower image is of two men standing in front of a log cabin with enormous logs at the bottom right and left. There are hills and trees in the background. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey San Francisco Cal."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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