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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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  • Day & Night of a Miner’s Life

    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.

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  • Explosion of the American Eagle. [upper] Explosion of the Steamer Stockton. [lower]

    Explosion of the American Eagle. [upper] Explosion of the Steamer Stockton. [lower]

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    Upper image is of the side-wheeler, American Eagle, exploding and burning. Lower image is of the stern-wheeler, Stockton, exploding and burning. Both tragedies occurred on October 18th, 1853. "Lith & Pub. by Britton & Rey, Cor. Montg. & Commercial S. Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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  • Execution of Casey & Cora, by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee May 22nd 1856

    Execution of Casey & Cora, by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee May 22nd 1856

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    Image is of an empty lot, surrounded by the Vigilance Committee in formation, with bodies hanging to the left of the lot from Fort Vigilance. The view is "taken from Cor. of Davis & Commercial."--text, below image. "Pub. by Britton & Rey."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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  • Two Roads In California

    Two Roads In California

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    Image contains eight vignettes depicting Jones and Brown, two men who arrive in California to work. The vignettes show Brown becoming successful because he works hard and doesn't gamble, while Jones ends up in ruin because he doesn't like to work hard and gambles away his money. "Lith. & Pubd. by Britton & Rey Cor. Montgomery & Commercial Sts. S. Fco."--text, below image. The number 3 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

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  • A Fight with a Grizly [sic]

    A Fight with a Grizly [sic]

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    Image contains four vignettes depicting a hunter's almost deadly encounter with a grizzly bear and her cub. "Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey S. Franco."--text, below image. The number 18 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

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