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The Winter of 1852 & 3
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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.
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[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.
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The Mining Business In Four Pictures
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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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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.
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Exciting events of Saturday, June 21st, 1856. Stabbing of Officer Hopkins by Judge Terry. Fort Vigilance & Surrender of the Law & Order Forces
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The upper image on what Baird identifies as p.1 is an illustration of Judge Terry stabbing Hopkins on Jackson street. The lower image on p.1 depicts mounted men with sabres surrounding the Armory at the corner of Montgomery and Washington Streets. To the left and right of the illustrations on p.1 is text describing the events of June 21st, 1856. "For sale at the "Daily Town Talk Office.""-text, below p.1 image. The upper image on what Baird identifies as p.4 is an illustration of Fort Vigilance with gunny bags outside of it, and armed men in the street and on the roof of the fort. The lower image on p.4 depicts the surrender of the men under Colonel West to the Vigilance Committee. Text beneath each illustration describes the events. "Huestis."--text, lower left corner of lower image on p.4. Paper color: blue.
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A Prospecting Party
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Image contains four vignettes. The vignettes begin on the upper left with three miners and their packed mule happily leaving their log cabin. In the next vignette on the upper right, the three men are mining and having no luck finding gold. In the third vignette on the lower left, the three men lose their mule when it falls down the mountainside. The final vignette on the lower right shows the three men limping back to their cabin. "Lith. & Pubd. by Britton & Rey San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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