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

Description: 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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Date: Undated
Call number: 48052:080
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Miners Weighing Their Gold [upper], The Dream of a Prospecting Miner [lower]

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Upper image is of three miners seated around a crude table. One miner is weighing his gold while the other watch. The lower image is of a miner sleeping by a fire with his weapons nearby. Three vignettes above him depict his dreams. "Lith. & Published by Quirot & Co. corner Montgomery & California Sts. S. Francisco." Paper color: gray.

48052:044

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.

48052:057

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.

48052:136

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

Rare Books

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.

48052:061

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.

48052:058

Honest Voters Trying to Elect Their Officers in front of the house [upper] Ballot Box Stuffers, Electing Their Men behind the house [lower]

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Upper image is of a man on a barrel electioneering and voters lined up to pass a ballot box in the doorway of a building. There are many speech bubbles coming from various figures in the image commenting on the election. Lower image is of two men handing bags of gold through a window in back of the house, another man approaching with more bags, and other men standing around. Speech bubbles come from all of the figures in the image, each offering their comments on the election. "Noisy Carriers 64 & 66 Long Wharf."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

48052:068

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

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